A man in a suit operates a vintage film camera mounted on a tripod indoors, with industrial equipment and large objects hanging in the background.

Industrial Film Ruhr 2026

Experience film treasures from Ruhr area archives again this year!

The popular film evening presented by IndustrieFilm Ruhr returns in 2026, and you can already mark your calendars for November 08th. Expect historically accurate industrial films about life and work in the Ruhr region.

Sunday, 08 of November 2026 
14am to 19pm
Filmstudio Glückauf, Rüttenscheider Straße 2, 45128 Essen

Further information about the program will follow in June 2026.

Photo: “Weaponsmiths Bochum Association”, 1939/41, Krupp Historical Archives