Short film festival
A short film festival is a film festival at which the films shown may not exceed a maximum duration. This is determined differently by the organizers, but is never more than an hour , very often 30 minutes and in many cases significantly less than one minute . In addition, many film festivals that do not specialize exclusively in short films have their own competitions for short films.
Oberhausen, Tampere and Clermont-Ferrand
The Oberhausen International Short Film Festival in Germany , the Tampere International Short Film Festival in Finland and the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand in France are considered to be important international short film festivals. Oberhausen, which is published as the oldest short film festival in the world, and Tampere are the only pure short film festivals accredited by the international film producers association FIAPF .
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Oberhausen | International Short Film Festival Oberhausen | 45 min |
| 1969 | Tampere | Tampere International Short Film Festival | |
| 1981 | Clermont-Ferrand | Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand |
Germany
see also: Film festivals in Germany
There is a wealth of different types of short film festivals in Germany . Since the 1990s in particular, there has been an increase in the number of new festivals, many of which have abandoned the expensive traditional film material (for example 35 mm film or 16 mm film) in favor of screenings with video or digital video .
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Oberhausen | International Short Film Festival Oberhausen | 45 min |
| 1957 | Leipzig | International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film | |
| 1968 | court | Hof International Film Festival | |
| 1972 | Potsdam (Babelsberg) | desires | |
| 1977 | Weiterstadt | Open Air Film Festival Weiterstadt | |
| 1981 | Muenster | Film Festival Münster | 45 min |
| 1982 | Berlin | International Short Film Festival Berlin | 20 min |
| 1984 | Bonn | International festival for short art films | 45 min |
| 1985 | Hamburg | International Short Film Festival Hamburg | 30 min |
| 1986 | Villingen-Schwenningen | Schwenninger Short Film Festival | 25 min |
| 1987 | Verden (Aller) | Film salad | 30 min |
| 1989 | Dresden | Film Festival Dresden | |
| 1990 | Bamberg | Bamberg Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 1991 | Bochum | International Video Festival Bochum | |
| 1993 | Berlin | ContraVision film festival | 30 min |
| 1992 | Tübingen | International Short Film Festival Tübingen | |
| 1993 | Halle (Saale) | Werkleitz Biennale | |
| 1994 | Marburg | OpenEyes Film Festival | 30 min |
| 1994 | Ludwigsburg | European Short Film Biennale Ludwigsburg | 35 min |
| 1994 | regensburg | Regensburg Short Film Week | 30 min |
| 1994 | Ruesselsheim | Rüsselsheim Film Festival | 25 min |
| 1995 | Thalmassing | Thalmässinger Short Film Festival | 15 minutes |
| 1997 | Cologne | Short Cuts Cologne (discontinued 2008) | 30 min |
| 1998 | Munich | Bunter Hund - International Short Film Festival Munich | 20 min |
| 1998 | Karlsruhe | Independent Days Film Festival | 60 min |
| 1999 | Jena | cellu l'art short film festival | 22 min |
| 1999 | Stuttgart | Kufife at the Stuttgart Media University | 10 min |
| 1999 | Landshut | Landshut short film festival | 30 min |
| 1999 | Weimar | backup_festival | |
| 1999 | Stralsund | g-niale | 20 min |
| 2000 | Sulzbach-Rosenberg | Wacky - International Short Film Festival | 25 min |
| 2000 | Flensburg | Flensburg Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2000 | Bayreuth | contrast | 30 min |
| 2000 | Dortmund | WAM-Filmnacht (since 2007 XXS Dortmund Short Film Festival ) | 20 min |
| 2000 | Halle (Saale) | Short moves | 15 minutes |
| 2000 | Munich | Shocking Shorts Award | 30 min |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | The 24 hours of Nuremberg | |
| 2001 | Berlin | Karownale | 35 min |
| 2001 | Landau in the Palatinate | La.Meko Film Festival Landau | 30 min |
| 2001 | Goerlitz | Dreilandfilmfestival | 45 min |
| 2001 | Soest | Soest short film days | 3 min |
| 2001 | Oldenburg | Oldenburg Short Film Festival dwarfWERK | 30 min |
| 2002 | Berlin | Going underground | 90 sec |
| 2002 | Schwäbisch Hall | Formula Mundi - International Film Days at the FH Schwäbisch Hall | 30 min |
| 2003 | Dusseldorf | Film Festival Düsseldorf | 30 min |
| 2003 | Berlin | Moviemiento - short films on the road | 15 minutes |
| 2003 | Braunschweig | Crazy 24 self film festival | 5 min |
| 2003 | Rhine Main Area | Shorts at moonlight | 30 min |
| 2004 | Eberswalde | International film festival Eberswalde | 25 min |
| 2004 | Leipzig | Short-addicted :: Leipzig Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2004 | Loerrach | Short film days Lörrach | 12 min |
| 2004 | Biberach an der Riss | Biberacher Independent Film Festival | 60 min |
| 2004 | Munich | film after8 | 15 minutes |
| 2004 | Rostock | Festival in the city harbor (FiSh) | 30 min |
