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Hesse celebrates film stars: awards ceremony in the Alte Oper Frankfurt!
The Hessian Film and Cinema Awards will take place in Frankfurt on October 17, 2025 and Michael Kessler and Mala Emde will be honored.
Hesse celebrates film stars: awards ceremony in the Alte Oper Frankfurt!
The Hessian Film and Cinema Awards are the focus of the film world this year. OnOctober 17, 2025The award ceremony will take place in the Alte Oper in Frankfurt. The gala begins at 7:30 p.m. and promises to be a brilliant event, even if the event will be suspended next year due to cost reasons n-tv.de reported.
A very special evening for the film industry
The evening is dedicated to awards for outstanding achievements. The well-known actor Michael Kessler will be honored with the Prime Minister's Honorary Award, which not only recognizes his impressive career, but also highlights his contribution to German film and television culture. “This is simply a nice recognition for many years of hard work,” Kessler is quoted as saying. Mala Emde, who became known not least for her role in “My Daughter Anne Frank”, will receive the Newcomer Prize of 5,000 euros. She is particularly pleased about her award because she is only at the beginning of her career. Loud fr.de The award is also known as the “Hesse Oscar” and is an important moment for the award winners.
The nominated films
Overall, there are exciting works in the running for the coveted prizes again this year. The nominated feature films are:
- Bitter Gold von Juan Olea
- Hysteria von Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
- September 5 von Tim Fehlbaum
In the area of documentaries, the following productions are on the nomination list:
- An Island von Pei-Chin Lee
- Das Deutsche Volk von Marcin Wierzchowski
- Zirkuskind von Julia Lemke und Anna Koch
Another highlight is the Frankfurt Book Fair's undoped prize for the best literary adaptation, which is awarded to “22 Bahnen” by Mia Maariel Meyer, which underlines the importance of good stories.
Strong focus on cinemas and queer visibility
But it's not just the films that are the focus. The evening will also be marked by the appreciation of the cinemas. This year, more prize money than ever before, a total of 248,500 euros, is flowing into the cinema scene. Of particular note are the main prizes of 20,000 euros each, which are awarded to the Traumstern cinema in Lich, the Harmonie Arthouse cinema and the Mal Seh’n cinema in Frankfurt. The non-commercial cinemas are not forgotten either: eleven cinemas receive a share of 39,500 euros. There is also the new QMS Respect Award, which honors queer visibility in the film industry hessen.de notes.
Appreciations and honors
Numerous other prizes will be awarded, including the Hessischer Rundfunk Actor Prize to Lisa Wagner, Nils Strunk and Justus von Dohnányi for their outstanding performances in the ZDF series “The Cum-Ex Affair”. In addition, the ensemble of the ARD miniseries “Schattenseite” was awarded the Ensemble Prize. The event shows that the Hessian film industry is lively and diverse.
Katrin Bauerfeind will moderate the evening, while the Porto Bello DJ team will provide musical entertainment at the after-show party. So it won't just be an awards ceremony - it will be a huge celebration of film culture!