17th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival:
Facts and Figures
Date: 16 to 20 October 2019
Hosts and Partners: City of Tegernsee, Bayerischer Rundfunk, (Bavarian Broadcasting), Deutscher Alpenverein (German Alpine Club),
Tegernseer Tal Tourismus GmbH (Tegernsee Tourism), Bergfilmfreunde Tegernsee e.V. (Tegernsee Friends of Mountain Film)
Festival Director: Michael Pause
Exclusive Sponsor: Bergzeit
Main Sponsors: Quartier Tegernsee, E-Werk Tegernsee,, Hotel Der Westerhof, DAS WERK
Grants from: Bayerische Staatsregierung, Bezirk Oberbayern (Bavarian State Government, District of Upper Bavaria),
FFF Bayern (Bavarian Film & TV Funding Corporation)
Viewers: approx. 6,000 viewers
Films Submitted 192 productions from 30 countries, 92 of these screened,
in 2019: 79 running for competition
Screenings: Wednesday from 8 pm in 5 venues, Thursday, Friday and Saturday in 6 venues (Barocksaal,
Ludwig-Thoma-Saal, Medius, Quirinal, Schalthaus, Sporthalle)
Thursday, Friday:
9.30 am Children’s Cinema at Ludwig-Thoma-Saal,
From 12 noon and from 4 pm Nonstop Programme at Schalthaus,
5 and 8 pm screenings with live host in all venues.
Saturday:
11 am and 2 pm Nonstop Programme at Schalthaus,
3, 4, 5, pm and 8 pm screenings with live host at all venues,
7 pm Final Celebration and Conferring of Prizes at Barocksaal.
Sunday:
From 9.30 am: matinee with winning films at Ludwig-Thoma-Saal and Schalthaus
Prizes: Great Prize by the City of Tegernsee (3,000 €)
Prize by the German Alpine Club for the Best Alpine Film in the Category “Mountain Experience” (1,000 €)
Prize by Bergzeit for the Best Film in the Category “Mountain Nature” (1,000 €)
Prize for the Best Film in the Category “Mountain Life”, (sponsored by the Tegernseer Erdgas-
Versorgungsgesellschaft mbH. & Co. KG) (1,000 €)
Dr. Otto Guggenbichler Prize for a Junior Film Maker (sponsored by the Guggenbichler Family and
AmbulantesBeinCentrum München) (1,000 €)
Special Prize for Most Outstandig Camera Work (1,000 €)
(sponsored by Rotary-Club Tegernsee)
Special Prize for the Special Film (1,000 €)
(sponsored by Rotary-Club Tegernsee)
Bayern 2 Audience Prize (radio network Bayern 2) (1,000 €)
Small Mountain Film Festival Prize for the Best Young Audience Mountain Film (500 €, sponsored by monte mare)
Jury 2019: Linda Cottino (Italy), Lisa Röösli (Switzerland), Dagmar Steigenberger (Germany), Lisa Stolze (Austria) and
Dr. Alexander Donev (Bulgaria)
Summit Meeting: Festival Forum at the Rathaus. Meeting point, box office, information and vending stalls, drinks and snacks,
Bouldering; wine and cheese tasting.
Wednesday – Saturday 2 – 8 pm
Press Room: From Thursday, 17 Oct., till Saturday, 19 Oct., there is a possibility for press representatives to view films
beside of the official venues at Rathaus Tegernsee. Please contact the festival office.
Festival Office: Internationales Bergfilm-Festival Tegernsee
Rathausplatz 1
83684 Tegernsee, Germany
Tel. +49(0)8022/1801-37 or -53
bergfilm@tegernsee.de
www.bergfilm-tegernsee.de