| 2004 | Constancy | constants short.film.games | 30 min |
| 2005 | Berlin | BerlinerFilmFenster - limitless | 20 min |
| 2005 | Berlin | Short Shots (discontinued 2010) | 15 minutes |
| 2005 | Mechernich | International short film festival Mechernich | 20 min |
| 2005 | Detmold | FilmLichter - International Short Film Festival Detmold (ISFF) | 15 minutes |
| 2005 | Leipzig | UFO - Unknown film objects in Leipzig | 15 minutes |
| 2005 | Straubing | Straubing Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2005 | Hamburg | Ambulart - Festival of Visual Arts | 20 min |
| 2005 | Hanover | And please! | 30 min |
| 2006 | Munich | Munich International Short Film Festival | 15 minutes |
| 2006 | Cologne | Short film festival Cologne | 45 min |
| 2006 | Ingolstadt | Short film festival 20min / max Ingolstadt | 20 min |
| 2006 | Passau | Crank Cookie Short Film Days | 20 min |
| 2006 | Passau | I. International Film Festival Passau | 45 min |
| 2006 | Oldenburg | Oldenburginale | 45 min |
| 2006 | Cologne | cologne 47elf - the filmmaking festival (discontinued 2009) | 6 min |
| 2006 | Bayreuth | Short fibrillation (until 2008) | 30 min |
| 2006 | Halle (Saale) | Filmforum Self-made | 30 min |
| 2007 | Lüchow | Wendland shorts | |
| 2007 | Mannheim & Heidelberg | Zum Goldenen Hirsch - The year-round short film festival | |
| 2008 | Hamelin | Theo | 5 min |
| 2008 | Munich | filmnach8 - short fiction film and artistic film | 15 minutes |
| 2008 | Bad Oldesloe | 9 ½ minutes of "music" | 9.5 min |
| 2008 | Berlin | Trash short film festival | 40 min |
| 2008 | Berlin | NoDogma video activism short film festival | 20 min |
| 2009 | Cologne | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Cologne until 2012) | 40 min |
| 2009 | Berlin | 99Fire Films Award | 99 sec |
| 2010 | Hamburg | AHOI-International student short film festival | 10.5 min |
| 2012 | eat | Essener Video Rodeo - short films from the Ruhr area | 30 min |
| 2012 | Ilmenau | Film Life Festival | 20 min |
| 2013 | Hagen | Eat My Shorts - Hagen Short Film Festival | 20 min |
| 2014 | Heimenkirch | Allgäu Film Festival | 30 min |
Austria
see also: Film festivals in Austria
The largest short film festival in Austria is Vienna Shorts in Vienna .
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Nenzing | Film Festival Alpinale | 30 min |
| 1999 | Andelsbuch | Hans Bach short film festival | 5 min |
| 2002 | Kundl | International Youth Film Festival Tyrol | 30 min |
| 2003 | Hard | Long night of the short film | 10 min |
| 2003 | Linz | Debútnale - Festival of the first videos | 15 minutes |
| 2004 | Vienna | Vienna Shorts (VIS) | 30 min |
| 2004 | Graz | Trigitale - Trigital Film Festival | 20 min |
| 2007 | Vienna | Young short and ambitious | 30 min |
| 2007 | Villach , Udine , Laibach | K3 international short film festival | 30 min |
| 2009 | Klosterneuburg | Shortynale film festival | 30 min |
| 2011 | Vienna | Austrian Independent Film Festival | 45 min |
| 2011 | Vienna | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Vienna until 2012) | 40 min |
Switzerland
see also: Film festivals in Switzerland
The most important short film festivals in Switzerland are the shnit international short film festival with well over 20,000 visitors in Bern and the Winterthur international short film festival with around 17,000 visitors (Oscar + BAFTA Qualifying Festival).
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Olten | festival.swiss.movie; the oldest festival dedicated to Swiss film | 25 min |
| 1976 | Zurich | Swiss Youth Film Festival | 20 min |
| 1985 | Lucerne | UPCOMING FILM MAKERS - Swiss Young Film Festival Lucerne (before 2001 Central Switzerland Film Days) |
20 min |
| 1995 | Baden AG | Fanotche - International Animated Film Festival | 40 min |
| 1996 | Winterthur | International Short Film Festival Winterthur | 40 min Swiss competition / 30 min international competition |
| 1997 | Bern | Queersicht - lesbian and gay film festival | 20 min |
| 2003 | Bern | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Bern) | 40 min |
| 2004 | Bern | Slam Movie Night (also already in Winterthur, St. Gallen, Lucerne) | 15 minutes |
| 2004 | Winterthur, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen | In a nutshell | 45 min |
| 2004 | Aarau | One Minute Film & Video Festival | 1 min |
| 2005 | Zurich | TALENT SCREEN with MOVIE MARATHON (until 2009) | 5 min |
| 2007 | Freiburg | Academy shorts | 8 min |
| 2008 | Intragna TI | Film Festival Centovalli - Festival for Ticino short films | 30 min |
| 2009 | Basel | Gässli Film Festival - Swiss festival for young talent in Basel | 15 minutes |
France
The French short film agency Agence du court métrage has over 270 short film festivals in France on its Internet portal . The most important of these is the Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand . Although similar systematic surveys of the number of short film festivals are missing from other countries, France is probably one of the countries with the highest density of pure short film festivals worldwide.
