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The Hamburg International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s most important and successful short-film festivals for the industry and audiences. From June 1 to 7, around 300 excellent short films from all over the world will be shown in the various competitions (International Competition, NoBudget, German Competition, Hamburg Short Film Night and Flotter Dreier) and special programmes (country focus Thailand, Seeking and Finding: The Meaning of Life, Thunder & Roar: The Engines Programme, Dirty Diaries and others).
In addition to short films in cinemas, the festival offers further exciting activities and events such as two open-air screenings on a parking deck, a tour through the St. Georg district with mobile projectors, various workshops and seminars for filmmakers, and the legendary party nights in the festival club.
The 12th Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival will take place at the same time.
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COMPETITION CATEGORIES
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
This competition reflects current international short-film production and brings together a selection of short films of every genre. The competition was created in the early 1990s because of the increasing number of submissions of films with a budget in what had until then been the only competition category, NoBudget. Accordingly, the International Competition consists primarily of films made with funding and comprehensive technical equipment. A jury prize and an audience prize are awarded.
NO BUDGET COMPETITION
The NoBudget film is the origin and laboratory of the festival. It creates space for
radically subjective perspectives, for experimental, borderline, marginal,
challenging, non-commercial and innovative short films. At NoBudget, attitude and the creative process take centre stage. A jury prize and an
audience prize are awarded.
GERMAN COMPETITION
The competition directs attention towards new short films from Germany and provides an
overview of current themes as well as aesthetic and technical tendencies. The
films shown are mostly emerging-talent and university productions and provide both the industry and audiences with an opportunity to discover talent. A jury prize and an audience prize are awarded. In addition, a short-film production made in Hamburg or with Hamburg participation
receives an audience prize during Hamburg Short Film Night.
FLOTTER DREIER COMPETITION
This unique international competition was invented in Hamburg in 1988. The
competition category challenges films under stricter conditions. Films with a maximum running time of three minutes may be submitted on a theme specified each year. Themes in the competition’s history have included: “The Hole”, “Mother”, “Fish”, “Money”, “Home”… An audience prize is awarded.
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MO & FRIESE CHILDREN’S SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
The Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival is one of the few children’s film festivals in
Germany devoted exclusively to short film. With a programme divided appropriately by age,
it is aimed at children and young people aged 4 to
14.
The programmes are moderated for the respective target group and foreign-language short films are voiced live in German. Many filmmakers are present and
answer the children’s questions about their films after the events. Two age-tiered prizes are awarded, selected
by two children’s juries.
Taking educational considerations into account, the festival aims to establish documentary films and experimental works alongside animation and short fiction films, awaken children’s curiosity and stimulate their
imagination.
Make films yourself! Children can do this in the film workshops offered during the festival, or they can submit a film to the “Give Me Five!” children’s film competition, which is devoted to a specific theme each year.
The festival has taken place since 1999 as part of the Hamburg International Short Film Festival
(IKFF). Further information at: http://www.moundfriese.de
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