Tag Archives: Filmfestival

News
AG Kurzfilm 27. August 2020
No short films for young audiences at the 71st Berlinale 2021 – Open letter to the directors of Berlinale

In 2021 NO SHORT FILMS will be shown in the GENERATION section of the Berlin International Film Festival. The cancellation of an entire platform for the short form at the Berlinale signifies the failure to address both the audience and industry.

Together with more than 30 international organizations, AG Kurzfilm – German Short Film Association drafted an OPEN LETTER addressed to the festival directors. Read More

Tags: Filmfestival
Report
Reinhard W. Wolf 9. June 2020
Waiting for the wave 3 – Loosenings

A month has passed since I reported for the second time on the reactions of film festivals to cinema closures – time to take another look at the situation…. Read More

Tags: Filmfestival
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 4. June 2020
Film Festival Survival Pledge – voluntary commitment to loosen guidelines for the online presence of films

The US-American crowdfunding platform Seed&Spark collects on a list binding agreements from film distributors and festivals to waive for a limited period of time guidelines that exclude films that… Read More

Tags: Distribution, Film online, Filmfestival
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 28. May 2020
We Are One Global Film Festival starts tomorrow on YouTube

The internationally positioned online festival “We are One” yesterday announced the program planning for its streamings from 29 May to 7 June. More than 100 films from 35 countries will… Read More

Tags: Film online, Filmfestival
Report
Reinhard W. Wolf 5. May 2020
Waiting for the wave 2 – film festivals between shutdown and hope

A month has passed since I first reported on the reactions of film festivals to the official closures – time to take a look at the current situation. In… Read More

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Report
Reinhard W. Wolf 2. April 2020
Waiting for the wave – film festivals between shutdown and hope

Since mid-March at the latest, cultural life, insofar as it is based on human encounters, has been at a standstill. Organizers of film festivals that were planned for the… Read More

Tags: Corona, Filmfestival
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 16. March 2020
International My Darling Quarantine Short Film Festival

The online magazine Talking Shorts is responding spontaneously to the pandemic with an online festival: starting on 16 March, Talking Shorts will present a weekly programme of seven short films… Read More

Tags: Film online, Filmfestival
News
AG Kurzfilm 13. March 2020
More and more festivals cancelled because of Corona virus

Spring is the high season for (short) film festivals in addition to the autumn months. Due to the Corona pandemic, more and more festivals are now being cancelled or postponed…. Read More

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Topic
Reinhard W. Wolf 29. August 2019
Short film festivals and video-on-demand Part 2: Collaborations with VoD providers

Video-on-demand is a viable option for film festivals that want to extend their reach by offering users anytime, anywhere access to films on the internet. In this second part of… Read More

Tags: Film online, Filmfestival, Video-on-Demand
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 27. August 2019
Odense Festival Streams Short Film Programmes to Cinemas in Neighbouring Cities

Today at the Odense Film Festival in Denmark is the so-called “OFF-Dag”, a day on on which the festival broadcasts short film programmes and a television programme live in cinemas… Read More

Tags: Film online, Filmfestival, Kino
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 22. July 2019
German film festivals found festival association

© Anja Köhne, Kassel At their first meeting on 4 July in Kassel, Germany, more than 60 German film festivals (list below) joined forces to found a film festival… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Filmpolitik
Topic
Reinhard W. Wolf 27. June 2019
Short film festivals and video-on-demand Part 1: VoD initiatives launched by festivals

Video-on-Demand pioneer: Sundance Film Festival © Screenshot SundanceTV, 17/06/2019 Video-on-demand still makes up only a small share of the audio-visual market compared to other distribution channels such as television,… Read More

Tags: exhibition, Film online, Filmfestival, Video-on-Demand
Report
Reinhard W. Wolf 20. June 2019
Film Festivals for Web Series – Tentative First Steps

German audiences love series. Regardless of their distribution channel, on television or streamed on the internet, they are right on the top of the rankings, directly behind sports events. And… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Serien
News
AG Kurzfilm 17. June 2019
12 German short films in Palm Springs

The Palm Springs International ShortFest celebrates its 25th anniversary this year – the festival in California has become the most important short film festival in North America. Palm Springs is also an important industry meeting point with its affiliated sections ShortFest Forum and ShortFest Market.

