The Hof Gold Prize of the Friedrich Baur Foundation will be awarded by the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts in memory of Heinz Badewitz to a filmmaker for a first full-length feature film. The award consists of a certified gold bar worth about 35,000 euros. Additionally, the mentor will provide artistic consultation to the award winner for the duration of one year for the development of a new film.

All directors whose first full-length feature films premiere at the Hof International Film Festival and are German feature film productions are eligible for the Hof Gold Prize.

The Film and Media Arts Department of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts will annually select a mentor from the Film and Media Arts department who will determine the award winner. This year, M+M (Marc Weis, Martin De Mattia) are the mentors for the award.

Award donors

Award winners

The Hof Gold Prize 2022 goes to Karsten Dahlem for his film CRASH.

2022

Karsten Dahlem

for CRASH

2021 alisa kolosova lukas roeder

2021

Alisa Kolosova and Lukas Röder

for CHARLY resp. BRAIN TATTOO

2020 sevgi chris hirschhauser 01

2020

Sevgi und Chris Hirschhäuser

for TOPRAK

2019 lothar herzog 01

2019

Lothar Herzog

for 1986

2018 luzie loose 01

2018

Luzie Loose

for SWIMMING

2017 daniel wild 01

2017 - Heinz Badewitz Award

Daniel Wild

for LUX – KRIEGER DES LICHTS

In 2017, the Heinz Badewitz Award, endowed with 5,000€, was awarded. The Hof Gold Prize in memoriam Heinz Badewitz has emerged from this award.

2016 tini tullmann 01

2016 - Heinz Badewitz Award

Tini Tüllmann

for FREDDY EDDY

In 2016, the Heinz Badewitz Award, endowed with 5,000€, was awarded. The Hof Gold Prize in memoriam Heinz Badewitz has emerged from this award.