Festival planner 2018: time for film festivals!

16.08.2018 | 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 that are taking place in the north of Germany until the end of the year.

Credits: Title: Filmfest HH/Christian Spahrbier

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Die Teilnehmer*innen des NEST Space stehen auf einer grünen Wiese

NEST funding decision

16.12.2025

October + December

Script Writers from a total of 19 projects in the development stage were selected for "NEST Space" Fundings in October and December. Ten further projects will receive basic funding in the "NEST Classic" programme.

Pilotprogramm MOIN x PUBLIKUM.io

10.12.2025

Apply now!

With the opening of its German office in Hamburg, PUBLIKUM.io and MOIN Film Fund are launching a pilot programme to strengthen audience-oriented material development. Production companies from Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein are now invited to apply to take part in the programme.

Eine Gruppe von Menschen posiert am Stand - alle schauen in die gleiche Richtung

A new home in Hamburg

10.02.2026

World premiere of "Trial of Hein" at the Berlinale 2026

With the drama "Trial of Hein", Script Writer and Director Kai Stänicke makes it into the Berlinale 2026 Newcomer Competition from a standing start. His feature film debut was shot on Sylt and Norderney. With compulsory beard and plenty of ingenuity.

Co-development initiative picks up speed

26.01.2026

Nordic NEST at Göteborg Film Festival 2026

Ten writers, 20 producers, six countries: at the Göteborg Film Festival, the “Nordic NEST” initiative by MOIN Film Fund, the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and The Five Nordics, is entering its decisive stage. The aim: new feature films and TV drama series for the international market.

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

How much Istanbul is there in Hamburg?

09.02.2026

"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.

2 Frauen sitzen nebeneinander in einem schwach erleuchteten Raum. Eine hat Kopfhörer auf, eine hat ein Kostüm an.

Directors Teodora Mihai: "Big changes start on a small scale"

10.02.2026

Berlinale Special "Heysel 85"

The 1985 European Football Cup final in Brussels has become a Belgian, perhaps even an international trauma. In a stampede, 39 people died in the Heysel stadium. The filmmaker Teodora Mihai has made a drama about it, which addresses human dilemmas. Hamburg-based Anna Katharina Bauer provided the soundtrack and Hamburg-based Leitwolf Filmproduktion is co-executive producer. The film is celebrating its world premiere at the Berlinale.

Festival planner 2018: time for film festivals!

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