History
The International Cycling Film Festival was founded in December 2005 in Bochum by the chairman of the local cycling club Team Hollandse Frietjes – non-professional cycling, Gernot Mühge, under the name "International Cycling Video Festival" (German: Internationales Festival des Radsport-Videos). Featured were 17 films from the USA, Scotland, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The first festival launched at “Goldkante”, a club for the local art scene and social-cultural events in Bochum in 2006.
Since a continuous growth in terms of both the number of participants and the quality and quantity of film contributions the festival was renamed "International Cycling Film Festival” 2009. Also the venue “Goldkante” became too small for the audience over the years, therefore the 4th International Cycling Film Festival moved to nearby Herne in 2009. Since that time the festival takes place at the Flottmann-Hallen, a former machine-tool factory, which was transformed into a cultural centre for Herne following its closure in 1983. It became been part of the “VVicycle- Herne Film and Bicycle Days”, an organizational umbrella for different film festivals taking place in the Flottmann-Hallen.
The motto of the 6th International Cycling Film Festival 2011 was “The fantastic bicycle film" (German: Der phantastische Fahrradfilm), including anime, animation, and even (ironic) splatter movies from Japan, Italy, Poland and Portugal.
The last International Cycling Film Festival in 2012 screened 22 cycling films from ten countries. Approximately 200 participants attended the sold-out Flottmann-Hallen. The next and 8th ICFF takes place October 26, 2013.
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