Selected German Film Festivals

International Competition

Sections Feature Competition (European Debuts and Second Features), Short Film Competition, New International Cinema, Music and Film, Close-up of Actors and Directors, Retrospective, German Cinema, Midnight Talks, Exhibitions

Terms of Entry feature competition: over 70 min, only 35mm/DCP, not completed before 1 January 2012, no previous commercial theatrical screening/TV broadcast; short film competition: up to 15 min, completed not before 1 July 2012, 35mm/digital video; KINEMA Award: first or second films produced for theatrical exhibition (fiction and documentaries), over 70 min, 35mm/DCP, French or German language, European productions, not completed before 1 January 2012

Genre Music, Animation, Comedy, Drama

Subtitles English subtitles recommended

Format 35 mm, DCP, DigiBeta, BetaSP, Blu-ray, Mini DV

Registration Deadline 01 August 2013

Fees none

Attendance Figures 25,000

Participants of the Film Industry around 280 professional visitors (filmmakers, actors, producers, composers, press)

Prizes/Awards Heinrich (Audience Award, Euro 10,000; split between director and distributor/producer)
Leo Short Film Award (Best Synthesis Music/Sound and Picture, Euro 2,000)
Europa (European Actors Award, Euro 10,000)
KINEMA French-German Youth Award (subtitled print)

Number of Films Shown ca. 170 short and feature films

Media Coverage about 80 accredited journalists, mostly local and regional print press

Evaluation The Braunschweig Filmfest is a popular audience festival which is frequently utilized by arthouse distributors as a platform for pre-premieres of upcoming highlights. While the Heinrich Award, including prize money in the amount of Euro 10,000 is highly coveted, press response is primarily regional. The festival is well established and audience-oriented. Focus: European films, German-French exchange, film music, previews and films without German distributors.

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