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The Taunus Filmfest Oberursel 2025 will show 40 films of various genres and award film prizes worth 2,500 euros, including a food film prize for the first time. In addition to the award ceremony, there will be workshops, networking, an art exhibition, good food and live music.
You can find the full article at Taunus Filmfest Oberursel - Our Taunus.
Bad Homburg became a film festival city at the weekend when the "Taunale" celebrated its premiere in the new Kinopolis and generated a great deal of enthusiasm. The Taunus Filmfest brings Oberursel and Bad Homburg closer together through cultural cooperation and commitment. Guests of honor and politicians praised the festival and see great potential for a shared future.
You can find the full article at Bad Homburg week week 33-2025.
10.08.2025
In addition to film screenings, the Taunus Film Festival in Oberursel also offered visitors exciting workshops in which filmmakers showed practical tricks, such as how sounds are created in films. The "Sound in Film" format in particular illustrated the technical effort behind the scenes. With around 275 hours of submitted films, award ceremonies and open cinema evenings, the festival was further strengthened as a platform for creativity and exchange.
You can find the full article at Taunus Film Festival in Oberursel: filmmakers show off their tricks.
11.08.2025
The Taunus Film Festival in Oberursel screened short and feature-length films, workshops and an award ceremony over four days and offered the audience insights into the world of independent cinema. In addition to international topics such as migration or generational conflicts, the focus was also on creative experiments such as "sound in film". In future, the festival is set to grow and appeal to an even larger audience.
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The Taunus Filmfest Oberursel takes place from August 7 to 10, 2025 and kicks off with a festive opening gala at the elaya Hotel. In addition to award-winning playfilms, short films and live music, the festival offers workshops, networking events and, for the first time, an exclusive art exhibition. The aim is to make the festival a lively meeting place for film art, creativity and culture in the region.
08.04.2026
„15. Taunale“ bietet im August fünf Tage Programm und gewinnt neue Spielstätten.
Oberursel – Beim Taunus Filmfest wird die Region zum Treffpunkt für Filmschaffende und Kreative – mit erweitertem Programm, neuen Spielstätten und einer Extraportion Festivalglanz. Zum 15. Mal geht die „Taunale“ im Sommer über die Bühne, und zwar fünf Tage lang. Das Festival beginnt am Mittwoch, 5. August, und endet am Sonntag, 9. August. Oberursel bleibt das Herzstück der Festspiele, das mit neuen Spielstätten aufwarten kann.
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18.08.2025
The Taunus Filmfest Oberursel ("Taunale") took place from August 7 to 10 at several venues, including the Kinopolis Bad Homburg and the Oberurseler Stadthalle for the first time. The festival opened with the French drama "What unites us", and the program included 40 short and feature-length films, accompanied by live music, festival specials and workshops, including a special short film workshop for young people.
The varied program offered films such as "The First Train" and "Happiness is a Wild Beast" as well as documentaries and art exhibitions; further information and tickets are available on the website www.taunale.de available.
You can find the full article at French drama at the start of the Taunus Film Festival in Oberursel.
10.08.2025
The 14th Taunus Filmfest Oberursel took place at five different locations, including Kinopolis Bad Homburg for the first time, and attracted almost 2,000 visitors with 40 short and feature-length films - twice as many as last year. In addition to the film program, the festival also offered workshops, live music and food trucks, with young people in particular being encouraged to take part in their own workshop and film.
The jury honored films such as "Happiness is a Wild Beast", and the festival team invites all Taunus communities to participate in the further development of the growing festival; the next festival is planned for August 2026.
You can find the full article at The film festival inspires the next generation, and it is growing.
The international Taunus Filmfest Oberursel takes place from August 7 to 10, 2025 and offers first-class films, workshops, live music and events at various locations such as the Elaya Hotel, the Stadthalle and the Kinopolis Bad Homburg. Open-air short films and culinary offerings round off the program in Rushmoorpark.
You can find the full article at International Film Festival Oberursel | Ksfo.
15.07.2025
The Taunus Filmfest Oberursel takes place from August 7 to 10 and shows 40 short and feature-length films of various genres. The festival opens with Carine Tardieu's film "What unites us" starring Valeria Bruni Tedeschi.
In addition to the film program, there will be prizes worth 2,500 euros, a food film award for the first time, workshops, networking events and an art exhibition by Tine Stock.
You can find the full article at "What connects us" opens Taunus Filmfest Oberursel.
02.08.2025
Eva Debrodt, director of the Taunus Filmfest Oberursel, is in the final preparations a week before the festival starts on August 7, coordinating appointments with VIP guests such as Barbara Philipp and Jerry Digby as well as with volunteers, caterers and workshop leaders. She is particularly looking forward to the encounters and creative exchanges at the Network & Coffee event and the free open-air cinema evenings in Rushmoor Park.
The opening film "L'attachement" with director Carine Tardieu and star Valeria Bruni Tedeschi will be screened at the start of the festival, followed by a live interview with the director.
You can find the full article at My week: Eva Debrodt, Director of the Taunus Filmfest Oberursel.
The Taunus Filmfest shows short and feature-length films in Bad Homburg and Oberursel, for the first time also at Kinopolis, complemented by workshops, art exhibitions, food and live music. Particularly noteworthy are films such as "Raindrop - The Journey of Water" and "Ich sterbe. Are you coming?" with jury member Barbara Philipp. Other venues include the Stadthalle and the Elaya Hotel in Oberursel as well as Kurzfilme in Rushmoorpark; information and tickets are available at www.taunale.de.
You can find the full article at LOUISe - The Bad Homburg Magazine (current issue, p. 44).
The Taunus Filmfest Oberursel celebrates its 14th edition from August 7 to 10, 2025 under the new name "Taunale" with expanded venues such as the Kinopolis Bad Homburg and the Stadthalle Oberursel. The festival offers 43 films, including short and feature-length films as well as film programs for children, accompanied by galas, workshops, art exhibitions, live music and culinary offerings under the motto "On eating, living and loving".
The festival management emphasizes the growing importance of the event as a cultural center in the Taunus region, is delighted to welcome prominent guests such as actress Barbara Philipp and is counting on further promotion, voluntary work and support for international appeal.
You can find the full article at Oberursel Week KW 31-2025.