Every year - usually in July - the current graduates of the HFBK Hamburg present their final theses in a public exhibition. An external jury of experts selects the best work, which is awarded the coveted Karl H. Ditze Prize for the best thesis. In addition, the Stendar-Feuerbaum Foundation Scholarship and the HFBK Film Prize of the Hamburg Cultural Foundation will be awarded at the Graduate Show 2021.

Members of the jury
Adam Budak, Direktor Kestner Gesellschaft

Verena Gräfe-Höft, CEO Junafilm

Philipp Haverkampf, Galerist

Anna Jehle und Juliane Schickedanz, Direktorinnen Kunsthalle Osnabrück

Christian Kobald, Redakteur Spike Art Magazine

Mark Peranson, Programmleiter Berlinale

Merle Radtke, Leiterin Kunsthalle Münster

Angelika Ramlow, Projektleitung Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V. und

Deborah Schamoni, Galeristin.


As part of Final Cut, all final films made with funding from Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein will be presented in the auditorium of the HFBK.

24-26 September 2021

Friday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Saturday + Sunday, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Award ceremony: 24 September, 7 p.m.

4 p.m.

• Pre-registration for the visit is not necessary.
• Do not enter the HFBK if there are signs of infection or contact with infected persons.
• A visit to the exhibition is only possible if you have been vaccinated against the Corona virus, recovered from Covid 19 or currently tested negative. Appropriate 3G proof will be checked at the main entrance.
• Please wear medical mouth-to-nose protection while in the building and maintain a minimum distance of 1.5 meters from other people.
• Alcoholic beverages may not be offered or consumed during the entire duration of the exhibition.

The detailed hygiene concept for the Graduate Show 2021 can be found here.