Hanover, November 26, 2023 — Full house in the Künstlerhaus, after 78 incredible film stories, warm encounters and creative networking opportunities, the 17th up-and-coming Int. Film Festival ended with a great awards ceremony. Here are the lucky winners:

77 films from 26 countries are nominated.

It will be an exciting and exclusive program with selected pearls from young filmmakers. 35 films have been nominated for the competition for the German Young Film Prize and the Federal Student Film Prize. 42 films are in the running for the up-and-coming International Film Award.

Film screening

New this year: the films from the German and International Competitions will not be shown in parallel, but in a mixed program. In addition to the classic film screening on the big screen, the films will also be shown in streams during the festival period. Filmmakers who cannot come to Hanover will be connected digitally to our film discussions in the cinema.

Supporting program

In Zoom panels about filmmaking you will meet experts from the industry and in on-site workshops you can network with other filmmakers and actively work on new projects.

New festival - new happiness - new festival location

We move into the Künstlerhaus Hannover (Sophienstraße 2) for the festival period, play in the cinema in the Künstlerhaus, hijack the rooms of the Kunstverein, lay siege to the Literaturhaus, stop by the neighbors, the theater around the corner and celebrate the best festival party of all time in the stairwell of the Cumberland Gallery .