FILMFEST HAMBURG is an international

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, the third-largest of its kind in Germany (after

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

and

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

). It shows national and international feature and documentary films in eleven sections. The range of the program stretches from

art house films An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primaril ...

to innovative mainstream cinema, presenting the first feature films of young unknown directors together with films by internationally established directors. In 2017 more than 40,000 people attended 250 screenings of 141 films. Albert Wiederspiel has been the director of the festival since 2003.

History

FILMFEST HAMBURG had various predecessors dating from the 1950s through to the 1980s. It was founded in late 1991 and first held in 1992. Academy Award winners and nominees such as

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...

Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster (born November 19, 1962) is an American actress and filmmaker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, three British Academy Film Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and the ho ...

Christoph Waltz Christoph Waltz (; born 4 October 1956) is an Austrian-German actor. Since 2009 he has been primarily active in the United States. His accolades include two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two British Academy Film Awards and two Sc ...

Atom Egoyan Atom Egoyan (; hy, Աթոմ Եղոյեան, translit=Atom Yeghoyan; born July 19, 1960) is a Canadian filmmaker. He was part of a loosely-affiliated group of filmmakers to emerge in the 1980s from Toronto known as the Toronto New Wave. Egoyan m ...

Julian Schnabel Julian Schnabel (born October 26, 1951) is an American painter and filmmaker. In the 1980s, he received international attention for his "plate paintings" — with broken ceramic plates set onto large-scale paintings. Since the 1990s, he has been ...

and

Tilda Swinton Katherine Matilda Swinton (born 5 November 1960) is a British actress. Known for her roles in independent films and blockbusters, she has received various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to ...

, Dogma-founder

Lars von Trier Lars von Trier (''né'' Trier; 30 April 1956) is a Danish filmmaker, actor, and lyricist. Having garnered a reputation as a highly ambitious, polarizing filmmaker, he has been the subject of several controversies: Cannes, in addition to nominat ...

, award-winning director

Kim Ki-duk Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

and German directors such as

Wim Wenders Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders (; born 14 August 1945) is a German filmmaker, playwright, author, and photographer. He is a major figure in New German Cinema. Among many honors, he has received three nominations for the Academy Award for Best Docum ...

Fatih Akin Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head- ...

Andreas Dresen Andreas Dresen (born 16 August 1963) is a German film director. His directing credits include '' Cloud 9'', '' Summer in Berlin'', ''Grill Point'' and ''Night Shapes''. His film '' Stopped on Track'' premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at ...

and

Tom Tykwer Tom Tykwer (; born 23 May 1965) is a German film director, producer, screenwriter, and composer. He is best known internationally for directing the thriller films ''Run Lola Run'' (1998), ''Heaven (2002 film), Heaven'' (2002), ''Perfume: The St ...

attended the festival in the past.

Festival program

The program of FILMFEST HAMBURG is composed of the following permanent sections: *Veto! – This section covers politically motivated film issues which are also awarded at the festival. *Voilà! – comprises films from French speaking countries. *Vitrina – comprises films from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries. *Asia Express – showcases films from all parts of Asia. *Transatlantic – shows contemporary English language-based North American cinema. *Kaleidoskop – is an overview of world cinema. *Hamburger Filmschau – dedicated to films by Hamburg-based filmmakers. *Große Freiheit – new German cinema. *Televisionen – shows German TV productions on the big screen. *MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest – is the section for children and adolescents.

Awards

Douglas Sirk Award

This award is presented annually since 1995 to a personality who has made outstanding achievements within film culture and film industry. It receives its name from director

Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk (born Hans Detlef Sierck; 26 April 1897 – 14 January 1987) was a German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s. Sirk started his career in Germany as a stage and screen director, but he left fo ...

, born in Hamburg as Detlef Sierck. * 1995:

* 1996:

Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...

* 1997:

* 1998:

Peter Weir Peter Lindsay Weir ( ; born August 21, 1944) is a retired Australian film director. He's known for directing films crossing various genres over forty years with films such as '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), ''Gallipoli'' (1981), ''Witness ...

* 1999:

Jim Jarmusch James Robert Jarmusch (; born January 22, 1953) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s, directing films including '' Stranger Than Paradise'' (1984), '' Down by Law'' ( ...

* 2000:

Wong Kar-wai Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure ...

* 2001:

Majid Majidi Majid Majidi ( fa, مجید مجیدی, ; born 17 April 1959) is an Iranian film director, producer, and screenwriter, who started his film career as an actor. In his films, Majidi has touched on many themes and genres and has won numerous inte ...

