The 21.12. is the shortest day of the year, in 2020 it is a Monday so on that day and the weekend before there will be short film events in Germany: https://kurzfilmtag.com/
On the 19.12. the Obscura Filmfest will have a short film night in the IL Kino showing about 90 - 120 minutes of short films. You are invited to submit for that, it is not a proper filmfestival.
Requirements
The following genres are accepted at the Obscura Filmfestival/short film night:
Action, horror, thriller, science fiction, fantasy, adventure.
No Arthouse/Amateur films/documentaries/music videos are accepted, only fictional short films (running time below 30 min. is preferred) with the above genres.
Movies that are neither in German nor English language must have English subtitles. All films should be from the years 2019 & 2020 and should not yet have been shown in Germany.
Have a look at this years festival trailer to get the idea:
https://vimeo.com/457694219
Submission
Movies can be submitted offline as a DVD / Blu-Ray (region free), online as a video file on PC or as a Vimeo / Youtube link until the 07.11.2020. The submission fee is 2 € per film, the festival does not pay any screening or KDM fees. The submission fee is not refundable.
The address for offline movie submissions is:
David Ghane
Obscura Filmfest
Manteuffelstr. 11
12103 Berlin
Germany
Online submissions via email to obscura (at) gmx.net.
If the film is not listed on the IMDB page, please provide the following details when submitting: Film title, genre, running length, language, production country, production year, production company, previous festival participations.
Movie selection
The filmmakers will be informed about the participation of their films by the 14.11.2020. Once a film has been accepted into the official festival program from both sides it can no longer be withdrawn. This also holds if the rights have been sold to a German label or a (different) World Sales in the meantime.
In addition, the author agrees that the festival can use up to 10 seconds from the film or filmtrailer, as well as up to 5 pictures / screenshots for promotional purposes for print material, website, social media channels, festival trailers, TV reports and press. The use extends to the period between the announcement of the film in the festival program until one week after the event date.
All selected films are mentioned on the website and in the flyer with the following information: language, genre, running length, production year, production country, production company, one or more film stills, a self-written short description as well as excerpts from reviews. Afterwards the data migrates to the archive.
If a film is accepted then an exhibition copy must be provided until the 21.11.2020 in case the submitted screening copy is not suitable for cinema exhibition. Only films that have been positively tested in the cinema until that date will find their way into the program and the program brochure, which will be printed directly afterwards.
Should shipping costs arise, the submitter accepts the shipping charges to the festival and the filmfest the return shipping. Customs charges or any other costs incurred due to false declarations will not be accepted and will be billed to the sender.
Exhibition formats
The following formats are accepted:
Short films: mp4/mov (H.264, Full HD) files and DCP (unencrypted)
Movies that are neither in German nor in English language must have English subtitles, burned directly into the picture is preferred, and not in the black bars of Cinemascope titles.
Screenings
The films selected for the festival program will be shown exactly one time at the Obscura short film night.
The participants assure that they have all necessary rights for the exhibition of their films and that they are transferred to the filmfest for the time being. They assure that the screenings of their films do not infringe on any copyright or performance rights of third parties.
The festival runner reserves the right to allow exceptions in special and justified cases.
