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GERMAN SHORT FILMS AT WINTERTHUR 2026

Festivals

30th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (November 3-8, 2026)

International Competition
LIVING TRACES by Anna Maria Ebert (University of Television and Film Munich HFF)
METEORIT by Elisabeth Werchosin (DE/MD, Blue Monticola Film)
NAFRON by Daood Alabdulaa (SY/DE)
SPRAY AND PRAY by Veneta Androva (BG/DE)
UNCLE FILMI by Nazgol Kashani (Fabian&Fred)
WHISPERS OF A BURNING SCENT by Mo Harawe (SO/AT/DE)

Swiss Competition
OUR SONGS by Daniel Huss (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Sparks
THE GIRL IS TAKEN BY ALIENS by Mu Wang (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Magic Lantern: Shorts for Kids
FUN FACTS ABOUT GHOSTS (KNARZENDE DIELEN) by Josefa Marie Geis
JAM AND WOOD – LENA’S FARM (MARMELADE UND HOLZ – LENAS HOF) by Elena Walf (Studio FILM BILDER)
THE SKY WAS CANDY by Anh Tú Nguyen (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)

Embrace the Cringe
GUMMI b Andre Albrecht (Tagträumer Filme)
THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION by Nicolas Gebbe
MY BBY 8L3W by Neozoon (DE/FR)

Only the Ghosts are Awake
PROVEN COMPETENCE PORTRAYED (PORTRÄT EINER BEWÄHRUNG) by Alexander Kluge (Kairos-Film)

Kill Your Darlings
3 GIRLS by Stefan Möckel
CITY OF OWLS by Zhenia Kazankina (FR/DE/IT, Eversince)
PROCRASTINATION YOGA by Paulina Ziółkowska (DE/PL, Wait a Second!)

Focus: For the Love of Cinema
ACTION! by Arne Körner
REMAINS QUIET (DIE RUHE BLEIBT) by Stefan Kriekhaus
TALES OF US by Oliver Pietsch

Focus: Shifting Grounds – Framing Iran
AND ME, I’M DANCING TOO by Mohammad Valizadegan (CZ/IR/DE, PakFilm)
DENSITY OF EMPTINESS by Shirin Barghnavard (DE/IR/FR, Road River Films)
MEMORIES OF A WINDOW by Amin Pakparvar, Mehraneh Salimian (IR/US/DE)
MOTHER IS A NATURAL SINNER by Hoda Taheri, Boris Hadžija (DE/IR, DFFB)
SUBTOTALS by Mohammadreza Farzad (PL/DE/IR, Road River Films)