Berlinale winner and Hamburg classic

76 films from 49 production countries in 9 sections: Despite the pandemic restrictions, theFilmfest Hamburg has put together an impressive programme this year. All films will be shown in the five festival cinemasAbaton,Cinemaxx Dammtor,Metropolis,PassageandStudio cinema to be seen. In order to guarantee safety in times of corona, a trick is being used: the seats that have to remain free are being offered as streaming tickets for home viewing. In this way, 50 films from the programme will beStreamfest can be seen from the moment they have celebrated their premiere in one of the festival cinemas.

Here we show you which of our funded films are included:

In "There is no evil", Director Mohammad Rasoulof explores in four episodes the question of the extent to which people in an authoritarian regime are responsible for their own actions - and sheds light on the execution apparatus in his home country of Iran. The film premiered at the 2020 Berlinale and won the festival's main prize, the Golden Bear. Directors and Script Writer Rasoulof was unable to attend the premiere as he is still not allowed to leave Iran due to his films criticising the regime and has been sentenced to prison. The German Executive Producer is the Hamburg-based company Cosmopol Film.

Performance (not at Streamfest):

Sat 26.09. 17:30 CinemaxX 1 (tickets)

Two men, two lives, one fateful encounter: Hagen (Moritz Bleibtreu) is plagued by uncontrolled sleep phases in which he can no longer distinguish between dreams and reality. His troubled relationship with his wife Karoline (Nadja Uhl) suffers more and more every day. However, her fling with petty criminal Niko (Jannis Niewöhner) sets in motion a disturbing chain of events that drastically changes the lives of both men. "Cortex" is the gripping directorial debut of Moritz Bleibtreu, who also wrote the script and acted as Executive Producer for this psychological thriller. Most of the film was shot in Hamburg over 21 days.

Performances (not available at Streamfest):

Fri 25.09. 21:30 CinemaxX 1, with guests(maps)

Fri 25.09. 22:00 CinemaxX 3, with guests(maps)

Fri 02.10. 18:00 Zeise(maps)

A political drama with grotesque features: Directors Johannes Naber's "Curveball - Wir machen die Wahrheit" tells the true story of BND bioweapons expert Arndt Wolf (Sebastian Blomberg), who provided arguments in favour of the 2003 Iraq War through an internal mistake and a lot of bungling. Executive Producer is the still young company Bon Voyage Films from Hamburg. The film was shot in Elmshorn and Itzehoe in Schleswig-Holstein, among other places. Curveball celebrated its world premiere at the Berlinale 2020.

Performances (available at Streamfest)

Thu 01.10. 18:15 CinemaxX 1, with guests(maps)

Fri 02.10. 20:30 Magazine(maps)

Fatih Akin's debut film from 1998 is celebrating its revival at the film festival - in a remastered version! So if you've always wanted to see a gangster film set in the Hamburg of the 90s, you shouldn't miss this classic.

You didn't get a ticket? Then make a note of 4 October. On this day, "Short Sharp Shock" can be seen in 16 Hamburg cinemas as part of the "Eine Stadt sieht einen Film" event. And Fatih + crew will also be guests.

Performances (not available at Streamfest):

Fri 02.10. 22:30 CinemaxX 1, with guests (Maps)

First Venice, now Filmfest Hamburg: the tragicomedy "Gaza mon Amour" by twin brothers Arab and Tarzan Nasser is set in modern-day Gaza and tells the story of the fisherman Issa, who is secretly in love with the divorced market vendor Sihamim. One day, he finds a statue of the god Apollo with an erect penis in the sea. The find is the beginning of many troubles. The film is co-produced by the Hamburg Ottensen-based company Riva Filmproduktion, which recently went on a major festival tour with the drama Sibel.

Presentation (available at Streamfest)

Sat 26.09. 18:45 Abaton, with guests (sold out)

DI 29.09. 18:45 Studio, with guests (Maps)

A documentary fiction film by Hamburg director Philipp Hartmann: while Dithmarschen gives up the fight against rising sea levels, the periodic droughts in the steppes of the Brazilian Sertão intensify. Drama and everyday life in times of climate change: a musician resists evacuation, a firefighter enjoys the last summer before the floods, a submerged city emerges from a dried-up reservoir in Brazil and three friends take one last swim before perhaps leaving their home. Birds are watched, the ferryman, an angel and the white horse rider stand ready.

Performances (available at Streamfest)

Tue 29 Sep 18:30, Metropolis, with guests (Maps)

MI 30.09. 18:45 Studio, with guests (Maps)

And what else?

This year, as part of the Filmfest Hamburg, selected works from thedocumentary film week hamburg which unfortunately could not take place this year due to the pandemic. The funded film also made it into the Filmfest selection.Piqueuses by Kate Tessa Lee and Tom Schön, which will be screened at Metropolis on 2 October at 3 pm (Maps).

In addition, as in previous years, there will be numerousEvents for trade visitors which will also be available to stream. You can look forward to the panel, among othersIn-house productions from Netflix and co - good business for European Executive Producers and aFilming location tour including tablet with the Film Commission Hamburg.