* 2002:

Aki Kaurismäki Aki Olavi Kaurismäki (; born 4 April 1957) is a Finnish film director and screenwriter. He is best known for the award-winning '' Drifting Clouds'' (1996), ''The Man Without a Past'' (2002), ''Le Havre'' (2011) and ''The Other Side of Hope'' (20 ...

* 2003:

Isabelle Huppert Isabelle Anne Madeleine Huppert (; born 16 March 1953) is a French actress. Described as "one of the best actresses in the world", she is known for her portrayals of cold and disdainful characters devoid of morality. She is the recipient of sev ...

* 2004:

François Ozon François Ozon (; born 15 November 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. Ozon is considered one of the most important modern French filmmakers. His films are characterized by aesthetic beauty, sharp satirical humor and a free-wheeli ...

* 2005:

Zentropa Zentropa, or Zentropa Entertainments, is a Danish film company started in 1992 by director Lars von Trier and producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen. Zentropa is named after the train company Zentropa in the film ''Europa'' (1991), which started the colla ...

* 2006:

Gérard Depardieu Gérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu, CQ (, , ; born 27 December 1948) is a French actor, filmmaker, businessman and vineyard owner since 1989 who is one of the most prolific thespians in film history having completed over 250 films since 1967 alm ...

* 2007:

David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation ...

* 2008:

* 2009: – * 2010:

* 2011:

and Peter Rommel * 2012:

* 2013:

* 2014:

* 2015:

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

* 2016: – * 2017:

* 2018:

Jafar Panahi Jafar Panâhi ( fa, جعفر پناهی, ; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave film movement. After several years of making short films and working as an ass ...

* 2019:

Nina Hoss Nina Hoss (; born 7 July 1975) is a German stage and film actress. Early life Hoss was born in Stuttgart, West Germany. Her father, , was a German trade unionist and politician (member of the Bundestag with The Greens). Her mother, , was an act ...

*2020: – *2021:

Leos Carax Alex Christophe Dupont (born 22 November 1960), best known as Leos Carax (), is a French film director, critic and writer. Carax is noted for his poetic style and his tortured depictions of love. His first major work was ''Boy Meets Girl (1984 f ...

Hamburg Producers Award for German Cinema Productions

The Hamburg Producers Award for German Cinema Productions has been awarded in the new section ''Große Freiheit – Filme aus Deutschland'' since 2018. The producer of the winning film will receive 25,000 euros. The prize money will be provided by the Ministry of Culture and Media. * 2018: ''Das schönste Paar'', Producers: Jamila Wenske and Sol Bondy, Director: Sven Taddicken''Hamburgs Erster Bürgermeister hat im Rahmen des Filmfestes Hamburger Produzentenpreis 2018 überreicht''
4 October 2018, retrieved 4 October 2018. * 2019: '' Pelican Blood'', Producer: Verena Gräfe-Höft (Junafilm), Directed by:

Katrin Gebbe Katrin Gebbe (born 1983) is a German film director and screenwriter. Biography Katrin Gebbe studied liberal arts and visual communication at the ''Academy of Visual Arts'' in Enschede, where she made her first short experimental film.

* 2021: Niemand ist bei den Kälbern, Producer: Jonas Weydemann, Jakob Weydemann (Weydemann Bros.), Hamburg, Directed by: Sabrina Sarabi

Hamburg Producers Award for European Cinema Co-Productions

The Hamburg Producers Award for European Cinema Co-Productions will be awarded to the films in the section Freihafen (Free Port) which will feature German-European co-productions * 2014: "

Lost in Karastan ''Lost in Karastan'' is a 2014 black comedy film directed by Ben Hopkins. Plot ''Lost in Karastan'' is a gentle black comedy about a confused British director, Emil, who is hired to direct a production in the Caucasus region. The country, Aut ...

", German producers: Daniel Zuta, Brandstorm Entertainment AG; Georgian Co-Producer: Vladimer Katcharava, 20 Steps Production * 2015: "

One Floor Below ''One Floor Below'' ( ro, Un etaj mai jos) is a 2015 Romanian drama film directed by Radu Muntean. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the ...

", German producers: Christine Haupt and Alexander Ris, Neue Mediopolis Filmproduktion GmbH; Romanian Co-Producer: Dragos Vilcu, Multi Media Est * 2016: "

Scarred Hearts ''Scarred Hearts'' ( ro, Inimi cicatrizate) is a 2016 Romanian / German biographical film based on the eponymous novel by Max Blecher. Reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 78%, based on 18 re ...

