Greeting by Michael Bender of the Living Rivers Foundation
1st Main River film fest in March 2023
In 2023, a river film festival is to take place on the Main for the very first time. And not just in one city, but in several cinemas along the course of the river from its source to its mouth. In this way, it will become clear that the Main River connects people over 500 km and is our common responsibility.
The 1st Main FlussFilmFest will be organised in March 2023 by Flussparadies Franken e.V. and Netzwerk Main in cooperation with the Living Rivers Foundation and other partners. It is sponsored by the Bavarian State Ministry of Finance and Home Affairs. The opening will take place on 14 March, the International Day of Action against Dams and for Rivers, Water and Life (World Dam Day) in Bayreuth. The final event will be a matinee in Frankfurt am Main on 26 March. An international selection of environmental and outdoor short films will be shown.
The events will take place on:
Tuesday, 14 March at franz & gloria- Bayreuth
Wednesday, 15 March at the Neue Filmbühne- Lichtenfels
Friday, 17 March at the Odeon/Lichtspiel- Bamberg
Friday, 17 March at the Roxy- Kitzingen
Saturday, 18 March at Central im Bürgerbräu- Würzburg
Saturday, 18 March at the Film-Photo-Ton Museum Huttenschloss - Gemünden a.Main
Sunday, 19 March at Capitol Kino- Zeil a. Main
Sunday, 19 March at KuK - Cinema & Pub- Schweinfurt
Sunday, 19 March at Burg-Lichtspiele - Karlstadt
Monday, 20 March at Capitol Kino- Zeil a. Main
Thursday, 23 March at Movie im Luitpoldhaus- Marktheidenfeld
Thursday, 23 March at Filmklubb- Offenbach
Thursday, 23 March at the Schloß-Theatre - Miltenberg
Saturday, 25 March at the Casino Filmtheatre- Aschaffenburg
Sunday, 26 March at Harmonie- Frankfurt a. Main
Let's celebrate free rivers, clean water and freshwater life! More on the programs and locations coming soon at :
https://www.riverfilmfest.eu and www.netzwerkmain.de
The advance notice of the Main Riverfilmfest can be found under this link: AdvancednoticeFFF23.
Become a river rescue activist:in - WWF Competition
Our rivers are sick! They are dyked, canalised, dammed and diverted - and thus can no longer fulfil their ecological functions.
The alarming condition of the rivers is caused, among other things, by countless barriers that prevent the transport of nutrients and "river construction material" and interrupt the vital migratory movements of many organisms. Many of these blockades are decades old and have long since fallen into disuse. Together with you, we want to remove these unnecessary barriers and allow the rivers to flow freely again.
The competition
With funds from the German Postcode Lottery, we are supporting three deconstructions of transverse structures throughout Germany as part of the "Living Rivers" project in 2023 and 2024. We will provide up to 30,000 euros for each restoration.
How can you access these funds? It's very simple!
All information can be found here: www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/projektregionen/fluesse-bayern/dam-removal/werden-sie-flussbefreier
You can watch the trailer of the competition here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfpAe2LHSKw