10. September 2024
The Full Power of Cinema
FILMFEST HAMBURG brings the most important and successful productions of this year’s film season to Hamburg for the first time, even before their official German cinema release, including the Palme d’Or winner Anora (Director: Sean Baker) and the film The Room Next Door by Pedro Almodóvar, which was awarded the Golden Lion this past weekend. The 124 films from 55 countries explore the state of the world, reflect on internal and external conflicts and envision future scenarios.
6. September 2024
Platform for dialog and exchange
This year’s four-day FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS will kick off with the EXPLORER CONFERENCE on September 30. Current industry topics will be discussed in keynotes, panels, workshops and closed formats.
3. September 2024
Honorary awards for Arnold and Audiard
Two outstanding voices of world cinema will be honored with the Douglas Sirk Award at FILMFEST HAMBURG this year: The festival’s honorary awards go to British director Andrea Arnold and French director Jacques Audiard. The award ceremonies will take place on the occasion of the German premieres of their current films Emilia Pérez (September 28) and Bird (October 2).
29. August 2024
about Friendship and Freedom
On 26 September the French debut film Holy Cow will open this year’s FILMFEST HAMBURG in the presence of director Louise Courvoisier and leading actors Clément Faveau and Maïwène Barthelemy. The closing film is the German premiere of Pedro Almódovar’s recent film The Room Next Door, which is being shot in English for the first time and will celebrate its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 2 September. The films are exemplary for the range of this year’s programme, from the first or second feature films of promising young filmmakers to works by renowned directors from all over the world.
27. August 2024
Binnenalster Filmfest
Four magical movie nights with dancing and singing on Jungfernstieg: Together with City Management Hamburg, the association Lebendiger Jungfernstieg and the Hamburg State Opera, FILMFEST HAMBURG will be hosting a festival preview including a special open-air season opening one week before the start of FILMFEST from September 19 to 22, 2024.
20. August 2024
MICHEL Children’s and Youth Film Festival announces programme
MICHEL Children’s and Youth Film Festival takes you on a cinematic journey around the world. From 27 September to 3 October, a total of 16 feature-length and short films will be shown at Studio Kino and Cinemaxx Dammtor in Hamburg. Young audiences can look forward to stories from New Zealand, Canada, South Korea and many other countries.
14. August 2024
TV films on the big screen
Current social issues told in series or in condensed form, made by well-known directors: The twelve TV films and TV series curated for the first time by Bettina Schoeller Bouju for the “Televisonen” section deal with topics such as alternative family models, breaking through social norms, the reality of life for Black and queer people, empathy and responsibility.
30. July 2024
First programme highlights
The EXPLORER CONFERENCE as part of FILMFEST HAMBURG and as a prelude to this year’s INDUSTRY DAYS invites you to the Hanseatic city on 30 September under the motto »Risk & Reward« to shed light on the transformation of production for film, television and streaming.
18. July 2024
Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival
FILMFEST HAMBURG will once again host the Molodist Kyiv International Film Festival (1 – 4 October 2024), which will present its national competition with Ukrainian feature-length films as part of FILMFEST HAMBURG. Festival organisers and Ukrainian directors will come to the Hanseatic city to present their films in person at the Passage cinema.
17. July 2024
First films
The first films of the 32nd festival edition have already been announced. In addition to Mohammad Rasoulof’s Cannes competition entry The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the highly acclaimed and multi-award-winning film by Jacques Audiard, Emilia Pérez, will also celebrate its German premiere in Hamburg.
16. July 2024
Unlimited cinema viewing pleasure
FILMFEST HAMBURG (26.9. – 5.10.2024) is offering all Hamburg locals a free cinema festival day on October 3. All films screened at the five festival movie theaters Abaton, Studio-Kino, Metropolis, CinemaxX Dammtor and Passage on that day are free to attend.
19. June 2024
New Cooperation
As an extension to the international programme for emerging filmmakers, FILMFEST HAMBURG ATELIER in cooperation with Semaine de la Critique, which was successfully launched in 2022, the festival will now be adding an ENCOURAGE Film Talents Industry Day to its activities for young filmmakers together with the new D/A/CH platform ENCOURAGE Film Talents.
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