Twelve Munich arthouse cinemas are joining forces for a joint summer festival. Under the motto “Music on Screen”, tenors, rave, rap and chansons will be played on the screens of the art-house cinemas over the three weeks. This year's focus at City Kino is on a homage to the chronicler of zeitgeist and tragedy P.T. Anderson, the starter film awards and eagerly awaited previews of Cannes winners SIRÂT and IN DIE SONNE SCHAUEN.


73. Filmkunstwoche München

73. Filmkunstwochen Munich

Every year, **Fantasy Filmfest** tours Germany and offers its audience a unique mix of genre films that cannot be seen anywhere else in German cinemas. With a program of breathless thrillers, obscure sci-fi reveries, hard-hitting horror shockers, and soulful arthouse gems, the Fantasy Filmfest has been THE alternative to the superhero monotony of mainstream cinema for 39 years. Here, fantasy does not stand for dragons, fairies, and enchanted forests, but for imagination, innovation, and whimsy. Films that break the mold, stand out, challenge and overwhelm, break with convention and provoke. From A for arthouse anthology to Z for zombie slasher, the Fantasy Filmfest offers space for all the quiet, loud, and shrill nuances that are often overlooked elsewhere. With a lot of heart and soul (and fake blood!), the Fantasy Filmfest presents films that are simply fantastic! ‎‎ The pre-sale for tickets starts on August 22.‎‎ ‎‎Festival passes can already be booked [here](https://fantasyfilmfest.com/en/festivalpass/). ‎‎ Further information can be found at [Fantasy Filmfest](https://fantasyfilmfest.com/en/).


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39. Fantasy Filmfest

Fantasy Filmfest München 2025

For all those who have always wanted to see or re-watch a classic on the big screen at City 1!

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**During the Film Art Weeks, “Große Filme auf der große Leinwand” is dedicated entirely to paying homage to the master of zeitgeist and tragedy P.T. Anderson. The entire program can be found [here](https://www.city-kinos.de/en/specials/73-filmkunstwochen-munich).**


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100 minutes of pure trash ecstasy followed by a film discussion with drag icon Nina Queer!


Der Saft des Bösen

City Kinos

Enjoy the best films from around the globe in a relaxed atmosphere and with fresh, hand-made popcorn.

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Special Screening: Der Saft des Bösen

We look forward to welcoming the winners of the STARTER film awards to City Kino for a discussion and to showing their films on the big screen.

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WALUD - Louise Zenker, Daood Alabdulaa
It is 2014, Amuna and her husband Aziz, an ISIS fighter, live as shepherds in the rural Syrian desert. When he takes a very young, European ISIS convert as a second wife, Amuna's everyday life is thrown off kilter.

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THE TITTERING OF EELS - Maximilian Weigl
Art student Eli meets her crush Stella while she is pressed for time and looking for photo motifs for her thesis. They spend a romantic summer day in Munich, during which they get closer.

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LES GORGES DU VERDON - Nathan
An ordinary summer vacation in the south of France. Brothers Jonathan and David meet other boys at the campsite. They go on a bike ride together. A laconic buddy movie unfolds in wonderful black-and-white images.

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__Guests: Lou von Sohlern, Matilda Mokina (QUEER EXILE, no screening), Louise Zenker, Daood Alabdulaa, Maximilian Weigl, Nathan Engelhardt__


Gewinnerfilme des Starter-Filmpreis 2025

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Walud

73. Filmkunstwochen: Starter-Filmpreise

We’re bringing together cycling enthusiasts, filmmakers, and the local community for an inspiring evening of short films, stories from the road, and everything we love about life on two wheels. Get ready for beautiful films, great conversations, and a warm, welcoming vibe in one of Munich’s coolest cinemas. Whether you ride every day or just love the cycling spirit — you’re invited.
Connect with like-minded people, share stories, and feel part of a community that loves bikes as much as you do.

**Doors 19:00 **
**Film start 20:00 **
**Come by bike, we will make sure there is a safe bike parking near the venue.**

Tickets can be purchased [here](https://t.rausgegangen.de/tickets/cycling-film-club-1?preview=a3512a74be8f617760392d2d79a307293215d4d2e877b793c67e7dd2a6f3a183) for 20,00€.


