Filmfest Hamburg on the move

This year, Filmfest Hamburg will take the festival on a journey to visit its neighbours. The project's name: "Stadt, Land, Filmfest" ("Town, Country, Filmfest").

For the first time ever, selected movie theatres in the German states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern will receive a visit from the Filmfest during the festival dates of 25 September to 4 October 2014. Each theatre visit will feature a specially selected film from the current programme.

“In this, the 22nd year of Filmfest Hamburg, we would like to present our festival in five towns within the Hamburg Metropolitan Region – with everything that goes along with that: The red carpet, exciting films and interesting discussions with directors or actors. Because, after all, this privilege should not just be reserved for those who live in big cities. This year we are looking forward to new audiences, committed theatre exhibitors and a fresh country breeze,” Albert Wiederspiel says about the new project.

"Stadt, Land, Filmfest" is sponsored by Hamburg Marketing GmbH, who wish to broaden the festival’s reach.

“Some of the things which all areas of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region have in common are a love of culture and the big screen. The festival really brings the world of cinema to life and blurs the divisions between urban and rural areas,” says the company’s Managing Director Thorsten Kausch.

The plan is to show five different European films with German subtitles. The locations and programme are not yet confirmed, but will be made public in due time before the festival begins.