Annual audience festival for German films in Lünen, with competitions and award ceremonies
Kinofest Lünen
Lünen · Heinz-Hilpert-Theater · Cineworld · Open-Air SeeparkNew on Amplifa
About the Kinofest Lünen
The Kinofest Lünen is a film festival for German films held annually since 1990 in Lünen (North Rhine-Westphalia). It sees itself as an audience festival that thrives on the exchange between filmmakers and viewers and maintains a family-like character. The festival is organized by the City of Lünen; the festival director is Sonja Hofmann. It takes place in summer at various venues, including the Heinz-Hilpert-Theater, the Cineworld and open-air screenings in the Seepark. Program elements include an audience competition, the presentation of the Filmpreis Lüdia, the honorary Nike Award for lifetime achievement, the children's film award Rakete, and a short film award. The festival offers barrier-free screenings with audio description, subtitling and hearing amplification via the GRETA app.
- Site
- Lünen
- Processes
- Film festival for German films, Audience competition, Film award presentations (Lüdia, Nike, Rakete, short film award), Open-air screenings, Barrier-free screenings (audio description, subtitling via the GRETA app)
- Certificates
- Fair Festival Award
- Founded
- 1990
- Industries
- Film festival / cultural event, German film
Venues
Lünen
DEFestival venues: Heinz-Hilpert-Theater, Cineworld, Open-Air (Seepark)
Film Awards
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Accessibility & Awards
The Kinofest Lünen offers barrier-free screenings with audio description, subtitling and hearing amplification via the GRETA app. It was awarded the Fair Festival Award, which was presented on the occasion of the 2020 Berlinale on the basis of a survey among festival staff.
| Evidence | Lünen |
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| Fair Festival Award |
Festival History
- 1990
Foundation of the Kinofest Lünen as a film festival for German films
- 1997
First presentation of the Filmpreis Lüdia
- 2004
Until then, directed by the Büro Schmitt & Teigler (Cologne)
- 2005
Festival direction by Michael Wiedemann and Katrin Bessert; motto "Hart aber herzlich" (until 2018)
- 2017
Michael Wiedemann directs the festival together with Sven Ilgner
- 2020
No festival in its usual form (COVID-19); instead "Kino Film Fest Lünen" (4.–7.11.2020); Fair Festival Award presented
- 2021
City of Lünen acquires usage rights to the word and image marks; Lutz Nennmann and Meinolf Thies as organizers; Lüdia prize money increased to 15,000 €
- 2022
Endowment of the honorary Nike Award for lifetime achievement (15,000 €); first recipient Mario Adorf
- 2024
Cancellation of the Kinofest
- 2025
Resumption in summer; City of Lünen as permanent organizer, festival direction Sonja Hofmann
- 2026
35th Kinofest Lünen (1–7 June); honorary Nike Award to Hape Kerkeling, Lüdia to Regina Schilling