Special Screening: Cycling Film Club

In summer 2025, cinema audiences can expect a special highlight: on July 25, 2025 at 6 p.m., Richard Wagner's opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg” will be brought live to the big screen in a new production by Matthias Davids and under the musical direction of Daniele Gatti. The cinema broadcast will take place with a two-hour delay to the performance in the Festspielhaus and will include two half-hour breaks, during which a cinema-exclusive intermission program (approx. 10 minutes each) will be broadcast. A celebration for all Wagner lovers - directly at the cinema, without a waiting list.


Wagner im Kino: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Delphi Filmpalast

Germany's largest art house auditorium with more than a century of history.

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Wagner in Cinema: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg

Architecture for a new republic - the cinematic portrait of the visionary behind the Chancellor's Bungalow and the German Pavilion at Expo 1958. The documentary SEP RUF - ARCHTITEKT DER MODERNE takes us on a visual journey through the work of one of the most important German architects of the 20th century.
We are showing the premiere of the documentary in the presence of the director Johann Betz.


Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne

Special Screening: Sep Ruf - Architekt der Moderne

Special Screening: Sep Ruf 

A concert film about the groundbreaking tour of the iconic artist that captivated audiences worldwide for five years. 
Directed by Ísold Uggadóttir, the film features the work of James Merry as co-creative director of visuals, with additional contributions from Andrew Thomas Huang, Gabríela Friðriksdóttir, Pierre-Alain Giraud, Nick Knight, Tobias Gremmler and Warren Du Preez & Nick Thornton-Jones. 


Björk: Cornucopia

Kant Kino

Filmtheater am Friedrichshain

Located directly at Volkspark Friedrichshain, the film theater offers a varied film program in five halls. In summer, the beer garden invites you to linger.

Neues Off

As featured on 'Accidentally Wes Anderson'.

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Special Screening: Björk - Cornucopia

For Neil Young, music and film have always had a very close relationship. Not long after the musician began recording records, he turned to the movie camera. One day before the release of the album _Coastal: The Soundtrack_, the tour documentary NEIL YOUNG-COASTAL, directed by Daryl Hannah and filmed during Young's 2023 Coastal solo tour, will be released in cinemas. Get your tickets for the extraordinary music documentary now!


Neil Young: Coastal 

Babylon Kreuzberg

Located at Kotti, the heart of Kreuzberg, Babylon is one of the most beloved art house cinemas of the city.

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Special Screening: Neil Young - Coastal

Filmbildung ist ein fester Bestandteil des Schulunterrichts und in vielen Fächern und Lernbereichen verankert. Die SchulKinoWoche möchte mit ihrem Angebot Lehrkräfte motivieren, Film und vor allem den Kinofilm als audiovisuelles Werk im Rahmen des Unterrichts zu behandeln und hierfür den Ort der bestmöglichen Rezeption zu nutzen – das Kino!

Das gesamte Programm finden Sie [hier](https://www.schulkinowoche.bayern.de/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Programm-SchulkinoWoche-Bayern-2024_web.pdf). Anmeldung zu den einzelnen Veranstaltungen über **skw.oberbayern2@isb.bayern.de**.


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ICH WILL ALLES is a cinematic autobiography of a highly talented, ambitious, laconic and sharp-witted woman who showed the world how to survive fame and defeat. Munich premiere in the presence of director **Luzia Schmid** and producers **Thomas Kufus** and **Ulli Pfau**. Moderated by **Moritz Holfelder**.


Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef

Ich will alles! Hildegard Knef

Munich Premiere: Ich will alles. Hildegard Knef

The LUX Audience Award puts the spotlight on European films that are at the center of public debate. On March 23rd, we will be showing the 3 nominated films at the City Kinos: FLOW, DAHOMEY and INTERCEPTED. 

Admission is free! [Click here to reserve tickets](https://www.vk-event.eu/lux-events/registrierung?tx_sfeventmgt_pieventregistration%5Baction%5D=registration&tx_sfeventmgt_pieventregistration%5Bcontroller%5D=Event&tx_sfeventmgt_pieventregistration%5Bevent%5D=20&cHash=8c6834a742f3029e23e6b1e68ca06e45).
The registration deadline is 20.03.2025. The reserved tickets can be picked up at the box office on the LUX cinema day 30 minutes before the film starts.


