Exhibition - “Filmdorf Ellmau” Mondays

"Film Village Ellmau" from the Edelweiß King to the Mountain Doctor

Exhibition at the local museum from June 27 to July 25, 2025 with photo treasures & film history from the Wilder Kaiser

Not only the popular TV series "Der Bergdoktor" has been filmed at the Wilder Kaiser since 2007, but as early as 1938, Ellmau with the Kaiser mountains provided an impressive film backdrop for the adaptation of Ludwig Ganghofer's narration "The Edelweiß King". And further Heimat films followed, featuring love dramas and mountain adventures, such as the 1942 film "VIOLANTA," in which Georg Gogl, the then innkeeper of Gasthof Au, participated as an extra with his horse and carriage and received 15 unique photos from the shoot as a keepsake. His daughter Erna Kopp will tell the stories behind the photos during the opening. These and other images of film scenes in Ellmau and the Kaiser mountains form the centerpiece of the special exhibition "Film Village Ellmau".

The exhibition will also focus on the "Mountain Doctor," who has been practicing in Ellmau for 18 seasons. On the opening night, moderated by Peter Moser, members of the "Mountain Doctor" family are also expected, as well as Christian Ronning, who has been the production manager of the series for 19 years, and his wife Ingrid, who as a location scout keeps finding special filming locations and, like the television stars, can share anecdotes from nearly twenty years of filming in our region.
To conclude the exhibition, the entertaining feature film "Ski Instructor Cilli," which was filmed on-site in 1956, will be shown as an open-air cinema at the museum on Friday evening, July 25, at 9 PM, with free admission. Besides the funny film story, Ellmau from back then will certainly be the main character!

Opening hours of the exhibition:

Fridays 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM & Mondays 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM during the torch hike (with registration)

Admission to the exhibition and open-air cinema is free!