Flensburger Kurzfilmtage – Short Film Festival Flensburg

Submission requirements

The festival is open to short films of any genre produced in German-speaking countries or Denmark. It is supposed to have a maximum duration of 30 minutes. The films must not be produced prior to January 1st, 2022

The films can be submitted via film freeway

Submissions will be accepted until the 15th of July 2024.

Selection and notification

A jury consisting of members of the Hochschule Flensburg, the Europa-Universität Flensburg and staff of the filmkorte e.V. will be selecting the short films later presented at the festival. Subsequently every submitter will be notified whether the film made it into the competition or not.

Release copy 

For the Festival however, the participants are required to provide a DCP copy of the film. Blue Ray, DVD or MP4 file (H.264 coding, 1920x1080 pixel) might be accepted too. Please contact us if you plan on handing in a copy other than DCP.

Also German or English subtitles are required for any film not in either language.

Award

The films selected by the jury will be presented at the festival taking place from the 13th to the 17th of November 2024 at the movie theatre „51 Stufen“ and “Theaterwerkstatt Pilkentafel. The Jury and the audience then votes for the best picture which will be rewarded with a cash prize. The exact amount will be published in time on the Flensburger Kurzfilmtage website.

Further acknowledgements

The film|korte e.V. is a non-profit organization primarily conducting cultural events.

The participant must confirm that he has got the legal authority to submit the films and allow film|korte e.V. to use them as described above.

The submitter is obliged to keep film|korte e.V. out of any claims by a third party that might result from legal authority issues. 

By registering the participant agrees to accept the rules of the contest.

The team of  Flensburger Kurzfilmtage decides on any exceptional or questionable issues that might not be included in the guidelines.