", German producers: Maren Ade, Jonas Dornbach, Janine Jackowski, Komplizen Film; Romanian Co-Producer: Hi Film Productions * 2017: "

Arrhythmia Arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias, heart arrhythmias, or dysrhythmias, are irregularities in the heartbeat, including when it is too fast or too slow. A resting heart rate that is too fast – above 100 beats per minute in adults ...

", German producers: Eva Blondiau, Color of May; Russian Co-Producers: CTB Film Company, Mars Media Entertainment; Finnish Co-Producers: Don Films, Post Control * 2018:

Sibel Sibel is a Turkish female given name. People named ''Sibel'' include: * Sibel Adalı, Turkish-American computer scientist *Sibel Arslan (born 1980), Swiss-Turkish politician and lawyer * Sibel Alaş (born 1973), Turkish pop singer *Sibel Can (born ...

German Co-Producer: Michael Eckelt (Riva Film, Hamburg) / Cinema-Grading: Les Films du Tambour, Paris * 2019:

You Will Die at Twenty ''You Will Die at Twenty'' () is a 2019 Sudanese drama film directed by Amjad Abu Alala. Selected as the Sudanese entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, it was not nominated. It was the first film from Sudan ...

(Sudan, Egypt, Norway, France, Germany); Producer: Michael Henrichs (Die Gesellschaft DGS, Cologne), Directed by:

Amjad Abu Alala Amjad Abu Alala (, born in Dubai) is a Sudanese film director and screenwriter, who was born and lives in the United Arab Emirates. He became internationally known for his first feature film '' You Will Die at Twenty'' in 2019. This film was the fi ...

* 2021: Lingui (France, Chad, Germany, Belgium); German co-producer Melanie Andernach (Made in Germany Filmproduktion) / Cinema grading: pilifilms, Paris, Directed by:

Mahamat-Saleh Haroun Mahamat-Saleh Haroun (; ar, محمد الصالح هارون) was born in 1961 in Abéché, Chad. He is a film director from Chad. He left Chad during the civil wars of the 1980s. Haroun is the first Chadian full-length film director. He both wri ...

Hamburg Producers Award for German Television Productions (formerly: TV Producers' Award)

This award for German TV productions is endowed with €25.000 provided by VFF, Verwertungsgesellschaft der Film- und Fernsehproduzenten mbH. * 2006: BurkertBareiss (Producer: Gloria Burkert and Andreas Bareiss) for "Ich wollte nicht töten", Germany. Directed by: Dagmar Hirtz * 2007: magnolia Filmproduktion (Producer: Babette Schröder) for "Kuckuckszeit", Germany. Directed by: Johannes Fabrick * 2008: Bavaria Fernsehproduktion (Producer: Astrid Kahmke) for "Machen wir's auf Finnisch", Germany. Directed by Marco Petry * 2009: Bremedia Filmproduktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for "Mörder auf Amrum", Germany. Directed by: Markus Imboden * 2010: Wüste Film (Producer: Ralph Schwingel / Stefan Schubert) for "Etwas Besseres als den Tod", Germany. Directed by: Nicole Weegmann * 2011: d.i.e. film GmbH (Producer: Ulrich Aselmann) for "Tödlicher Rausch", Germany. Directed by: Johannes Fabrick * 2012: Aspekt Telefilm-Produktion GmbH (Producer: Claudia Schröder) for "Mörderische Jagd", Germany. Directed by: Markus Imboden * 2013: – * 2014: filmpool fiction (Producer: Iris Kiefer) for "Polizeiruf 110: Familiensache", Germany. Directed by: Eoin Moore * 2015: Calypso Entertainment GmbH (Producer: Brit Possardt) for "Frauen", Germany. Directed by Jan Ruzicka * 2016: – * 2017: Polyphon Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft (Producers: Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt and Christoph Bicker) for "Meine fremde Freundin", Germany. Directed by: Stefan Krohmer * 2018: Relevant Film GmbH Hamburg (Producer: Heike Wiehle-Timm) for "Aufbruch in die Freiheit", Germany. Directed by: Isabel Kleefeld * 2019: Sutor Kolonko, Cologne, Producer: Ingmar Trost for '' Das freiwillige Jahr'', Directed by: and Henner Winckler''Preise''
. Filmfest Hamburg Nachrichten 5 October 2019, retrieved 7 October 2019. * 2021: Fandango Film, Producer: Jürgen Schuster for '' Schlaflos in Portugal'', Directed by: Florian Froschmayer

Critics' Choice Award

* 2004: "

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", Denmark. Directed by:

Susanne Bier Susanne Bier (; born 15 April 1960) is a Danish filmmaker. She is best known for her feature films ''Brothers'' (2004), '' After the Wedding'' (2006), ''In a Better World'' (2010), and '' Bird Box'' (2018), and the TV miniseries ''The Night Mana ...

