The opening film of the 59th Hof International Film Festival 2026 ÜBER UNTERBIBERGER by Matthias Dietscherlein, will be screened as part of the first HoF Filmtage Rendezvous series at the Rentei in Stockheim on April 22.
At the achtung berlin film festival, the film festival for young German cinema from Berlin and Brandenburg, there will be a reunion with HoFies and their films.
On Tuesday, April 14,Max Hegewald’s debut feature film FREE AT HEART (59th Hof International Film Festival 2026) will be screened at KoKi Hannover as part of the HoF Filmtage Rendezvous series.
The documentary I WAS A WITNESS (59th Hof International Film Festival) is currently showing in cinemas throughout Germany. And in Munich there will be an audience discussion with the filmmakers on Wednesday.
The short film TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGE SALIVA by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh wins the Oscar in the “Live Action Short Film” category. The film celebrated its German premiere at the 59th Hof International Film Festival.
The award-winning film NAWI - DEAR FUTURE ME will be shown in Munich on International Women's Day. Afterwards there will be a conversation with the film team and Thorsten Schaumann.
Congratulations to Jana Stallein! Her film WHERE THE WAVES TOOK HER (59th Hof International Film Festival 2025) received the SI STAR Emerging Director Award during the 76th Berlinale.
On Sunday, March 1st at 5 pm, the documentary film KINOLEBEN - ABOUT THE THURINGIAN ARSENAL AND OTHER PROGRAMMING CINEMAS will be shown in Nuremberg. A discussion with the audience will follow.
On Tuesday, February 24th, the HoF Filmtage Rendezvous will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the KoKi Hannover. The award-winning documentary film THE UNSPOKEN will be shown.
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The artistic director of the Hof International Film Festival, Thorsten Schaumann, is part of the jury for the shorts film festival – the trinational student film festival at Offenburg University.
The documentary ARCHITECTURE OF GOOD FORTUNE celebrated its German premiere at the 59th Hof International Film Festival. On Thursday, February 5, the film hits cinemas nationwide.
On February 5th, SHAME runs at 8:30 p.m. in the Arena Cinema Munich. Afterwards, director Lukas Röder and Thorsten Schaumann, artistic director of the Hof International Film Festival, invite the audience to a discussion.
The tragic comedy SOBRIEDAD ME ESTÁS MATANDO celebrated its German premiere at the 59th Hof International Film Festival. Now the film is also starting in Mexico.
Lukas Röder, a regular guest at the Hof Film Festival and winner of the Friedrich Baur Gold Award, has made a new film: SCHAM is an oppressive mother-son drama and can now be seen in cinemas.
The Kabuki epic “Kokuho” celebrated its German premiere at the 59th Hof International Film Festival and thrilled the audience. The film has now received an Oscar nomination.
