01.02.2019 | WarmUp 2019
The North German film industry is celebrating in Hamburg: Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein celebrated its traditional annual kick-off at Kampnagel on Wednesday evening with around 1000 guests from film and TV, culture and politics. Among the guests were Til Schweiger, Hermine Huntgeburth, Charly Hübner and Hamburg's cult director Fatih Akin.
Maria Köpf, CEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein, says: "With a Golden Globe, nine LOLAS and a veritable film boom in the summer, we have had a very successful year - with two films currently in the Berlinale competition, 2019 looks set to continue this success seamlessly. The WarmUp Party at Kampnagel is our chance to thank the North German filmmakers for all their commitment and to start the new film year with a bang."
The following FFHSH-funded film teams were among the guests:
The Golden Glove-Directors Fatih Akin (bombero int./Warner Bros., Hamburg) with Executive Producer Nurhan Sekerci-Porst and actors Uwe Rohde and Katja Studt.
Directors and Executive Producer Moritz Bleibtreu with hisCortex-Crew (Paloma Entertainment, Hamburg) consisting of Executive Producers Emek Kavukcuoglu and Jan Krüger as well as actress Anna Bederke.
The team of the Udo Lindenberg biopicLindenberg! Do your thing! (Letterbox, Hamburg) with Directors Hermine Huntgeburth, Executive Producers Michael Lehmann, Johannes Pollmann and Günter Russ as well as actors Charly Hübner and Detlev Buck.
Oscar-nominated Directors Katja Benrath with theRocca changes the world-team (Relevant Film/Warner Bros., Hamburg) led by Executive Producer Tobias Rosen and Script Writer Hilly Martinek.
The team behind one of the most successful German documentaries of 2018: Directors Charly Hübner and Sebastian Schultz fromWild heart (Eichholz Film).
