This is how much north there is in Filmfest Hamburg 2025

09.09.2025 | From Fatih Akin to Sheri Hagen

Amrum, Copyright: bombero international GmbH & Co. KG / Rialto Film GmbH / Warner Bros. Entertainment GmbH / Gordon Timpen

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The 33rd edition of Filmfest Hamburg is just around the corner - and the Hanseatic city is shining in its most beautiful yellow colour. This year, 14 MOIN-funded productions have made it into the programme, including the Cannes films "Amrum" by Fatih Akin and "Romeria" by Carla Simón, "Short Summer" by Nastia Korkia, which recently won an award in Venice, and the Hamburg animation adventure "The Last Whalesinger" by Reza Memari.

Helge Albers, CEO of MOIN Film Fund: "The second festival edition under the direction of Malika Rabahallah shines with 14 North German film gems, with something for all cinema fans. The audience can look forward in particular to the films 'Amrum', "Donkey Days", "Als wäre es leicht" and "Billie", which were shot almost entirely in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. For younger viewers, there are two real animation highlights "made in Hamburg" with "The Last Whale Singer" and "All Full of Monsters". And thanks to the expanded Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days, the film industry will receive state-of-the-art input on future developments in the film and media sector."

MOIN PROMOTED FILMS

HAMBURGER PREMIERES SECTION

As if it were easy - Milan Skrobanek (Curlypictures, Hamburg)

Billie - Sheri Hagen (Equality Film, Berlin)

Lonig & Havendel - Claudia Tuyết Scheffel (HFBK Hamburg)

NINXS - Kani Lapuerta (Sparrows on Rooftops, Hamburg)

Short Summer - Nastia Korkia (Tamtam Film, Hamburg)

Yunan - Ameer Fakher Eldin (Red Balloon Film, Hamburg)

SECTION GREAT FREEDOM

Amrum - Fatih Akin (Bombero International, Hamburg)

Donkey Days - Rosanne Pel (Junafilm, Hamburg)

Rain fell on nothing new - Steffen Goldkamp (Tamtam Film, Hamburg)

Smalltown Girl - Hille Norden (Leitwolf Filmproduktion, Hamburg)

SECTION KALEIDOSCOPE

Once Upon a Time in Gaza - Tarzan Nasser, Arab Nasser (Red Balloon Film, Riva Filmproduktion, Hamburg)

VITRINA SECTION

Romería - Carla Simón (Ventall Cinema, Berlin)

SECTION MICHEL KINDER UND JUGEND FILMFEST

Alles voller Monster - Steve Hudson (Gringo Film, Cologne)

The Last Whale Singer - Reza Memari (Telescope Animation, Hamburg)

EVENTS AT THE FILMFEST HAMBURG INDUSTRY DAYS

Important note: This year, valid accreditation is required to participate in the MOIN Film Fund events at the Filmfest Hamburg Industry Days.

Private capital and its feasibility in Germany

Wednesday, 1 October, 17:30 - 18:15, Mozartsäle (Moorweidenstraße 36, 20146 Hamburg)

In co-operation with the media law firms Graef, Unverzagt and Von Have Fey, the panel discussion will look at the structural requirements for equity investments and criteria for sustainable financing models. The panellists are: Martin Cremer (FS Impact Finance), Annegret Weitkämper-Krug (Gretchenfilm) as well as Isabel Wiegand and Sarah Nagel from the co-production company "in between film".

Between attitude and zeitgeist

Wednesday, 1 October, 16:45 - 17:30, Mozart Halls

Together with the Green Actors Lounge, MOIN is focussing on the development of contemporary narratives - with Thelma Buabeng, actress and ambassador of the Green Actors Lounge, among others.

German Film Academy Talk

Tuesday, 30 September, 16:00 - 16:45, Mozart Halls

In a joint discussion with outstanding personalities from the fields of acting, Directors and production, MOIN and the German Film Academy will be focussing on current topics, trends and personal insights.

MOIN FILMFEST Café
Open daily at CinemaxX Dammtor
A joint café with Filmfest Hamburg for accredited guests and the Filmfest audience.