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Welcome to the FILMFEST HAMBURG press service area. Here you will find all the important information about the festival and the FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS. You can register as a media representative and reporting journalist and/or photographer. We are currently working hard on our download area, which will be available to you from 1 August. There you will find festival photos, logos and, from 10 September, film stills. The programme press conference will take place on 9 September at 11 a.m. at CinemaxX Hamburg-Dammtor, Dammtordamm 1. Please subscribe to our newsletter and sign up for our press distribution list. You are also welcome to follow us on our social media channels.
Press releases
4. October 2025
Film Meets Heart
During the closing ceremony, hosted by NDR Kultur presenter Julia Westlake, the awards of the 33rd FILMFEST HAMBURG were presented on the evening before the screening of Rental Family by Hikari at the CinemaxX Dammtor.
2. October 2025
Consolation and Imagination for All Generations
Der mit 10.000 Euro dotierte MICHEL-Filmpreis MAJA geht an den Animationsfilm Geschichten aus dem Zaubergarten von David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Leon Vidmar und Jean-Claude Rozec.
2. October 2025
First Awards at FILMFEST HAMBURG
At the awards ceremony on October 1, 2025, held at the FILMFEST BAR @CODA CLUB, four Hamburg Producers Awards were presented by Hamburg’s State Councillor for Culture Jana Schiedek.
30. September 2025
FILMFEST HAMBURG reports positive results at the halfway point of the festival
With packed cinemas, strong ticket sales, national and international guests on the red carpet, a first award winner and the start of the FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS, FILMFEST HAMBURG looks back on the first five days of the festival and reports positive results at the halfway point.
9. September 2025
Films as Mirrors of Our Time
Stories about fractures, resilience, humor – and time and again the search for connection: FILMFEST HAMBURG invites audiences to ten unifying days in Hamburg’s cinemas. From September 25 to October 4, 2025, Hamburg becomes a city of film.
4. September 2025
Packed expertise
Renowned filmmakers, personalities from politics and the media, as well as Hamburg students, will once again serve as expert juries at FILMFEST HAMBURG this year to decide the winners of a total of eight jury awards.
3. September 2025
EXPLORER KONFERENZ
In times of relentless transformation, this cross-industry conference explores the success factors of leadership and creativity in the digital age – while also addressing the practical applications of AI.
1. September 2025
The Power of Friendship
From 11 to 14 September, the Binnenalster will once again transform into Hamburg’s most beautiful open-air cinema. Four films, four encounters – and one unifying theme: friendship in all its forms.
27. August 2025
Opening And Closing
Philippe Falardeaus Tragikömodie Lovely Day eröffnet am 25. September das diesjährige Festival in Hamburg. Der Abschlussfilm am 4. Oktober ist Rental Family unter der Regie von Hakari. Mit Ein einfacher Unfall und Two Seasons, Two Strangers zeigt FILMFEST HAMBURG die in Cannes mit dem Goldenen Löwen und in Locarno mit dem Goldenen Leoparden ausgezeichneten Filme von Jafar Panahi und Sho Miyake. Außerdem im Programm die Debütfilme Sorry, Baby von Eva Victor und East of Wall – The New West von Kate Beecroft.
26. August 2025
Made In Germany
The FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS are presenting the programme of the new event series MADE IN GERMANY. This series addresses current topics of the German film and media industry and invites participants to engage in exchange. The programme includes topics such as financing, storytelling, collaboration with broadcasters, and equal opportunities.
19. August 2025
TV PROGRAMME 2025
The struggle with historical truth, personal fate and the question of justice: Seven television films are competing for the Hamburg Producers Award ‘German Television Films’ at FILMFEST HAMBURG.
12. August 2025
Belief in the transformative power of cinema
With its ‘Filmmaker in Focus’ programme, FILMFEST HAMBURG highlights the work of two outstanding filmmakers who have had a significant impact on world cinema.
5. August 2025
Stories between Reality and Fantasy
From 26 September to 2 October 2025, Studio Kino Hamburg will once again transform into a haven for young film enthusiasts as the MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest takes place for the 23rd time as part of FILMFEST HAMBURG.
1. August 2025
top speakers
EXPLORER KONFERENZ, as part of the FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS, presents its first round of high-profile speakers. Adolescence producer Peter Carlton, Wu-Tang Clan manager Eva Ries, and other leading industry professionals will take the stage on October 2 to explore current developments in artificial intelligence, business models, and cross-industry innovation. The packed program also includes case studies from the film and television industries and is co-curated for the first time by French producer Jennifer Sabbah-Immagine.
29. July 2025
Fatih’s Home Game and a Strong North
Fatih Akin’s Cannes-celebrated film Amrum will celebrate its German premiere in the “Große Freiheit” section at FILMFEST HAMBURG.
4. June 2025
Free cinema ADMISSION
Nach dem großen Erfolg im vergangenen Jahr geht der »Tag des freien Eintritts« bei FILMFEST HAMBURG in die 2. Runde.
20. May 2025
Strengthening Distributors
The ARTHOUSE CINEMA AWARD of the International Association of Art House Cinemas (C.I.C.A.E.) will be endowed with 25,000 euros in the future, an increase of 20,000 euros compared to previous years.
29. April 2025
Filmfest & First Steps
For the first time, FILMFEST HAMBURG is cooperating with FIRST STEPS and inviting selected top talents from the next generation of German filmmakers to this year’s #ATELIER25. Since 2022, FILMFEST HAMBURG has been offering a creative space for dialogue and collaboration in cooperation with La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes, with the aim of broadening and sharpening young filmmakers’ perspectives on the international film world.
11. March 2025
Quantum Leap
FILMFEST HAMBURG is expanding: Starting with the next festival edition from September 25 to October 4, 2025, the renowned industry platform European Work in Progress (EWIP) and the International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS) will be held in the Hanseatic city for the first time. With producer Fabian Massah as the new head of INDUSTRY DAYS, the festival in Hamburg will become one of the most important industry meeting points in the North.
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