Selected German Film Festivals
Emden/Aurich/Norderney International Film Festival
Internationales Filmfestival Emden/Aurich/Norderney
Volkshochschule Emden e.V.
An der Berufsschule 3
26721 Emden
phone +49-49 21-91 55 31/33/35
fax +49-49 21-91 55 91
http://www.filmfest-emden.de
email: filmfest@vhs-emden.de
Directors
Rolf Eckard, Silke Santjer
Program Directors
Rolf Eckard, Silke Santjer (Feature Length Films), Jürgen Seidel (Short Films)
Year of Foundation 1990
Event Date from 05 June 2013 till 12 June 2013
in Emden, Aurich, Norderney, Germany
Sections Competition (features and shorts), New British Cinema, New German Cinema (contemporary feature films), International Series, Children's and Family Films, Short Films, Midnight Talk, Screenplay Award
Category Documentary, Feature, ShortTerms of Entry competition: shorts up to 15 min, feature films longer than 60 min; productions from German-language countries and countries in the northwest of Europe (The Benelux, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland); no previous commercial exploitation in Germany, no public screening earlier than 9 months before the festival;
out of competition: all lengths
Genre Animation, Children & Youth, Comedy, Drama, Short Films, Documentary Films
Subtitles English subtitles recommended German subtitles recommended
Format 35 mm, Beta SP PAL, DigiBeta PAL, DVD, DCP, Blu-ray
Registration Deadline 30 March 2013
Fees none
Attendance Figures 22,000
Participants of the Film Industry more than 300 German distributors, theater exhibitors and festival scouts from medium-scale festivals
Prizes/Awards
Bernhard Wicki Award (Euro 10,000; Euro 3,000; Euro 2,000)
Trade Union Award (Euro 5,000)
NDR Newcomer Award (Euro 5,000)
AOK Health Award (Euro 5,000)
Short Film Awards (Euro 2,500; Euro 1,000; Euro 500)
"A Writer's Desk by the Sea"-Award (2 weeks first class hotel on the island of Norderney for project development)
Number of Films Shown 50 feature films, 40 short and animated films
Media Coverage mostly local and regional, but also coverage on NDR radio and television; some summaries in national trade papers
Evaluation Due to its very personalized structure and informal atmosphere, this classically audience-oriented festival is drawing many filmmakers, press and and industry insiders to the North Sea. Apart from numerous German guests, the festival´s involvement in British Film is leading to a number of industry visitors from England. Most of the screenings are introduced personally by guests such as directors, producers and actors. The event takes place at the same time in all three cities.
