Filmfest Bremen 2023

Over 14,000 visitors at the 8th Filmfest Bremen!

The 8th Filmfest Bremen ended on Sunday, 16 April.

After the final evaluation it is clear: the attendance has more than doubled compared to the previous years.

Over 14,000 people joined us in our numerous events.

We are very happy our programme has been so well received!

The 8th Filmfest Bremen is over – but after the Filmfest is always before the next Filmfest:

The 9th Filmfest Bremen will take place

from 10th to 14th April 2024.

The Bremer Filmpreis Laureate 2023

Maria Schrader received the Bremer Filmpreis 2023 for her wide-ranging work. Sparkasse Bremen presented the award together with Filmfest Bremen in a glittering gala at Bremen’s Theater am Goetheplatz. In 1992 she receives an award at a film festival for the first time – the Max Ophüls Preis for Best Actress. In the years afterwards, this was followed by the Romy, Bayerischer Filmpreis, Deutscher Filmpreis and Silberner Bär, among others. In 2020, she finally became the first German director ever to win the Emmy for Best Director. We are very happy that the Goldener Mops now joined this impressive collection!

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Our Filmfest-Hosts

After a year of intense preparation and the choice between almost 700 short- and feature-length films with a total run time of 350 hours, we are very happy to celebrate the best selection among all the submissions this year together with our local audience and numerous filmmakers – including all the side dishes that make a festival a feast: Q&As, talks, panels, workshops, parties. We are excited to see you all soon!

from left to right:

Matthias Greving – festival director

Marc Sifrin – HOD festival production

Ilona Rieke – head of programming