[Reader-list] Call for submissions to the 2010 Oberhausen Festival

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56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 29 April - 4 May 2010
 

 
Call for submissions to the 2010 Oberhausen Festival
 
After the record year of 2009 - nearly 600 films, more than 18,000 
visitors and over 1,100 accreditations from more than 50 countries -, 
the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is now calling for 
submissions to its 2010 competitions.
 
The 56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will take place 
 from 29 April to 4 May 2010 and present five competitions: 
International, German, Children_s and Youth Films, films from North 
Rhine-Westphalia and the MuVi Award for the best German music video 
with separate regulations. The Festival will award a total of around 
40,000 Euros of prize money. German productions must have been 
completed after 01/01/2009, international productions after 01/01/2008.
 
- deadline for international submissions: 15 January 2010
 
- deadline for German submissions: 15 February 2010
 
All suitable submissions to the International and German Competition 
will be previewed for the Children_s and Youth Film Competition. The 
competition line-up will be announced in mid-March 2010.
 
The Festival will also continue its Open Screening in 2010. This is a 
chance for all filmmakers who submitted films that were not selected to 
show their works to the festival audience after all, on one condition: 
they must present their films personally in Oberhausen. Films must be 
registered and will be shown in the order of registration. Registration 
will open with the announcement of the competition line-up in March. 
Attention: programme time is limited, so it_s advisable to register 
quickly.
 
Information about film formats, regulations and the entry form are 
available as downloads at www.kurzfilmtage.de, _Submission_ section.
 
Oberhausen, 21 October 2009
 
Press contact: Sabine Niewalda, Fon +49 (0)208 825-3073, 
niewalda at kurzfilmtage.de