KinoFest is a German Language Film Festival in Greece. Held since 2019 is taking place every year around September. KinoFest was organized in an area inextricably linked by German tradition, such as the historic winery of ACHAIA CLAUSS in Patras.
KinoFest was founded by ABCinema in collaboration with Goethe-Zentrum Patras in 2019 with the aim of showcasing the best German-language films and promoting German-language audiovisual creation in Greece. KinoFest transforms the magnificent grounds of the historic Achaia Clauss winery into a summer cinema! The most important film event in Patras, returns every September to offer young and old from Greece and abroad, an immersive experience in a historic space full of memories.
Since 2019 more than 7.500 spectators in Patras and all over Greece have enjoyed images from Castro Clauss and the German-language films screened at the Festival.
All events and screenings of the KinoFest German-speaking Film Festival are free of charge for the public, contributing to the extroversion of the institution and the promotion of Patras and Western Greece as tourist destinations and promoting the principles of cultural diplomacy.
This year more than 30 feature and short films from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg will be screened under the night sky with a glass of delicious wine in hand.
- KinoFest's Jury prize
- KinoFest's Audience Award
