Free entry day: Free films at the Hamburg Film Festival!

Free entry day: Free films at the Hamburg Film Festival!

Eimsbüttel, Deutschland - In Hamburg, an exciting cinema event is in the house! On October 3, 2025, the so -called "day of free entry" will be celebrated as part of the "Filmfest Hamburg". Cinema lovers can be happy: On this day, films can be viewed free of charge in several Hamburg cinemas. The participating cinemas include the abaton, the studio cinema, the metropolis, the Cinemaxx at the Dammtor and the passage cinema. Eimsbütteler Nachrichten reports that all festival films are shown on this special day without an admission price.

The repetition of the "day of free entry" is no coincidence. The success of the last year could not be overlooked with over 10,000 tickets distributed. In his speech, Carsten Brosda, the Hamburg Senator for Culture and Media, emphasized the central role of culture for peaceful coexistence in freedom and diversity. It is important to address those spectators who have little access to cinema for social, financial or cultural reasons.

cinema for everyone

Not only the big day of free entry is the focus: the entire event “Filmfest Hamburg” will also take place this year from September 25th to October 4, 2025. The latest films from all over the world will be shown over ten days. Malika Rabahallah, the festival manager, invites Hamburg to discover the variety of film landscape and enrich your own cinema experiences. The festival has set itself the goal of not only getting film lovers, but also people who may not yet know the festival or rarely go to the cinema.

As part of this cinema offensive, not only the big festival cinemas are involved. A number of nine film festival around the Eck cinemas, including the Alabama, Koralle Lichtspielhaus and the Filmkunsttheater magazine, also take part and each have a film screening in the program. This campaign is supported by the authority of the authority for culture and media, so that even more people have the opportunity to become part of this cultural festival. Filmfest Hamburg emphasizes that tickets are provided in certain quotas to cope with the rush of cinema enthusiasts.

cultural promotion in Germany

The importance of such events becomes clear in a broader context through the upcoming changes in cinematic cultural promotion. From January 1, 2025, the Filmförderungsanstalt will be the responsible instance for the jury -based cultural film funding of the federal government. This development is also intended to promote ecological and social sustainability in film production. As the Federal Government Commissioner explains for culture and media, great value is placed on diversity and inclusion. Information on the new programs and the funding opportunities can be found on the official pages of Filmförderungsanstalt .

With so much offer and the support of the urban and state side, the “day of free entry” in October 2025 will surely be a highlight for all movies in Hamburg. Now it says: mark appointments in the calendar and enjoy!