Next Generation Short Tiger

Next Generation is the short film program created by German Films in 1998 to introduce young talents from Germany to international audiences. Under this banner, a selection of short films by students of German film schools is selected every year by an independent jury. The program premieres within the framework of the Cannes Film Festival and is then presented worldwide at Festivals of German Films and is also available for screenings at international film festivals.

Click here to see the Next Generation Short Tiger 2011 brochure.

In 2012, the cooperation of the short film initiatives Short Tiger and Next Generation will be continued. The films nominated for the German Federal Film Board’s Short Tiger Award will be presented in the Next Generation Short Tiger program. Eligible for the Short Tiger are shorts up to 5 minutes in length which were produced in 2011.

Conditions of participation:

• Films of all genres may be submitted.
• Films submitted for Next Generation must be directed by officially registered students of a German film school or of the film department of a German art academy or University of Applied Sciences. Independent filmmakers may submit films up to 5 minutes for the Short Tiger Award.
• Running time of submitted films for Next Generation may not exceed 15 minutes. Only films up to 5 minutes will be eligible for the Short Tiger Award.
• Submitted films must have been completed in 2011 (date in the credits, no public screening before 2011.
• Films for Next Generation may only be submitted by German film schools, or film departments of German art academies and Universities of Applied Sciences. Shorts up to five minutes may also be submitted by independent filmmakers to be considered for the Short Tiger Award.

Entry deadline: 30 November 2011