FILMFEST HAMBURG is an international

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more movie theater, cinemas or screening venues, usually annually and in a single city or region. Some film festivals show films outdoors or online. Films may be of recent ...

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

, the third-largest of its kind in Germany (after

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

). It shows national and international feature and documentary films in eleven sections. The range of the program stretches from

art house films An art film, arthouse film, or specialty film is an independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made prima ...

to innovative mainstream cinema, presenting the first feature films of young unknown directors together with films by internationally established directors. In 2017 more than 40,000 people attended 250 screenings of 141 films. Albert Wiederspiel has been the director of the festival since 2003.

History

FILMFEST HAMBURG had various predecessors dating from the 1950s through to the 1980s. It was founded in late 1991 and first held in 1992. Academy Award winners and nominees such as

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western (genre), Western TV series ''Rawhide (TV series), Rawhide'', Eastwood rose to international fame with his role as the "Ma ...

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. Foster started her career as a child actor before establishing herself as leading actress in film. She has received List of awards and nominations re ...

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian and German actor. Primarily active in the United States, he gained international recognition for his portrayal of villainous and supporting roles in English-language films. His accolades i ...

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; ; born July 19, 1960) is an Armenian Canadians, Armenian-Canadian filmmaker. One of the most preeminent directors of the Toronto New Wave, he emerged during the 1980s and made his career breakthrough with ''Exotica (film), Exotica ...

Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings"—with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been a ...

and

Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. She is known for playing eccentric and enigmatic characters, often working with auteurs. Her accolades include an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, and a Volpi Cup, in addit ...

, Dogma-founder

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (né Trier; born 30 April 1956) is a Danish film director and screenwriter. Beginning in the late-1960s as a child actor working on Danish television series ''Secret Summer'', von Trier's career has spanned more than five decad ...

, award-winning director

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his Idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic Art film, art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit ...

and German directors such as

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker and photographer, who is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among the honors he has received are prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, Venice International Film ...

Fatih Akin Fatih Akin (, born 25 August 1973) is a Turkish-German film director, screenwriter and producer. His films have won numerous awards and accolades, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head-On'' (2004), Best Scre ...

Andreas Dresen Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963) is a German film director. His directing credits include ''Wolke Neun, Cloud 9'', ''Summer in Berlin (film), Summer in Berlin'', ''Grill Point'' and ''Night Shapes''. His film ''Stopped on Track'' premiered at ...

and

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films ''Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven (2002 film), Heaven'' (2002), ''Perfume: The Sto ...

attended the festival in the past.

Festival program

The program of FILMFEST HAMBURG is composed of the following permanent sections: *Veto! – This section covers politically motivated film issues which are also awarded at the festival. *Voilà! – comprises films from French speaking countries. *Vitrina – comprises films from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. *Asia Express – showcases films from all parts of Asia. *Transatlantic – shows contemporary English language-based North American cinema. *Kaleidoskop – is an overview of world cinema. *Hamburger Filmschau – dedicated to films by Hamburg-based filmmakers. *Große Freiheit – new German cinema. *Televisionen – shows German TV productions on the big screen. *MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest – is the section for children and adolescents.

Awards

Douglas Sirk Award

This 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 Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood (film industry), Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. However, he also directed comedies, westerns, and war f ...

, born in Hamburg as Detlef Sierck. * 1995:

* 1996:

Stephen Frears Sir Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is a British director and producer of film and television, often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply-drawn characters. He has received numerous a ...

* 1997:

* 1998:

Peter Weir Peter Lindsay Weir ( ; born 21 August 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He is known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), '' Gallipoli'' (1981), '' The Y ...

* 1999:

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch ( ; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director, screenwriter and musician. He has been a major proponent of independent film, independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films such as ''Stranger Than Paradise'' ...

* 2000:

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure o ...

* 2001:

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi () is an Iranian filmmaker and producer. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous international awards. Biography Born in a Persian middle-class family, he grew up in Tehran and at the age of 1 ...

* 2002:

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), '' The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011), '' The Other Side of Hope'' (201 ...

* 2003:

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Known for her portrayals of cold, austere women devoid of morality, she is considered one of the greatest actresses of her generation. With 16 nominations and two win ...

