Eröffnung - Oliver Dietze / ffmop

Eröffnung - Oliver Dietze / ffmop

Eröffnung - Oliver Dietze / ffmop

OPENING CEREMONY

Starting signal - the festival week begins. From the opening of the festival, an entire city beats to the beat of blue hearts and rolls out the ‘blue’ carpet for up-and-coming film talent.

Oliver Dietze / ffmop

Oliver Dietze / ffmop

Oliver Dietze / ffmop

LOLAS BISTRO (FESTIVAL CLUB)

Our exclusive festival club Lolas Bistro is the central meeting place where our guests, Saarbrücken residents and filmmakers meet from Tuesday to Friday night - to talk, drink and dance. A perfect place to celebrate and network. Every evening DJs from Saarbrücken set the pace and transform the location into a vibrant club.

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

SR-TALKS (FILMTALKS)

As a long-standing media partner of the film festival, Saarländischer Rundfunk presents SR-talks every year as part of Lolas Bistro.

From Tuesday to Friday evening, actresses, directors and film-makers from the film competitions are invited to the talk area. They answer questions about their films and offer the audience the opportunity to actively participate in the discussions.

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

MOP UFF DE SCHNERR (COMPETITION FILMS GOES ON TOUR)

In order to offer interested visitors from Saarland the opportunity to get a taste of the festival air, even without making the trip to the state capital, the Max Ophuels Film Festival awards the "uff de Schnerr". Participating cinemas so far have been Thalia Lichtspiele in Bous, Kinowerkstatt St. Ingbert and Capitol MovieWorld in Saarlouis.

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

ffmop / Oliver Dietze

AWARD CEREMONY

At the award ceremony, after an exciting week of competition, the beaming winners of the festival will be chosen. The film party will take place afterwards.

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

FILM PARTY (AFTERSHOW)

After the prize is the party. On the Saturday of the festival after the awards ceremony, guests can look forward to musical entertainment. Those who want to take it a bit easier can relax in the Festival Lounge and review the jury decisions. A large selection of snacks and drinks will ensure the guests' physical well-being.

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

ffmop / Markus Lutz

SUNDAY AT THE CINEMA

Anyone who missed a film or was in a film during the festival week that he or she absolutely wants to see again will get a second chance on cinema Sunday. A special Sunday highlight is the repetition of the winner's Max Ophüls Prize: Best Feature Film and the Max Ophüls Prize: Audience Prize Feature Film.