Amateur Film Festival WIPE is created to give viewers the opportunity to watch films of different genres made by non-professionals, who in turn will be able to meet with their audience.

The word “amateur” comes from the Latin word “amo”, “to love”, and that love for cinema is at the heart of all the works that we show in our film festival. This love not only replaces the film-education for their authors, but also exempts them from all sorts of boundaries, which an education creates. So the amateur films for us is not a conceptual format of the film festival. It is a search for the new film language, which can exist just outside of industrial schemes of production and distribution.

Rules & Terms

There are only two requirements for the participants - NO FILM EDUCATION and a film length of fewer than 21 minutes. Genre, format, and other formal and technical characteristics (except English subtitles - they are necessary) are unimportant.

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  • Alexander Reichardt

    Thank you for organizing this great event at a beautiful venue and for giving visibility to all these films! I very much enjoyed my time in Berlin!

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Alexander, thanks for your positive feedback! It was great meeting you in person!

  • Dan Kelin

    Although I was not able to be there in person, I appreciated the timely communication and care the hosts shared with me. I appreciated having the opportunity to be included and well cared for.

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Dan, thanks for your positive feedback and for participating our festival!

  • Josef Zorn

    Thanks that I could be part of your great spirit and program. The world needs more of people like you.

    November 2024
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    Response from festival:

    Dear Josef, thanks for your great film. We were delighted to have your work in our program!

  • Brian Nestor

    Great festival, I am glad to be selected for it.

    December 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Brian,
    thanks for your positive feedback and for your participation in our festival!

  • Arthur X

    We attended the first wipe festival as audience.
    A great festival, great location and Arturo had selected very interesting and diverse films.
    It inspired us to make a short ourselves.
    A great honor that Arturo selected "Murder of doubt" for the festival. It is a pity, we could not attend this time. Thanks for selecting and screening!

    November 2022
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    Response from festival:

    Hi Arthur,
    thanks for your feedback and for your wonderful work:)
    We are very happy that we inspired you to create a film. This is the main goal of our festival, actually:) We hope this is the first of many of your works!