* 2004:

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

* 2005:

Zentropa Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film '' Europa'' (1991), which started the co ...

* 2006:

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor. An icon of French cinema, considered a world star in the same way as Alain Delon or Brigitte Bardot, he has completed over 250 films since 1967, most of which as ...

* 2007:

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and ...

* 2008:

* 2009: – * 2010:

* 2011:

and Peter Rommel * 2012:

* 2013:

* 2014:

* 2015:

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked her as one of th ...

* 2016: – * 2017:

* 2018:

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi (, ) (born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and editor. He is known internationally for his contributions to Iranian cinema and has received numerous awards at major film festivals, including the Palme d'Or ...

* 2019:

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage, film, and television actress. She is known for her collaborations with director Christian Petzold in films such as '' Barbara'' (2012) and '' Phoenix'' (2014). Roles in other films include '' T ...

*2020: – *2021:

Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 film), Boy Me ...

Hamburg Producers Award for German Cinema Productions

The Hamburg Producers Award for German Cinema Productions has been awarded in the new section ''Große Freiheit – Filme aus Deutschland'' since 2018. The producer of the winning film will receive 25,000 euros. The prize money will be provided by the Ministry of Culture and Media. * 2018: ''Das schönste Paar'', Producers: Jamila Wenske and Sol Bondy, Director:

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''Hamburgs Erster Bürgermeister hat im Rahmen des Filmfestes Hamburger Produzentenpreis 2018 überreicht''
4 October 2018, retrieved 4 October 2018. * 2019: '' Pelican Blood'', Producer: Verena Gräfe-Höft (Junafilm), Directed by: Katrin Gebbe * 2021: ''Niemand ist bei den Kälbern'', Producer: Jonas Weydemann, Jakob Weydemann (Weydemann Bros.), Hamburg, Directed by: Sabrina Sarabi

Hamburg Producers Award for European Cinema Co-Productions

The Hamburg Producers Award for European Cinema Co-Productions will be awarded to the films in the section Freihafen (Free Port) which will feature German-European co-productions * 2014: '' Lost in Karastan'', German producers: Daniel Zuta, Brandstorm Entertainment AG; Georgian Co-Producer: Vladimer Katcharava, 20 Steps Production * 2015: ''

One Floor Below ''One Floor Below'' () is a 2015 Romanian drama film directed by Radu Muntean. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto Intern ...

'', German producers: Christine Haupt and Alexander Ris, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion GmbH; Romanian Co-Producer: Dragos Vilcu, Multi Media Est * 2016: ''

Scarred Hearts ''Scarred Hearts'' () is a 2016 Romanian-German biographical film based on the eponymous novel by Max Blecher. Premise In 1937 in a Romanian sanatorium a Jewish writer is being treated for tuberculosis. Cast * Lucian Teodor Rus — Emanuel ...

'', German producers: Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Komplizen Film; Romanian Co-Producer: Hi Film Productions * 2017: ''

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'', German producers: Eva Blondiau, Color of May; Russian Co-Producers: CTB Film Company, Mars Media Entertainment; Finnish Co-Producers: Don Films, Post Control * 2018: '' Sibel'', German Co-Producer: Michael Eckelt (Riva Film, Hamburg) / Cinema-Grading: Les Films du Tambour, Paris * 2019: '' You Will Die at Twenty'' (Sudan, Egypt, Norway, France, Germany); Producer: Michael Henrichs (Die Gesellschaft DGS, Cologne), Directed by:

Amjad Abu Alala Amjad Abu Alala (, born in Dubai) is a Sudanese film director, screenwriter and producer, who was born and lives in the United Arab Emirates. He became internationally known for his first feature film '' You Will Die at Twenty'' in 2019. This film ...

* 2021: '' Lingui'' (France, Chad, Germany, Belgium); German co-producer Melanie Andernach (Made in Germany Filmproduktion) / Cinema grading: pilifilms, Paris, Directed by:

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (; ) was born in 1961 in Abéché, Chad. He is a film director from Chad. He left Chad during the civil wars of the 1980s. Haroun is the first Chadian full-length film director. He both writes and directs his films. Though he ...

