The Munich International Film Festival is well underway. The festival positions itself as the major platform for German film and filmmakers, but has also leaned heavily into co-production and expanded its international output. This year, its major CineMerit honors went to Toni Servillo and David Duchovny, while Pedro Almodóvar and U.S. filmmakers including Ira Sachs and Jay Duplass were in town, alongside a host of local talent.
Christoph Gröner is Festival Director and Co-Artistic Director with Julia Weigl. Amid hosting talks and events and generally running the show, they took a moment to tell Deadline how things are going and
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