Lux Filmpreis 2025

Lux film award: audience screenings Munich

City Kino München invites you to a special screening of THE MOVING LIFE OF PETER GARDOSCH directed by Max Kronawitter.
The documentary depicts the moving life of Holocaust survivor Peter Gardosch and takes us to the places where he lived.


Das bewegende Leben des Peter Gardosch

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Special: Das bewegende Leben des Peter Gadosch

Special Screening: Das bewegende Leben des Peter Gardosch

In THE GIRL FROM KÖLN, director Ido Fluk captures the atmosphere of the 70s in an authentic and fast-paced way and tells the true story behind one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett's “Köln Concert” from 1975.
**The premiere will take place in the presence of the film team.**


The Girl from Köln

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Munich Premiere: The Girl from Köln

A very special treat for all Dylan fans!

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On Sunday, you can experience the master's music live at our movie theater: Munich cult band **The Blissful Bob** have been delighting Bob Dylan fans for years with their very own interpretations of the master's songs. So it's only natural that the Munich quintet should get the cinema audience in the mood for “Like A Complete Unknown” with a mini-concert. Before two screenings on Sunday (17.15 + 20.30), they will perform pieces from the sixties and seventies with an acoustic line-up: four songs, four different singers - after which Timothée Chalamet will take over as Bob Dylan on the screen.


A Complete Unknown

Special: Like A Complete Unknown

With an introduction by comics expert and Head of the feature section at Münchner Merkur **Michael Schleicher** and a digital greeting from director **Michel Hazanavicius**. 


The Most Precious of Cargoes

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Special Screening: The Most Precious of Cargoes

The Berlinale and X Verleih, in cooperation with Yorck City Cinemas, present the broadcast of the opening gala and the opening film of the 75th Berlinale. 
The world premiere of Tom Tykwer's latest feature film DAS LICHT will open the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 13, 2025. The German-French production will be presented as a Berlinale Special Gala at the Berlinale Palast.
The stream of the gala will begin at 7 pm. The opening film will be broadcasted afterwards. 


The Light

75. Berlinale: Übertragung des Eröffnungsfilms NEU

75th Berlinale: Live stream of the opening film

Maria Callas is undisputedly one of the greatest divas in opera history. In MARIA, director Pablo Larraín tells the story of the singer through her own eyes as she relives her tragic life shortly before her death. 
We are showing the biopic with Oscar winner Angelina Jolie in the leading role as part of a BR Klassik preview including a thematic introduction. 


Maria

Special Screening: Maria 

Watch Brady Corbert's award-winning cinematic masterpiece with Adrien Brody in a strong leading role one day before the film is released. 


The Brutalist

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Preview: The Brutalist

With great sensitivity, director Désirée Nosbusch stages Trine Dyrholm and Tim Roth's masterful performance as a former married couple. POISON is based on the internationally successful play “Gift. A Marriage Story” by Lot Vekemans.
The premiere will be followed by a film discussion with director Desiree Nosbusch.


Poison

Poison - Eine Liebesgeschichte

Munich Premiere: Poison

To mark Holocaust Remembrance Day, City Kino München invites you to a special screening of THE MOVING LIFE OF PETER GARDOSCH directed by Max Kronawitter.
The documentary depicts the moving life of Holocaust survivor Peter Gardosch and takes us to the places where he lived.


Special: Das bewegende Leben des Peter Gardosch

Lured by the promise of a better life, 19-year-old French girl Jessica and her best friend Laïla leave their home country to join the Islamic State in Syria. Director Mareike Engelhardt's RABIA is a complex political drama about power structures and ideologies.
The premiere will be followed by a film discussion with the director. 


Rabia

Munich Premiere: Rabia

TRACING LIGHT takes us on an illuminating, magical and sensual journey to the limits of human imagination. Together with his charismatic protagonists and the outstanding film music by Fred Frith and Gabby Fluke-Mogul, Thomas Riedelsheimer's fascinating images make it possible to experience light in all its countless facets, appearances and forms, in all its complexity. 
The premiere will take place in the presence of director Thomas Riedelsheimer.


