German Cinema New Talent Award
Best Film (first, second or third feature film)
Since 1994, the Collecting society for exploitation rights in cinematographic works (VGF) has been annually presenting the VGF Young Producers’ Prize to the best film of an up-and-coming producer. An independent panel judges the submitted German feature films according to quality and recognizable audience relevance. The award comes with an endowment with 60,000 euros and is the highest paying prize for up-and-coming producers in Germany. The award money is not appropriated and is intended to strengthen the equity capital of young production companies.
The VGF Young Producers’ Prize was awarded during the Hof International Film Festival from 2018 to 2020.
2020
Lena Vurma from dragonfly films
for “Adventures of a Mathematician”
2019
Fabian Halbig and Florian Kamhuber
for “Limbo”
2018
Trini Götze and David Armati Lechner
for the production of ALLES IST GUT (Director: Eva Trobisch)
The founders – HypoVereinsbank, Bavaria Film and Bavarian Broadcasting – introduced an award for young talent at the Hof International Film Festival, in recognition of outstanding artistic achievement in a German film screening in the program of the Hof International Film Festival. The award was replaced in the year 2012 with the German Cinema New Talent Award.
2011
Lars Petersen
Cinematographer for BASTARD by Carten Unger
Julian Wagner
Responsible for the set design of the film COLOR OF THE OCEAN
2010
Marty Schenk
for his editing achievements in LUK’S LUCK by Ayse Polat
Peter Aufderhaar
for the music and sound design of SASCHA by Dennis Todorovic
2009
The team of CEASEFIRE
Director: Lancelot von Naso
2008
Ensemble achievements of cinematography, music and editing
in the feature film THE RED SPOT
2007
Gregor Schönfelder
Cinematography for ZEIT DER FISCHE (Director: Heiko Aufdermauer)
2006
The entire team of SCHWARZE SCHAFE
Barbara Schramm
Costume designer
René Römert & Jochen Sauer
Set designers
Manuel Bickenbach
Producer of the poetic fairy tale NIMMERMEER
2005
Christof Schilling
Editing for DRUM BUN – GUTE REISE by Robert Ralston
Vincent Assmann, Johannes Koeniger, Martin Frühmorgen
Editing, music and sound design for BEHIND THE COUCH
This prize was awarded since 1984 to recognize a talented young director and his or her film. The prize was endowed with film material with the intention of supporting the next production of the prize-winning director. The EASTMAN Promotion Award was presented in 2012 for the final time. The Hof International Film Festival thanks Kodak GmbH for its 29-year commitment to young German cinema.
2012
Stanislav Güntner
for NEMEZ
2011
Felix Charin
for LEBEN LASSEN
2010
Florian Cossen
for DAS LIED IN MIR
2009
Marc Rensing
for PARCOUR
2008
Friederike Jehn
for WEITERTANZEN
2007
Viviane Blumenschein & Elena Bromund
for DANCE FOR ALL
2006
Toke Constantin Hebbeln
for NIMMERMEER
2005
Alain Gsponer
for ROSE
2004
Jochen Frank
for AFGHANEN FLIRTEN NICHT
2003
Neele Leana Vollmer
for MEINE ELTERN
2002
Florian & Sebastian Henckel von Donnersmarck
for DER TEMPLER
2001
Sven Taddicken
for MEIN BRUDER DER VAMPIR
2000
Marco Petry
for SCHULE
1999
Veit Helmer
for TUVALU
1998
Frederik Steiner
for MÄUSE IM LÜFTUNGSSCHACHT
1995
Hans-Christian Schmid
for NACH FÜNF IM URWALD
1993
Tom Tykwer
for DIE TÖDLICHE MARIA
1992
Rainer Matsutani
for KLINIK DES GRAUENS
1991
Martin Enlen
for AUS GUTEM GRUND
1990
Caroline Link
for SOMMERTAGE
1989
Michael Gutmann
for DER STRANDPIRAT
1988
Sönke Wortmann
for DREI D
1987
Detlev Buck
for EINE ROLLE DUSCHEN
