The pictures of the second weekend
The award ceremony of the Filmfestival Münster 2025 // The guests of the Westfalen Connection and the Industry Days.
The award ceremony of the Filmfestival Münster 2025 // The guests of the Westfalen Connection and the Industry Days.
The 21st edition of the festival comes to an end after 10 days: “Christy” by Brendan Canty wins the European First Feature Film Competition.
The opening of the Filmfestival Münster 2025 with ALPHA. and director Jan-Willem van Ewijk as well as the actors Reinout & Gijs Scholten van Aschat // The guests of Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday 19 September, the 21st Münster Film Festival kicks off with the German premiere of the Dutch film “Alpha.”. Around 70 films can be seen at the Schloßtheater Münster until 28 September. The diversity of European cinema in both long and short form can be discovered in three competitions and other sections.
This year, the Westfalen Connection competition at the Münster Film Festival is showing 18 films from the region or by people who come from Westphalia. These include numerous festival premieres and films by and with well-known names.
Numerous filmmakers are once again coming to the 21st Münster Film Festival to present their latest works. The Münster Film Festival explicitly sees itself as a festival for new talent – but what has actually become of the new talent that has been a guest in Münster over the years and festivals?
From 19 to 28 September, Westphalia’s oldest competition festival will be showing current film art from the region, Germany and the whole of Europe – with a strong focus on young talent.
The German premiere of the Dutch film “Alpha.” opens the 21st Münster Film Festival. The father-son drama by Jan-Willem van Ewijk is an existential survival thriller set against the spectacular backdrop of the Swiss Alps.
36 short films from 15 European countries have been selected for the short film competition at the 21st Münster Film Festival. The programme includes award-winning films from renowned international festivals as well as numerous premieres.
Two industry days for film in Westphalia: On 26.9. and 27.9.2025 at the 21st Münster Film Festival