Floating Screen on Jungfernstieg
The Binnenalster Filmfest is one of Hamburg's more unusual events: a floating screen is anchored on the Binnenalster – the small Alster basin in the city center, framed by commercial and hotel buildings. The audience sits on Jungfernstieg and watches the water from above, with the illuminated facades of the city center in the background.
The Binnenalster Filmfest runs in the week before the major Filmfest Hamburg and is jointly organized by Filmfest Hamburg gGmbH, City Management Hamburg, and the Verein Lebendiger Jungfernstieg e.V. The selection is small but curated: usually four films, often with a thematic common thread (friendship, magical creatures, generations, film classics).
Admission is free; seating is on the open promenade on Jungfernstieg – everyone can find their standing or step-seating spot. Screening starts at 8:15 PM; films begin at dusk. In case of rain, screenings may be postponed; updates on the Filmfest Hamburg website.
As every year, the Binnenalster Filmfest 2026 serves as a prelude to the major Filmfest Hamburg. Four evenings of film on the floating screen on the Binnenalster, with seating on Jungfernstieg, free admission. The exact film selection is traditionally announced in the summer.
The program will be published in the summer of 2026 on filmfesthamburg.de. In previous years, the selection consisted of a curated mix of anime classics, US classics, and European films – each with a thematic common thread (friendship, magical creatures, generations).
S/U-Bahn Jungfernstieg – right in the middle of the action.
Free. No seat reservations – first come, first served.
NDR, Grand Elysée, Studio Hamburg.
Filmfest Hamburg gGmbH, Mönckebergstraße 18, Hamburg. Phone: +49 40 39919000. Email: [email protected].
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