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Top 10 Munich – the Bavarian Hollywood

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  • 1. Geiselgasteig & Bavaria Filmstadt

    Second only to Berlin’s film industry, Geiselgasteig has been a centre for film since 1910. Major productions have been shot here well into the modern era, including Petersen’s Das Boot , and films by Bergman and Fassbinder. Today, Bavaria Filmstadt presents screenings and live shows on the back lot.

  • 2. Filmfest München

    Since 1983, the largest German public film festival has been screening the latest international films at the end of June. Movie buffs love the Indies event, a series on independent American film. Gasteig is the festival centre, and screenings are held at various cinemas throughout the city. An offshoot of the film festival, the International Festival of Film Academies is in November.

  • 3. Academy for Television and Film

    A training ground for film professionals since 1967, the academy’s famous graduates include Wim Wenders and Roland Emmerich. Regular film screenings are held in the academy’s in-house cinema.

  • 4. Münchner Filmmuseum im Stadtmuseum

    This dream theatre for cinephiles has been newly renovated and equipped with the latest projection technology for all movie formats. For 40 years, it has been showing foreign films, series, films from the museum’s archives, and famous silent-film reconstructions, often with live music.

  • 5. International Documentary Film Festival

    May is the month of documentary film in Munich. The programme includes documentary, topical, and Bavarian films, forum discussions with filmmakers, and a best-of-programme event.

  • 6. Fantasy Filmfest

    A penchant for the eerie and gruesome is a prerequisite for this festival of horror films and thrillers, held in July and August.

  • 7. Mathäser

    Munich’s former film palace was re-opened in 2003. This ultra-modern multiplex cinema is also used for film premieres.

  • 8. Arri Kino

    Designed by Arnold & Richter, this is a cinema rich in tradition, with a large lobby and bar.

  • 9. Maxim

    This discriminating cinema is operated by Munich cinephile Sigi Daiber. It screens independent films and documentaries, including films by Tarkovsky.

  • 10. Werkstattkino

    This cinema, tucked away in the basement of a rear courtyard building is dedicated to films beyond the mainstream.

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