Hamburg Producers Award for German Television Productions (formerly: TV Producers' Award)

This award for German TV productions is endowed with €25.000 provided by VFF, Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH. * 2006: BurkertBareiss (Producer: Gloria Burkert and Andreas Bareiss) for ''Ich wollte nicht töten'', Germany. Directed by * 2007: magnolia Filmproduktion (Producer: Babette Schröder) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2008: Bavaria Fernsehproduktion (Producer: Astrid Kahmke) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2009: Bremedia Filmproduktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2010: Wüste Film (Producer: Ralph Schwingel / Stefan Schubert) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2011: d.i.e. film GmbH (Producer: Ulrich Aselmann) for ''Tödlicher Rausch'', Germany. Directed by * 2012: Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2013: – * 2014: filmpool fiction (Producer: Iris Kiefer) for ''

Polizeiruf 110 ''Polizeiruf 110'' ("Police call 110") is a long-running German-language detective television series. The name refers to the emergency telephone number of the ''Volkspolizei''. The first episode was broadcast 27 June 1971 in the German Democratic ...

: '', Germany. Directed by * 2015: Calypso Entertainment GmbH (Producer: Brit Possardt) for ''CHIX – Back on Stage'', Germany. Directed by * 2016: – * 2017: Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Producers: Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt and Christoph Bicker) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2018: Relevant Film GmbH Hamburg (Producer: Heike Wiehle-Timm) for ', Germany. Directed by * 2019: Sutor Kolonko, Cologne, Producer: Ingmar Trost for '' Das freiwillige Jahr'', Directed by and ''Preise''
. Filmfest Hamburg Nachrichten 5 October 2019, retrieved 7 October 2019. * 2021: Fandango Film, Producer:

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for '' Schlaflos in Portugal'', Directed by

Critics' Choice Award

* 2004: "

Brothers A brother (: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingl ...

", Denmark. Directed by:

Susanne Bier Susanne Bier (; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. Bier is the first female director to collectively receive an Academy Award (Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, Foreign Film), a Golden Globe Award, a European Film Award ...

* 2005: " Iron Island", Iran. Written and directed by:

Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof (; born 16 November 1972) is an Iranian independent filmmaker who lives in exile in Europe. He is known for several award-winning films, including '' The Twilight'' (2002), '' Iron Island'' (2005), '' Goodbye'' (2011)'','' '' Ma ...

* 2007: "Control", Netherlands. Directed by:

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner" ...

* 2008: "

Frozen River ''Frozen River'' is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt in her feature directorial debut. Starring Melissa Leo and Misty Upham, the film follows two working-class mothers who team up to earn money by smuggli ...

", USA. Written and directed by:

Courtney Hunt Courtney Hunt (born 1964) is an American Film director and screenwriter. She is best known for directing '' Frozen River'', which won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, and was nominated for two Academy Awards. Early life a ...

* 2009: "

Cold Souls ''Cold Souls'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sophie Barthes. The film features Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, and David Strathairn. Giamatti stars as a fictionalised version of himself, an anxious, over ...

", USA. Written and directed by:

Sophie Barthes Sophie Barthes (born 1974) is a French-American film director and screenwriter best known for her 2009 film ''Cold Souls''. Early life Barthes was born in France and was raised in South America and the Middle East. She moved to New York in 2001 t ...

* 2010: "Pulsar", Belgium. Directed by: Alex Stockmann * 2011: "

Take Shelter ''Take Shelter'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller film written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The plot follows a young husband and father (Shannon) who is plagued by a series of apocaly ...

", USA. Directed by:

Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter. His films are characterized by their Southern United States backdrop and ambience. He is also known for his longstanding collaboration with actor Michael Shannon ...

* 2012: "

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", Germany/Australia/Great Britain. Written and directed by:

Cate Shortland Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian director and screenwriter. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film ''Somersault (film), Somersault'', her 2012 historical drama film ''Lore (film), Lore'', and he ...

* 2013: "

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located ...

", Great Britain/Philippines. Written and directed by:

Sean Ellis Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films '' Cashback'' (2004), '' The Broken'' (2008), the Tagalog-language film ''Metro Manila'' (2013), and '' Anthropoid'' ( ...

