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Retrospect:
cinefest 2024 is held under the patronage of Her Excellency Livia Leu,
Ambassador of Switzerland to the Federal Republic of Germany.
The Festival
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!
ONLINE
In 2024 there will be an online version of cinefest again. In addition to the cinema program, some films will also be shown in the virtual cinema hall of the Metropolis cinema, Metropolis+. Participation in the conference is also possible via live stream.
CONFERENCE
The 36. International Film History Conference is an integral part of the cinefest in Hamburg. It will take place from November 20 (opening) to 23, 2024. Speakers and participants from germany and abroad will deepen the theme of the festival in presentations and discussions (conference languages: German or English). A hybrid event with both physical presence and online streaming is planned.
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 Abaton cinema will be showing Clemens Klopfenstein's latest work CINEMA BRUCIATO (2023/24) on November 4 and Daniel Schmid's LA PALOMA (CH/FR 1973/74) on November 11.
CINEFEST ENCORE
As part of the cinefest Encore series, the Lichtmess cinema will be showing the film GEKAUFTES GLÜCK (CH/BRD 1988) on November 26. Director Urs Odermatt will be present at the screening.
The Alabama cinema will be showing DER 10. MAI (CH 1957, Leonard Steckel) as part of its Encore-program on November 27.
CINEFEST ON TOUR
Following the events in Hamburg, parts of the film program will go on tour to Berlin, Saarbrücken, Wiesbaden, Prague, Vienna und Zurich.
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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