* 2005: " Iron Island", Iran. Written and directed by:

Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof ( fa, محمد رسول‌اف; born 16 November 1972) is an Iranian independent filmmaker. He is known for several award-winning films, including his first, '' The Twilight'' (2002); '' Iron Island'' (2005); '' Manuscripts Don ...

* 2007: "Control", Netherlands. Directed by:

Anton Corbijn Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner"' ...

* 2008: "

Frozen River ''Frozen River'' is a 2008 American crime drama film written and directed by Courtney Hunt. The screenplay focuses on two working-class women who smuggle illegal immigrants from Canada to the United States. The film received two Oscar nominations: ...

", USA. Written and directed by:

Courtney Hunt Courtney Hunt (born 1964) is an American director and screenwriter. Her debut feature film, ''Frozen River'', won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Early life and education Hunt was raised in Memphis and Nashville, Tenness ...

* 2009: "

Cold Souls ''Cold Souls'' is a 2009 comedy-drama, comedy-drama film written and directed by Sophie Barthes. The film features Paul Giamatti, Dina Korzun, Emily Watson, and David Strathairn. Giamatti stars as a fictionalised version of himself, an anxious, ove ...

", USA. Written and directed by:

Sophie Barthes Sophie Barthes (born 1974) is a French-American film director and screenwriter best known for her 2009 film ''Cold Souls''. Early life Barthes was born in France and was raised in South America and the Middle East. She moved to New York in 2001 t ...

* 2010: "Pulsar", Belgium. Directed by: Alex Stockmann * 2011: "

Take Shelter ''Take Shelter'' is a 2011 American psychological thriller film, written and directed by Jeff Nichols and starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain. The plot follows a young husband and father (Shannon) who is plagued by a series of apoca ...

", USA. Directed by:

Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols (born December 7, 1978) is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols is most known for his films ''Take Shelter'' (20 ...

* 2012: "

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", Germany/Australia/Great Britain. Written and directed by:

Cate Shortland Cate Shortland (born 10 August 1968) is an Australian screenwriter, film director, television director, and television writer. She received international acclaim for her 2004 romantic drama film ''Somersault'', her 2012 historical drama film '' ...

* 2013: "

Metro Manila Metropolitan Manila (often shortened as Metro Manila; fil, Kalakhang Maynila), officially the National Capital Region (NCR; fil, link=no, Pambansang Punong Rehiyon), is the capital region, seat of government and one of three List of metrop ...

", Great Britain/Philippines. Written and directed by:

Sean Ellis Sean Ellis (born 1970) is a British film director, writer, producer and fashion photographer. He is best known for his films '' Cashback'' (2004), '' The Broken'' (2008), ''Metro Manila'' (2013), in the Tagalog language, and ''Anthropoid'' (2016 ...

* 2014: "

Hope Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish ...

, France. Written and directed by: Boris Lojkine * 2015: "

Neon Bull ''Neon Bull'' ( pt, Boi neon) is a 2015 Brazilian drama film directed by Gabriel Mascaro. The film premiered at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival and won the Horizons (Orizzonti) - Special Jury Prize. It was also shown in the Platform ...

", Brazil/Uruguay/Netherlands. Written and directed by

Gabriel Mascaro Gabriel Mascaro (born September 24, 1983) is a Brazilian visual artist and film director. Biography Gabriel Mascaro is a Brazilian filmmaker and visual artist. He started his career as a documentary-maker in 2008, with KFZ-1348 (co-directed by ...

* 2016: "

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", Romania. Directed by

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay and ...

* 2017: "

The Florida Project ''The Florida Project'' is a 2017 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Sean Baker and written by Baker and Chris Bergoch. It stars Willem Dafoe, Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite, Valeria Cotto, Christopher Rivera, and Caleb Landry Jone ...

", USA. Directed by: Sean Baker * 2018: " Our Struggles", Belgium. Directed by:

Guillaume Senez Guillaume Senez (born 6 July 1978) is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. He studied at the National Institute of Radioelectricity and Cinematography (INRACI) in Brussels and graduated from there. He made his feature-length debut in 2015 wi ...

* 2019: Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains China. Directed by: Gu Xiaogang * 2021:

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, France. Directed by:

Gaspar Noé Gaspar Noé (, ; born 27 December 1963) is an Argentine filmmaker based in Paris, France. He is the son of Argentine painter, writer, and intellectual Luis Felipe Noé. In the early 1990s, Noé along with his wife Lucile Hadžihalilović were ...

