Munich’s Top 10 : Munich – the Bavarian Hollywood – Top 10 Munich Filmmakers

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.

   • Geiselgasteig, Bavariafilmplatz 7

   • 089 64 99 23 04

   • mid-Mar–Oct: 9am–4pm; Nov–Feb: 10am–3pm daily

   • 
     www.bavaria-filmstadt.de
     

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.

   • 
     www.filmfest-muenchen.de
     

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.

   • Frankenthaler Str. 23

   • 089 68 95 70

   • 
     www.hff-muenchen.de
     

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.

   • St-Jakobs-Platz 1

   • 089 23 32 23 48

   • wheelchair accessible

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.

   • 089 51 39 97 88

   • 
     www.dokfest-muenchen.de
     

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.

   • 
     www.fantasyfilmfest.com
     

7. Mathäser

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

   • Bayerstr. 5

   • 089 51 56 51

   • wheelchair accessible

8. Arri Kino

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

   • Türkenstr. 91

   • 089 38 89 96 64

   • not wheelchair accessible

9. Maxim

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

   • Landshuter Allee 33

   • 089 16 87 21

   • wheelchair accessible

10. Werkstattkino

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

    • Fraunhoferstr. 9

    • 089 2 60 72 50

    • not wheelchair accessible

Top 10 Munich Filmmakers