All Hamburg articles
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NewsEWIP unveils 25 works in progress for 2026 edition
The ninth edition of European Work in Progress is held during FilmFest Hamburg’s industry days.
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NewsEmily Atef’s ‘Call Me Queen’ joins Filmfest Hamburg’s full 2026 lineup
Helen Mirren will receive the 2026 Douglas Sirk award.
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NewsVue’s Eve Gabereau, KMBO’s Vladimir Kokh among lineup for Hamburg’s International Film Distribution Summit
They include Vue’s Eve Gabereau, KMBO’s Vladimir Kokh and HAKKA’s Mohamed Frini.
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NewsFive world premieres by emerging German talents to be showcased at Filmfest Hamburg
The Große Freiheit sidebar showcases contemporary German cinema.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils opening and closing films
Films by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert and Josef Kubota Wladyka to bookend the festival.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils speakers for Explorer Conference 2026
Line-up includes The Intouchables directors Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache, as well as the producers of Sentimental Value and Rose.
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NewsEquity financiers need data, say speakers at Filmfest Hamburg’s Explorer Konferenz
“Sales estimates are crucial,” said Marie Garrett, svp of sales and acquisitions at XYZ Films.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg 2025 hits record-breaking numbers boosted by extended industry programme
Lloyd Lee Choi’s Lucky Lu won the €5,000 young talent award.
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FeaturesMilan Skrobanek on The Unspoken Language’, about the love affair between a blind man and a deaf woman
Skrobanek explains the challenges he found when casting the feature.
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Reviews‘Hen’ review: Greek life seen from the perspective of a plucky chicken makes for a compelling drama
Hungarian director György Pálfi’s emotive film takes the point of view of a hen escaping an industrial farm to reflect on humanity
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FeaturesMarlene Bischof and Nicolai Zeitler on how they made buzzy Hamburg title ‘I Am The Greatest’
” I throw dialogue in the air and he integrates it into the structure,” says Bischof of how the rising German filmmakers effectively collaborate.
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NewsEuropean Works In Progress presents total prizes worth €140,000
EWIP has moved to take place during Filmfest Hamburg for the first time this year.
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NewsGermany’s Reynard Films wins €25,000 Hamburg co-pro award for ‘It’s A Sad And Beautiful World’
Directed by Cyril Aris, the romantic drama is a Lebanon-Germany coproduction.
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Reviews‘Obhut’ review: A sibling relationship is tested in sensitive German debut
Veronika Hafner confidently handles delicate themes in her Munich-set family drama
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NewsHelge Albers on ramping up MOIN’s support for Filmfest Hamburg and indie cinema
Regional German film fund received a €5m funding increase, taking annual budget to €22m
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Reviews‘Babystar’ review: Chilly German debut explores family life in the influencer age
Maja Bons plays a teenage star questioning her family’s social media celebrity in Joscha Bongard’s timely drama
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FeaturesFabian Massah on why Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days is becoming a key B2B event in Germany
Industry Days runs from September 29 to October 2.
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FeaturesHow Filmfest Hamburg is showcasing emerging filmmakers from Germany and around the world
Festival director Malika Rabahallah and director of programming Kathrin Kohlstedde are also expanding the industry offering.
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Reviews‘Short Summer’ review: Delicate debut depicts a Russian childhood in the shadow of war
Nastia Korkia’s drama, set during the second Chechen war, plays Hamburg after winning Venice’s Lion of the Future award
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg unveils 2025 line-up
Lovely Day and Rental Family to bookend festival director Malika Rabahallah’s second Filmfest Hamburg