This year, Dierhagen is serving as an official venue for the Darß Nature Film Festival for the first time.
Following the successful first Nature Film Night at the Waldbühne Dierhagen this past summer, we’d like to celebrate this special milestone with you and kick off the festival week here in Dierhagen. The film “Animals in a Frenzy – Happy Hour of Evolution” by Susanne Maria Krauß and Robert Sigl will set the tone for the festival week. Afterward, we’ll wrap up the evening with a get-together featuring snacks and drinks at the Ostseehotel Dierhagen.
Date: October 5, 2026, at 7:00 p.m.
Doors open: starting at 6:00 p.m. for the champagne reception
Location: Ostseehotel Dierhagen, Wiesenweg 1, 18347 Dierhagen
Price: €29 .00
Tickets: www.deutscher-naturfilm.de/darsser-naturfilmfestival/programm and at tourist information offices
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Six venues – one festival - Dierhagen // Ahrenshoop // Born a. Darß // Wieck a. Darß // Prerow // Stralsund
In the spotlight: the German Nature Film Award I 12 nominated films in competition
Twelve outstanding nature films are competing for the German Nature Film Award at the 2026 Darß Nature Film Festival. The films in competition can be seen in Wieck and Prerow as well as online. The awards ceremony on October 10 will be broadcast live as part of the online program.
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Film screening “Animals in a Frenzy – Happy Hour of Evolution”
Frenzy alert in the animal kingdom! Chimpanzees stuff themselves with fermented star apples. Are our closest relatives addicted to alcohol, and do they understand its effects and consequences? Dolphins play with the danger of pufferfish neurotoxins. Lemurs get high on a poisonous millipede. Beetles act as “drug dealers,” making an entire ant colony addicted to a mysterious substance. And cats surrender to the beguiling effects of the catnip Nepeta cataria—for a relaxing quarter-hour trip? These are states that are either very familiar to us or entirely foreign, triggered by nature’s toxic substances. This lavishly produced nature film explores the small “high society” of the animal kingdom. Through intoxicating imagery, it soberly observes how intoxication manifests itself in animals. *
* (Germany // 2025 // 44 min. // FSK unrated)
Directed by: Susanne Maria Krauß, Robert Sigl // Screenplay: Susanne Maria Krauß, Robert Sigl // Cinematography: Philipp Klein, Alexander Sommer, Boas Schwarz, Max Kesberger, Arthur Velando Flores // Editing: Matthias Jim Günther // Music: Sebastian Schmidt, Andrej Melita, Jörg Magnus Pfeil; Sound: Alexander Gress, Christian Stingel // Editors: Ralf Fronz (MDR), Peggy Grunewald (MDR), Klaus Kunde-Neimöth (WDR), Ulrike Lovett (BR), Ralf Quibeldey (NDR) // Producers: Carolin Redenz (In One Media), Jürgen Kleinig, Dominic Godehardt (MDR) // Producer: Mike Brandin // Production: In One Media, MDR, Doclights