Cinematic peak quality within the festivalAn extraordinarily high quality of films was the outstanding characteristic trait of this year’s Ludwigsburg European Short Film Biennale. The Wüstenrot Foundations awarded a total of EUR 52,500.00 to seven films. The surprisingly good reception by the audience and the strong presence of European young talents additionally contributed to the success of the biannual short film festival.The Ludwigsburg audience was attracted by the quality of the films;...

A week packed with 400 short films ended on monday June 11th in Hamburg. The 23rd International Short Film Festival screened 220 of 3800 submitted short films in the the competitive categories and a further 180 films in non-competitive special programmes . Overall more than 30.000 euros of prize-money were poured out. Apart from a large number of accreditated guests and a high number of interesting films it was espcially the subtropical climate that shaped this year's festival. No wonder that...

For the tenth time, German Films will be presenting a programme of shorts with new student productions under the banner of "Next Generation 2007" during this year's Cannes Film Festival. The jubilee edition of "Next Generation" will be presented to a professional international audience on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 20.00h in the STAR Cinema. An expert jury selected thirteen shorts from twelve German filmschools for "Next Generation 2007": ANALOG BROTHER by Falk P...