37th Film Festival Max Ophuels Prize

The Film Festival Max Ophuels Prize in Saarbruecken, dedicated to young talented film directors in German-speaking countries, in 2016 screened 16 productions in the competition, 12 from Germany and one from Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg and the United States each. "Der Nachtmahr" (The Nightmare) by AKIZ from Germany won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, endowed with 2000.- €, and was also awarded by the Youth Jury. The Max Ophüls Prize 2016 was awarded to "One of Us" by Stefan Richter, a production from Austria. In addition to the main competition for feature films, the festival has other competitive sections for medium-length films, documentaries and short films.

Link: Festival website