10 years 10 facts

13.07.2017 | FFHSH anniversary

To mark the 10th anniversary of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, the Aufblende editorial team went in search of exciting film facts from the last ten years. Which was the longest film? And which was the most bizarre film location? We clear things up.

Pesthofkeller and former NSDAP headquarters: the walls beneath the Möwe Sturzflug Bar in Hamburg are still the most bizarre film location for us. Among other things, the famous table football scene from the filmAbsolute giants turned.

Photo: Alexandra Luetkens/FFHSH

The youngest funded Director is Hille Norden from Schleswig-Holstein - with her debutJola In 2016, she was just 16 years old.

Photo: Hille Norden Production // A Johann Schultz thing

You need to have the stamina:Chamisso's shadow by Directors Ulrike Ottinger from 2016 is the longest funded film at 720 minutes.

Photo: Ulrike Ottinger

WithToni Erdmann,Land of Mine andThe counterfeiters three films were nominated for an Oscar - The Counterfeiters took home the prize in 2008.

Photo: NFP marketing & distribution GmbH

French, British, Cubans, Jordanians, Turks, US-Americans, Swiss, Italians, Poles, Germans and certainly many more - the filmThe Cut by Fatih Akin is one of the most international collaborations and was shot in many parts of the world.

Photo: Alexandra Luetkens/FFHSH

Crowd puller: Til Schweiger'sHoney in the head is the undisputed number one at the box office with more than seven million cinema-goers.

Photo: Warner/Gordon Timpen

The filmA Most Wanted Man can boast the most locations in one film - Philip Seymour Hoffman and co. shot in more than 30 different places in Hamburg.

Photo: Wild Bunch

The ghostwriter by Roman Polanski was filmed on the island of Sylt. In addition to Ewan McGregor, the thriller also stars Pierce Brosnan and James Belushi, among others.

Photo: Kinowelt GmbH

Good stuff: the comedyBuddy by Michael Herbig scores with the most extras - around 400 came together for a scene in the former England ferry terminal in Hamburg.

Photo: 2013 herbX film/Warner Bros./Marco Nage

Longest promotional tour: Philipp Hartmann travelled with his film "Time flies like a roaring lion" all by itself in 66 cinemas - and turned it back into a film called66 cinemas.

Photo: Flumenfilm, Philipp Hartmann

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