* 2014: "

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's own life, or the world at large. As a verb, Merriam-Webster defines ''hope'' as "to expect with confid ...

, France. Written and directed by: Boris Lojkine * 2015: "

Neon Bull ''Neon Bull'' () is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform section of t ...

", Brazil/Uruguay/Netherlands. Written and directed by

Gabriel Mascaro Gabriel Mascaro (born September 24, 1983) is a Brazilian visual artist and film director. Biography Gabriel Mascaro was born in Recife, the capital of the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, on September 24, 1983. Belonging to the recent ...

* 2016: "

Graduation A graduation is the awarding of a diploma by an educational institution. It may also refer to the ceremony that is associated with it, which can also be called Commencement speech, commencement, Congregation (university), congregation, Convocat ...

", Romania. Directed by

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and ...

* 2017: "

The Florida Project ''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Sean Baker, written by Baker and Chris Bergoch, and starring Bria Vinaite in her film debut, Brooklynn Prince, and Willem Dafoe, with Valeria Cotto, Christopher ...

", USA. Directed by:

Sean Baker Sean Baker (born February 26, 1971) is an American filmmaker. He is a director, writer, editor, and producer of Independent film, independent narrative feature films which are most often about the lives of marginalized people, especially immi ...

* 2018: "

Our Struggles ''Our Struggles'' () is a 2018 Belgian-French comedy-drama film directed by Guillaume Senez. It was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. It received seven nominations at the 9th Magritte Awards and won five (th ...

", Belgium. Directed by:

Guillaume Senez Guillaume Senez (born 6 July 1978) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the National Institute of Radioelectricity and Cinematography (INRACI) in Brussels and graduated from there. He made his feature-length debut in 2015 wi ...

* 2019:

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains ''Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains'' () is one of the few surviving works by Chinese painter Huang Gongwang (1269–1354) and is considered to be among his greatest works. Painted between 1348 and 1350, the painting was burnt into two pieces in ...

China. Directed by: Gu Xiaogang * 2021:

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, France. Directed by:

Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé (; ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker, who lives and worked primarily in France. He is one of the primary exponents of New French Extremity, with his most notable works including the feature films '' I Stand Alone'' ...

The Political Film of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is awarding this prize at FILMFEST HAMBURG for the first time in 2013. Films aspiring to provide a political message are competing for the prize money of 5,000 euros. * 2013: " Fire in the Blood", India. Written and directed by: Dylan Mohan Gray * 2013: " Manuscripts Don't Burn", Iran. Written and directed by:

* 2014: " Children 404", Russia. Directed by: Askold Kurov and Pavel Loparev * 2015: " Every Face Has a Name". Directed by: Magnus Gertten * 2016: "Tadmor", France/Lebanon. Directed by: Monika Borgmann and Lokman Slim * 2017: "The Wait", Denmark. Directed by: Emil Langballe * 2018: "On Her Shoulders", USA. Directed by: Alexandria Bombach * 2019: " Bewegungen eines nahen Bergs", Austria, France. Directed by: Sebastian Brameshuber * 2021: "

La Civil ''La civil'' is a 2021 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Teodora Mihai. In June 2021, the film was selected to compete in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. At Cannes, it won the Prize of Courage ...

", Belgium, Romania, Mexico. Directed by: Teodora Ana Mihai * 2022: "

How to Blow Up a Pipeline ''How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire'' is a nonfiction book written by Andreas Malm and published in 2021 by Verso Books. In the book, Malm argues that sabotage is a logical form of climate activism, and criticizes ...

", USA. A Film by: "

Daniel Goldhaber Daniel Goldhaber is an American Film director, director, screenwriter, and Film producer, producer. In 2018, he directed ''Cam (film), Cam'', a psychological horror film set in the world of webcam pornography. In 2022, he co-wrote, directed, and ...

", "

Ariela Barer Ariela Barer is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Gert Yorkes in the Hulu series '' Runaways'', Ziggy in the ABC series ''Rebel'', and Xochitl in the 2022 film '' How to Blow Up a Pipeline''. Barer portrays Mel in the HBO ...

