20–25 October 2026 · plus7streamday
A Round Celebration
Filmtage celebrates its 60th anniversary – submit your film and join this year's edition.
Let's kick off
Film submissions here
Films can be submitted here until 31 July 2026 at the latest.
5,000 € in prize money
New Film Award: Planet Rebels Award
Film award for visionary feature films and documentaries about climate, the environment, and the future.
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Internship position available starting August 1st
Apply now for a diverse and exciting internship in festival organization.
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About the festival
About usThe Hof International Film Festival, founded in 1967, is one of the most important film festivals in Germany. Filmmakers such as Maren Ade, Tom Tykwer, Caroline Link, Wim Wenders, Jim Jarmusch, Werner Herzog and Peter Jackson, to mention but a few, had their premieres in Hof as the kick-off platform for an international career. Thus, the Hof International Film Festival is considered the festival for new discoveries.
Over the course of six days, around 130 feature films, documentaries and shorts are presented. Screening a short film before a feature film is unique to Hof. Awards are given to outstanding films. With the accompanying program HoF PLUS, panel discussions and lectures dealing with brand new topics in the industry are organized. The retrospective offers a flashback into the oeuvre of selected filmmakers.
Enjoy film with the special Hof living-room vibe, barrier-free and cross-generational.
The annual soccer game between filmmakers and the team from the city of Hof has, in the meantime, become one of the festival’s many legendary events.
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