Focus 2025: Generations
Bringing the realities of older people's lives to the screen
In monthly film screenings at the Metropol cinema and in public places, selected films shed light on topics such as cohesion and social change. After the film, viewers were invited to join in the discussion over a light snack and drinks. The highlight was the European Film Festival of Generations in autumn 2025, which presented cross-generational perspectives from across Europe.
When? From January to November 2025
Where? Chemnitz, Metropol cinema and various locations
Film festival of the generations
2. Oktober - 27. November 2025
The European Film Festival of Generations (2 October - 27 November 2025) presented current German and international feature and documentary films about ageing and demographic change. The films showed ageing not just as a loss, but as a phase of life with potential and resources for the individual and society. At the same time, they invited people to engage in dialogue, as the stories tied in with everyday life. Chemnitz 2025 and its project partners took part with a series of their own film screenings.
