Industry

For visitors from the film and television industry: Professional representatives of the film, cinema and festival industry as well as filmmakers and actors can apply for accreditation. Students of film and media studies are also eligible for accreditation.

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Accreditation

Accreditation visit

On-site and online

HoF visit + On-Demand

  • Price: 65.00 Euro
  • Registration deadline: 7 October 2025

Access to all screenings in the cinema from 21 to 26 October in Hof as well as access to the digital festival edition plus7streamdays. Included here are, among other things, films from the cinema premiere for retrieval via HoF On-Demand until 2 November.

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Online only

HoF On-Demand

  • Price: 65.00 Euro
  • Registration deadline: 26 October 2025

Access to the digital festival edition plus7streamdays. Included here are films from the cinema premiere as well as discussions with the filmmakers for retrieval via HoF On-Demand until 2 November.

Your contact person

In case of any questions or problems, please feel free to contact Lissy Giglberger and Monika Wöhrl:

All accreditations include HoF PLUS, the industry program with FilmTalks, panels and other events in presence, live via streaming channel and on demand.

For students, the fee is reduced to 45.00 euros.

You are not a professional visitor?

  • Are you a press representative? You can find the press accreditation here.
  • Your film will be shown at this year's festival? Then we will contact you directly, you don't have to do anything.

Arrival & Stay

Take the train to Hof and benefit from the cheap event ticket.

7 minute pitch

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Do you have a material you believe in? A story that moves you? You want to push your project further, but you lack the crucial contacts to put the project into practice?

We are offering five talents the chance to present their material to selected mentors from the film industry and to participate in the 59th Hof International Film Festival.

Dates

Deadline
Sunday, 30 september, 2025

7-minute pitch
Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 11 a.m. in Hof

Film submission

Zwischen all den Filmen auch mal kurz die Mails checken
Arbeit hinter den Kulissen.

Our submission platform is closed, unfortunately we can no longer accept any more film submissions for the 59th Hof Film Festival. In the last few weeks, we have received many exciting, innovative and moving projects. We are keeping our fingers crossed for all applicants and are working intensively on the final selection. We will inform the submitters of these as soon as possible.

We are already looking forward to the many new ideas that can be submitted again from the beginning of 2026.

Artistic Director
Thorsten Schaumann

Feature Films
Stefanie von Bock, Peter Fröhlich, Inge Hagedorn, Rudy Tijo

Shorts
Lukas März, Claudia Rudolph-Hartmann

Advertising and Sponsorship

Advertising and Sponsorship
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The Hof International Film Festival is one of the most important German film festivals - for many, HOF is the most important festival of German film. As a non-profit organization, we are pleased to have the support of our sponsors and partners and at the same time offer numerous brands an attractive environment for their own and product presentation. Find out how you too can benefit from our offers.

Your contact person

Internationale Hofer Filmtage
Christine Walther
Altstadt 8
D 95028 Hof

  • +49 (0) 9281 85440
  • +49 (0) 9281 18816