Newsletter/Press Release – Call for Entries – 2025-03-10
22nd Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, October 15th – 19th 2025
Attention Filmmakers – now is the time to submit new productions
Talented newcomers, and professional filmmakers have the opportunity this fall at the 22nd Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, to present their productions to a large and knowledgable audience, with a chance to win an award. Filmmakers from all corners of the world can submit their latest film productions beginning today, and running until May 15th 2025. Preparations for the 22nd Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, taking place from October 15th to the 19th 2025 are in full swing. „We will be receiving a large number of new domestic, as well as international film productions every week. Filmmakers will be able to submit their work up until May 15th, which is two weeks earlier than in previous years“, the new manager of the festival office, Manuela Brandl explained.
The festival team invites national and international filmmakers once again to submit their latest mountain film productions. The team welcomes entries covering the full scope of genres for „mountain film“, including feature films, documentaries, short films, reports and portraits. The range of topics includes alpine sport and adventure, to mountain culture, nature and ecology. They can be full of suspense, or quiet narratives, short films or full length features, documentaries or docu dramas. All formats are welcome.
The registration deadline this year is May 15th, 2025.
Prizes will be awarded in three main categories in which the filmmakers can approach the subject „mountain film“ through many possible perspectives. The category „mountain experience“ is focused on alpinism and the range of sport activities in the mountains. The best film will recieve the award from the German Alpine Club. Topics covering natural mountain environments, ecology and sustainability are found in „mountain nature.“ Films in „mountain life“ explore encounters between people and mountains through ethnological and cultural points of view. Films that are produced prior to 2022 will not be accepted. The most outstanding film, chosen from all entries, will be awarded the Grand Prize of the City of Tegernsee, with 3000 € prize money. The best young filmmaker will be awarded the Otto Guggenbichler Prize, which is named after the founder of the film festival. The winner in this category may not be older than 32 years of age at the completion of the film production. The best children’s or young adult film will receive the mountain film festival „mini prize“. And finally, prizes will be awarded for „outstanding camera work“ as well as for the „exceptional film“. In addition the most poplular film voted by the audience, will receive the „audience award“ from the Bayern2 radio program.
All awards, prize money, rules and regulations can be found at: www.bergfilm-tegernsee.de
Information and Registration: Bergfilm Festival Tegernsee office, Rathausplatz 1, 83684 Tegernsee (Germany). Tel. +49(0)8022-1801-27 or -53, bergfilm@tegernsee.de, www.bergfilm-tegernsee.de
Filmmakers can find the application and the online registration form at www.bergfilm-tegernsee.de or the multi submission form on the website of the International Alliance for Mountain Film www.mountainfilmalliance.org/subissions/