The International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen ( German: Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen ) is the oldest film festival in the world held since 1954 and is currently the largest festival of its kind. It takes place annually in the German city of Oberhausen . The festival has been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations since 1960. Within the framework of the festival, various competitive programs are held: international, German, international children's and youth cinema, and others. The MuVi Award for Best Music Video is also presented. The total prize pool is 40 thousand euros [1] .
| Oberhausen International Short Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Die Internationalen Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen | |
 2013 festival poster | |
| the date of the | since 1954 |
| Location |  Germany , Oberhausen |
| Official website of the festival (German ) | |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 notes
- 3 References
- 4 See also
History
The festival was founded by the director of the Oberhausen Higher School (Oberhausener Volkshochschule), Hilmar Hoffmann, with the assistance of the Film Club Oberhausen in 1954 and was originally called the West German Celebration Film Festival ( German ). The aim of the first festival was the educational and political task, indicated by its epigraph: “Cultural cinema is the path to education” ( German Kulturfilm - Weg zur Bildung ). His program included 45 films from Germany, France and the United States.
In the late 1980s, new media, video art , gradually began to appear on the stage in Oberhausen.
From 1958 to 1997, the epigraph to the festival was the phrase "The Way to the Neighbor" ( German: Weg zum Nachbarn ). In 1959, the festival was renamed the West German Short Film Festival ( German: Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage ). The festival got its current name in 1991 after the unification of Germany.
Notes
Links
- kurzfilmtage.de (German) - the official website of the festival (English)
See also
- Future shorts