News
8. September 2026
Responses to the state of the world
Current works by internationally renowned directors, award-winning festival films and new voices: FilmFest Hamburg will be showing 114 films from 64 countries in ten sections from 24 September to 3 October 2026. The festival will open with The Idiot(s) by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert, and close with Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! by Josef Kubota Wladyka.
3. September 2026
Films from Germany
In the “Große Freiheit” section, FilmFest Hamburg is presenting twelve films from contemporary German cinema this year, their directors ranging from new talents to established filmmakers, including Fatih Akin, Wim Wenders, Frauke Finsterwalder and Ann Oren. With The Other Side, Biermann, Der große Zusammenbruch, Children of the Sun and Lies About My Mother, five productions are celebrating their world premieres in Hamburg.
1. September 2026
Through the eyes of others
With Lucas Dhont and Małgorzata Szumowska, FilmFest Hamburg is presenting two formative voices of European cinema as Filmmakers in Focus this year. As different as their cinematic styles may be, they are united by a keen eye for the tension that exists between identity, social expectations and personal relationships. Both will be in Hamburg to present their latest films and a selection of earlier works, offering insights into their creative process during discussions about their work.
