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Awards and Juries
Douglas-Sirk-Award
This famous award is presented annually since 1995 to a personality who has made outstanding achievements within film culture and film industry. It receives its name from director Douglas Sirk, born in Hamburg as Detlef Sierck. Amongst others he shot the film "La Habanera" for Ufa films. After his migration to the USA in 1937 he became famous in Hollywood for his colour-intense melodramas ("All That Heaven Allows").
In the past years the price has been awarded to Isabelle Huppert, Clint Eastwood, Stephen Frears, Jodie Foster, the Danish production company Zentropa Productions, Peter Weir, Jim Jarmusch, Wong Kar-wai, Majid Majidi, Aki Kaurismäki, François Ozon, Gérard Depardieu, David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan, all of whom received the crystal, designed and formed by the designer Georg Plum.
In 2012 Korean director Kim Ki-duk was honoured with the Douglas-Sirk-Award.
In the past years the price has been awarded to Isabelle Huppert, Clint Eastwood, Stephen Frears, Jodie Foster, the Danish production company Zentropa Productions, Peter Weir, Jim Jarmusch, Wong Kar-wai, Majid Majidi, Aki Kaurismäki, François Ozon, Gérard Depardieu, David Cronenberg and Atom Egoyan, all of whom received the crystal, designed and formed by the designer Georg Plum.
In 2012 Korean director Kim Ki-duk was honoured with the Douglas-Sirk-Award.
Hamburg Film Critic Award
Since 2004 Filmfest Hamburg is presenting the Hamburg Film Critic Award. The German news magazines ‘Der Spiegel’, ‘Stern’, Hamburg’s daily newspaper ‘Hamburger Abendblatt’ and the radio station ‘NDR 90,3’ run this joint initiative to honor a production that offers an original view. Out of Filmfest Hamburg’s main programme, a range of different movies, ranging from international big-budget productions to low-budget movies will be nominated. A jury consisting of four filmcritics of the presenting media will chose the production to be awarded with the non-material Hamburg Film Critic Award.
Winner 2012: "Lore". Direction and screenplay: Cate Shortland, Germany/Australia/Great Britain.
Winner 2012: "Lore". Direction and screenplay: Cate Shortland, Germany/Australia/Great Britain.
Foreign Press Award
In 2009 for the first time four representatives from the association of the foreign press in Germany (VAP e.V.) awarded their own prize: The Foreign Press Award. The twelve nominees also compete for the prize of the Hamburg Film Critic.
Winner 2012: "God's Neighbors". Direction and screenplay: Meni Yaesh, Israel.
Winner 2012: "God's Neighbors". Direction and screenplay: Meni Yaesh, Israel.
TV Producer Award
This award is endowed with 30.000 euros provided by Hamburg's Ministry of Culture. The award will be presented to the production company of the winning film and is solely available for orders at Hamburg production companies. The prize money must be called within 24 months.
Winner 2012: Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for the film "Mörderische Jagd". Direction: Markus Imboden, Germany.
Winner 2012: Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for the film "Mörderische Jagd". Direction: Markus Imboden, Germany.
Montblanc Scriptwriting Award
Together with the renowned Hamburg company Montblanc, Filmfest Hamburg presents the Montblanc Scriptwriting Award which is endowed with 10.000 euros. The award is granted as part of the "Northern Lights" section. All films of the section "Northern Lights" will be nominated.
Winner 2012: Kim Fupz Aedeson for his screenplay of the film "Mercy", Germany/Netherlands.
Winner 2012: Kim Fupz Aedeson for his screenplay of the film "Mercy", Germany/Netherlands.
Art Cinema Award
The Art Cinema Award was established by the Conféderation Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (C.I.C.A.E.) (International Confederation of Art House Cinemas). Films that have a German distributor can be nominated. The confederation's extensive network will support the distribution of the winning film throughout Europe. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein is contributing 5,000 euros to the award in support of PR measures by the German distributor.
Winner 2012: "Laurence Anyways". Direction and screenplay: Xavier Dolan, Canada.
Winner 2012: "Laurence Anyways". Direction and screenplay: Xavier Dolan, Canada.
NDR Young Talent Award
In 2012 the NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) sponsored the NDR Young Talent Award at Filmfest Hamburg. The award includes prize money of 5,000 euros. The competition is aimed at filmmakers showing their feature film debut or their second film at Filmfest Hamburg. The NDR Young Talent Award replaces the award Die Elfe which has been awarded at Filmfest Hamburg every year since 2008.
Winner 2012: "Germania". Direction and screenplay: Maximiliano Schonfeld, Argentina.
Winner 2012: "Germania". Direction and screenplay: Maximiliano Schonfeld, Argentina.
Häagen-Dazs Audience Award
We want to find out: which one of this year's European box office hits is the best? The audience gets to decide by public vote which of the competing films in the "Eurovisuell" section is their favorite.
Winner 2012: "This Life". Direction: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Denmark.
Winner 2012: "This Life". Direction: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis, Denmark.
Michel Award
Bavaria Film funded and handed out the Michel Award at last year´s 10th Michel Kinder und Jugend Filmfest of Filmfest Hamburg. The award includs prize money of 5,000 euros. A jury made up of children selects the best children's and youth film in the international competition.
Winner 2012: "Stay!". Direction: Lourens Blok, Netherlands.
Winner 2012: "Stay!". Direction: Lourens Blok, Netherlands.