Festival planner 2023: Time for film festivals!

31.07.2023 | Film festivals in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein

From short film formats to nature film productions and arthouse highlights to queer cinema: the film festival landscape in the north has a lot to offer. We have put together a list of various film festivals in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein that are coming up this year.

Credits: Filmfest HH/ Martin Kunze; Green Screen Naturfilmfestival; Filmfest HH; Cinefest

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