The Festival Augenblick is a French
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online.
Films may be of recent ...
based in
Strasbourg
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, held annually in the
Grand Est
Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-A ...
region since 2005. It showcases
German-language
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films.
Profile
Taking place every November in Alsace and the Grand Est region, the festival focuses on German-language cinema. Founded in 2005 by the Alsace Cinémas association (now renamed Le RECIT), the festival aims to make films primarily from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland accessible to a wide French audience. It features both current films and classics, showcasing works from renowned filmmakers as well as emerging talents.
One of the festival's key objectives is to foster cultural exchange between German-speaking countries and France. It counts over 50,000 admissions annually and is held in more than 40 screening locations.
In addition to film screenings, the festival offers various side events, such as discussions, workshops, masterclasses, and film education programs. The current artistic director of the festival is Sadia Robein.
Guests and awards
The festival features two main competition categories: Best Film and Best Short Film. The competition for Best Film includes the presentation of the Professional Jury Prize (endowed with €2,000), awarded by a jury of European film professionals. Amongst the winners have been films such as ''
Drii Winter'',
''Styx'', ''
Western
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'', ''One Last Evening,
Land of Mine'', ''
Amour Fou'', ''Oray'' and ''
The Wall
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''.
The festival's honorary guests have included renowned names such as
Daniel Brühl
Daniel César Martín Brühl González (; ; born 16 June 1978) is a German and Spanish actor. He has received various accolades, including three European Film Awards and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for two Golden Globe Awar ...
,
Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog (; né Stipetić; born 5 September 1942) is a German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author. Regarded as a pioneer of New German Cinema, his films often feature ambitious protagonists with impossible dreams, people with unusu ...
,
Christian Petzold,
Hanna Schygulla and
Volker Schlöndorff
Volker Schlöndorff (; born 31 March 1939) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer who has worked in Germany, France and the United States. He was a prominent member of the New German Cinema of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
He ha ...
.
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References
External links
Official website
Film festivals in France