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Clermont-Ferrand | Festival du Court-Métrage de Clermont-Ferrand | |
| 1985 | Brest | Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest | 45 min |
| 1992 | Toulouse | Séquence Court-métrage | 30 min |
| 1995 | Nancy | Aye Aye Film Festival | 40 min |
| 1997 | Marseille | Etang d'Arts Festival | 20 min |
| 2000 | Nantes | Mouviz festival | 20 min |
| 2000 | Nice | Un festival c'est trop court | 30 min |
| 2001 | Lyon | Doc en courts | 40 min |
| 2002 | Paris | Paris tout court - Festival International du film court de Paris | 60 min |
| 2003 | Toulouse | Festival Concours de Courts de Toulouse | 15 minutes |
Rest of Europe
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Cork | Cork Film Festival | 15 minutes |
| 1968 | Bolzano | Opere Nuove Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 1969 | Tampere | Tampere International Short Film Festival | |
| 1975 | Odense | Odense International Film Festival | |
| 1978 | drama | International Short Film Festival in Drama | 35 min |
| 1982 | Uppsala | Uppsala International Short Film Festival | |
| 1988 | Trondheim | Minimal Kort Film Festival | 30 min |
| 1993 | Vila do Conde | Curtas Vila do Conde | |
| 1995 | Bristol | Brief Encounters | 30 min |
| 1995 | Lions | International Short Film Festival Leuven | 30 min |
| 1996 | Siena | Siena International Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2003 | Balchik | International Student Film Festival for Film Art (ISFFA) | 30 min |
| 2004 | Bolzano | No Words International no-dialogue Short Film Festival | 30 min |
Africa
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Cape Town | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Cape Town) | 40 min |
| 2012 | Lagos | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Lagos only 2012) | 40 min |
| 2012 | Cairo | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Cairo) | 40 min |
Asia
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Tokyo | Short Shorts Film Festival | 25 min |
| 2011 | Singapore | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Singapore until 2012) | 40 min |
| 2013 | Bangkok | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Bangkok) | 40 min |
| 2013 | Kyoto | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Kyoto) | 40 min |
Australia
see also: Film festivals in Oceania
The Tropfest and the Flickerfest in Australia are mass gatherings: So which takes place outdoors Tropfest moves to Sydney regularly more than 100,000 spectators. In this regard, the two major Australian short film festivals can compete with the Sydney Film Festival - as the most important regular film festival in Australia.
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sydney | Flickerfest | 30 min |
| 1993 | Sydney | Drip-proof | 7 min |
North America
The Humboldt International Short Film Festival in California is considered to be the second oldest short film festival in the world. A special feature of some North American film festivals is that submission fees are charged for submitting a film.
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Humboldt , California , United States | Humboldt International Short Film Festival | 45 min |
| 1994 | Toronto , Canada | Canadian Film Centers Worldwide Short Film Festival | |
| 1995 | Palm Springs , California | Palm Springs International ShortFest | 40 min |
| 1997 | Los Angeles , California , United States | Los Angeles International Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2003 | New York City , New York , United States | New York Short Film Festival | 30 min |
| 2005 | Manhattan , New York City , New York , United States | Manhattan Short Film Festival | 14 min |
| 2011 | San Jose , California , United States | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND San José) | 40 min |
| 2012 | San Francisco , California , United States | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND San Francisco only 2012) | 40 min |
| 2013 | New York , New York , United States | shnit International Short Film Festival ( shnit FINALE ) | 40 min |
South America
The two major Brazilian short film festivals in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are linked to the state oil company Petrobras as an important sponsor.
| since | place | Surname | Max. Film duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival - Curta Cinema | 40 min |
| 1990 | São Paulo | Festival Internacional de Curtas Metragens de São Paulo | 35 min |
| 2012 | Buenos Aires | shnit International Shortfilmfestival ( shnit PLAYGROUND Buenos Aires) | 40 min |
literature
- Marija Milovanovic: About Shorts. The development, situation and presentation of the short form . Thesis. University of Vienna, Vienna 2015 ( othes.univie.ac.at [PDF; 1.7 MB ]).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information for filmmakers | short.film.games. In: www.kurzfilmspiele.de. Retrieved July 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Allgäu Film Festival [trailer]. Retrieved January 8, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Palm Springs International ShortFest on festagent.com (English), accessed January 4, 2020