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The Festival Augenblick is a French film festival based in Strasbourg, held annually in the Grand Est region since 2005. It showcases German-language 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, One Last Evening, Land of Mine, Amour Fou, Oray and The Wall.
The festival's honorary guests have included renowned names such as Daniel Brühl, Werner Herzog, Christian Petzold, Hanna Schygulla and Volker Schlöndorff.
References
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- "Présentation". Festival AUGENBLICK (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- "Cinéma. Augenblick, regard sur près d'un siècle de cinéma d'outre-Rhin". www.dna.fr (in French). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- "Das Festival". AUGENBLICK Festival (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
- Strasbourg, Rue89 (2024-10-26). "Notre sélection de sorties en novembre à Strasbourg". Rue89 Strasbourg (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - "Meine Woche: Festivalleiterin Sadia Robein" (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-30.
- "Archiv". AUGENBLICK Festival (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- admin (2022-11-12). "Volker Schlöndorff – ein Weltstar in Straßburg". Eurojournalist(e) (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- Daniel Brühl Videos (2021-12-03). Daniel Brühl Interview with Augenblick Festival. Retrieved 2024-12-22 – via YouTube.