Film@Reeperbahn Festival 2020

11.09.2020 | Panels and premieres

In addition to plenty of music, there are also several cinema screenings and events for the film industry at this year's Reeperbahn Festival from 16 to 19 September. We give you a brief overview.

This year's conference will take place completely virtual and will be broadcast live via theStreaming platform of the festivalbroadcast. Tickets for the digital conference cost 18.90 euros plus booking fees and are available athere available.

In the Zeise cinemas there will be an extensive film programme from 17 to 19 September, including the Hamburg premiere of the First Steps and Teddy Award-winning film Futur Drei.

THE EVENTS

Film in the corona crisis Friday, 18 September, 4 pm with Leila Hamid, X-Distribution, Janine Jackowski, film producer at Komplizen Film, Klaus Goldhammer, Goldmedia and Helge Albers, FFHSH. Moderation: Thomas Schultze, Blickpunkt:Film

Humour & Pop Culture Friday, 18 September, 2 pm Humour and series specialist Ralf Husmann ("Stromberg", "Harald Schmidt Show") talks to journalist Max Dax about humour and pop culture. The panel will be streamed online free of charge.

Marketing Entertainment: A Future Outlook Thursday, 17 September, 5:40 pm Communication experts from film, music and games will discuss marketing and campaigning in the digital future.

Storytelling for the 21st century Thursday, 17 September, 3:40 pm Roland Zag, one of the most prominent experts on screenwriting, talks to Gerhard Maier from the PLOT storytelling conference about new patterns in storytelling.

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE FILM PROGRAMME

Future three Thursday, 17 September, 7 pm Hamburg premiere with Jünglinge Executive Producer Paulina Lorenz and leading actor Benjamin Radjaipour

Katzenjammer Kauderwelsch - A Comic Pioneer Story Saturday, 19 September, 6:15 pm with Directors Martina Fluck, in co-operation with LETsDOK

Now Saturday, 19 September, 8:45 pm with Director and Photographer Jim Rakete

Here you can find the complete film programme

Cinema tickets must be purchased atzeise.de can be reserved. Visitors to the RBF Festival (non-conference) receive free admission with a reservation.

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