Kurzfilm Festival, Hamburg

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Closes

January 31, 2027

Effort

About 90 minutes

Cost to apply

Not listed

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The organiser's page is in German. Everything below is in English.

What it is

The 43rd edition of Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg accepts films of all genres with a maximum running time of 30 minutes and not older than January 2026 for the International Competition and German Competition. The Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg (MO&FRIESE) and Triple Axel Competition accept films produced after January 2025. Triple Axel films must not exceed three minutes and must engage with the theme POP.

Who it is for

Filmmakers who have created short films of any genre.

Open to artists anywhere.

The call says: “Source page: open to applicants from any country”

open to all

Where

Hamburg, Germany

When

January 31, 2027

Runs June 1, 2027 to June 6, 2027

What you get

Films in the International Competition compete for prizes including the Hamburg Short Film Award (€3,000) and the Deframed Award (€2,000); the German Competition offers the Semra Ertan Short Film Award (€1,500); the Triple Axel Competition (films under 3 minutes about the theme POP) awards €1,000 to the audience-chosen winner; the Junges Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg - MO&FRIESE awards €3,000 total in

What you need to apply

Film (maximum 30 minutes for International and German Competitions; maximum 3 minutes for Triple Axel Competition; must not be older than January 2026 for main competitions, or produced after January 2025 for MO&FRIESE and Triple Axel)

How long it takes

About 90 minutes

Short application. Estimated from the 1 item this application asks for, not from the organisation.

Cost to apply

Not listed

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Go to the application

https://shortfilmdepot.com/en/festival/KurzfilmFestivalHamburg