16.10.2019 | Hamburg Cinema Awards 2019
On Thursday evening, Jana Schiedek, State Councillor for Culture and Media, presented the Hamburg Cinema Awards. 15 arthouse and district cinemas were honoured for their 2018 programme year, with the Abaton and 3001 Kino being the main winners. Among the winners for the first time: FilmRaum in Eimsbüttel and Schanzenkino 73.
The prizes, worth a total of 100,000 euros, are awarded annually by the Ministry of Culture and Media together with Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.
Jana SchiedekState Councillor for Culture and Media: "The cinema is and remains the only place where we can experience film as a communal experience with all our senses. Unlike television, streaming and binge-watching at home, the cinema is something special thanks to its situational and time-limited offering. The arthouse and neighbourhood cinemas are special gems of cinema culture. I am delighted that we can contribute to the sustainable existence of cinemas in Hamburg with the Cinema Award and that we can honour two newcomers with the Hamburg Cinema Award this year."
Helge AlbersCEO of Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "The Hamburg Cinema Awards are a big thank you to our city's art house and neighbourhood cinemas. Together, the cinemas put on a great show and at the same time impress with their own profile. From the living room flair of the FilmRaum to the elegant ambience of the Passage Kino - Hamburg has a colourful and diverse cinema landscape that we want to continue to support: with joint campaigns, networking opportunities and, of course, with great films."
Overview of the award winners:
Abaton, Rotherbaum: 14.000 Euro
3001 Kino, Sternschanze: 13.000 Euro
Zeise Kinos, Ottensen: 9.000 Euro
Magazin Filmkunsttheater, Winterhude: 8.000 Euro
Studio-Kino, Altona-Altstadt: 8.000 Euro
Koralle, Volksdorf: 7.500 Euro
Savoy Filmtheater, St. Georg: 7.500 Euro
Alabamba, Winterhude: 7.000 Euro
B-Movie, St. Pauli: 6.500 Euro
Passage Kino, Altstadt: 4.500 Euro
Lichtmeß-Kino, Ottensen: 4.000 Euro
Elbe Filmtheater, Osdorf: 3.000 Euro
Blankeneser Kino, Blankenese: 3.000 Euro
Filmraum, Eimsbüttel: 3.000 Euro
Schanzenkino 73, Sternschanze: 2.000 Euro
About the cinema prize jury: Film producer and Director Lars Jessen ("Wildes Herz", "Fraktus", "Dorfpunks"), cinema operator Verena von Stackelberg (Wolf Kino, Berlin) and film journalist Britta Schmeis decided this year's winners of the Hamburg Cinema Awards. The three industry experts make up the current cinema award jury.
About the Hamburg cinema awards: The Hamburg Cinema Awards have been presented to Hamburg cinemas and screening venues since 1993 for outstanding film programmes or other measures that promote cinema culture.
