Mohammad Rasoulof on LOLA course18.03.20256 nominations at the German Film AwardsThe drama "The Seeds of the Sacred Fig Tree" by Mohammad Rasoulof from Hamburg is nominated six times for the German Film Award, including nominations for Best Feature Film and Best Directors.
A real quantum leap for the industry part of FILMFEST HAMBURG11.03.2025European Work in Progress and International Film Distribution Summit are moving to HamburgHamburg, 11.03.25 – FILMFEST HAMBURG is expanding: Starting with the next festival edition from September 25 to October 4, 2025, the renowned industry platform European Work in Progress (EWIP) and the International Film Distribution Summit (IFDS) will be held in the Hanseatic city for the first time. With producer Fabian Massah as the new head of INDUSTRY DAYS, the festival in Hamburg will become one of the most important industry events in the North.
News from Fatih Akin, Diane Kruger and Maurice the cat10.03.20253.6 million euros in funding for 13 projectsA strong start to the new year: the High End Committee of the MOIN Film Fund awarded around 3.6 million euros to 13 projects in its first funding session in 2025. These include a supernatural love story by Fatih Akin with around 40 days of filming in the funding region and Lars Jessen's "Walk to Syracuse" with Charly Hübner.
Three funded projects honoured06.03.2025Grimme Prize 2025The jury of the Grimme Prize 2025 has announced its award winners - among them are the MOIN-funded series "Festmachen" by Hilke Rönnfeldt and "Player of Ibiza" by the "Die Discounter" team Bruno Alexander, Oskar Belton and Emil Belton. The Documentary "Total Trust" by Jialing Zhang was also honoured.
With the magic of a fairy tale26.09.2024Film adaptation of the novel "Der Buchspazierer" at Filmfest Hamburg
Call for tenders: First Cut Lab Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein06.03.2025Our cooperation with the international mentoring programme First Cut Lab is entering the next round! The First Cut Lab Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein is aimed specifically at MOIN-funded feature film productions that are in the editing phase.
Schleswig-Holstein Film Festival 202506.03.2025Film on the fjord! From 1 to 6 April, Filmfest Schleswig-Holstein will be presenting a diverse programme of regional productions - including ten MOIN-funded projects. Cineastes have the opportunity to see films before their official cinema release - such as the drama SIEBEN TAGE by Ali Ahadi Samadi and the children's film GRÜßE VOM MARS by Sarah Winkenstette.
North German star line-up at the Berlinale15.02.2025Hamburg Tea Time and two films in competitionOn Saturday, 15 February, the Hamburg Senate and MOIN Film Fund invited the Hamburg film industry to Tea Time at the Hamburg State Representation in Berlin as part of the Berlinale. Among the guests were the "Yunan" actors Hanna Schygulla, Sibel Kekilli and Tom Wlaschiha as well as cult director Fatih Akin. Also present: the "Die Discounter" team around Marc Hosemann and Merlin Sandmeyer as well as leading actor Hans Löw from the competition film "Mother's Baby".
New platform for diversity management in the film industry launched15.02.2025OMNI now available throughout GermanyFollowing the successful pilot phase, OMNI Inclusion Data is now being launched for the entire German film and media industry. For the first time, the platform offers a data-based foundation to make diversity in productions measurable. This was announced today at the 75th Berlinale in the Hamburg State Representation with industry representatives from film funding, production and streaming.
Bavarian Film Award for three Hamburg projects28.01.2025Three North German projects were honoured with the Bavarian Film Award last Friday: Christoph Maria Herbst for his role in "Der Buchspazierer", Ayşe Polat for her Directors' Award for "In the Blind Spot" and Matthias Glasner for Best Script for the drama "Sterben".
Oscar nomination for Hamburg filmmaker23.01.2025"The seed of the sacred fig"With "The Seeds of the Sacred Fig", filmmaker and Hamburg resident Mohammad Rasoulof has made it to the final five films for the foreign Oscar - and is now nominated as the German entry for the film world's most important prize. Following İlker Çatak's nomination last year for "The Teachers' Lounge", this is the second time in a row that a Hamburg project has been nominated for the Oscars in Los Angeles.
Berlinale with Elphi and Schygulla21.01.2025Two MOIN films in competitionNo fewer than four North German productions will be shown in this year's 75th Berlinale programme - two of them even in the Competition: the drama "Yunan" by Hamburg Director Ameer Fakher Eldin with Hanna Schygulla, Sibel Kekilli and Tom Wlaschiha was shot on a Hallig in Schleswig-Holstein. The international co-production "Mother's Baby" by filmmaker Johanna Moder was shot in the Elbphilharmonie concert hall, among other locations.
Two North German productions in the competition17.01.2025Max Ophüls Preis 2025A total of five MOIN-funded films have made it into this year's programme of the 46th edition of the Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis, two of them into the competition: "Rote Sterne überm Feld" by Laura Laabs will have its world premiere in the feature film competition, "Inkubus" by Hamburg filmmaker and HMS graduate Reza Sam Mosadegh will be shown in the medium-length film competition.
Documentary by Fatih Akin and horror with Sebastian Bezzel16.01.20251.6 million euros for new films and seriesAt the start of the year, MOIN Film Fund is supporting a total of 19 projects with more than 1.6 million euros. These include the new documentary "Anatolischer Drache" by Fatih Akin and the horror comedy "Body Farm" with Hamburg actor Sebastian Bezzel. In addition, eleven projects in development were supported in the new NEST funding area.
Hamburg film on Oscar shortlist18.12.2024"The seed of the sacred fig"The next step on the Oscar podium has been taken: Directors and Hamburg resident Mohammad Rasoulof is on the shortlist for the foreign Oscar with his drama "The Seeds of the Sacred Fig". The Cannes film, produced in Hamburg, is in the running for Germany and now has to prevail against 14 other international films.
MOIN Film Fund budget increases by 10 million euros12.12.2024More money for the funding of films and seriesHamburg, 12.12.24 - As the red-green government factions announced today during the shooting of the Nordfilm production "Butterfly", the MOIN Film Fund budget is to increase by ten million euros in 2025 and 2026. The budget plans will be adopted in the Hamburg Parliament next week.
Through the eyes of a vacuum cleaner20.11.2024"Harvest" wins XR Pitch Battle 2024Anetta Jones and Matthew Shaw win the XR Pitch Battle 2024. Their project "Harvest", produced by ScanLAB Projects, deals with the monitoring of modern hoover robots.
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