The Munich Film Festival is one of the highlights of the year for cineastes and fans of good, sophisticated entertainment. International stars come to the city and discuss current topics, the film business and themselves at world premieres. From 26 June to 5 July 2026, Munich will be a place of cinematic discoveries.
The extensive programme of national and international highlights at FILMFEST MÜNCHEN from June 26 to July 5, 2026 is a source of anticipation not only for cineastes.
Filmfest München - a place of cinematic discoveries
The Munich Film Festival sees itself as the No. 1 platform for the German-language film scene and attracts people to the city's cinemas or to meet and exchange ideas in the city's beer gardens in the middle of the wonderful Munich summer. The festival is aimed at Munich audiences as well as international guests and, of course, the German film and media industry. Many local museums and institutions, such as the Museum Brandhorst, the Amerikahaus, the Münchner Kammerspiele and the NS Dokumentationszentrum, are involved in organising the film show.
The festival programme, which takes place every year, includes various competitions. Outstanding personalities in international filmmaking, directors of the best international films and documentaries are honoured, as is the winning film in the CineRebels section, a platform for unusual and new film formats.
Filmfest München is one of the largest summer film festivals and the programme takes place both indoors and outdoors: The venues include the Amerikahaus, the ASTOR Filmlounge in the ARRI, the City-Atelier cinemas, the Gloria Palast, the Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film (Munich University of Television and Film), the Rio Filmpalast, the Cinema Filmtheater München, the Deutsches Theater, the Filmmuseum München, the Gasteig HP8, Theatiner Filmkunst and Pavillon 333. Cinema enjoyment in the open air can be experienced on balmy summer evenings at Kino, Mond & Sterne in the Westpark.
Ticket sales for the Munich Film Festival are expected to start in mid-June.
