Submission deadline ends on 29 May

Hamburg filmmaker Fatih Akin is something of a permanent guest at the Cannes Film Festival. He has already sat on the jury and in 2017, "Into the Fate" competed for the Palme d'Or. Now "Amrum", about Hark Bohm's childhood memories, will celebrate its world premiere at the festival. In the interview, Fatih Akin explains why the subject matter is so topical, why he thinks Amrum is a healthy island and that he didn't actually want to make the film.

With "The Last Whale Singer", a real animation blockbuster "Made in Hamburg" awaits us next year. Reza Memari and Maite Woköck are behind the project with their company Telescope Animation, which was founded in 2018. What makes it special: In addition to the film, the team is also working on a series, two video games and an interactive picture book, which tell the story of the young humpback whale Vincent from different perspectives and times.

Our cooperation with the international mentoring programme First Cut Lab is entering the next round! The First Cut Lab Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein is aimed specifically at MOIN-funded feature film productions that are in the editing phase.