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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Ilker Catak bei der Berlinale-Preisverleihung mit dem Goldenen Bären in der Hand.

German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund

This is where award-worthy projects are supported: For the 15th time, German and Turkish producers can submit their joint projects to the German-Turkish Co-Production Development Fund. Application deadline: 13 August 2026

v.l.: Christiane Siemen, Lisa Emer, Jan Asmus

Creative Europe Desk Hamburg welcomes new head Lisa Emer

Lisa Emer will take over the management of the Creative Europe Desk Hamburg on 1 July 2026. She succeeds Christiane Siemen, who has shaped the Creative Europe MEDIA programme's advisory office in Hamburg for 34 years and is now retiring. Dr Jan Asmus from MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein will take over as commercial CEO.

Ein junger Mann steht vor einer Gruppe Menschen und spricht in ein Mikrofon.

Eight Nordic-German Film and Series Projects Ready to Move Forward

Nordic NEST Enters Treatment Phase

It’s a match: Eight teams of producers and writers have come together as part of the Nordic NEST and are now working across borders on their film and series treatments. The program by MOIN Film Fund, the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and the Five Nordics is thereby entering the screenplay phase – the three best projects will be announced during the Cannes Film Festival.

Golden Bear, Cannes and Oscar nomination: MOIN on the upswing

MOIN Annual Report 2025

MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein has had an exceptional year for film. Thanks to a budget increase of five million euros, the film location has been able to showcase its full potential in recent months. In addition, new major projects such as the Beatles series "Hamburg Days" and the pioneering industry event "CineHamburg" will be realised in 2026.

GetOnSet

The film trainee programme enters the next round

Hamburg, 13.04.2026 - Hamburg Media School, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the City of Hamburg are launching the next year of GetOnSet, once again sending a strong signal for the practical promotion of young talent in the film and series industry. Career changers can now apply for the ten-month film trainee programme.

Zwei Männer und eine Frau stehen hinter einer Kamera und schauen gebannt.

How much Istanbul is there in Hamburg?

"Yellow Letters" at the Berlinale 2026

The success story continues: last year's "The Teachers' Lounge" received an Oscar nomination and five German film awards - now İlker Çatak's next drama "Yellow Letters" is in competition at the Berlinale 2026. Here we tell you why Hamburg acts as Istanbul here and how this highly political story came about.