Welcome to the 29th SCHLiNGEL edition from 25 September to 3 October 2024!
At the 29th SCHLiNGEL Film Festival a total of 181 films from 52 countries invite you on a cinematic journey around the world — straight from your cinema seat. You can look forward to a variety of captivating productions that provide insights into other countries, cultures and realities of life or invite you to laugh, cheer and empathise. Most of the films will be shown on the big screen in Germany for the first time, some even for the first time worldwide. Be excited!
As it has already become a tradition for the SCHLiNGEL, numerous national and international filmmakers - from cast to directors to producers - will once again be travelling to Chemnitz to talk to you directly in the cinema.
All in all, a diverse festival programme awaits you! We look forward to welcoming you to the cinemas from 25 September to 3 October, when the motto is: ‘Film on for the 29th SCHLiNGEL edition!
At the 2nd October this years award ceremony took place. You can find all winners here:
The Festival in Pictures
We have compiled the best festival moments of the 29th SCHLiNGEL for you. Click here and look back on the past festival with all its highlights.
These were the 2024 juries
Once again this year, more than 20 prizes were awarded at the SCHLiNGEL Film Festival, selected in most categories by our various juries. Find out here who was involved in awarding the prizes in the individual juries.
This was the Industry Forum 2024
Also for the 29th International Film Festival for Children and Young Audiences SCHLiNGEL a highlight took place with the INDUSTRY FORUM. In recent years, the event has been able to firmly establish itself as an industry meeting place for the children's and youth film scene for professional audiences.
The Festival on Video
You want to reminisce a little about this year's SCHLiNGEL?
Let the special moments of the festival pass in review.
The highlights of each festival day are now available on our YouTube channel.
The latest news about SCHLiNGEL
We are also active beyond our own festival period in order to further promote children's and youth film. Among other things, we are travelling with German productions to other international film festivals, be it in India, Japan or Sweden.
We also use the time throughout the year to find suitable films that we want to show on the big screen in Chemnitz in autumn and to regularly exchange ideas with the film and festival industry. Take a look at our year-round activities!
SCHLiNGEL film "Greetings from Mars" voted audience favourite in Montreal
German production as part of the programme as FIFEM