Oldenburg International Film Festival

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Oldenburg, Germany September 2012, TBA
Call for Entry Deadline: June 2012, TBA
Festival Data:
- Established: 1994
- Genre: General
- Attendance: 16000
- Media Attendance: 100
- Accredited Industry Attendance: 250
- Total Number of Films Submitted: 540
- Total Number of Films Screened: 72
- Total Screenings: 89
- Total Domestic Films Screened: 25
- Total Foreign Films Screened: 47
- Total National and International Premieres: 37
- # of Shorts Screened: 19
- # of Features Screened: 53
- Retrospective
Festival Website:
www.filmfest-oldenburg.de
Festival Description:

The Oldenburg International Film Festival always presents an eclectic and attractive program. Off beat innovation and ideas against the grain are the trademarks of the Festival. Guests of honor have included Alex Cox, Frank Oz, James B. Harris, Tim Hunter, Belgian cult director Harry Kumel, Jim McBride, Philippe de Broca, Andrzej Zulawski, Ken Russell and Jerry Schatzberg, who have all attended the Festival for the retrospectives of their work.

Internationally acclaimed films such as Takeshi Kitano's "Kids Return," Kevin Spacey's "Albino Alligator," Steven Soderbergh's "Out of Sight," David Cronenberg's "Spider," Larry Clark's "Ken Park," Luke and Andrew Wilson's "The Wendell Baker Story," "The Fountain," by Darren Aronofsky, "The astronaut Farmer" by Michael Polish and indie hits like Larry Fessenden's "Habit," Cory McAbee's "The American Astronaut," Michael Polish's "Northfork," Paul Provenza's "Aristocrats," Susan Buice and Arin Crumley's "Four Eyed Monsters," "The Guatemalan Handshake" by Todd Rohal and "Sisters" by Douglas Buck received their celebrated German premiere in Oldenburg.

As a result of the Festival's superior program that focuses on independent filmmaking, press and industry often call the Oldenburg Film Festival the German Sundance:

"Oldenburg: The German Sundance ... has become a must in the festival circuit."
Cannes Market News

"The German Sundance"
Screen International

"Not only the repeatedly quoted comparison with the Sundance Festival in the USA where the Oldenburg International Film Festival is called the European Sundance shows the rapid development of this festival, which was until recently a secret tip in the festival circuit."
Filmecho Filmwoche (German nationwide trade magazine)

Awards given include: German Independence Award – Audience Award , German Independence Award – Best German Film, German Independence Award - Honorary Award, German Independence Award – Best Short Film, Otto-Sprenger-Award.
Film Submissions:
- Accepts direct submissions
- Submission formats: VHS, Beta-SP, Digi-Beta, 16mm, 35mm, DVD, MiniDV, DVCam, Other
- Call for Entry: http:/ / www.filmfest-oldenburg.de/ en/ programm/ entry/
Email: info(at)filmfest-oldenburg.de

Phone: (49) 441 9250855

Fax: (49) 441 9250856

Mailing Address: Bahnhofstrasse 15
Oldenburg 26122
Germany

Email:	info(at)filmfest-oldenburg.de
Phone:	(49) 441 9250855
Fax:	(49) 441 9250856
Mailing Address:	Bahnhofstrasse 15 Oldenburg 26122 Germany

OCT 25, 2008 12:14PM FFW Festival Editor writes:

Emily Atef was the Big Winner at the 2008 Oldenburg International Film Festival with her film “The Stranger in Me”

“The Stranger in Me” was the big surprise of the festival’s Closing Night. Emily Atef’s social drama won all three of the festival’s awards:

The German Independence Award – Best German Film, the German Independence Award – Audience Award and the Otto-Sprenger-Award.

The 15th Oldenburg International Film Festival ended on the evening of September 14 with the award ceremony for the German Independence Award and the Otto-Sprenger-Award.

The winner of the German Independence Award – Best German Film is Emily Atef’s “The Stranger in Me”. The award is worth 5000 Euro and was presented by jury-president LeVar Burton and Mayor Dr. Gerd Schwandner.

The jury praised the film’s “originality, the strength of the story and the exceptional quality of the actors”.

This year the jury specially mentioned two performances of female actors. Susanne Wolff displayed her impressive multilayered talents in two films at the festival: “The Stranger in Me” (Emily Atef) and “Happy People” (Jan Georg Schütte). Irina Potapenko gave a convincing newcomer performance with her emotional and powerful acting in “Revanche” by Götz Spielmann.

The German Independence Award – Audience Award also went to “The Stranger in Me” by Emily Atef. The EWE-sponsored award is worth 2000 Euro. The winner also receives an Avid editing software suite.

The third award won by Emily Atef’s “The Stranger in Me” is the Otto-Sprenger-Award also worth 2000 Euro.

During the Cinema-brunch on Sunday September 14th the winner of the 500 Euro short film competition was announced at the CinemaxX: “Side Effect” by Liz Adams.

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