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Hamburg Film Festival

Film culture in Hamburg's cinemas

The Hamburg Film Festival will celebrate its 34th anniversary in 2026. Every autumn, it delights countless cinema fans over ten days on ten screens with around 70 national and international feature films and documentaries as world premieres, European premieres or German premieres.

As early as 1992, the first film festival was held in Hamburg. Exactly 11 years later, with Albert Wiederspiel taking office, the first MICHEL Children and Youth Film Festival took place in 2003.

In 2026, the Hamburg Film Festival will run from 24 September to 3 October, with screenings at the Abaton, CinemaxX Dammtor, Metropolis, Passage and Studio-Kino cinemas, among others.

More information and program highlights are available here.

DISCOVER NOW Events at this location

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    Blutiger Boden. Die Tatorte des NSU Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Altonaer Museum
    To event
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    SKULPTURAL Exhibitions

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
    To event
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    Acht Jahrhunderte Kunst Permanent Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Hamburger Kunsthalle
    To event
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    CARE! Wenn aus Liebe Arbeit wird Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum der Arbeit
    To event
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    © Muhlis Kenter, Näherin in einer Textilfabrik, Alsdorf bei Aachen, 1980, Muhlis Kenter

    “They Used to Call Us Guest Workers.” Extending the Photography and New Media Collection

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    Panoptikum - Wax Museum

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Panoptikum
    To event
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    © XULY.Bët, Kollektion Herbst/Winter 2024/25, Foto: Marc Baptiste

    XULY.Bët. Funkin’ Fashion Factory 100% Recycled Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    © Suzuki Kiitsu, Tänzerinnen (Detail), Japan, 1. H. 19. Jh., Hängerolle, MK&G, Erworben mit Mitteln der Campe’schen Historischen Kunststiftung aus der Sammlung Walter Gebhard, Foto: MK&G/Tobias Eckmann

    Inspiring Japan Permanent Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    © Dose mit drei Drachen (Detail), China, Qing-Dynastie, Qianlong-Ära (1736-1795), MK&G, Foto: MK&G/Jörg Arend

    Inspiring China Permanent Exhibition

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (MK&G)
    To event
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    Abenteuer Archäologie Exhibitions

    • 01.05.2026
    • 10:00
    • Archäologisches Museum Hamburg
    To event
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