Filmfest Hamburg 2026

The Abaton is an arthouse cinema on Allende-Platz in Hamburg, close to the university quarter and between Dammtor station and the Grindelhof. It has several screens and programmes a curated mix of independent, European and international films, many of them in the original language. Premieres, special screenings and film festivals run here regularly.

The CinemaxX on Dammtordamm is Hamburg's largest multiplex, with twenty-nine screens; the main auditorium seats over a thousand in front of a 264-square-metre screen. It stands at the edge of Planten un Blomen, near Dammtor station and the old Botanical Garden. Hall 1 has MaxXimum Sound, MaxXimum 3D, HFR and 4K projection, and hosts premieres during the Hamburg Film Festival. All twenty-nine auditoriums project in digital 4K, and several have been fitted with electric recliner seats. It is the largest cinema operation in northern Germany.

The Metropolis Kino on Kleine Theaterstraße in Hamburg's city centre is run by the Kinemathek Hamburg, a nonprofit organisation that also maintains a film archive. It stands directly beside the Hamburg State Opera. Three to four screenings a day cover classic, rare and repertory films, alongside silent film concerts, readings and film talks.

The Passage Kino stands on Moenckebergstraße, Hamburg's main shopping boulevard, on a site that has served as a cinema since the early twentieth century. Its three auditoriums show mainstream releases alongside a pronounced arthouse strand. The house hosts the Hamburg International Queer Film Festival and a weekly original-language Sneak Preview.

The Studio Kino on Bernstorffstraße in Altona-Altstadt is a neighbourhood repertory cinema showing films mostly in the original language with subtitles. Its single screen carries arthouse and mainstream work alongside premieres, festivals and sneak previews. Music plays in the foyer, and the house is small.