Bavaria: Film festival starts with an Israeli special in the program

Munich (dpa/lby) - This year's Munich Film School Festival will once again feature short films from all over the world - the focus will also be on three Israeli productions.

Bavaria: Film festival starts with an Israeli special in the program

Munich (dpa/lby) - This year's Munich Film School Festival will once again feature short films from all over the world - the focus will also be on three Israeli productions. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the "Steve Tisch School of Film

The festival is taking place in Munich for the 41st time. An expert jury of five will award prizes with a total value of 32,000 euros - this year the Hungarian director Ildikó Enyedi ("Body and Soul") will preside over the jury. Viewers can vote online for the winner of the Audience Award. During the festival week there will also be free workshops and panels with well-known personalities from the film and television industry - for example with the jury chairman Enyedi or director Maria Schrader ("Unorthodox").