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Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Fünf Seen Filmfestival
Furtanger 6
82205 Gilching
Germany
phone +49-81 05-27 88 25
fax +49-81 05-27 88 23
http://www.fsff.de
email: office@fsff.de
Festival Director
Matthias Helwig
Year of Foundation 2007
Event Date from 26 July 2012 till 05 August 2012
in Starnberg, Seefeld, Herrsching, Germany
Sections Five Lakes Competition, Debut Film Competition, Horizons Competition, Documentary Competition, Short Film Competition, Audience Award Competition, Young Generation Competition, Short Plus Competition, Children & Youth Films, Focus, Retrospectives
Category Documentary, Feature, ShortTerms of Entry Five Lakes Competition, Documentary Competition, Horizons Competition: films from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central Europe, longer than 70 min, not yet released in German cinemas
Debut Film Competition: first features and documentaries not yet released in Germany
Short Film Competition: short films from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Central Europe with a length up to 20 min
Young Generation/Short Film Plus: mid-length films from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Alpine region, with a length of 20-60 min
Subtitles English subtitles recommended German subtitles recommended
Format 35 mm, Blu-ray, DigiBeta PAL, DVD PAL, DCP
Registration Deadline 15 May 2012
Attendance Figures 13,000
Participants of the Film Industry mostly national, but also some international directors, producers and actors from the presented films, Munich-region industry participants, selected high-profile guests
Prizes/Awards Five Lakes Film Award (Euro 5,000)
Newcomer Award (Euro 3,000)
Documentary Award (Euro 2,000)
Audience Award (Euro 2,000)
Horizons Film Award (Euro 2,000)
Short Film Award "Golden Firefly"
Short-Plus-Award (Best Short 20-60 Minutes)
Young-Generation-Award (Euro 1,000)
Number of Films Shown around 100 feature films, 30 short films
Media Coverage broad coverage in the regional and Bavarian media (TV, radio, newspapers), also some national trades and magazines
Evaluation In terms of audience response, the Five Lakes Filmfestival is one of the fastest-growing festivals in Germany. Also active as a theatrical exhibitor in the five-lakes-region south of Munich focusing on arthouse productions, it’s the festival director’s intention to present a diverse selection of international films and productions from Central Europe without theatrical distribution. The ambitious program, the short distance to Munich and the scenic setting around the lakes attracts many local, German and some international industry guests who present their films to an open-minded public.
