The festival also presents films made in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany.
Feature films, documentaries and short films from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden are presented at this five-day event every year at the beginning of November.
Many directors whose debut works were presented in Lübeck have gone on to earn fame around the world - such as Bille August, Lasse Hallström, Aki Kaurismäki or Fridrik Thór Fridriksson.
Honorary President is the Norwegian actress and film director Liv Ullmann.
Media partner is the television and radio broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR).