Once a year, the Confucius Institute Munich brings Chinese films to the big screen: Cinema productions never shown in Germany before, documentaries and classics have been screened at the Chinese Film Festival Munich since 2013. Since April 2021, friends of Asian cinema can now watch Chinese-language films online all year round.
From arthouse and action to melodrama and zombie, there is something for everyone. All films are shown in the original version with subtitles. At irregular intervals, Chinese filmmakers and filmmakers present themselves exclusively in the livestream. Each film is available on the streaming portal from Friday 10:00 to Sunday 23:00.
The cinema premiered on April 23, 2021 with the documentary "Four Springs" (2019, original title: 四个春天) by LU Qingyi. Since then, many films have already screened, including "Inner Landscape", "June 30th", "A Bright Summer Diary", "My Father at Grandma's Funeral", "Petty Things", "Puzzle", "Three Adventures of Brooke", "Girls Always Happy", "Love Education" and "Wrath of Silence".
Participation is free for members of the Confucius Institute Munich Alumni Network. Please register with the alumni mailing list. You received the link by e-mail during the first week of the course.
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2022 & 2023
Short films
A colorful cinema for Chinese films awaits you this month! We present a selection of Chinese short films. We are showing 4 short films by director Lei Lei. The following films are also part of the program:
"The Water Murmurs" by director CHEN Jianying(陈剑莹)from 2022.
"14 Paintings" by director CHEN Dongnan(陈东楠)from the year 2023.
"An Asian Ghost Story" by director WANG Bo (王博) from the year 2023.
About the director Lei Lei
Lei Lei is a Chinese artist, filmmaker and musician, who creates environments that often fuse magic realism, science-fiction, comic books and video games into visually delicious, handmade, candy-coloured worlds that are naïve, hopeful, nostalgic and occasionally silly in the belief that love can liberate us all. Throughout his work, Lei Lei lovingly celebrates the marginalized, misunderstood and forgotten, resuscitating them with a new air of hope, purpose and humanity. (Chris Robinson)
Watching movies online is convenient and comfortable, but it lacks the joy of immersing yourself in the same space and time with friends and sharing the experience with them. We provide a platform for Chinese movie fans to get to know each other and communicate with each other. We cordially invite you to join us!
Number of viewers: 5-20
Price: Admission to this event is free for all alumni members. External guests pay a fee of 5 €.
Date: May 24, Friday, 7 - 10 p.m.
Venue: Confucius Institute Munich (Gleichmannstraße 10, 81241, Munich-Pasing)
Registration link
We ask all movie fans who do not want to miss out on this exciting cinema experience to register in good time and look forward to seeing you there in large numbers!