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Exground Filmfest
Exground Filmfest
Venues: Studio at the Apollo Kinocenter, Moritzstraße 6, 65185 Wiesbaden, or the museum cinema, Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 2, 65185 Wiesbaden
Just 10 days
In terms of its programme, exground focuses on offbeat and sophisticated cinema beyond the Hollywood mainstream: international feature-length and short films, American independents, new Asian productions, and numerous European and German premieres. The exground filmfest is one of the largest and most important film festivals in Hesse: audience numbers rose by around 650% between 1990 and 2024 to approximately 15,000. Over ten days in November, the festival attracts film enthusiasts as well as around 250 accredited journalists and industry guests, serving as a forum for discussion and a meeting place for the sector. Founded in 1990 as an association for avant-garde and underground productions, it was given the name “exground”. The centrepiece is the listed Caligari FilmBühne in Wiesbaden (Art Deco auditorium, approx. 430 seats); the spacious foyer hosts panel discussions, readings, concerts, parties, video installations and exhibitions, which are regularly well attended.
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