Submit your film
to the world
Hamburg Indie Fest runs monthly editions — submissions are always open.
All genres, all countries, films & scripts completed after 2025.
Ready when you are 🎬
We accept narrative, documentary, experimental, animation, music videos, trailers, TV/Web series — and unproduced scripts. Awards for acting, writing, cinematography, editing and composing in every monthly edition.
- ✦ Monthly online editions & laurels
- ✦ 34 categories — shorts & features
- ✦ English or German subtitles for foreign films
- ✦ You must own the rights or have permission
FilmFreeway
Completed after 2025, with English or German subtitles if it's a foreign film.
Choose from 34 categories — or submit your unproduced script.
Upload your screener or secure screener link — takes just a few minutes.
Judging by our international committee — results & laurels every month.
Before you hit submit
Four simple rules. Check them off — then send us your film.
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Completion Date01
Films must have been completed after 2025 in order to be eligible for the online festival.
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Subtitles02
Any foreign film must have English or German subtitles.
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Open to All03
All genres and all countries are eligible.
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Rights04
You must own the rights or have permission from the owner in order to submit.
Voices from the filmmakers
Filmmakers and screenwriters from all over the world, on Hamburg Indie Fest.
I was thrilled to see The Quran chosen in Selection for an award winner at the Hamburg Indie Film Festival! I must commend the festival for its sincere and genuine approach to recognizing outstanding films. The exceptional judging panel's unbiased selection truly reflects the festival's commitment to excellence. May the Almighty bless Hamburg Indie Film Festival and its future endeavors. Kudos to the team for maintaining such high standards!
I would like to thank Hamburg for selecting my movie, Maya. The name Hamburg has a special meaning in my heart and soul since it has such a Historical Value. Thank you, Hamburg.
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I was absolutely thrilled to have been part of your festival. Just to have had my screenplay Nietzsche singled out from what I am sure was a formidable number of entrants in this amazing competition means a lot to me. Thanks so much for the opportunity.
We are very happy to be able to show our film at an important festival like this one.
About the Festival
Hamburg Indie Fest is an international online film institution and competition, celebrating the language of cinema, indie filmmaking and film projects of all genres from all over the world.
The committee consists of filmmakers and authors based from all over the world. Our monthly festival seeks to promote and award filmmakers and create online networking and events for filmmakers and screenwriters in order to promote film projects.
The festival stands with independent filmmaking and believes in the power of cinema. It is our pleasure to consider film and script projects of all genres for various categories of the festival. Our festival will also award acting, writing, cinematography, editing and composing for film music in each monthly edition of the festival as well.
34 Shots. One Spotlight.
Every category, every craft, every month — pick your frame.