FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH (40)

In the age of coronavirus, everything is uncertain, but nevertheless: FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH will take place this autumn – completely online! With FILMSCHOOLFEST 39½, we want to offer all young filmmakers out there the best possible platform to showcase their works in these unpredictable times. And without films there can be no festival, so we are looking forward to your submissions! We would like to invite festival coordinators and film professors to submit their students‘ films to FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH. Each film school may submit a combined maximum of 70 minutes of practice and graduation films completed in 2019 or 2020. Films may have a maximum length of 30 minutes each.

Organized by Internationale Münchner Filmwochen GmbH, FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH aims to present the latest productions from international and German film schools. FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH is scheduled to take place from November 12 to 22, 2020.

The language of the festival is English.

Please take note of the updated Guidelines of FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH and the corresponding Terms and Conditions of the International Short Film Competition. By submitting a film, applicants accept the updated Guidelines of FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH and the Terms and Conditions of the International Short Film Competition.

Together with the Nagelschneider Foundation we are calling on film students and film trainees worldwide to translate their impressions, thoughts and knowledge about climate change into original and creative short films. There are no limits to the imagination! What are the social causes of climate change? How can we react to it individually and collectively, locally and globally? What does climate change mean for our future? Is it still possible to prevent a climate collapse?

The special CLIMATE CLIPS AWARD competition will be held for the 13th time this year. The best short films will be presented at FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH 39½. The winning short film will be awarded a prize money of 4,000 €. The second place short film will receive 3,000 € and the third place 1,000 € prize money. In addition, an audience award, endowed with 1,000 €, will be presented.

Participants may submit a maximum of 5 short films each. The length should be between 30 seconds and 3 minutes. The films must have been completed no earlier than 3 years prior to the start of the festival. Entries that were already submitted to FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH 2019 or earlier are excluded from the competition. The Nagelschneider Foundation is looking forward to a large turnout and a preferably international commitment. The winning clips will be presented on the website of the Nagelschneider Foundation directly after the festival.

If you are interested in submitting a film for this category, please get in touch with us to receive the submission access code: filmschool@filmfest-muenchen.de.

By submitting a film, applicants accept the Guidelines of FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH and the corresponding Terms and Conditions for the CLIMATE CLIPS AWARD.