Tracing Light

München Premiere: Tracing Light

Munich Premiere: Tracing Light 

December 21 is the shortest day of the year - the perfect time to immerse yourself in the world of queer short films for a few hours. 


Queer Mixtape Short Film Day 2024

Queer Mixtape Kurzfilmtag 2024

We are looking forward to the Munich premiere of DIE SAAT DES HEILIGEN FEIGENBAUMS followed by a film discussion. The invited experts on the panel are the journalist and author Shahrzad Eden Osterer, the journalist and political scientist Avin Khodakarim and the Iranian women's rights activist Maryam Shirinsokhan. The panel will be moderated by Silvia Bauer from the Iranian Film Festival Munich.


The Seed of the Sacred Fig

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Special Screening: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Directing duo Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala (ICH SEH, ICH SEH) present THE DEVIL'S BATH, a haunting work about a previously unexamined chapter of European history. THE DEVIL'S BATH has won eight Austrian Film Awards (including Best Film) and is in the Oscar® running for Austria.
The screening will be followed by a digital live Q&A with Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. There will be an interactive Q&A where you can send in questions via WhatsApp or SMS. 


The Devil's Bath

Special Screening: Des Teufels Bad

Special Screening: The Devil's Bath

In FÜHRER AND SEDUCER, author and director Joachim A. Lang sheds light on the propaganda machine of the Third Reich and how it still has an impact in today's age of fake news. 
This exclusive school cinema screening will take place in the presence of the director and invites the students to a Q&A session with historian Adam Kerpel-Fronius from the Foundation “Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas” after the film screening. 
Please register by submitting the number of people, grade and school via the following contact: bernhardt@media.bildungspartner.de 


Führer and Seducer

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School Cinema Special: Führer and Seducer  

As a director, she created iconographic images. After the Second World War, she always tried to deny her ideological closeness to the Nazi regime. Leni Riefenstahl only allowed one portrayal of her biography: her own. The legacy of one of the most controversial women of the 20th century tells a different story. The screening of RIEFENSTAHL will take place in the presence of director Andres Veiel and Prof. Dr. Magnus Brechtken (Institut für Zeitgeschichte). 


Riefenstahl

Special Screening: Riefenstahl

Exclusive preview in the presence of the director Alexander Riedel as well as the main protagonist Özden Terli and some members of the team.


Wind - Die Vermessung des großen Luftozeans

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Special: Wind - Die Vermessung des großen Luftozeans

FROM HILDE WITH LOVE is the eighth joint work by director Andreas Dresen and screenwriter Laila Stieler. The film is based on the true story of Hilde and Hans Coppi, who were executed in Berlin-Plötzensee.  The premiere in Munich will take place in the presence of the actors Liv Lisa Fries and Lisa Wagner as well as the screenwriter Laila Stieler.


From Hilde with Love 

Munich Premiere: From Hilde, with Love

Get your tickets now for the long-awaited Joker sequel with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.


Joker: Folie à Deux

Odeon

An American-inspired classic in the heart of Schöneberg, lovingly renovated and equipped with state-of-the-art 4K laser projection.

Presales | Joker: Folie à Deux

Secure your tickets now and watch the preview of JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX in a double feature with its predecessor JOKER.


Joker & Joker: Folie à Deux

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Double Feature: Joker

Special screening in cooperation with the Bavarian State Ballet. In CRANKO, director Joachim A. Lang (FÜHRER UND VERFÜHRER) tells a deeply human drama about John Cyril Cranko, pop star of ballet and one of the greatest choreographers in dance history.

The premiere will take place in the presence of **Joachim A. Lang**, as well as the leading actor **Sam Riley** and the dancer and contemporary witness **Elaine Underwood**, who was brought to the Bavarian State Ballet by John Cranko in 1969. Moderated by **Christoph Gaiser**, the dramaturge of the Bavarian State Ballet.


Cranko

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Premiere: Cranko

Beetlejuice is back! 36 years after the release of Tim Burton's spooky comedy BEETLEJUICE, the sequel now follows in which Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Chatherine O'Hara once again slip into their iconic roles.
Get your tickets now for the preview before the official cinema release. 


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Preview: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Petra Kelly became famous not only as a co-founder of the Green Party and its leading star, but also as a woman who was able to establish a new, world-changing policy and take on two superpowers. This politically reflective cinema documentary tells the story of one of the most influential personalities in the former Bonn Republic. 

