Filmfest München is the largest German summer film festival, taking over the whole city with a wide range of cinematic creativity from around the world. The film festival offers a diverse selection of films, from international blockbusters to local indie productions. This makes it a popular platform for filmmakers and film enthusiasts, partly because it focuses on both cinematic discussions and social issues.
DOK Leipzig is one of the leading international festivals for documentary and animated films. Since its inception in Leipzig in 1955, the festival has offered a unique platform for filmmakers from all over the world to present their creative work to an international audience. With a wide range of film screenings, discussions and workshops, DOK Leipzig invites viewers to rediscover the world through the lens of cinematic art.
Since its foundation in 1991, the festival has provided an important showcase for the diverse and fascinating films from Eastern Europe. With a wide selection of feature films, short films and documentaries, as well as intensive discussion panels and a renowned international jury, the festival attracts film enthusiasts, critics and professionals from all over the world every year. As a networking platform and co-production market, Connecting Cottbus (coco) is an important meeting place for cultural exchange and the promotion of Eastern European film.
The Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS) is one of the world's most important festivals for animation and cartoons. For over 30 years, it has brought together filmmakers, students, industry experts, and an enthusiastic audience to celebrate the diversity of animated film. The festival focuses on artistic animation, featuring short and feature film competitions, innovative and transmedia works, and the promotion of emerging talent. BIG Cinema has been enthusiastically supporting the ITFS since 2016.

As the largest film festival of its kind in Germany, the JFBB specializes in presenting Jewish and Israeli life in film and represents a wide variety of narratives and perspectives. With an impressive program of films and events, talks, discussions and workshops with international filmmakers and artists, the festival attracts visitors to the venues in Berlin and Potsdam. It is a launch pad for new talent and a showcase for established voices that reflect Jewish and Israeli life on screen.