The FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania (German: ''filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'') is held annually in the city of

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in the German state of

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. It was founded in 1991 and it is one of the largest film festivals in eastern Germany, attracting more than 17,000 visitors. It has competitions for best German-language feature film, documentary film and short film produced or co-produced in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. The main prize is the ''Fliegender Ochse'' ('Flying Ox'), a nod the ox on the

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of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The main prize is endowed with 10,000 Euros given by the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The

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is given by the Verband für Filmkommunikation, an umbrella organization for art house cinemas and film clubs. The festival usually takes place in the first week of May.

Prize of Honour

Since 2002 the Prize of Honour, the ''Goldener Ochse'' ('Golden Ox') has been given to an honoured guest of the festival for special contributions to German film. * 2002:

Frank Beyer Frank Paul Beyer (; 26 May 1932 – 1 October 2006) was a German film director. In East Germany he was one of the most important film directors, working for the state film monopoly DEFA and directed films that dealt mostly with the Nazi era ...

* 2003:

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

* 2004:

Götz George Götz George (; 23 July 1938 – 19 June 2016) was a German actor, the son of actor couple Berta Drews and Heinrich George. His arguably best-known role is that of Duisburg detective Horst Schimanski in the TV crime series ''Tatort''. Early lif ...

* 2005:

Senta Berger Senta Verhoeven (née Berger; ''Austrian German:'' , ; born 13 May 1941) is an Austrian-German actress. She received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include three Bambi Awards, two Romys, an Ad ...

and

Michael Verhoeven Michael Verhoeven (born 13 July 1938) is a German film director. Life and work Verhoeven is the son of the German film director Paul Verhoeven (not to be confused with the Dutch film director Paul Verhoeven). He married actress Senta Berger in ...

* 2006:

Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...

* 2007:

Hannelore Elsner Hannelore Elsner (; born Hannelore Elstner; 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a German actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage in Munich, and later starred in popular films and television series such as ' ...

* 2008:

Klaus Maria Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer (; born Klaus Georg Steng; 22 June 1943) is an Austrian actor and director. He is also a professor at the Max Reinhardt Seminar. Brandauer is known internationally for his roles in ''The Russia House'' (1990), ''Mephisto'' ...

* 2009:

Michael Ballhaus Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols and James L. Brooks. He was a member of both the Academy of ...

* 2010:

Manfred Krug Manfred Krug (; 8 February 1937 – 21 October 2016) was a German actor, singer and author. Life and work Born in Duisburg, Krug moved to East Germany at the age of 13, and worked at a steel plant before beginning his acting career on the stage a ...

* 2011: Katrin Sass * 2012: Otto Sander

Programmes

The FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania is organised in various sections: *Feature Film Competition *Short Film Competition *Documentary Film Competition *Films of a guest country *Retrospective *Homage - Films with the winner of the honour prize *Cinema of the World - Films that won

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prizes at international film festivals *Shot in M-V - A presentation of films shot in the state Mecklenburg-Pomerania. *NDR-Special - Films produced by the North German Broadcast

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*SKY-Special - Films presented by the TV-Channel sky Germany *Kid's Movies *Forum for the Arts - Readings, Concerts, Exhibitions and Performances

Guest countries

* 1998: Sandinavia * 1999: The Netherlands * 2000: France * 2001: Italy * 2002: Poland * 2003: Hungary * 2004: Iceland * 2005: Switzerland * 2006: Portugal * 2007: Norway * 2008: Austria * 2009: USA * 2010: Germany * 2011: Israel * 2012: Russia

References

External links

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FilmArtFestival Official WebsiteThe organiser and host of the festivalThe Filmland's location service
Film festivals in Germany Events in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Film festivals established in 1992 Spring (season) events in Germany