Bernhard Wicki
Memorial Fund
Education, tolerance and international understanding – carried by a cinematic legacy that still gives us orientation today.
“Those who put their existence or even their lives at stake to oppose crimes against humanity, the abuse of power and arbitrary rule are the true heroes throughout all ages.”
Remember. Understand.
Take responsibility.
The Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund e.V., based in Munich, was founded in 2001 by Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss – the widow of Bernhard Wicki, who passed away in 2000.
The purpose of the association is to promote education, tolerance and international understanding based on Bernhard Wicki’s cinematic legacy and its themes – in particular the promotion of art and culture in the field of socially engaged film advocating tolerance and human rights.
At the same time, the fund works to give young people guidance through the medium of film – for their formation of identity and for the conscious decision against any form of violence and persecution.
German Film Award
for Peace– The Bridge
Each year, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund e.V. presents the German Film Award for Peace in the run-up to Filmfest München. It honours films and filmmakers whose work stands for tolerance, human rights and peace – under the patronage of the Bavarian Minister-President.
- 2025Mohammad RasoulofDie Saat des heiligen Feigenbaums
- 2024Jonathan GlazerThe Zone of Interest
- 2022Andreas DresenRabiye Kurnaz gegen George W. Bush
- 2006F. H. von DonnersmarckDas Leben der Anderen
- 2005Marc RothemundSophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage
What we support.
Engaged cinema
Supporting films that stand for tolerance, human rights and social responsibility.
Young audiences
Cinematic guidance for young people in shaping their identity and values.
Work and legacy
Caring for and conveying Bernhard Wicki’s cinematic legacy as both source and mission.
The Bridge.
With his unforgettable anti-war film, Bernhard Wicki achieved international fame in 1959. The work stands to this day as an admonishing testimony against war and delusion.
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