Film women from the north on the Croisette

Helge AlbersCEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "Congratulations to Shahrbanoo Sadat and the team atThe Orphanage! We are delighted that Katja Adomeit from Lübeck has produced this extraordinary film. Our congratulations also go to Nurhan Şekerci-Porst, who - highly deserved - was able to snatch one of the coveted jury positions in Cannes. I would also like to mention Eva Blondiau, who is travelling to Cannes as 'Producer on the Move', as well as the power man Stefan Gieren, whose productionNew Dawn Fades will be shown in the Cinefondation studio. The far north is also represented in Cannes: Film students Michelle Burakowski and Aljoscha Ramon Böhnert from Flensburg are represented with their stop motion clay animationMilkmen have been honoured with a SHORT TIGER award and have made it to Cannes. Congratulations!"

An overview of the teams and films:

Shahrbanoo Sadats DramaThe Orphanage - produced by the Lübeck-basedKatja Adomeit - celebrates its world premiere at the festival in the "Quinzaine des Réalisateurs" section. The film team spent around five days shooting in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein at the beginning of the year. Executive Producer Katja Adomeit and her company Adomeit Film, based in Copenhagen and Lübeck, co-produced films including Ruben Östlund's "The Square", which was awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes in 2017. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein has supported "The Orphanage" with 80,000 euros. Sadat's feature film "Wolf and Sheep" has already received funding from Filmwerkstatt Kiel and won the main prize at the Quinzaine in 2016.

Executive ProducerNurhan Şekerci-Porst has joined the jury of the "Un Certain Regard" section. The festival section takes a look at exceptional films by as yet unknown filmmakers whose works are shown there. In 2017, the section's main prize went to the drama 'A Man of Integrity' by Mohammad Rasoulof.

With its programme "Segment Producer on the Move" gives young film producers the opportunity to make new international contacts for future projects during the Cannes Film Festival. This year, the Executive ProducerEva Blondiau take part in the renowned programme. Her company Color of May is based in Cologne and Hamburg.

The FFHSH in Cannes: Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein will present itself in the "German Pavilion" during the film festival. The German Pavilion is the joint stand of Focus Germany - the association of the eight largest German film funding organisations - and German Films. The pavilion is the meeting point and contact point for accredited visitors from the German and international film industry at the Cannes Film Festival.