Hot film summer in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

17.07.2018 | Filming in the north

This summer, over a dozen cinema films with FFHSH funding will be shot in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein - a new record. The projects are backed by prominent Hanseatic filmmakers such as Fatih Akin, Til Schweiger and Katja Benrath, whose short film "Watu Wote" was nominated for an Oscar in 2018. Akin and Benrath's feature films are shot entirely in the region.

Maria Köpf, CEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "Filming boom in northern Germany! From June to August, 13 film crews are coming to Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein for filming. With exactly 160 shooting days, this is a clear upturn compared to previous summers. While Til Schweiger has already shot the northern part of his Hollywood production 'Head full of Honey', Fatih Akin and Katja Benrath are just getting started. What we are particularly proud of: Akin's 'Golden Glove' and Benrath's 'Rocca' will be complete Hamburg originals. Both films will be shot entirely in the Hanseatic city. We wish all 13 film teams every success!"

In the summer months (June-August) of 2018, a total of 13 film crews shot 160 days of filming in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. In 2017, five subsidised productions with 62 shooting days were produced in the region during the same period. In 2016, there were eight films with 105 shooting days.

OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS:

Head full of Honeyby Til Schweiger (Production: Barefoot Films, Script: Jojo Moyes) Cast: Nick Nolte, Matt Dillon and Emily Mortimer among others 14 days of filming in Schleswig-Holstein near Bad Oldesloe

Well against the north wind by Vanessa Jopp (Production: Komplizen Film, Script: Jane Ainscough) Cast: Nora Tschirner and Alexander Fehling among others 2 days of filming on Sylt

The Golden Gloveby Fatih Akin (Production: bombero international) Cast: among others Jonas Dassler 33 days in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

Rocca - Change the world! by Katja Benrath (Production: Relevant Film, Script: Hilly Martinek) 37 days of filming in Hamburg

Siblings by Edward Berger (Production: Port au Prince Pictures, Script: Nele Mueller-Stöfen, Edward Berger) Cast: among others Lars Eidinger and Nele Mueller-Stöfen 8 days of filming in Hamburg

Get Lucky by Ziska Riemann (Production: Deutschfilm) 16 days of filming in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

FURTHER FILMING:

Cunningham 3D by Alla Kovgan (Production: achtung panda!)

The Chaos Sisters by Franziska Buch (Production: Karibufilm, Script: Carolin Hecht)

Equinox by Lena Knauss (Production: Tamtam Film)

Willi und die Wunderkröte by Dominik Wessely (Production: Filmtank)

The Orphanage by Shahrbanoo Sadat (Production: Adomeit Film)

#Bonnie&Bonnie by Ali Hakim (Production: Riva Filmproduktion, Script: Maike Rasch)

The pilot's wife by Anne Zohra Berrached (Production: Razor Film)

Photo: Rocca (Copyright: Marion von der Mehden)