Filmfest Dresden

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Dresden, Germany April 14 - 19, 2009
Call for Entry Deadline: January 05, 2009
Festival Data:
- Established: 1989
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 20000
- Media Attendance: 70
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 500
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 1700
- Total Number of Films Screened: 96
- Total Screenings: 60
- # of Shorts Screened: 96
- Accreditations: ASIFA
- Competitive
- Online Festival
- Has Panels
Festival Website:
www.filmfest-dresden.de
Festival Description:

Focusing on short films, the festival promotes a film category which is mostly disregarded by cinemas and television. Since its beginning in 1989, Filmfest Dresden has developed into one of the major short film festivals in Germany - and with a total amount of €60,000 into the best funded short film festival across Europe. The festival's programme reflects the diverse aspects of this genre and includes short animated and fiction films as well as documentary and experimental films.

The main sections of the festival are still the International and the National Competitions. These are accompanied by various other thematic events. Visitors, the press and film producers also use the festival as a meeting place and to exchange opinions and discuss new ideas. An annual highlight in the Dresden cultural calendar, Filmfest Dresden is especially popular with local film audiences – more than 20,000 people visited 18. Filmfest Dresden.
Film Submissions:
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.filmfest-dresden.de/ index.php?id=12&L=2

Email:	info(at)filmfest-dresden.de
Phone:	(49) 35 18 29 47 0
Fax:	(49) 35 18 29 47 19
Mailing Address:	Filmfest Dresden Alaunstr.62, Dresden 1099 Germany

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APR 28 03:51PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Award Winners Announced for the 2008 Filmfest Dresden

International Competition

Golden Horseman Animated Film:
"Madame Tutli-Putli"
Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Canada, 2007)
€ 7 500

Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film:
"Valuri (Waves)"
Directed by Adrian Saturi ( Romania, 2007)
€ 7 500

and "Examen"
Directed by Paul Negoescu (Romania, 2007)

Golden Horseman - Youth Jury

"Moen-Koey" (Always)
Directed by Sivaroj Kongsakul ( Thailand, 2006)
€ 2 000
Stiftung für Kunst & Kultur der Stadtsparkasse Dresden

Golden Horseman Audience Award: "Run"
Directed by Mark Albiston (New-Zealand 2007)
€ 2 000
Sächsische Zeitung

ARTE Short Fiction Film Prize: "La Parabólica" (The Parabolic Dish)
Directed by Xavi Sala ( Spain, 2007)
€ 6 000

National Competition
Golden Horseman Best Animated Film: "Weiss" by Florian Grolig (2007)
€ 3 000

German Institute for Animated Film

Golden Horseman Best Short Fiction Film: "Robin"
Directed by Hanno Olderdissen (2007)
€ 3 000
Saxony Film Association
Mitteldeutscher Film- und Fernsehproduzentenverband

Golden Horseman Audience Award
"Bende-Sira Ich bin dran" ( It's my turn )
Directed by Ismet Ergün ( 2007)
€ 2 000
MDR Public Broadcaster

Minister of Fine Arts Promotion Prize
"Liebeskrank" (Lovesick)
Directed by Spela Cadez (2007)
€ 20 000
Saxon Ministry of Science and the Fine Arts

Best Sound(scape) Award
Golden Horseman
Best Sound(scape) Award of the European Centre for the Arts Hellerau
National and International Competition
"Madame Tutli-Putli"
Directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski (Germany, 2007)
€ 3 000
European Centre for the Arts Hellerau

Exchange Forum
"Perspectives for Animated Film"
Promotion Prize
min. € 4 000
DEFA Foundation
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