Festival planner 2017: time for film festivals!

13.04.2017 | Film festivals in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

Get off the couch! We've put together a list of some of the best festivals in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

Credits: Xenia Zarafu, Uli Kunz, Michael Kottmeier, Nordic Film Days Lübeck

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Resist to exist

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Fatih Akin's "Amrum" in Cannes

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