SHORT FILM

German Films cooperates with the German Short Film Association (AG Kurzfilm) to support the international promotion of German short films, including:

• Participation at film markets (Clermont-Ferrand, Berlin, Cannes/Short Film Corner, Annecy)
• Presentation of German short films at the Festivals of German Films
• Providing information about German short films presented at international festivals and awards  

Services for German short film directors and producers:  

• Support for travel expenses to film festivals outside Germany
• Support for the subtitling of German short films invited to compete at film festivals outside Germany
  • Regulations
  • Application form
• Information and advice on the submission of short films to international festivals and awards
  • Short film festival list
  • Online festival guide
  • Festival calendar
  • Festival reports
  • Subscribe to receive on festival submissions and calls for entry
• Collective submissions and print shipments to festivals outside Europe  

Services for International Festivals, Curators, Distributors:  

• Annual Short Film Catalogue with information on 100 significant recent short films from Germany  
• Production of four annual DVD compilations of recent short films
  • German Short Films (January)
  • German Short Films – Children and Youth Edition (January)
  • GerMany Shorts in Cannes (May)
  • New German Animation (June)  
          
• Online Preview streaming service of short films selected for the annual catalogue 
• Support with curating thematic programs of German short films  
• Compilations of annual feature-length short film programs for screenings at international festival, such as
  • Next Generation Short Tiger
  • Soirée Allemande   
  • Emerging Artists - Contemporary Experimental Films & Video Art from Germany

For detailed information about the short film activities please contact Martin Scheuring.