Attention Filmmakers: Hamburg International Short Film Festival

Deadline for International Competition submissions: 15 Feb 2014
Deadline for “Three-Minute Quickie” submission: 01 Apr 2014
The 30th Hamburg International Short Film Festival: 03 – 09 Jun 2014

From the festival’s open call:

Since its foundation 28 years ago, the Hamburg International Short Film Festival has been celebrating short films as an independent art form, while offering an opportunity for film makers from all over the world to get in touch with an eager audience and with each other.

At the Hamburg International Short Film Festival, around 14,000 visitors get to watch ca. 400 films in international and national competitions as well as in carefully curated special programmes, which showcase contemporary film art alongside earlier influential avant-garde-pieces.

International Competition: This competition mirrors the contemporary productions all over the world and gathers a selection of short films of all genres. The International Competition consists mainly of films created with the support of funds and extensive technical equipment. Awards: Hamburg Short Film Award (3,000 Euro), Libertè Audience Award (1,500 Euro).

Three-Minute Quickie Competition: Films entered for this category must not exceed a length of three minutes and must relate on this year’s given topic 2014: ‘Doping’. Awards: Audience Award (1,000 Euro).

For more information of the festival and submission form, please visit their website.