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Jana SchiedekHamburg's State Councillor for Culture and Media: "Hamburg's arthouse cinemas offer their audiences a wonderful variety: lovingly curated film series for children, original language cinema, short film programmes and so much more. They have not lost their outstanding commitment over the difficult last few years and have inspired us with their wealth of ideas and great love of film for cinema as a cultural asset. After all, cinema is an important part of our social coexistence and must be preserved. With the cinema awards, we honour this great commitment and express our gratitude to the many committed people."

Helge AlbersCEO of MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein: "Hamburg's cinemas put in a great effort last year and were able to bring audiences back to the cinema with exciting programme series and events - not least thanks to MOIN-funded box office successes such as 'Rheingold', 'Mittagsstunde' and 'Triangle of Sadness'. Even though the effects of coronavirus 2022 were still being felt, Hamburg's cinema scene has fought its way back. Chapeau for this achievement and for persevering! 'Barbenheimer' has just shown impressively what is possible in cinema."

Film producer Nurhan Şekerci-Porst ("Rheingold", "Into the Fate"), cinema operator Wiebke Thomsen (Lodderbast Kino) and Zeit journalist Oskar Piegsa decided on the winners of this year's Hamburg Cinema Awards. The three industry experts make up the current cinema prize jury.

The Hamburg Cinema Awards are presented annually by the Ministry of Culture and Media together with MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein. Hamburg's arthouse and district cinemas as well as initiatives are honoured for the previous programme year.

Overview of the award winners:

• Zeise Kinos, Ottensen: 15.000 Euro

• 3001 Kino, Sternschanze: 13.000 Euro

• B-Movie, St. Pauli: 12.000 Euro

• Abaton, Rotherbaum: 11.000 Euro

• Alabama, Winterhude: 6.000 Euro

• Koralle, Volksdorf: 6.000 Euro

• Savoy Filmtheater, St. Georg: 6.000 Euro

• Studio-Kino, Altona-Altstadt: 6.000 Euro

• Filmraum, Eimsbüttel: 5.000 Euro

• Magazin Filmkunsttheater, Winterhude: 4.000 Euro

• Passage Kino, Altstadt: 4.000 Euro

• Blankeneser Kino, Blankenese: 3.000 Euro

• Elbe Filmtheater, Osdorf: 3.000 Euro

• Lichtmeß-Kino, Ottensen: 3.000 Euro

• Schanzenkino 73, Sternschanze: 3.000 Euro

• Sonderpreis „Flexibles Flimmern": 3.000 Euro