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Im letzten Jahr hat die MOIN Filmförderung das MOIN Talents-Programm ins Leben gerufen: Drei junge Filmschaffende ohne Filmhochschul-Background erhalten ein Jahr lang individuelle Förderangebote, bereisen Festivals und arbeiten mit Mentor*innen an ihrem aktuellen Filmprojekt. Hier erzählen Max, Hannah und Arnit von ihren Erfahrungen.

Sheri Hagen's third feature film "Billie" celebrates its world premiere at Filmfest Hamburg on 26 September. The ensemble film, produced by Equality Film, was made entirely in Hamburg - read on to find out why Nettelnburg became the key location and how the film combines pain and humour.

After Rosanne Pel's "Donkey Days" celebrated its world premiere in competition at Locarno this year, it will now have its German premiere at Filmfest Hamburg. The funny and tragic family drama was shot in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein and co-produced by Junafilm from Hamburg. Here we tell you why the filming went very differently to many other cinema films and what lead actress Jil Krammer actually does for a living.

He celebrated the premiere of his first feature film, ‘The Stranger,’ in Venice – his second work, ‘Yunan,’ made it straight into the competition at the 2025 Berlinale and can now be seen at the Hamburg Film Festival. Ameer Fakher Eldin is one of the up-and-coming young filmmakers and currently lives in Hamburg. He shot most of his drama on a Hallig island in Schleswig-Holstein. Here we reveal what all this has to do with ‘Land unter’ (Land Under) and how you can get stars like Hanna Schygulla and Sibel Kekilli excited about your second feature film.

Given the current global situation, few films were as eagerly anticipated at this year's Cannes Film Festival as "Once Upon a Time in Gaza", the new work by twin brothers Arab and Tarzan Nasser, who were born in Gaza. It is already their third feature film about their homeland – and certainly not their last. We reveal what the film has to do with Hamburg here

The emptiness in the silence and the power of the music are central elements in Johanna Moder's psychological horror thriller "Mother's Baby", which screened in competition at the Berlinale. The brilliant finale takes place in the Elbphilharmonie.

Director Mohammad Rasoulof managed to escape from Iran shortly before the world premiere of "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" in Cannes. He now lives with his family in Hamburg. The drama celebrated its German premiere here at the film festival. It tells the story of how an entire family becomes victims of the regime - one in rebellion, the other in loyalty to the state. The drama, parts of which were filmed in Hamburg, will be in the Oscar race for Germany next year.

Five animated films in one: "Christmas of the Animals" celebrates its German premiere at the MICHEL Kinder und Jugend Filmfest on 28 September. A total of six filmmakers worked on this little masterpiece - one of them is Ceylan Beyoğlu from Hamburg.