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From 24 to 29 October, 2006, Hof will once again be
turned into movie city – this year more so than
ever, for the Hof International Film Festival is celebrating
its fortieth anniversary. Founded in 1967 by festival
director Heinz Badewitz and friends as a matinée
screening, it has evolved to become one of the most
important meeting places for the German movie scene.
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In hommage to the past 39 years, the festival will show again
more than a dozen movies screened in Hof; there will also
be a special book about the history of the festival. And of
course the retrospective’s filmmakers will be present
to celebrate the big “4O”.
However, as always, it’s every bit as important for
Heinz Badewitz and the festival in general to look ahead:
Approximately 80 films from Germany, Europe, and other countries
will be introduced to the audience as German premieres.
As the programme catalogue won’t be printed till shortly
before the festival begins, the suspense which films will
be screened in Hof can be enjoyed for a little while longer.
This year, the Hof Film Festival will start a day earlier
than usual with an opening screening on Tuesday night in the
Scala Theatre. Wednesday will be a normal festival day with
screenings starting early afternoon.
"When people ask me what part of filmmaking
I like best, I always tell them "Going to the film festivals".
When I´m thinking about film festivals, I always think
of Hof..."
Jack Sholder
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Individual tickets:
Valid for one screening only, available from the ticket booth
at the Central Theater in Altstadt for EURO 3,50/5,-- unless
sold out.
If at all possible, tickets for practically all screenings
are made available on the free market. Every film is screened
at least twice in the course of the festival. Generally, we
recommend visiting second screenings since first screenings
tend to be sold out.
Daily:
Any remaining tickets are sold half an hour before the screening
at the ticket booth outside the Central Theater.
Tuesday
from 6:30 p.m. for the whole evening and for wednesday
Wednesday:
from 10:30 a.m. for the whole day, all theatres
from 6 p.m. for the remaining screenings on Wednesday as well
as all screenings on Thursday
Thursday:
from 10.30 a.m. for the whole day, all theatres
from 18.00 remaining tickets for all evening screenings, tickets
for friday and for sunday
Friday:
from 10:30 a.m. for the whole day, all theatres
from 18.00 remaining tickets for all evening screenings, tickets
for saturday and for sunday
Saturday:
from 10:30 for the whole day and for sunday, all theatres
from 18.00 remaining tickets for all evening screenings
Sunday:
From 10:30 a.m. for the whole day, all theatres
WE REGRET THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT ADVANCE BOOKING BY TELEPHONE
OR TICKET RESERVATIONS!
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