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Open Air Filmfest Weiterstadt
Filmfest Weiterstadt
c/o Kino im Bürgerzentrum
Carl-Ulrich-Str. 9-11
64331 Weiterstadt
Germany
phone +49-61 50-1 21 85
fax +49-61 50-1 40 73
http://www.filmfest-weiterstadt.de
email: filmfest@weiterstadt.de
Director
Jochen Pollitt
Year of Foundation 1977
Event Date from 15 August 2013 till 19 August 2013
in Weiterstadt, Germany
Sections Short Films, Super8 Competition, Feature Films, Live Music
Category Short, FeatureTerms of Entry no restriction in length or genre, films with relevant dialogue have to be in German or English or have to be subtitled in German or English, films longer than 60 min: no previous theatrical distribution or TV broadcast in Germany
Genre Short Films, Children & Youth, Comedy, Drama
Subtitles
Format 35 mm, Super 8, Beta SP PAL, DigiBeta PAL, DVD PAL, Digital File, Blu-ray, HDCAM
Registration Deadline 15 May 2013
Attendance Figures 10,000
Participants of the Film Industry directors, producers and representatives of other festivals
Prizes/Awards Audience Award "Weiterstädter Filmhirsch"
Super 8 Award
Number of Films Shown ca. 200
Media Coverage print coverage as well as radio and TV, mostly local and regional
Evaluation A well-established event in the calendar of German short film festivals. Some years ago the press started to call Weiterstadt the "Woodstock of Film Festivals". The festival doesn't charge admission. It is very popular not only among the general audience, but in particular among filmmakers who often return even without an own film in the program.
