Act Now Film Festival
🎟️ Registration: Attendance is by request. Your request will be approved once you have sent a contribution to our PayPal pool: https://www.paypal.com/pool/9tkPmC3y0P?sr=wccr
The amount is up to you. 100% of it goes to the ACT NOW Filmfestival to make future editions possible.
🕗 Schedule: 8:00 PM doors open · 8:30 PM screening starts · 10:30 PM end
🌐 Language: English
♿ Wheel-chair accessible
🎟️ Hosted by: Athletes Act Now · Festival Director: Florian Handschuh
The ACT NOW Filmfestival tells stories at the intersection of sport and activism, spotlighting the impact of the climate crisis and the athletes and communities pushing back against it. Based in Munich, the festival grew out of Athletes Act Now, founded by Freeride World Tour rider Florian Handschuh with the goal of bringing climate action into the world of winter sports — reaching people through culture and shared experience rather than policy or statistics.
As part of Munich Climate Week 2026, this edition focuses on climate and Europe — from extreme weather and the future of winter sports to climate justice and the responsibility of European institutions, clubs, and events.
The festival's premise is that athletes have a distinct stake in climate justice: their sport is often the first thing to disappear as conditions change, whether that's vanishing snowpack, warming oceans, or unpredictable seasons. That direct exposure, paired with the visibility and influence many athletes carry, makes sport a natural entry point for talking about who bears the cost of the climate crisis and who has the power to act.
Films submitted have to feature sport and make a positive case for climate action or social justice, but the format is open — documentary, experimental, and hybrid films all fit.
🌍 More about the festival: https://www.actnow-filmfestival.com
🎬 Submit your film: https://filmfreeway.com/actnowfilmfestival