Traditionally Palm Springs is also a good place for German short films – every year a number of German short films are invited to the competitions. Read More

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News
AG Kurzfilm 6. June 2019
More short films at IDFA 2019

The IDFA – the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam – takes place annually in November and is one of the most important festivals for documentary film worldwide. With 3400 trade… Read More

Tags: Call for Entries, Dokumentarfilm, Filmfestival, Kurzfilmwettbewerb
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 25. May 2019
Short films at the 72nd Festival de Cannes – Palmes d’or for Greek-French production

For the official Cannes Competition, the 2019 Selection Commission has selected eleven short films from 4240 submissions with a running time between 7 and 15 minutes. These included nine… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Preisträger, Award Ceremony
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 17. April 2019
Relaunch: HAFFxKLIK Animation Festival (NL) – Call for Entries Open

In January 2018 the Holland Animation Filmfestival Utrecht (HAFF) announced that the board of the HAFF Foundation had decided to fundamentally reform the festival and that the previous director, Gerben… Read More

Tags: Animationsfilm, Filmfestival
Topic
Reinhard W. Wolf 18. September 2018
New Festival Types Exploiting Deluge of Films

The first two articles on the subject of film festivals focused on rip-off, pseudo festivals, as well as on a new type of festival being held in city-centre cinemas. The third part of the series is exploring the consequences of this development for the existing film and festival landscape, which is characterised by a deluge of films and a glut of festivals. Conclusions must be drawn from this that challenge all those involved to find new approaches: The filmmakers, festival organisers and cinema operators, as well as those on the film funding and support policy level. Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Filmpolitik, Kino
Awards
Reinhard W. Wolf 3. August 2018
Awards July 2018

Durban International Film Festival (ZA) || 29.07.2018 Best South African Short Film: STILLBORN, Jahmil X. T. Qubeka, ZA Best African Short Film: AYA, Moufida Fedhila, Tunesia Best Short Film: LA… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Preisträger
Analysis
Reinhard W. Wolf 19. June 2018
Film Festivals in Cinema Programmes of Major Cities – A New Global Business Model

The first part of the research focused on scam festival calls for entries, as well as on pseudo festivals that are held beyond the public sphere. In connection with… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Kino, Ökonomie
Awards
Reinhard W. Wolf 26. May 2018
April 2018

Busan International Short Film Festival (South Korea) || 30.04.2018 Grand Prix: SCAR, Choi Jungyeon, Republik Korea Excellence Award: SEMI-BASEMENT, Min Hyunki, Republik Korea Cinephile Award: SCAR, Choi Jungyeon, Republik Korea… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Preisträger
Topic
Reinhard W. Wolf 11. December 2017
Laurels for Greenbacks – Making Money with Short Films in a Thriving Festival Scene

A few years ago, I already reported on a ‘film festival’ that was never held, but for which an anonymous festival organiser pocketed the film submission fees. At that… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Kurzfilmwettbewerb, Award Ceremony, Tipps für Filmemacher
practical advice
Reinhard W. Wolf 6. December 2017
Checklist for Online Festival Submissions

Many online submission platforms are now teeming with film festivals – but often these are not genuine festivals as such and the film festival designation is amiss here. In these… Read More

Tags: Filmfestival, Tipps für Filmemacher
Magazine Topic
Reinhard W. Wolf 6. September 2016
Programming and curating short-film screenings
Part 1: Short film in a festival programme

Due to their length, short films are always screened as part of a programme comprising several films. Compiling a good programme is a creative challenge that requires a professional approach…. Read More

Tags: Curating, Filmfestival, Kunst
News
Reinhard W. Wolf 1. August 2016
Walker Arts Center: Internet Cat Video Festival auf Abschiedstour

Sorry, no English version available! Walker Art Center YouTube-Playlist catvidest 2015: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list… Festival-Website: http://www.walkerart.org/internet-cat-video-festival Read More

Tags: Filmfestival
Report
Reinhard W. Wolf 10. March 2016
CPH:DOX fällt 2016 aus – Fusionen und Festivalverschiebungen in Kopenhagen

Das Kinderfilmfestival BUSTER und das Festival CPH PIX haben bekannt gegeben, dass sie dieses Jahr fusionieren. BUSTER wurde vor fünfzehn Jahren gegründet und ist inzwischen das größte Filmfestival für Kinder… Read More

Tags: Denmark, Filmfestival