The Political Film of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is awarding this prize at FILMFEST HAMBURG for the first time in 2013. Films aspiring to provide a political message are competing for the prize money of 5,000 euros. * 2013: " Fire in the Blood", India. Written and directed by:

Dylan Mohan Gray Dylan Mohan Gray is an Indian and Canadian filmmaker. His documentary feature film '' Fire in the Blood'',http://fireintheblood.com premiered in competition at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival and went on to enjoy the longest theatrical run of ...

* 2013: "

Manuscripts Don't Burn ''Manuscripts Don't Burn'' ( fa, دست‌نوشته‌ها نمی‌سوزند, translit. ''Dast-Neveshtehaa Nemisoozand'') is a 2013 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof about a failed attempt to kill a busload of Iranian w ...

", Iran. Written and directed by:

* 2014: " Children 404", Russia. Directed by: Askold Kurov and Pavel Loparev * 2015: " Every Face Has a Name". Directed by:

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* 2016: "Tadmor", France/Lebanon. Directed by: Monika Borgmann and

Lokman Slim Lokman Mohsen Slim (; 17 July 1962 – 4 February 2021) was a Lebanese Shiite publisher, political activist and commentator, who promoted a Culture of Remembrance to cope with the many past and present conflicts of Lebanon and the whole region. ...

* 2017: "The Wait", Denmark. Directed by: Emil Langballe * 2018: "On Her Shoulders", USA. Directed by: Alexandria Bombach * 2019: " Bewegungen eines nahen Bergs", Austria, France. Directed by: Sebastian Brameshuber * 2021: " La Civil", Belgium, Romania, Mexico. Directed by: Teodora Ana Mihai * 2022: "

How to Blow Up a Pipeline ''How to Blow Up a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire'' is a nonfiction book written by Andreas Malm and published in 2021 by Verso Books. In the book, Malm argues that sabotage is a logical form of climate activism, and criticize ...

https://www.filmfesthamburg.de/en/news/abschlussfilm-preisverleihung-bilanz%ef%bf%bc/", USA. A Film by: " Daniel Goldhaber", "

Ariela Barer Ariela Barer (born ) is an American actress, best known for playing the role of Gert Yorkes in the Hulu original series '' Runaways''. Early life Barer's parents are Mexican-born Jews. Her sister is Libe Barer, who is also an actress. Career A ...

", Jordan Sjol, Daniel Garber

Art Cinema Award

The Art Cinema Award was established by the Conféderation Internationale des Cinémas d'Art et d'Essai (CICAE). Films that have a German distributor can be nominated. Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein is contributing €5,000 to the award in support of PR measures by the German distributor. * 2008: "

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", France/Germany. Written and directed by:

Claire Denis Claire Denis (; born 21 April 1946) is a French film director and screenwriter. Her feature film ''Beau Travail'' (1999) has been called one of the greatest films of the 1990s, as well as of all time. Other acclaimed works include '' Trouble Ev ...

* 2009: " Soul Kitchen", Germany. Written and directed by:

* 2010: "

Nowhere Boy ''Nowhere Boy'' is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. ''Nowhere Boy'' ...

", Great Britain/Canada. Directed by:

Sam Taylor-Wood Samantha Louise Taylor-Johnson OBE ( née Taylor-Wood; 4 March 1967) is a British filmmaker and photographer. Her directorial feature film debut was 2009's ''Nowhere Boy'', a film based on the childhood experiences of The Beatles songwriter a ...

* 2011: "

Monsieur Lazhar ''Monsieur Lazhar'' is a 2011 Canadian French-language drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and starring Mohamed Saïd Fellag, Sophie Nélisse and Danielle Proulx. Based on ''Bashir Lazhar'', a one-character play by Évelyne de la Chenel ...

", Canada. Written and directed by:

Philippe Falardeau Philippe Falardeau (born February 1, 1968 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Early life Falardeau was born and raised in Hull, Quebec. He later studied political science at the University of Ottawa, before travellin ...

* 2012: "

Laurence Anyways ''Laurence Anyways'' is a 2012 Canadian Romance film, romantic drama film written, directed and edited by Xavier Dolan. The film competed in the ''Un Certain Regard'' section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival where Suzanne Clément won the Un Cer ...

", Canada. Written and directed by:

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

* 2013: "

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", France/Poland. Written and directed by:

Roman Polanski Raymond Roman Thierry Polański , group=lower-alpha, name=note_a (né Liebling; 18 August 1933) is a French-Polish film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two ...

