Festival Calendar

International Competition

Sections International Competition, National Competition, NRW Competition, International Children´s and Youth Film Competition (5-16 years), Music Videos from Germany, Open Screening, Special Programs (certain subjects or genres), Film Market

Category Short

Terms of Entry international competition/international entries to the children and youth film competition: 35 min. or less, films must have been completed after 1 January 2012, German festival premiere; national competition/NRW competition/German entries to the children and youth film competition: 45 min. or less, films must have been completed after 1 January 2012, previous participation in other festivals is possible, no subtitles necessary; submission format: DVD, electronic submission possible via www.reelport.com; MuVi-Award: 15 min. or less, completed after 1 January 2012, director or producer living in Germany; Open Screening: submitted films that haven't been invited will be screened from DVD, if the director presents them in person (one film per director)

Genre Children & Youth, Comedy, Drama, Documentary Films, Experimental, Animation, Art, Music

Subtitles

Format 16 mm, 35 mm, Super 8, DVCam, BetaSP, DigiBeta

Registration Deadline International Films: 15 January 2013
German Films: 15 February 2013
MuVi-Award: 21 February 2013

Fees none

Attendance Figures 20,000

Participants of the Film Industry 1,100 distributors, TV buyers with slots for shorts, scouts from other festivals, representatives of non-profit organizations

Prizes/Awards INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Grand Prize of the City of Oberhausen (Euro 7,500)
2 Main Awards (Euro 3,500 each)
ARTE Award (Best European Short Film, Euro 2,500)
Award of the Jury of the Minister President (Euro 5,000)
FIPRESCI Award
Ecumenical Jury Award (Euro 1,500)
Cinema Jury Award (in connection with a buying option by the ShortFilmAgency Hamburg)
Short Film Festival Award (Euro 500)

KURZFILMTAGE AWARDS
Promotional Prize (funding for a new project; Euro 0,10 per festival ticket sold)
Zonta Prize (Euro 1,000 to a female director international/German competition)

GERMAN COMPETITION
Best Contribution to the German Competition (Euro 5,000)
3sat Promotional Award (Euro 2,500 and broadcast on 3sat TV)

NRW Competition
Best Contribution to the NRW Competition (Euro 1,000)
NRW Promotional Award (Euro 500)

CHILDREN'S AND YOUTH FILM COMPETITION
Best Children's Film (Euro 1,000)
Best Youth Film (Euro 1,000)

MUVI AWARDS (Best German Music Video)
1st Prize (Euro 2,500)
2nd Prize (Euro 1,500)
3rd Prize (Euro 1,000)
Online-Audience-Award

Number of Films Shown ca. 375, ca. 140 in the competitions

Media Coverage about 200 accredited regional, national and international journalists; media partners are ARTE, 3sat and the Kinderkanal, solid regional coverage; summaries in most of the national dailies and trade papers (also international); TV-summaries in cultural and regional magazines

Specific Characteristics Recognized by FIAPF (International Federation of Film Producers Associations) as Documentary and/or Short Film Festival. The winner of the short film competition automatically qualifies for the OSCAR competition for the Best Short Film.

Evaluation Oberhausen is not only the oldest short film festival in the world, it is also one of the most important, alongside Tampere and Clermont-Ferrand. The competition provides a good overview of "serious", avant-garde short film productions (Hamburg, on the other hand, offers the more entertaining films). The festival focuses on innovative, artistic short films, paying special attention to new technical development.

Oberhausen hosts the biggest short film market in Germany, attracting the major buyers. All films entered for selection as well as all films of the entry platform reelport.com will be available on video terminals.

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