Festival Calendar
Saarbrücken - Filmfestival Max Ophuels Prize
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Mainzer Str. 8
66111 Saarbrücken
phone +49-6 81-90 68 90
fax +49-6 81-9 06 89 20
http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de
email: info@max-ophuels-preis.de
Artistic Directors
Gabriella Bandel, Philipp Bräuer
Year of Foundation 1980
Event Date from 21 January 2013 till 27 January 2013
in Saarbrücken, Germany
Sections Competitions: German-Language First to Third Fiction Feature Films), Documentary Features, Midlength Fiction Films, Short Films;
Out of Competition: National and International Programs, Short Films, Experimental Films
Terms of Entry productions must have been completed in 2012; short films: 30 min. or less, midlength films: 30-65 min, fiction features: 65 min. and more; documentary features 50 min. and more; premieres preferred; competition: only for directors of German-language countries; no subtitles necessary
Subtitles
Format 35 mm, Beta SP PAL, DigiBeta PAL, HDCAM
Registration Deadline 01 November 2012
Fees none
Attendance Figures 38,000
Participants of the Film Industry around 500 German producers, representatives of German distributors and German medium-scale festivals, exhibitors, non-profit organizations
Prizes/Awards Max Ophuels Prize (Euro 18,000 for best director and Euro 18,000 support for the distributor who releases the award-winning film in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland)
Best Newcomer Actor and Actress (Euro 3,000 each)
Film Prize of the Saarland Prime Minister for Best Director (Euro 5,500, plus Euro 5,500 distribution grant)
Audience Award for Midlength Films (Euro 7,500)
Short Film Award (Euro 5,000)
Documentary Award (Euro 7,500)
DEFA Promotion Award (Euro 4,000)
Audience Award (Euro 3,000)
Screenplay Award (Euro 13,000)
Interfilm Award (Euro 2,000)
Number of Films Shown approx. 180 feature and short films
Media Coverage 600 journalists in total (international, national, regional print, radio and TV); broad coverage in regional media, summaries in national dailies and trade papers, summaries in quite some movie magazines of private and public broadcasters, reports in the media of the participating countries
Evaluation Saarbrücken is one of the most interesting platforms for the new generation of German-speaking filmmakers. The prestigious competition receives a great deal of well-deserved attention from the industry. Since television productions are included in the competition, content-oriented television producers are present, along with independent distributors. The explicit inclusion of all German-speaking films has led to a corresponding echo from Switzerland and Austria.
