The FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-Pomerania (German: ''filmkunstfest Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'') is held annually in the city of
Schwerin in the German state of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 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
Germany,
Austria or
Switzerland
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. The main prize is the ''Fliegender Ochse'' ('Flying Ox'), a nod the ox on the
coat of arms 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
Findling Award 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
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* 2003:
Mario Adorf
* 2004:
Götz George
* 2005:
Senta Berger and
Michael Verhoeven
* 2006:
Bruno Ganz
* 2007:
Hannelore Elsner
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* 2008:
Klaus Maria Brandauer
* 2009:
Michael Ballhaus
* 2010:
Manfred Krug
* 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
FIPRESCI
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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
NDR
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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