Festival Calendar
sehsüchte - Potsdam International Student's Film Festival
sehsüchte - Internationales Studentenfilmfestival
HFF "Konrad Wolf" Potsdam-Babelsberg
Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 11
14482 Potsdam-Babelsberg
Germany
phone +49-3 31-6 20 27 80
fax +49-3 31-6 20 27 81
http://www.sehsuechte.de
email: info@sehsuechte.de
Directors and Program Directors
students at the HFF Potsdam-Babelsberg
Year of Foundation 1972
Event Date from 23 April 2013 till 28 April 2013
in Potsdam-Babelsberg, Germany
Sections International Competition (Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Animation/Experimental Films/Multimedia), Focus, Panels, Discussions, Script Readings, Pitchings
Category Feature, Short, Student Film, DocumentaryTerms of Entry participation only for student, debut and young directors' films, all lengths, completed after 31 December 2011;
Producer Award: films produced by students at German film schools;
Screenplay Award: screenplay for films longer than 45 minutes
Genre Children & Youth, Comedy, Drama, Documentary Films, Animation, Experimental, Music
Subtitles English subtitles necessary
Format Digital File, 35 mm, Blu-ray, DVD
Registration Deadline 31 January 2013
Fees none
Attendance Figures 6,000
Participants of the Film Industry smaller production companies, executives of advertising agencies, film distributors, TV commissioners, festival scouts
Prizes/Awards
Best Feature
Best Documentary
Best Short Feature (up to 30 min)
Best Short Documentary (up to 30 min)
Best Animation
Best Children's Film
Best Cinematography
Best Editing
Best Acting
Focus Award
Script Award (Euro 1,500, invitation to a public script reading at sehsüchte, tutoring)
Producer Award
Music Video Award
Best Pitch
Audience Award
Number of Films Shown 10-15 feature length films, 110-140 short films
Media Coverage print press: regional and national trade papers, radio: regional coverage due to media partnership with Radio 1, TV: regional and national, media partnership with public broadcaster RBB
Evaluation This is a student film festival with a long tradition. It's organized by a team of students at the University of Film and Television Potsdam (HFF "Konrad Wolf"). The event is growing in influence for the work of film students and up-and-coming young filmmakers. Numerous awards are handed out, and plenty of supporting events are on offer. Strong ties to the classic production location Babelsberg.
Due to the variety of workshops, there are plenty of decision makers present, but also representatives of broader based industries, e.g. banks, advertising agencies. Accompanying program: forum of media economy, pitching workshop; different podium discussions and conferences, production technique workshop, screenplay lounge.