", Jordan Sjol, Daniel Garber * 2023: " In the Rearview", Poland, France, Ukraine. Directed by: Maciek Hamela

Art Cinema Award

The Art Cinema Award was established by the Conféderation Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (CICAE). Films that have a German distributor can be nominated. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein is contributing €5,000 to the award in support of PR measures by the German distributor. * 2008: " 35 Rum", France/Germany. Written and directed by:

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; ; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film '' Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s and of all time. Her work has dealt with themes of colonial and p ...

* 2009: " Soul Kitchen", Germany. Written and directed by:

* 2010: "

Nowhere Boy ''Nowhere Boy'' is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. ''Nowhere ...

", Great Britain/Canada. Directed by:

Sam Taylor-Wood Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson ( Taylor-Wood; born 1967) is a British filmmaker. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's '' Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of the Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock ...

* 2011: "

Monsieur Lazhar ''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Fellag, Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyn ...

", Canada. Written and directed by:

Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau (; born February 1, 1968, in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Early life Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before trave ...

* 2012: "

Laurence Anyways ''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian epic romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Certain Reg ...

", Canada. Written and directed by:

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2009 for his feature ...

* 2013: "

Venus in Fur ''Venus in Fur'' is a two-person play by David Ives set in modern New York City. The play had its premiere off-Broadway at the Classic Stage Company in 2010 and on Broadway in 2011. Productions ''Venus in Fur'' opened off-Broadway at the Clas ...

", France/Poland. Written and directed by:

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański (; born 18 August 1933) is a Polish and French filmmaker and actor. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Roman Polanski, numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, three Britis ...

* 2014: " Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem", Israel/France/Germany. Written and directed by:

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz (; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nominations. Biography Elkabe ...

and Shlomi Elkabetz * 2015: "

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", France/Turkey/Germany. Directed by:

Deniz Gamze Ergüven Deniz Gamze Ergüven (born 4 June 1978) is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film ''Mustang (film), Mustang''. Early life and education Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey but moved to France in the 1980s. She grew ...

* 2016: "

It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' () is a 2016 drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the 1990 play by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Marion Cotillard, Léa Seydoux, and Vincen ...

", Canada/France. Directed by:

* 2017: "

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", USA. Directed by:

Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao (born Zhao Ting; 31 March 1982) is a Chinese-born filmmaker. She is known primarily for her work on independent films. Zhao is the second of three women to win the Academy Award for Best Director for her film Nomadland. '' Songs ...

* 2018: "Woman at War", Iceland. Directed by: Benedikt Erlingsson * 2019: '

Portrait of a Lady on Fire ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' () is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel. Set in France in the late 18th century, the film tells the story of a brief ...

' France. Directed by:

Céline Sciamma Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She wrote and directed '' Water Lilies'' (2007), '' Tomboy'' (2011), '' Girlhood'' (2014), '' Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), and '' Petite Maman'' (2021). ...

* 2021: '

Paris, 13th District ''Paris, 13th District'' () is a 2021 French drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius, loosely based on the short comic stories ''Amber Sweet'' and ''Killing and Dying'' from t ...

', France. Directed by:

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NDR Young Talent Award

In 2012 the NDR (

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) sponsored the NDR Young Talent Award with a prize money of €5,000 . * 2008: "

Johnny Mad Dog ''Johnny Mad Dog'' is a 2008 Franco–Liberian war film directed and written by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. Based on the 2002 novel ''Johnny chien méchant'' by Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala, the plot follows a group of child soldiers fighting fo ...

", France. Written and directed by:

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* 2009: " Before my Eyes", Turkey. Written and directed by: Miraz Bezar * 2010: "Oldboys", Denmark. Written and directed by: Nikolaj Steen * 2011: " Avé", Bulgaria. Written and directed by: Konstantin Bojanov * 2012: "Germania", Argentina. Written and directed by: Maximiliano Schonfeld * 2013: " Short Term 12", USA. Written and directed by: Destin Cretton * 2014: "

Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy ''Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'' is a 2013 Thai coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, starring Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui and Wasupol Kriangprapakit. The film was based on 410 tweets by Twitt ...

