FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is Germany's leading audience-friendly film festival and presents about 200 films on about 20 screens every year – almost all of them German, European or World premieres. It attracts over 70.000 film lovers each year as well as more than 500 members of the press and about 2.000 film-related professionals. As Munich is Germany's motion picture capital, the festival has long been a meeting place for industry insiders. The various sections of the program, the retrospectives and the yearly specials reflect cinema's rich cultural diversity as well as a myriad of styles. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is a celebration of cinema and presents the entire spectrum of the film medium from around the world. For many films screened here, Munich is a springboard to successful local and global distribution. FILMFEST MÜNCHEN showcases contemporary films in the company of their directors every summer in late June - early July in the lush, laid-back atmosphere of Bavaria's enchanting capital.