* 2014: " Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem", Israel/France/Germany. Written and directed by:

Ronit Elkabetz Ronit Elkabetz ( he, רונית אלקבץ; 27 November 1964 – 19 April 2016) was an Israeli actress, screenwriter and film director. She worked in both Israeli and French cinema. She won three Ophir Awards and received a total of seven nomin ...

and

Shlomi Elkabetz Shlomi Elkabetz ( he, שלומי אלקבץ; born 5 December 1972) is an Israeli actor, writer and director. He is known for playing Simon in HBO's ''Our Boys''. Early life Elkabetz mother was a hairdresser and his father was a postal employee. ...

* 2015: "

Mustang The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they ...

", France/Turkey/Germany. Directed by:

Deniz Gamze Ergüven Deniz Gamze Ergüven (born 4 June 1978), is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film ''Mustang''. Early life and education Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey but moved to France in the 1980s. She grew up and went to ...

* 2016: "

It's Only the End of the World ''It's Only the End of the World'' (french: Juste la fin du monde) is a 2016 drama film written, edited and directed by Xavier Dolan. The film is based on the play of the same name by Jean-Luc Lagarce and stars Gaspard Ulliel, Nathalie Baye, Mario ...

", Canada/France. Directed by:

* 2017: " The Rider", USA. Directed by:

Chloé Zhao Chloé Zhao, born Zhao Ting (, born 31 March 1982), is a Chinese filmmaker, known primarily for her work on independent films. Zhao's debut feature film, ''Songs My Brothers Taught Me'' (2015), premiered at Sundance Film Festival to critical a ...

* 2018: "Woman at War", Iceland. Directed by: Benedikt Erlingsson * 2019: '

Portrait of a Lady on Fire ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (french: Portrait de la jeune fille en feu, lit=Portrait of the Young Lady on Fire) is a 2019 French historical romantic drama film written and directed by Céline Sciamma, starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haen ...

' France. Directed by:

Céline Sciamma Céline Sciamma (; born 12 November 1978) is a French screenwriter and film director. She is especially known for her films Girlhood (film), ''Girlhood'' (2014), ''My Life as a Courgette'' (2016), and ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire'' (2019), winni ...

* 2021: '

Paris, 13th District ''Paris, 13th District'' (french: Les Olympiades) is a 2021 French drama film directed by Jacques Audiard, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Céline Sciamma and Léa Mysius, loosely based on the short comic stories ''Amber Sweet'' and ''Kill ...

', France. Directed by:

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NDR Young Talent Award

In 2012 the NDR (

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) sponsored the NDR Young Talent Award with a prize money of €5,000 . * 2008: "

Johnny Mad Dog ''Johnny Mad Dog'' is a 2008 French/Liberian war film directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and based on the novel '' Johnny chien méchant'' (2002) by the Congolese author Emmanuel Dongala. It tells the story of a group of child soldiers fighting ...

", France. Written and directed by:

Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire (born 31 December 1968), is a French filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of films '' Johnny Mad Dog'', '' A Prayer Before Dawn'' and ''La Mule''. Personal life Sauvaire was born on 31 D ...

* 2009: " Before my Eyes", Turkey. Written and directed by: Miraz Bezar * 2010: "Oldboys", Denmark. Written and directed by: Nikolaj Steen * 2011: " Avé", Bulgaria. Written and directed by: Konstantin Bojanov * 2012: "Germania", Argentina. Written and directed by: Maximiliano Schonfeld * 2013: "

Short Term 12 ''Short Term 12'' is a 2013 American Independent film, independent drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It is adapted from Cretton's short film of the same name, produced in 2009. The film stars Brie Larson as Grace Howard, a ...

", USA. Written and directed by: Destin Cretton * 2014: "

Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy ''Mary Is Happy, Mary Is Happy'' is a 2013 Thai coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, starring Patcha Poonpiriya, Chonnikan Netjui and Wasupol Kriangprapakit. The film was created from 410 tweets of @ ...

, Thailand. Written and directed by: Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit * 2015: " Keeper", Belgium/France/Switzerland. Directed by:

* 2016: "

Cold of Kalandar ''Cold of Kalandar'' ( tr, Kalandar Soğuğu) is a 2015 Turkish drama film directed by Mustafa Kara. It was selected as the Turkish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast * Haydar ...

", Turkey. Directed by: Mustafa Kara * 2017: "

Beach Rats ''Beach Rats'' is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Eliza Hittman. It stars Harris Dickinson, Madeline Weinstein, and Kate Hodge. It was screened at the U.S. Dramatic Competition section of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and ...

", USA. Directed by:

Eliza Hittman Eliza Hittman (born December 9, 1979) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer from New York City. She has won multiple awards for her film ''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'', which include the New York Film Critics Circle Award a ...

