The Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival will take place this year from 8 to 24 November. What makes it special: There will be a special focus on German productions at both the festival and the Industry Part in 2024 - because Germany is Focus Country! We take a closer look at the Industry Part for you.

Do you have an idea for an artistic and/or narrative XR project? Would you like to pitch this idea to a jury online or live? Then apply for the XR Pitch Battle of MOIN Film Fund by 17 October.

Are you a Director working on a new film project? Are you from Schleswig-Holstein and already have your first short film in the can? Would you like to work on your film project together with others and gain specific insights into the international film industry? Then apply now for the Future North programme as part of the Nordic Film Days Lübeck, where MOIN Film Fund is once again a partner institution this year.

MOIN Film Fund is represented at this year's Venice Film Festival from 28 August to 7 September with three funded productions. These include a VR project from Schleswig-Holstein and an international co-production with Hamburg participation.

The shooting of İlker Çatak's new feature film "Yellow Letters" came to an end on Wednesday. The Director of the Oscar-nominated film "The Teachers' Lounge" has been filming in Hamburg and the surrounding area over the past few weeks. Hamburg's Senator for Culture and Media, Dr Carsten Brosda, visited the film set on the last day of shooting.

The Short Film and Innovative Committees of the MOIN Film Fund awarded 161,000 euros to four projects at the current meeting. These include the Icelandic co-production "Deep Sea Blue" by Hilke Rönnfeldt from Schleswig-Holstein and the interactive VR experience "Golems" by Kiel-based XR artists Deborah and Dennis Reinmüller.

Red carpet and the latest film funding figures: On Tuesday, the northern film industry came together for the annual "MOIN Midsummer" festival at Kampnagel. Around 1,000 guests from film and TV, culture and politics included Cannes winner Mohammad Rasoulof, the "Sløborn" team Aaron Hilmer and Emily Kusche as well as "Die Discounter" Emil Belton, Oskar Belton and Bruno Alexander. Lots of information was provided by MOIN CEO Helge Albers and Senator for Culture Dr Carsten Brosda, who reviewed the film year to date.

Eleven film theatres in Schleswig-Holstein have been awarded the state's cinema prize this year. On Wednesday (12 June), State Secretary for Culture Guido Wendt presented the certificates at the award ceremony in Kiel and praised the cinema landscape in Schleswig-Holstein as an integral and indispensable part of a diverse cultural offering.