All Hamburg articles
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News
Netflix, Amazon among backers of German crew diversity programme NewMotion
The founders are producers Roshanak “Rosh” Khodabakhsh and Jorgo Narje.
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‘How To Have Sex’, ‘Shayda’ win at Filmfest Hamburg
The German festival posted its biggest ever audience in 2023.
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Reviews
‘Paradise Is Burning’: Hamburg Review
Hamburg’s closing film follows three young sisters left to fend for themselves in Sweden
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Ukrainian drama ‘How Is Katia?’ wins best film at Molodist film festival in Hamburg
The Ukrianian festival ran as a festival within a festival at Filmfest Hamburg.
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Filmfest Hamburg hands out three new prizes, including for best pitch of film starring an older woman
The three cash awards honour the 21-year tenure of outgoing festival director Albert Wiederspiel.
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Features
German industry readies for overhaul of funding mechanisms and Berlinale leadership by end of 2023
The introduction of a streamer investment obligation for German production is also understood to be on the cards.
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German actress Aylin Tezel on making her directorial debut with English-language love story ‘Falling Into Place’
Feature shot in the Isle of Skye, Glasgow, London and Germany and world premieres at Filmfest Hamburg.
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‘Falling Into Place’: Hamburg Review
German actress Aylin Tezel makes her directorial debut with this love story set between Skye and London
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Port of Production international producer residency arrives at Filmfest Hamburg
Focus turns to ”how to run a company, manage employees, draw up a business plan and think about the future and how to produce in a sustainable way.”
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‘Sultana’s Dream’ seals German deal to social impact label Films That Matter (exclusive)
The 2D animation depicting a feminist utopia is premiered at San Sebastian before moving to Filmfest Hamburg.
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‘The Vanishing Soldier’: Hamburg Review
A reluctant member of the Israeli Defence Force goes AWOL in Dani Rosenberg’s accomplished second feature
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Filmfest Hamburg’s Albert Wiederspiel and Kathrin Kohlstedde on their final edition together
After 21 years at the helm, festival director Wiederspiel steps down after this year’s edition.
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Helge Albers on the ‘broad spectrum’ of features supported by Hamburg’s MOIN film fund
Filmfest Hamburg has 17 films funded by MOIN screening at the festival.
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German industry to debate navigating streamer buy-out deals at Filmfest Hamburg
The festival’s full Industry Days programme will take place from October 2-6.
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Kyiv festival returns to Hamburg to present Ukrainian film competition
‘Festival within a festival’ opens with Anna Buryachkova’s Venice’s Orizzonti Extra title Forever-Forever
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Filmfest Hamburg unveil full 2023 line-up
The German festival will take place from September 28 to October 7.
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Filmfest Hamburg names Malika Rabahallah as festival director
MOIN film fund exec to succeed Albert Wiederspiel.
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Filmfest Hamburg crowns winners, Ulrich Seidl attends 'Sparta' screening
Controversial director Ulrich Seidl attended a screening of ‘Sparta’.
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German distributor Alamode Film makes first foray into production with ‘Holy Spider’s’ One Two Films (exclusive)
Alamode to co-produce Ido Fluk’s jazz feature ’Köln 75’
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Michal Blasko’s ‘Victim’ and Alex Schaad’s ‘Skin Deep’ among industry winners at Filmfest Hamburg
German festival held awards ceremony on Friday (October 7)