* 2018: "Little Tickles", France. Directed by: Andréa Bescond, Eric Métayer * 2019: '

A Son ''A Son'', also known as ''Bik Eneich: Un fils'' (a combination of the original Arabic and French titles: ar, بيك نعيش, Byk n'eysh; french: Un fils) is a 2019 film directed by Mehdi Barsaoui in his feature film debut and co-produced betwee ...

', Tunisia, France. Directed by: Mehdi M. Barsaoui * 2021: '

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', Kosovo, Switzerland, Albania, North Macedonia. Directed by: Blerta Basholli

Commerzbank Audience Award

The audience gets to decide by public vote which of the competing films in the ''Eurovisuell'' section is their favorite and receives a prize money of €5,000, donated by the

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. * 2004: " Dog Nail Clipper", Finland. Written and directed by:

Markku Pölönen Markku Tapani Pölönen (born 16 September 1957 in Eno) is a Finnish film director, screenwriter, and editor; and the owner of film production company Suomen Filmiteollisuus. Pölönen's best known work is the 2004 film '' Dog Nail Clipper'' &mda ...

* 2005: "Adams Äpfel", Denmark. Written and directed by:

Anders Thomas Jensen Anders Thomas Jensen (born 6 April 1972) is a Danish screenwriter and film director. His film ''Election Night (1998 film), Election Night'' won the 1998 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. Life and career Jensen was born in Frederi ...

* 2008: "Willkommen bei den Sch'tis", France. Written and directed by:

Dany Boon Dany Boon (; born Daniel Farid Hamidou on 26 June 1966) is a French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer. Starting out as a comedian during the 1990s, he found success in 2008 as an actor and director in the film comedy ''Welcome to ...

* 2009: "Meet the Elisabeths", France. Directed by:

Lucien Jean-Baptiste Lucien Jean-Baptiste (born 6 May 1964) is a French actor, writer and director.King of Devil's Island ''King of Devil's Island'' (french: Les Révoltés de l'île du Diable), ( no, Kongen av Bastøy) is a 2010 French-Norwegian action drama film directed by Marius Holst.Marius Holst Marius Holst (born 15 January 1965) is a Norwegian filmmaker, a producer and a screenwriter. Life Film school student Marius Holst studied at the London International Film School. In 1990, his diploma film was nominated for the Amanda Award for ...

* 2012: "

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", Denmark. Directed by: Anne-Grethe Bjarup Riis * 2013: "The Brats", France. Written and directed by: Anthony Marciano * 2014: " Hallåhallå", Sweden. Written and directed by:

Maria Blom ''Maria'' Margareta Blom, (born 28 February 1971) is a Swedish film director, dramatist and screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for the film ''Masjävlar'' from 2004. Blom has written and directed more than ten theater plays among them "Rabar ...

* 2015: " Nice People", Sweden. Directed by: Karin af Klintberg and Anders Helgeson * 2016: "The Day Will Come," Denmark. Directed by Jesper W. Nielsen * 2017: " It's for Your Own Good", Spain. Directed by: Carlos Therón * 2018: "Solsidan", Sweden. Directed by: Felix Herngren, Måns Herngren * 2019: ' Psychobitch', Norway. Directed by: Martin Lund * 2021:
Little Palestine, Diary of a Siege
, Lebanon, France, Qatar. Directed by: Abdallah Al-Khatib

MICHEL Award presented by MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest (part of FILMFEST HAMBURG)

The Hamburgische Kulturstiftung and the Rolner Stiftung fund this award since 2013 with prize money of €5,000 . A jury made up of children selects the children's and youth films for this international competition. * 2003: ''Das geheimnisvolle Fräulein C.'', Canada. Directed by: Richard Ciupka * 2004: ''Station 4'', Spain. Directed by:

Antonio Mercero Antonio Mercero Juldain (7 March 1936 – 12 May 2018) was a Spanish director of the television series ''Verano azul'' and ''Farmacia de guardia''. He is best known as the director of a 1972 surrealist short horror film titled '' La cabina'', w ...

* 2005: ', Germany. Written and directed by:

Christian Zübert Christian Zübert (born 1973, Würzburg) is a German film director and screenwriter. Career Zübert started out as a screenwriter for German television. In 2000 he directed and wrote his first feature ''Lammbock'', which was a surprise hit in Ger ...

