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The Award Winners 2025
Filmpreis Köln
International Actors Award
The Hollywood Reporter Award
phoenix Award
Filmpreis NRW
NRW-Medienpreis for commitment to development policy
Best of Cinema Fiction
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
GRACE
WHITE SNAIL
THE LITTLE SISTER
THE MASTERMIND
THE SECRET AGENT
YOUNG MOTHERS
I ONLY REST IN THE STORM
EIN EINFACHER UNFALL
MY FATHER'S SHADOW
SORRY, BABY
Best of Cinema Documentary
BELOW THE CLOUDS
Between Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, the earth trembles and volcanic fumes fill the air.…
THE PROPAGANDIST
He was something like the Dutch equivalent of Leni Riefenstahl: in the early 1940s, Dutch film…
ABODE OF DAWN
In the depths of Siberia, people from all over the world live in the self-built “sun city”. They…
GHOST ELEPHANTS
A man on an impossible mission in the jungle – Werner Herzog has once again found a protagonist who…
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA
In 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, Mstyslav Chernov provided an Oscar-winning insight into the besieged…
THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR
The profession of shepherd is disappearing in the French Pyrenees, while at the same time much is…
THE FIRST LADY
In the 1960s, Efrat Tilma emigrated from Israel to Europe. As a trans woman, she was vulnerable to…
ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT
A promotional about the importance of colonoscopies from the hip production company A24? Of course!…
NOW! MORE! YES!
TW Hansen is a car salesman, musician, film picture car coordinator, and landlord of run-down…
PREDATORS
TO CATCH A PREDATOR was an incredibly successful reality TV show on the US television network NBC.…
A CENTURY IN SOUND
Living space in Tokyo is scarce and walls are thin. The solution for music lovers: so-called…
ALWAYS
In a Chinese mountain village, a teacher encourages his class to write poetry. Eight-year-old Gong…
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Interviews
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"Most people are more afraid of losing their mind than of dying."
Pop Culture
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"Every interview is a falsification"
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Society
“We have to mobilize – our liberty is at stake”
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"It was important to us to be as real as possible."
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"I'm afraid of the end of the world."
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“Filmmaking is a dance”
Artist Talk
Awards
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"There are many things hiding beneath the surface …"
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"In the end, he didn't give up and that speaks for him."
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Film
"You can't please everyone."
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FFQ&A
»Ich interessiere mich für Machtstrukturen.«
Ffcgn 2023
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"This movie is not intended to give a comforting answer."
Interview
FFQ&A
Ffcgn 2023
"For me, making films is the desire to share emotions."
FFQ&A
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»Das Leben ist manchmal nicht aushaltbar.«
FFQ&A
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Ffcgn 2023
“There is not one truth, you know.”
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Awards
Film
"The great ones are incredibly daring."
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"A cow or a pig, that's simply too big."
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Awards
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“I want my films to elevate me."
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Pop Culture
FFQ&A
Film
"Let it happen!"
FFCGN 2022
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Awards
Film
"Behind every joke, there's a story."
FFQ&A
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Film
»Ich bin ein Straßenköter.«
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FFQ&A
Film
"Cinema is emotion, I am an emotion juggler"
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Society
Film
“The essence of filmmaking is the visual image”
Sneak Peek
Program 2025
Portraits 2025
Look 2025
BLACK WATER
There are many films warning of Earth’s ecological collapse, but none like BLACK WATER. With its…
PRIMITIVE DIVERSITY
Even at over 90 years of age, Alexander Kluge, perhaps Germany’s last universal genius, continues…
THE SOUFFLEUR
Lucius is the manager of the Hotel Intercontinental in Vienna, who tries in vain to prevent its…
THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER
Kristen Stewart is undoubtedly one of the most daring and talented actresses of her generation, so…
DRY LEAF
Lisa has disappeared. The last thing anyone knows about the photographer is that she visited…
ENDLESS COOKIE
An animated documentary by Canadian Seth Scriver and his indigenous half-brother Peter. Surreal…
MAGELLAN
From the Philippines’ Lav Diaz, one certainly cannot expect a conventional biopic about the famous…
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
A corrugated iron roof is removed, lifted by a crane, and appears to float weightlessly above the…
THE VIRGIN OF THE QUARRY LAKE
Summer 2001, Argentina is sliding towards a national crisis, while adolescent Natalia falls in love…
YES
A political farce full of grief and anger about Israel after October 7, 2023. Y is a jazz musician…
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
A film about a film that doesn’t exist. Charlie Shackleton wanted to make a documentary about the…
BARRIO TRISTE
A group of teenage outcasts in Medellín, Colombia, steal a reporter’s camera to document their…
NRW Competition
GAVAGAI
During the conflict-ridden filming of a “Medea” adaptation in Senegal, Maja takes refuge in an…
THE ICE TOWER
