This prize was first presented in 1986.
The prize itself is an object from the Porcelain Academy in the city of Selb and is dedicated to persons closely connected to Hof and the festival.
The awardees are generally not represented with a film in the official festival program during the year the award is presented.
2020
Axel Ranisch
Director, author, actor and producer
2019
Max Riemelt
Actor
2018
Alfred Holighaus
SPIO president
2017
Wolfgang Ettlich
Director and screenwriter
2016
Aylin Tezel
Actress
2016: Special Award of the City of Hof
Rainer Huebsch
Long-time organisation manager of the Hof IFF
2015
Katharina Marie Schubert
Actress, director and screenwriter
2014
Chris Kraus
Director and author
2013
Barbara Albert
Director, screenwriter and producer
2012
Jessica Schwarz
Actress and moderator
2011
Peter Kern
Actor, director and producer
2010
Caroline Link
Director
2009
Christian Petzold
Director
2008
Rosa von Praunheim
Director
2007
Peter Lohmeyer
Actor
2006
Alexander Kluge
Filmmaker, producer and mastermind of Young German Cinema
2005
Christoph Schlingensief
Filmmaker, opera director and performance artist
2004
Laura Tonke
Actress
2003
Dominik Graf
Director
2002
Editorial team of the BR program KINO-KINO
for their extensive support of the Hof International Film Festival
2001
Hans-Christian Schmid
Director and producer
2000
Joachim Król
Actor
1999
Andreas Kleinert
Director
1998
Tom Tykwer
Director
1997
Sönke Wortmann
Director
1996
Werner Schroeter
Director
1995
Detlev Buck
Director, producer and actor
1994
Christian Rischert
Director
1993
Werner Herzog
Director
1992
Wim Wenders
Director
1991
Uwe Brandner
Director and writer
1990
Herbert Achternbusch
Director, writer and painter
1989
Josef Rödl
Director
1988
Laurens Straub
Producer, screenwriter and actor
1987
Hans Noever
Director
1986
Doris Dörrie
Director