, Thailand. Written and directed by: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit * 2015: " Keeper", Belgium/France/Switzerland. Directed by:

* 2016: "

Cold of Kalandar ''Cold of Kalandar'' () is a 2015 Turkish drama film directed by Mustafa Kara. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast * Haydar Sisman * Nuray Yesilar ...

", Turkey. Directed by: Mustafa Kara * 2017: " Beach Rats", USA. Directed by:

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* 2018: "Little Tickles", France. Directed by: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer * 2019: '

A Son ''A Son'', also known as ''Bik Eneich: Un fils'' (a combination of the original Arabic and French titles: ; ) is a 2019 film directed by Mehdi Barsaoui in his feature film debut and co-produced between France, Lebanon, Tunisia and Qatar. Starring ...

', Tunisia, France. Directed by: Mehdi M. Barsaoui * 2021: ' Hive', Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania, North Macedonia. Directed by: Blerta Basholli

Commerzbank Audience Award

The audience gets to decide by public vote which of the competing films in the ''Eurovisuell'' section is their favorite and receives a prize money of €5,000, donated by the

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. * 2004: " Dog Nail Clipper", Finland. Written and directed by:

Markku Pölönen Markku Tapani Pölönen (born 16 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor; and the owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film '' Dog Nail Clipper'' &md ...

* 2005: "Adams Äpfel", Denmark. Written and directed by:

Anders Thomas Jensen Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film ''Election Night (1998 film), Election Night'' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Jensen was born in Frederi ...

* 2008: "Willkommen bei den Sch'tis", France. Written and directed by:

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy '' Welcome to ...

* 2009: "Meet the Elisabeths", France. Directed by:

Lucien Jean-Baptiste Lucien Jean-Baptiste (born 6 May 1964) is a French actor, writer and director.King of Devil's Island ''King of Devil's Island'' (), () is a 2010 French-Norwegian drama film directed by Marius Holst.

", Norway. Directed by:

Marius Holst Marius Holst (born 15 January 1965) is a Norwegian filmmaker, a producer and a screenwriter. Education Holst studied at the London International Film School. In 1990, his diploma film was nominated for the Amanda Award for Best Short Film, and ...

* 2012: " This Life", Denmark. Directed by: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis * 2013: "The Brats", France. Written and directed by: Anthony Marciano * 2014: " Hallåhallå", Sweden. Written and directed by:

Maria Blom Maria Margareta Blom (born 28 February 1971) is a Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for the film '' Dalecarlians'' from 2004. Blom has written and directed more than ten theatre plays among them ''Raba ...

* 2015: "

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and Anders Helgeson * 2016: "The Day Will Come," Denmark. Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen * 2017: " It's for Your Own Good", Spain. Directed by: Carlos Therón * 2018: "Solsidan", Sweden. Directed by: Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren * 2019: " Psychobitch", Norway. Directed by: Martin Lund * 2021: " Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege", Lebanon, France, Qatar. Directed by: Abdallah Al-Khatib

MICHEL Award presented by MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest (part of FILMFEST HAMBURG)

The Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and the Rolner Stiftung fund this award since 2013 with prize money of €5,000 . A jury made up of children selects the children's and youth films for this international competition. * 2003: ''Das geheimnisvolle Fräulein C.'', Canada. Directed by: Richard Ciupka * 2004: ''Station 4'', Spain. Directed by:

Antonio Mercero Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series '' Verano azul'' and '' Farmacia de guardia''. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled '' La cabina'', ...

* 2005: ', Germany. Written and directed by:

Christian Zübert Christian Zübert (born 1973, Würzburg) is a German film director and screenwriter. Career Zübert started out as a screenwriter for German television. In 2000 he directed and wrote his first feature ''Lammbock'', which was a surprise hit in Ger ...

* 2006: ''Don'', Netherlands. Written and directed by: Arend Steenbergen * 2007: ''Rot wie der Himmel'', Italy. Directed by: Cristiano Bortone * 2008: ''Hey Hey, hier Esther Blueburger'', Australia. Written and directed by: Cathy Randall * 2009: ''

Glowing Stars ''Glowing Stars'' () is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 30 January 2009, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by author Johanna Thydell. It revolves around a girl named Jenna who has to deal with her teenage ...

