Call for Entries
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The next edition of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen will take place from 3 to 8 May 2018, entries are open now.

Works of all genres and formats may be submitted. International productions may not exceed a length of 35 minutes. For both national and international submissions, the production must have been completed after 1 January 2017.

Please note that international productions must be German festival premieres. You can find our full regulations here.

The deadline for international submissions is 1 February 2018 (date of receipt). There will be no extensions. No entry fees are charged.

Films can only be submitted via our website you only can submit a preview link. A filled-in entry form is required. Submit your film here.

Attention: There is an Early Bird submission deadline on 15 October 2017 for the International Competition. All works submitted until then will be previewed in advance and you will receive our decision via e-mail until mid/end of November 2017.

All submitted works will be part of the Video Library where they can be previewed by buyers, curators, festival programmers and other professionals.

The MuVi Award for the best German music video has its own set of regulations and entry form. Submit your music video here.

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