Hark Bohm and Fatih Akin had already co-written the script for "Into the Fate" - withAmrum (800,000 euros, bombero international, Hamburg), they are continuing this successful collaboration. The drama tells the story of Bohm's own childhood on the island of Amrum in the spring of 1945: seal hunting, fishing at night, labouring in the fields - nothing is too dangerous or too arduous for 10-year-old Nanning. He helps his mother to feed the family during the last days of the war on the island. With the longed-for peace, however, come completely new conflicts and Nanning must learn to go his own way. Directors will be Fatih Akin, with Karl Walter Lindenlaub ("Independence Day") taking over the camera. The film will have almost 50 shooting days in the funding region and was also supported by the Nordbuster Committee due to its special cultural and economic significance (400,000 euros High End funding, 400,000 euros Nordbuster funding).

Directors and Script Writer Maria von Heland films withAlea Aquarius (500,000 euros, Red Balloon Film, Hamburg), the successful youth book series by Tanya Stewner in series format. The story centres on the girl Alea Aquarius, who has long lived in the belief that she has a fatal illness. At some point, however, she discovers that she is a sea creature and must save the water world from destruction. The series will have ten days of filming in Hamburg - filming is scheduled to start in summer 2023.

In his new animated film, Directors Dirk Hampel sendsMy friend Conni - 2 (300,000 euros, youngfilms, Hamburg) takes the girl Conni on an exciting adventure with her friends, Grandpa Willi, an injured crane and, of course, tomcat Mau. The script was written by Sven Severin and Oliver Huzly. The film is being produced entirely in Hamburg. The Danish-German-Norwegian co-production has received a further 180,000 euros in production fundingWay Home (Tamtam Film, Hamburg) by Director Charlotte Sieling: When Christian's 18-year-old son Adam joins IS in Syria, there is no longer just 'right' or 'wrong' for the Danish father. He sets out to understand Adam and bring him home. The script was written by Jesper Fink and Nagieb Khaja.

Screenplay funding is available for animated filmsVictor (35,000 euros, Lauenstein & Lauenstein Filmproduktion, Hamburg), in which nine-year-old Victor makes up a couple of cool friends who suddenly become real. Hamburg brothers Christoph and Wolfgang Lauenstein wrote the script. The Nordbuster committee has also awarded screenplay funding: 36,000 euros will go to the dramaThe Hallig by HMS graduate Florens Huhn and Kiel-based co-author Hanna Neunaber, in which a couple of parents are prepared to sacrifice their two children in the fight against climate catastrophe.

Distribution funding goes to a total of six projects: Fatih Akin's Rheingold (60,000 euros, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Hamburg),Simply something nice (55,000 euros, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Hamburg) by Karoline Herfurth,My chaos fairy and me (55,000 euros, Telepool, Munich) by Caroline Origer, Kilian RiedhofsYou Will Not Have My Hate (55,000, Tobis Film, Berlin), the Cannes-winning filmTriangle of Sadness (50,000 euros, Alamode, Munich) by Ruben Östlund andThe legend of the Christmas witch (30,000 euros, Little Dream Pictures, Hamburg) by Director Paola Randi.

A detailed overview of all projects funded by the High End Committee can be found here.

A detailed overview of all projects funded by the Nordbuster Committee can be found here.

The High End Committee is responsible for films and series with production costs of over 3.5 million euros. The funding decision was made on 7 September by Christian Granderath, Murat Isgüder, Wenka von Mikulicz, Caroline von Senden, Ipek Zübert and Helge Albers.

The Nordbuster Committee is responsible for films that are of particular cultural and economic importance to the region. The annual funding sum of one million euros is provided by Warner Bros. in the form of a trust fund. The funding decision was made on 8 September by Maike Haas, Benjamina Mirnik-Voges and Peter Preisser