'', Sweden. Directed by: Lisa Siewe * 2010: ''

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'', USA. Directed by: J.B. Ghuman Jr. * 2011: '' Ways to Live Forever'', Great Britain/Spain. Written and directed by: Gustavo Ron * 2012: ''Stay!'', Netherlands. Directed by: Lourens Blok * 2013: ''Felix'', South Africa. Directed by: Roberta Durrant * 2014: ''The Contest'', Denmark. Directed by: Martin Miehe-Renard * 2015: ''Little Gangster'', Netherlands. Directed by:

Arne Toonen Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. He directed the films ''Dik Trom'' (2010), '' The Little Gangster'' (2015) and '' Amsterdam Vice'' (2019). Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Career ...

* 2016: ''

Fanny's Journey ''Fanny's Journey'' (original title: ''Le Voyage de Fanny'') is a 2016 French-Belgian children's war drama film co-written and directed by Lola Doillon. The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir ''Le journal de Fanny'' by Fanny Ben-Am ...

'', France/Belgium. Directed by:

Lola Doillon Lola Doillon (born 9 January 1975) is a French director and screenwriter. Personal life Doillon is the daughter of director Jacques Doillon and film editor Noëlle Boisson. She is married to director Cédric Klapisch Cédric Klapisch ( ; ...

* 2017: '' 1:54'', Canada. Directed by:

Yan England Yan England-Girard (born 9 December 1981) is a Canadian actor, television and radio presenter, screenwriter, film producer and director of short films. From the age of eight, he was known for his role of Einstein in the youth program Watatatow ...

* 2018: ''Supa Modo'', Kenya. Directed by: Likarion Wainaina * 2019: '' Psychobitch'' (Norway), Directed by: Martin Lund * 2021: 'The Ape Star', Sweden, Norway, Denmark. Directed by: Linda Hambäck

Sichtwechsel Film Award

Since 2017, the German Foreign Office honors directors who create films across national and cultural borders with a prize money of €10,000 . * 2017: "The Future Perfect", Germany/Argentina. Directed by: Nele Wohlatz. * 2017: "Amin", France. Directed by: Philippe Faucon * 2019: ''

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'', Directed by:

Julien Élie Julien Élie is a Canadian documentary filmmaker from Quebec, most noted for his films ''Dark Suns (Soleils noirs)'' and ''The White Guard (La Guardia blanca)''.Megan Durnford"Julien Elie Captures Stories of Courageous Land Defenders in La Guardia B ...

* 2021: '

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', Switzerland. Directed by: Elie Grappe

Former Awards

Montblanc Script Award

Endowed with €10.000 sponsored by Hamburg-based company Montblanc. The award is granted as part of the "Northern Lights" section to a fiction or documentary film either produced or set in Hamburg or Schleswig-Holstein. * 2007: Jan Hinrik Drevs for "

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", Germany * 2008: Srdjan Vuletic for "

It's Hard to be Nice ''It's Hard to be Nice'' (Original title in Bosnian: ''Teško je biti fin'') is a 2007 Bosnian film by Srđan Vuletić. The movie is about a man who lives in a challenging, post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina where many are forced to create their o ...

", Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany * 2009: Xiaolu Guo for " She, a Chinese", Great Britain/China/France/Germany * 2010: Henrik Peschel for "Pete the Heat", Germany * 2011: Marnie Blok for "Simon and the Oaks", Germany * 2012: Kim Fupz Aakeson for "

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", Germany/Netherlands * 2013: Katrin Gebbe for " Nothing Bad Can Happen", Germany

Foreign Press Award

* 2010: " Beyond", Sweden. Direction:

Pernilla August Pernilla August (; born 13 February 1958), also known as Pernilla Östergren Pernilla Wallgren, and Pernilla Wallgren-Östergren, is a Swedish actress, director and screenwriter. She was a longtime collaborator with director Ingmar Bergman and ...

* 2011: " The Art of Love", France. Direction:

Emmanuel Mouret Emmanuel Mouret (born 30 June 1970) is a French actor, Film director, director and screenwriter. Life and career He was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He graduated from La Fémis (9th ...

* 2012: "God's Neighbors", Israel. Direction and screenplay: Meni Yaesh

References

External links

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