About us:
The Munich Short Film Awards is an online festival and competition dedicated to low-budget short indie film and script projects. Every edition, the festival selects and promotes the winners of each category through private screenings and evaluations by our team of dedicated professionals. The festival seeks all genres. The event selects international projects and is devoted to short filmmaking, independent cinema, arthouse projects and short cinema. The short film festival aims to find talented short filmmakers and help them promote their work. Short films will be reviewed by our screeners team and the highest scored ones will be selected as Official Selection receiving corresponding Laurels. Then, our international jury will choose the winners in each category and they will receive the Official Laurels and Certificates.

Awards & Prizes

Awards & Prizes
Best Narrative Short
Best Documentary short
Best Experimental
Best Animation
Best Science Fiction
Best Horror
Best Director
Best Producer
Best Cinematography
Best Editor
Best Actress
Best Actor
Best Script
Best Unproduced script
Best TV Series/Pilot/Web
Best Comedy
Best Student Film
Best Music Video
Best Thriller
Best Trailer
Best Composer
Best First Time Filmmaker
Best Female Filmmaker
Best Independent Film
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Rules & Terms

Rules & Terms
Films must have been completed after 2018 in order to be eligible.

Any Foreign film must have English or German subtitles.

You must own the rights or have permission from the owner in order to submit.

All genres and all countries are eligible

All films must be under 50 minutes

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  • Joshua Meszaros

    We are truly grateful to the festival and the jury for awarding “DISORDER” as a Best First-Time Filmmaker. This documentary was created to give voice to people living with impulse control disorder, and we deeply appreciate the opportunity to help bring awareness to this important topic. Thank you for helping it reach a wider audience.

    May 2026
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  • PETROS TSAPILIS

    Happy to see that my short film ELECTRA was selected as an award winner in your festival. Thank you for everything. Keep up the good work.

    May 2026
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  • Pepi ROMAGNOLI

    Many thanks for the semi finalist award to ‘Courtyard windows" medium lengh film.

    May 2026
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  • Stella Michael

    Grateful and honoured to receive the award for Best Female Filmmaker from Munich Short Film Awards! A great festival which encourages and supports independent filmmakers. Thank you!

    May 2026
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  • Russell Blalack

    I was gratified that Munich Short Film Awards included Missa Issum as a semi-finalist for Best Documentary Short . To appreciate a documentary with an implicit message demonstrates a more profound critical insight.

    May 2026
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