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04.06.2025

Award winner Jacqueline van Vugt at the award ceremony at the Bremen Film Festival with Kai Stührenberg and Robert Howe

BREMEN. With over 15,800 visitors, Filmfest Bremen set a new record in March. The competition category “Gateways to the World – the Power of Ports” was organised for the first time with bremenports as a partner. Fire Drill by Maximilian Villwock and Como el viento by Jacqueline van Vugt (centre) were selected Best Short Film and Best Feature Film respectively in this category, highlighting the topic of ports in film. The jury comprised Ilona Rieke, Artistic Director of Filmfest Bremen, Kai Stührenberg (left), Bremen’s State Councillor for Ports, and Ronald Schwarze, bremenports Head of Marketing.

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