We had a spectacular festival opening with Shahrbarnoo Sadat’s powerful, gripping, and moving feature film No Good Men. Thank you to the director for sharing her work with us, and to all our guests. We’re already blown away by the response the festival is generating this year. We’ve had a record number of accredited attendees and are thrilled that several screenings are already sold out. Advance ticket sales are going wonderfully—so be sure to secure your tickets in time!

You can find photos from the first day on Instagram and Facebook.

Photos: Maria Helmis-Arend (Mayor of Cologne)_Juana von Stein (Director)_Derya Karadag (Mayor of Cologne)_Maxa Zoller (Festival Director)_Maria Kirschstein (Film and Medien Stiftung NRW)_Christina Essenberger (IFFF Executive Director)_Ruth Schiffer (Ministry of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia) (c) JuliaFranken/K3