Edition 2025 Finished Cinema Short film Documentary

Film Festival Cologne

Name: Film Festival Cologne 2025
Start: 2025-10-23T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-30T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Koelnmesse und weitere Spielstätten im Stadtgebiet

Köln — Kreisfreie Stadt Köln (05315) • 23 Oct 2025 — 30 Oct 2025

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2025

Edition 2025 — Finished

Edition 2025 — FFCGN

The 35th edition of Film Festival Cologne brought around 30,000 visitors and the national and international film industry to Cologne. With the Filmpreis Köln, Filmpreis NRW, Hollywood Reporter Award, and Phoenix Preis, the festival remained a central event in the German film calendar.

The 35th edition in 2025 once again set highlights in the sections Best of Cinema Fiction, Documentary, LOOK (Series), and NRW Competition. The awards ceremonies formed the social peak — with high-caliber guests from Hollywood and the international industry. Industry conferences like European Series Day rounded off the program.

Programme

Eight festival days featuring sections Best of Cinema, LOOK, NRW Competition, Special Screenings, industry programs like European Series Day and Stories for Change, and the final awards ceremony.

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Published by Valentin Contard, festival listings writer. Reviewed, corrected and approved by Christophe Contard, editor-in-chief. Updated on 21 May 2026.

Where it takes place — FFCGN

Koelnmesse und weitere Spielstätten im Stadtgebiet

Köln Innenstadt, 50679 Köln

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FFCGN at a glance

Cinema Short film Documentary Animation Independent cinema Open-air cinema Innovation Multidisciplinary Emerging International Kreisfreie Stadt Köln