17.5 million euros was spent on 281 funding measures by MOIN Film Fund in 2025 - 44 per cent more than in the previous year.
At 9.2 million euros, more than half of the funding budget went to the production of feature films, an increase of 2.4 million euros compared to 2024.
3 million euros (+45 per cent) went to the development of new material, a large part of which was invested in the NEST programme.
1.1 million euros (+38 per cent) went to Distribution and Sales.
294% regional effect: For every funding euro, the film teams spent around 2.94 euros back in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. In 2025, 7.6 million euros in funding thus generated 22.4 million euros in revenue for the Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein funding region.
1,572 filming days in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein
Golden Bear, Cannes and Oscar nomination: MOIN on the upswing
04.05.2026 | MOIN Annual Report 2025
MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein has had an exceptional year for film. Thanks to a budget increase of five million euros, the film location has been able to showcase its full potential in recent months. In addition, new major projects such as the Beatles series "Hamburg Days" and the pioneering industry event "CineHamburg" will be realised in 2026.
Helge Albers, CEO of MOIN Film Fund: "2025 was MOINtastic - and impressive proof of what becomes possible when politicians emphasise their confidence in the industry with a budget increase. The additional five million euros from Hamburg give us the opportunity to promote talent, attract international co-productions and strengthen Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein as a film location in the long term."
International awards
Two Oscar nominations in a row for Hamburg: After İlker Çatak was nominated for an Oscar in 2024 for "The Teachers' Lounge", Mohammad Rasoulof from Hamburg followed in 2025 with his film The Seeds of the Sacred Fig Tree. His film also won two LOLAS at the 2025 German Film Awards.
The drama Amrum by Fatih Akin, based on the script by Hamburg film icon Hark Bohm, who died in 2025, celebrated its world premiere in Cannes and is the most successful German arthouse film of 2025.
North German projects were also at the top of the winners' podium at the Berlinale 2026: Filmmaker İlker Çatak brought the Golden Bear as the best film of the festival to the Hanseatic city with Yellow Letters. Sandra Hüller received the Silver Bear for her role in Rose and Trial of Hein by filmmaker Kai Stänicke was honoured with the Teddy Jury Prize. The opening film of the festival was No Good Men by Shahrbanoo Sadat.
Shooting
Last summer, Fatih Akin's new film Geister was shot over 40 days in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Director and Script Writer Doris Dörrie spent 24 days shooting Mrs Winkler Leaves Home in the production region - and Director Lars Jessen spent several days with leading actor Charly Hübner in the water tank at OffTec in Schleswig-Holstein for Walk to Syracuse.
With Hamburg Days, the eagerly awaited filming of the German-British series about the early days of the Beatles will start in 2026. The project was supported by MOIN with a record sum of 1.3 million euros. And a second record-breaking shoot will follow immediately: Hamburg production company Letterbox is bringing a Hamburg tourist magnet to the big screen with Miniatur Wunderland. The project has 23 shooting days in the Hanseatic city this year and was supported with 1.1 million euros.
CINEMA INDUSTRY AND COOPERATIONS
With CineHamburg, a pioneering industry event will take place in Hamburg for the first time in 2026. From June, the German cinema industry will meet once a year in the Hanseatic city.
MOIN Film Fund introduced the MOIN Cinema Bonus in the summer of 2025: Additional funding in the amount of 100,000 euros, which is awarded annually as part of the Hamburg Cinema Awards.
MOIN, the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and the Five Nordics are breaking new ground in script development: Nordic NEST started in 2025 with a kick-off event at Filmfest Hamburg and was subsequently continued on the Baltic Sea and in Gothenburg. The participating Script Writers and Executive Producers from Germany, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden were offered a unique opportunity: intensive international networking, creative exchange and financial support during the development phase. The best three projects from the first year will be presented at the 2026 Cannes International Film Festival.
ANNUAL REPORT ONLINE
All figures, projects and highlights from 2025: annual-report.moin-filmfoerderung.de
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