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, 79
in 2019: 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