16-year-old Jeanne runs away from an orphanage and, by chance, finds shelter in a film studio. Hans…
PHANTOMS OF JULY
In the heartland of far right AfD voters between Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, an East German…
AMERICAN SWEATSHOP
Daisy has one oft he worst jobs in the world: She is a moderator for social media, reviewing…
ALLES VOLLER MONSTER
A traveling showman arrives in a sleepy village – but instead of fear for his freaks, he is met…
ALL THAT’S DUE
Mira is happy. She has just started a job as manager of a supermarket on the outskirts of town. She…
FABULA
The Dutch region of Limburg is famous for its fairy tales and stories. But Jos, a born loser, wants…
SIRENS CALL
A film that breaks boundaries in every respect: both retro and sci-fi, documentary and fantasy,…
DEAD OF WINTER
On a frozen lake in northern Minnesota, Barb wants to fulfil her late husband’s last wish. But on…
HYSTERIA
During the filming of a feature film about the xenophobic 1993 arson attack in Solingen, a Koran is…
ON THE BORDER
“The plastic sticks to the trees, just as the West sticks to the Sahel zone,” says the mayor of…
DER SCHIMMELREITER
Hauke’s good fortune is complete. The young man has found the love of his life and landed a job…
Top TV 2025
PUTAIN
PUTAIN has already been described as the Belgian version of EUPHORIA. The miniseries, partly…
REUNION
Groundbreaking thriller series written and performed by deaf people, produced by Warp Films…
A BETTER MAN
Tom likes to troll feminists on the internet – and rages against what he considers the feminization…
AT THE END OF NIGHT
Behnam and Mahi have built a middle-class life for themselves on the outskirts of Tehran, but their…
HEADSHOTS - ANJA NIEDRINGHAUS, PHOTOGRAPHER
In 2014 German war photographer and Pulitzer Prize winner Anja Niedringhaus was killed in an attack…
NUREMBERG 45
At the end of 1945, the Nuremberg trials against Göring, Hess, von Ribbentrop and other Nazi…
THE DEAL
Geneva, April 2015. In a final round of negotiations an attempt is being made to conclude a nuclear…
THE EASTERN GATE
The border between Poland and Belarus, the “Eastern gate” for a Russian war of aggression, is…
Special Screenings 2025
YI YI
A late masterpiece of the Taiwanese “New Wave” of the 1980s and 1990s in a newly restored version.…
RENTAL FAMILY
A lonely and unsuccessful American actor is hired in Tokyo by an agency that rents out fake family…
CROCODILE TEARS
Johan runs a crocodile enclosure with his domineering mother, who seems closer to the predatory…
I'M NOT STILLER
During a train journey through Switzerland, American James Larkin White is mistaken for Anatol…
REMINISCENCE OF A MOVIEGOER
As commissioning editor at WDR, Werner Dütsch influenced several generations of cinephiles in…
THE OTHER GAIRL
Frank and Lisa love each other, but somehow they have also hated each other quite often in recent…
A POET
Oscar is a poet! Fort he middle aged Colombian his profession is his calling, even though he…
TATORT – DIE SCHÖPFUNG
There's a phantom at the opera: before the backdrop of a dramatic Haydn production and the chaotic…
DIE FÜCHSIN – DER SPION
In her tenth case, former East German spy Anne Marie Fuchs is drawn back into the world of…
FRIESLAND – GEISTERSTUNDE
While his colleague Süher is helping out on Langeoog, cop Henk is investigating all by himself in…
Conferences
Africa XChange Summit
Combo-Ticket entitles to admission to the screening of MY FATHER'S SHADOW on 15 Oktober 2025,…
European Series Day
The rules of serial storytelling as a business have dramatically shifted. With television and…
MGZ-Summit: The Future Is Now
The media industry is at a turning point: technological innovations, new business models and social…
Global Day. Stories for Change
A workshop event in cooperation with the BRAWO Group How can films and moving image content help to…
Network Meeting Benelux Meets NRW
Friday, October 10, 2025, 14:00–16:30Filmpalast 7, Hohenzollernring 22, 50672 Köln Network Meeting…
Creator Economy. New Impulses for Film and TV Production
In recent years, the creator economy has become an important driving force for the film and…
ZDF/Das kleine Fernsehspiel Showcase
SCHLECHTE MENSCHEN Heaven or hell? Timoteo, Nazli, and Cornelius, three examiners, decide the fate…
Masterclass Animation: ALLES VOLLER MONSTER
Animators give lifeless characters and objects soul, movement, expression, and personality. Through…
Beautiful Friendships
Beautiful Friendships
Our wonderful Beautiful Friends supported and enriched the 34th edition of the festival in a…
MUBI
MUBI is a great place to discover outstanding films by visionary filmmakers – from iconic directors…
ARMEDANGELS
Since 2007, ARMEDANGELS has shown that fashion can be not only stylish but also sustainable. With…
LOQI
Our festival bag for accredited guests is once again filled with little gifts that make FILM…
Seeberger
Seeberger has stood for varied flavours since 1844. Whether for on the go or as a snack at home –…
Braunschweiger Privatbank
Private customer expertise, sustainability and a sense of responsibility – Braunschweiger…
TRO
Our digital magazine, FFCGN, is constantly exploring new formats to keep up with the zeitgeist of…
Interview Highlights
Bright New Talents
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Bright New Talents
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"I have removed doubt from my life."
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Bright New Talents
Awards
Film
"In the end, it's about the money."
Interview
Bright New Talents
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"We worked our arses off hardcore."
Interview
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Society
"We need to step out of our comfort zone."
Maria Popov - Journalist and presenterAnyone critical of trigger warnings and safe space debates…
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"We simply do it for our people."
Bright New Talents
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"Britney Spears' video ... was an emancipatory act!"
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