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CINEMA
Movies belong in the cinema! A permanent partner of cinefest is the Metropoliskino in Hamburg, where the festival films - many still as 35mm copies - shine in the light of the screen!
CONFERENCE
The 39th International Congress of Film History is an integral part of the
cinefest in Hamburg. It will take place from November 18 (opening) through November 21, 2026.
Speakers and participants from Germany and abroad explored the festival’s theme in depth through presentations and discussions (congress languages: German or English).
FORUMS
In accordance with its multimedia orientation, the festival offers discussion forums on technical, cultural, economic, legal, archival, and film historical topics in cooperation with professional associations and media representatives.
AWARDS
Two honorary awards will be presented at the festival: the Reinhold Schünzel-Preis for many years of service in the care, preservation and dissemination of German film heritage to one or more people. The Willy Haas-Preis, award for an important international publication on German-language film or film in Germany.
LIVE MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT
cinefest regularly presents silent films with live musical accompaniment.
GUESTS
Our guests at cinefest
CINEFEST PREVIEW
As a preview to cinefest, the Metropolis at Planet Harburg screened the DEFA classic Die Legende von Paul und Paula (GDR 1972/73, Heiner Carow) on November 8, 2025.
The Abaton Cinema screened two films by Wim Wenders and Peter Handke: on November 3, 2025, DIE ANGST DES TORMANNS BEIM ELFMETER (West Germany/Austria 1971), and on November 11, HIMMEL ÜBER BERLIN (West Germany/France 1986/87).
CINEFEST ENCORE
As part of the cinefest Encore, the Alabama Cinema screened MALINA (West Germany/Austria, 1990, Werner Schroeter) on November 25, 2025.
The Lichtmess Cinema screened the film on December 3, 2025. Das Schreiben und das Schweigen. Die Schriftstellerin Friederike Mayröcker (DE 2008, Carmen Tartarotti).
CINEFEST ON TOUR
Following the events in Hamburg, parts of the film program will go on tour to Saarbrücken, Wiesbaden, Prague, and other cities.
CATALOG
The festival will be accompanied by an extensive catalog with contemporary reviews of the films, thematic and overview texts and a biographical encyclopedia.
CINEGRAPH-BOOK
Following the International Film History Conference, the presentations will be published in written form in the CineGraph-Book series by edition text+kritik. With this book series, the research results are made accessible to a wide audience.
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