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Die Nordic NEST-Jury hat entschieden: Mit „Cargo Crime“ von Autorin Valeria Richter aus Dänemark, „Deeper“ von Eva-Maria Koskinen aus Finnland und „White Noise“ von Stefanie Ren aus Deutschland wurden anlässlich der Filmfestspiele von Cannes die drei Gewinnerprojekte der ersten Nordic NEST-Runde bekanntgegeben. Alle Projekte werden sowohl aus den nordischen Ländern als auch aus Deutschland produziert und bekommen für die Drehbuchphase eine zusätzliche Förderung von bis zu 60.000 Euro je Projekt.

Lisa Emer will take over the management of the Creative Europe Desk Hamburg on 1 July 2026. She succeeds Christiane Siemen, who has shaped the Creative Europe MEDIA programme's advisory office in Hamburg for 34 years and is now retiring. Dr Jan Asmus from MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein will take over as commercial CEO.

Hamburg, 13.04.2026 - Hamburg Media School, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and the City of Hamburg are launching the next year of GetOnSet, once again sending a strong signal for the practical promotion of young talent in the film and series industry. Career changers can now apply for the ten-month film trainee programme.

In their first meetings of the year, the MOIN Film Fund committees awarded more than 4.4 million euros to 35 projects. The funded productions include the 22 Bahnen sequel "Windstärke 17" by Caroline Wahl, the tragicomedy "Skaterherz" starring Jasmin Tabatabai and Edin Hasanovic, a historical drama about Hans Christian Andersen and the film "Mama?" with Maxton Hall star Harriet Herbig-Matten. All films have numerous shooting days in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

The children's film "Greetings from Mars" by Directors Sarah Winkenstette wins the Grimme Prize 2026 in the Children & Youth category. The film was largely shot in Schleswig-Holstein and

İlker Çatak and Fatih Akin - together in Hamburg with their Golden Bears: For the nationwide cinema release of "Yellow Letters" on Thursday, 5 March 2026, MOIN Film Fund is sending a visible signal for the film location: for more than two decades, the German Berlinale-winning films have come from Hamburg.

The Hamburg Senate and MOIN Film Fund invited the film industry to Tea Time at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin on Saturday, 14 February, as part of the Berlinale. Among the guests were Shahrbanoo Sadat, Bruno Alexander, Laura Tonke, Aaron Hilmer, Doris Dörrie, Jeanette Hain and Merlin Sandmeyer.

For the 10th time this year, young filmmakers have the chance to realise their fictional debut project as part of the "Nordlichter" talent promotion programme: 1.15 million euros (net) are available per project. The call for entries from NDR, MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein and nordmedia Film- und Mediengesellschaft Niedersachsen Bremen runs until 31 March 2026.