220,000 euros for 17 Hamburg cinemas and initiatives

With a major social media campaign, the Hamburg Cinema Awards were presented online and publicly for the first time this year. 17 Hamburg arthouse and neighbourhood cinemas as well as initiatives were delighted to see their prize money doubled to a total of 220,000 euros. The doubling of the prize money by the Ministry of Culture and Media is intended to provide Hamburg's cinemas with additional support to secure their existence in times of the pandemic. In order to create even more visibility for the award-winning cinemas after they reopened in July, a total of 17 prominent laudators came together for a major social media campaign this year, which provided digital support to Culture Senator Dr Carsten Brosda and MOIN Film Fund CEO Helge Albers during the award ceremony. Among the celebrities from film, culture and media were Detlev Buck, Catrin Striebeck, Peter Lohmeyer, Pheline Roggan and Gustav Peter Wöhler. You can find the video of the award ceremony on our official social media channels (Instagram,Facebook,Twitter) and here.Screenshots for download are available here.

Dr Carsten BrosdaSenator for Culture and Media: "At last, film is back on the big screens. After months of silence, we are not only honouring first-class programming with the Hamburg Cinema Awards, but also want to say thank you for great commitment in difficult times at a time that demands a lot from many cinema operators. With the increased prize money, we want to make new ideas possible and set an example for the future of cinema in this city."

Helge AlbersCEO of MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "I am delighted that we are able to support Hamburg's arthouse and neighbourhood cinemas and initiatives by doubling the cinema awards after a very draining coronavirus year. A big thank you to the Ministry of Culture and Media for making this possible and to our laudators, who join us in celebrating the diverse cinema landscape of the Hanseatic city. See you at the cinema!"

Overview of the award winners:

• Abaton, Rotherbaum: 20.000 Euro

• 3001 Kino, Sternschanze: 20.000 Euro

• Zeise Kinos, Ottensen: 20.000 Euro

• Magazin Filmkunsttheater, Winterhude: 15.000 Euro

• Studio-Kino, Altona-Altstadt: 15.000 Euro

• Koralle, Volksdorf: 15.000 Euro

• Savoy Filmtheater, St. Georg: 15.000 Euro

• Alabama, Winterhude: 15.000 Euro

• B-Movie, St. Pauli: 15.000 Euro

• Passage Kino, Altstadt: 10.000 Euro

• Lichtmeß-Kino, Ottensen: 10.000 Euro

• Elbe Filmtheater, Osdorf: 10.000 Euro

• Blankeneser Kino, Blankenese: 10.000 Euro

• Filmraum, Eimsbüttel: 10.000 Euro

• Schanzenkino 73, Sternschanze: 10.000 Euro

• Flexibles Flimmern: 5.000 Euro

• A Wall is A Screen: 5.000 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 Hamburg film journalist Britta Schmeis decided on this year's Hamburg Cinema Awards. The three industry experts form 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. They are initiated by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein.