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Media response: The mourning for Heinz Badewitz

Press comments

We don’t need stars, we make them.

Farewell, Heinz Badewitz

Media response 2015

Press comments on the 49th Hof International Film Festival

Anthony Brownrigg

Video message to the Hof International Film Festival

Laura Büchel: Bestes Kostümbild bei TRASH DETECTIVE

The Bild-Kunst Awards go to Laura Büchel and Michel Imhof

The Awards go to Laura Büchel for the Best Costume Design and to Michel Imhof for the Best Setting

Manuela Bastian about WHERE TO, MISS?

The GRANIT Hof Documentary Award 2015 goes to the film WHERE TO, MISS?

Ekrem Ergün about his film HÖRDUR

Director's statement on his feature film

49. Internationale Hofer Filmtage: Fußball-Match FC Hofer Filmtage - FC Filmwelt

Special screening: ICH LIEBE DAS LEBEN TROTZDEM

In 2011 director and screenwriter Wolf Gremm is diagnosed with prostate cancer. From this point on a smartphone and a mini–camera are his constant companions.

Helene und Julia Vogel über ihren Film KREIDE AUF BETON

Helene and Julia Vogel about CHALK ON CONCRETE

Statement of the directors on their documentary

The Talent Award goes to Constantin Hatz

The German Cinema New Talent Award 2015 goes to Constantin Hatz for the feature film FUGE.

Filmpreis der Stadt Hof an Katharina Marie Schubert

The Award of the City of Hof goes to Katharina Marie Schubert

The Award of the City of Hof 2015 goes to the actress, director and writer Katharina Marie Schubert.

Jonas Nay on his role in UNSER LETZTER SOMMER

A main actor on his role

Michal Rogalski über UNSER LETZTER SOMMER

Michal Rogalski on UNSER LETZTER SOMMER

Statement of the director

Christopher Petit über seine Retrospektive

British director Christopher Petit reflects about his retrospective

The retrospective is dedicated to the British filmmaker, artist and writer.

ONE BREATH: Chara-Mata Giannatou

One of the main actresses on her role

EIN ATEM: Christian Zübert über den Eröffnungsfilm

ONE BREATH: Christian Zübert on the opening film

Statement of the director

Heinz Badewitz über die 49. Internationalen Hofer Filmtage

Heinz Badewitz about the 49th Hof International Film Festival

Heinz Badewitz, festival-director

Retrospective Christopher Petit

The retrospective of the 49th Hof International Film Festival is dedicated to the British filmmaker, artist and writer Christopher Petit.

Special screening: HÁWAR

The festival will screen a special presentation of Düzen Tekkal’s HÁWAR which recapitulates, with evocative moments, the genocide of the Yazidi.

Special screening: ABOVE AND BELOW

From Mars, to Earth, and beneath its crust.

Documentary Films at the 49th Hof International Film Festival

A strong program with 28 films: music films, artist portraits and films dealing with the current situation in the world

The International Program of the 49th Hof International Film Festival

The films of the 49th Hof International Film Festival present a range of themes: moving and emotional stories which deal with contemporary questions, explain sociopolitical contexts, peer into the construct of the family, report on uprooting, chart life in different cultures, describe the problems of puberty, and of friendship, love and the courage to embrace change.

Fotoausstellung: Hermann Kauper – Filmtage Backstage