stories
at the intersection of sport
and resistance
The ACT NOW FILMFESTIVAL is not just about cinema. It’s a space for reflection, urgency, and solidarity — a gathering for those who believe that stories can shift narratives, and that sport can be a site of political struggle.
In 2025, the festival returns to Munich with a renewed focus and an immersive one-day format. Throughout the day, filmmakers, activists, athletes, and engaged audiences will come together to explore the deeply interconnected worlds of sport and activism — from climate justice to anti-racism, from gender equity to the right to protest. The day begins with a workshop led by Uzodinma Iweala and continues into an evening screening program that includes a break and concludes with a lively Q&A session.
Whether on the pitch, in the streets, or behind the camera, sport is being reclaimed as a language of dissent. Around the world, athletes and communities are speaking out, challenging systems of oppression, and pushing for real change. These movements deserve cinematic attention — not only as subjects of struggle, but as acts of creativity, resilience, and imagination.
We’re looking for films — fiction, documentary, hybrid — that question, provoke, and mobilize. We welcome work that approaches sport not as spectacle, but as a lens through which to view power, solidarity, and resistance. If your work engages with the political dimensions of sport, we want to hear from you.
FOR FILMMAKERS
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ON FILMFREEWAY
This is a space for you, too. ACT NOW is more than a film festival — it’s a forum for dialogue between movements, cultures, and generations. Come connect with filmmakers, thinkers, and fellow organizers who share your concerns and vision.
FOR ACTIVISTS
30 nov 2025
HFF MÜNCHEN
We believe in the power of collective spaces — places where stories are not just watched, but felt, questioned, and carried forward. The ACT NOW FILMFESTIVAL is for anyone who sees sport as more than a game and film as more than entertainment — for those who believe that culture can confront power, and that change begins when we listen, learn, and act together.
FOR EVERYONE
Let sport speak.
Let stories move.
Let’s act now.