Ticket sales for Max Ophüls Price in Saarbrücken starts!

Ticket sales for the 46th edition of the Max Ophüls Prize Film Festival started on Saturday morning at 10 a.m. in the Europagalerie in Saarbrücken. According to the information from Saarbrücker Zeitung has increased the ticket sales compared to the previous year. In 2024, a total of 7,533 tickets were sold in the Saarland Museum. This year the number of tickets sold is already 8,193, which corresponds to an increase of 660 tickets or almost nine percent. The sale of festival passes and vouchers started on December 4, with about 30 percent more passports and vouchers being sold than in the previous year.

The Film Festival Max Ophüls Price, as explained on ffmop.de , is awarded every year in Saarbrücken for the best feature film and aims to promote young directors in German -speaking countries. The competition includes various categories in which both directors and screenwriters are encouraged. Among other things, a price for the socially relevant film is awarded, which is endowed with prize money of 5,000 euros in order to illuminate topics of social importance.

prices and awards

The various prices of the festival include the award for the best director, which is endowed with 5,500 euros, and the Fritz-Raff screenplay price, which awards 13,000 euros to a female screenwriter. In addition, an audience award is awarded that characterizes the director with the highest public assessment and financed with 5,000 euros. There is also a prize of the youth jury, which is endowed with 2,500 euros, as well as a price of the ecumenical jury, which also includes 2,500 euros and recognizes cinematic contributions that deal with spiritual, human or social issues.