* 2006: ''Don'', Netherlands. Written and directed by: Arend Steenbergen * 2007: ''Rot wie der Himmel'', Italy. Directed by: Cristiano Bortone * 2008: ''Hey Hey, hier Esther Blueburger'', Australia. Written and directed by: Cathy Randall * 2009: ''

Glowing Stars ''Glowing Stars'' ( sv, I taket lyser stjärnorna) is a Swedish film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 30 January 2009, based on the award-winning novel of the same name by author Johanna Thydell. It revolves around a girl named Jenna w ...

'', Sweden. Directed by: Lisa Siewe * 2010: ''

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'', USA. Directed by: J.B. Ghuman Jr. * 2011: '' Ways to Live Forever'', Great Britain/Spain. Written and directed by: Gustavo Ron * 2012: ''Stay!'', Netherlands. Directed by: Lourens Blok * 2013: ''Felix'', South Africa. Directed by: Roberta Durrant * 2014: ''The Contest'', Denmark. Directed by: Martin Miehe-Renard * 2015: ''Little Gangster'', Netherlands. Directed by:

Arne Toonen Arne Toonen (born 9 January 1975) is a Dutch film director. Several of his films won the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. Career In 2010, he directed the film ''Dik Trom''. The film won both the Golden Film and Platinum Film awards. ...

* 2016: ''

Fanny's Journey ''Fanny's Journey'' (original title: ''Le Voyage de Fanny'') is a 2016 French-Belgian children's war drama film co-written and directed by Lola Doillon. The film is inspired by the autobiographical memoir ''Le journal de Fanny'' by Fanny Ben-Ami ...

'', France/Belgium. Directed by:

Lola Doillon Lola Doillon (born 9 January 1975) is a French director and screenwriter. Personal life Doillon is the daughter of director Jacques Doillon and film editor Noëlle Boisson. She is married to director Cédric Klapisch. They have a son, Émile, ...

* 2017: '' 1:54'', Canada. Directed by:

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* 2018: ''Supa Modo'', Kenya. Directed by: Likarion Wainaina * 2019: '' Psychobitch'' (Norway), Directed by: Martin Lund * 2021: 'The Ape Star', Sweden, Norway, Denmark. Directed by: Linda Hambäck

Sichtwechsel Film Award

Since 2017, the German Foreign Office honors directors who create films across national and cultural borders with a prize money of €10,000 . * 2017: "The Future Perfect", Germany/Argentina. Directed by: Nele Wohlatz. * 2017: "Amin", France. Directed by: Philippe Faucon * 2019: ''

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'', Directed by: Julien Élie * 2021: '

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', Switzerland. Directed by: Elie Grappe

Former Awards

Montblanc Script Award

Endowed with €10.000 sponsored by Hamburg-based company Montblanc. The award is granted as part of the "Northern Lights" section to a fiction or documentary film either produced or set in Hamburg or Schleswig-Holstein. * 2007: Jan Hinrik Drevs for "

Underdogs An underdog is a person or group in a competition, usually in sports and creative works, who is largely expected to lose. The party, team, or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the case where an underdog wins, the ...

", Germany * 2008: Srdjan Vuletic for "

It's Hard to be Nice ''It's Hard to be Nice'' (Original title in Bosnian: ''Teško je biti fin'') is a 2007 Bosnian film by Srđan Vuletić. The movie is about a man who lives in a challenging, post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina where many are forced to create their o ...

", Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany * 2009: Xiaolu Guo for "

She, a Chinese ''She, a Chinese'' is a 2009 international co-production drama film directed by Xiaolu Guo. Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard's La Chinoise, it portraits a fragmented journey of a young Chinese woman through the world. It won the 2009 Golden Leopard at ...

", Great Britain/China/France/Germany * 2010: Henrik Peschel for "Pete the Heat", Germany * 2011: Marnie Blok for "Simon and the Oaks", Germany * 2012: Kim Fupz Aakeson for "

Mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French ''merci'', from Medieval Latin ''merced-'', ''merces'', from Latin, "price paid, wages", from ''merc-'', ''merxi'' "merchandise") is benevolence, forgiveness, and kindness in a variety of ethical, relig ...

", Germany/Netherlands * 2013:

for "

Nothing Bad Can Happen ''Nothing Bad Can Happen'' (german: Tore tanzt) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Katrin Gebbe. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, following the acquisition of the United States rights by Dra ...

", Germany

Foreign Press Award

* 2010: "

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", Sweden. Direction:

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* 2011: " The Art of Love", France. Direction:

Emmanuel Mouret Emmanuel Mouret (born 30 June 1970) is a French actor, director and screenwriter. Life and career He was born on 30 June 1970 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. He graduated from La Fémis (9th promotion, dir ...

* 2012: "God's Neighbors", Israel. Direction and screenplay: Meni Yaesh

References

External links

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