Binnenalster Filmfest
Floating Screen on Jungfernstieg
About Binnenalster Filmfest
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Hamburg's Floating Open-Air Cinema
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.
Prelude to Filmfest Hamburg
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).
Free Admission, Open Seating
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.
Binnenalster Filmfest — edition 2026
Four Free Film Evenings
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.
Programme Binnenalster Filmfest 2026
Format
- 4 film evenings, 1 film each
- Screening starts at 8:30 PM (starts after dark)
- Free admission, no reservations
- Films often in original version with German subtitles, plus German dubbed versions
Program Structure 2026
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).
Highlights Binnenalster Filmfest 2026
Prices Binnenalster Filmfest 2026
Practical information — Binnenalster Filmfest
Getting There
S/U-Bahn Jungfernstieg – right in the middle of the action.
Admission
Free. No seat reservations – first come, first served.
Sponsors
NDR, Grand Elysée, Studio Hamburg.
Contact
Filmfest Hamburg gGmbH, Mönckebergstraße 18, Hamburg. Phone: +49 40 39919000. Email: [email protected].
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Where it takes place Binnenalster Filmfest
Jungfernstieg (Binnenalster, schwimmende Leinwand)
Jungfernstieg, 20354 Hamburg