The screening will be followed by a film discussion with the director Doris Metz, Lukas Beckmann (former parliamentary group leader of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen and companion of Petra Kelly) and Amrei Knüsel (Fridays for Future Munich). Christina Wolf from Bayerischer Rundfunk will moderate the discussion following the film. 


Petra Kelly - Act Now!

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Special: Petra Kelly - Act Now!

Film premiere followed by a discussion with director & screenwriter **Julia von Heinz**, **Dominik Krause** (2nd Mayor of Munich) and **Louis Lewitan** (dip. psychologist and publicist), moderated by **Samira El Ouassil** (author).


Treasure

Premiere: Treasure

We are delighted to welcome the cinema tour of the Berlinale hit ELLBOGEN at City Kino. The screening will be followed by a film talk with director **Aslı Özarslan**, actresses **Melia Kara**, **Jamilah Bagdach** & **Asya Utku**, producer **Jamila Wenke**, screenwriter **Claudia Schaefer**, **Julia Peters** & **Jutta Feit** from jip.


Elbow

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Special: Elbow

A mesmerizing, visionary film from Jane Schoenbrun that explores identity, reality, and our relationship with popular culture. After premiering at Sundance and Berlinale to great critical acclaim, we are proud and excited to bring _I Saw the TV Glow_ to our cinemas from 22 August.


I Saw the TV Glow

Rollberg

Deep in Neukölln's heart, Rollberg champions original language cinema with pristine laser projection. Curated programming spans arthouse to mainstream – English subtitles included.

delphi LUX

Seven uniquely crafted screening rooms, film selection that spans the sublime to the wonderfully strange, laser projection so vivid you'll forget there's a screen between you and the story – this is delphi LUX, where movies get the love they deserve.

 I Saw the TV Glow

Presales: I Saw the TV Glow

In this sensitive family drama, father, mother, daughter and son meet again on Lanzarote for the first time in a long time. Beautiful memories meet bizarre family anecdotes, old love meets new circumstances - and conflicts that have been smouldering for a long time slowly but surely begin to escalate.

The screening of SONNENPLÄTZE will be followed by a film discussion with director Aaron Arens. 


Sonnenplätze

Sonnnenplätze

Special: Sonnenplätze

The unsuccessful young author Sam flees with her brother to the family vacation home on Lanzarote to finish writing her novel. But her father, a former successful author, has also taken up residence there. With a special supporting film by Emil Klattenhoff about a father-son (non-)relationship that is rarely seen in German cinema. A pulling and tugging, a negotiation about love played out with a lot of distance and little closeness. Their story is told at Munich Central Station: A major construction site, comings and goings, delays and traffic jams. Filmed on 16mm.

Guests: Aaron Arens and Emil Klattenhoff


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Special Screening: Sonnenplätze 

The end of stereotypical gender categories in competitive sport is still a long way off. Where in the binary world of sport do queer people find their place? A historical-utopian hybrid, light-hearted and profound. With the supporting film RALENTIR LA CHUTE (SLOW DOWN THE FALL) by Camille Tricaud & Franziska Unger about the reunion of two female ski jumpers at an advertising shoot for their sponsor. Filmed on 16mm.

__Guests: Julia Fuhr Mann und Franziska Unger__


Life Is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning

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Special: Life Is Not a Competition, But I'm Winning

The much anticipated horror sensation releases in German cinemas on 08 August. Get your tickets now.


Longlegs

Presales: Longlegs

The exceptional photographer Andreas Reiner travels with his camera to people who are on the fringes of society and rarely in the public eye.

Guests: Thorsten Schaumann and Andreas Reiner


Schattenkind

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Special Screening: Schattenkind 

The Iranian filmmaker wants to get rid of her first surname Shahid (literally "martyr") and has to go through the official channels to do so. Autobiographical cultural clash documentary comedy.

__Guest: Director Narges Kalhor__


Shahid

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Special Screening: Shahid 

Ever since Steffen Marx founded Giesinger Bräu over 18 years ago, he has been fighting. It's all about survival and his dream of brewing the best beer in the city.


Guest: BBB (Brauer, Bratwurst, Bier)


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