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HoF 2020: A Special Year with a Special Festival

Overwhelming response from the industry and the filmmakers
AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD
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Oscar®-Submission AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD in German Cinemas

From 29 October 2020 on the big screen
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Watch the winning films of the 54th Hof International Film Festival

Available at HoF On Demand until 1 November 2020
Live concert for the premiere of CICERO
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Live concert for the premiere of CICERO

Festival hall Freiheitshalle Hof
54th Hof International Film Festival
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Interim Summary with strong Signal

Half time for the 54th Hof International Festival 2020
The GRANIT - Hof Documentary Award 2020 goes to KING BANSAH AND HIS DAUGHTER by Agnes Lisa Wegner.
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The GRANIT – Hof Documentary Film Award goes to Agnes Lisa Wegner for KÖNIG BANSAH AND HIS DAUGHTER

Special mention for HALDERN POP - VILLAGE WITH FESTIVAL
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Hof Gold Prize goes to Sevgi and Chris Hirschhäuser for their debut film TOPRAK

Best directing achievement in a first long feature film
Lena Vurma from dragonfly films wins the VGF Young Producers’ Prize 2020.
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VGF Young Producer Award goes to Lena Vurma and dragonfly films

Award for "Adventures of a Mathematician"
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Florian Schmitz reads a scene from RAUMTEILER

7 MINUTES – the HoF PLUS Speed Pitch
The German Cinema New Talent Award 2020 goes to RIVALE by Marcus Lenz.
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German Cinema New Talent Award 2020 goes to RIVAL

Director and writer: Markus Lenz
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Photos: Award of the City of Hof

The Award of the City of Hof 2020 goes to Axel Ranisch.
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The Award of the City of Hof 2020 goes to Axel Ranisch

Award for the german director, writer, actor and producer
The Hans Vogt Award 2020 goes to the director and author Emily Atef.
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Hans Vogt Award 2020 goes to EMILY ATEF

The award of the city of Rehau goes to the director and author
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Photos: Hans Vogt Award

Opening of 54th International Hof Film Festival
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Opening of 54th International Hof Film Festival

Watch the opening speech of festival director Thorsten Schaumann.
54th HOF IFF Festival Opening
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Strong opening

Successful opening by Julia von Heinz's German premiere of AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD

GastHoF – Late Night Talk

CAMILLE SANS CONTACT / CAMILLE, CONTACTLESS
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Strong Short Films

The little brothers and sisters of feature films - essential to our film culture
ÞORSTI / THIRST

Strange Cinema + Strong Mysticism

Various fantastic and bizarre-looking stories
AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD
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The 54th Hof International Film Festival will open with AND TOMORROW THE ENTIRE WORLD

Julia von Heinz presents a statement against populism
AWARE – GLIMPSES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
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Strong desires

Dreaming, freedom, finding yourself – needs that everyone knows
COMING HOME AGAIN
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Strong Families

Films about broken, healing and incipient interpersonal relationships
HAIFA STREET
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Political Films

Wars and suffering, conflict and fear – social and political themes
ALBTRÄUMER / DARKDREAMERS
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Strong Youth

Children and young people are the focus of the filmmakers.
I AM WOMAN
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Strong Women

Pure Cinematic Experience
7 MINUTES – the HoF PLUS Speed Pitch 2020
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Call for Submissions: 7 MINUTES – HoF Pitching Session

Applications until 11 October 2020
AUF DER JAGD - WEM GEHÖRT DIE NATUR?

LETsDOK celebrates documentary films

Saturday, 19 September 2020
AN UNUSUAL SPY
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AN UNUSUAL SPY in German Cinemas

From Thursday, 17 September 2020
WE ALMOST LOST BOCHUM
Release / Screening

Experience WE ALMOST LOST BOCHUM in the Cinema

From 10 September 2020 on the big screen
THREE DAYS AND A LIFE
Release / Screening

THREE DAYS AND A LIFE takes off in the cinemas

From 3 September 2020 on the big screen