2026 Films
- We are so sorry to have kept you waiting - This year is a bit mad. Here is a list of our shortlisted films for 2026:
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- Nebenan (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Lukas März
- Vertreter (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Daniel Meier
- Hot F***ing Take (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Caroline Weller
- Amateurfilm (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Richard Wilde
- Zu groß für später (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Vincent Jost
- Paul Jannowski (Documentary) / German Shorts - Director: Björn Beton Warns
- Blood Train (Fiction) / German Shorts - Director: Michael Markhof, Pascal Sommer
- Coming of Erk / German Shorts - Director: (Fiction) Ulrich Faßnacht
- Klaus Müller (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Zach Tolchinsky / USA
- The Fellas (Documentary) / International Shorts - Director: Borys Bogdanovych Maliuha / Ukraine
- Ghetto Fist (Documentary) / International Shorts - Director: Lubeera Saphina / Uganda
- Let there be Light (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Igor Poptsov / Russia
- Kiddo (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Maks Nowicki / Poland
- Buca (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Mohamed Alemam / Lybia
- Quarter (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Maja Gorczak / Poland
- Bells (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Christine Jezior, Piotr Gromek / Poland
- Geryon (Fiction) / International Shorts - Director: Nicola Scarmacia / Italy
- Basima (Documentary) / International Shorts - Director: Farah Nosshi / Germany
- I was still here (Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Dennis Büschemann / Germany
- Yuri far away(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Mariia Konopatova / Russia
- First Flight(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Adrian Jaffé / Germany
- The Gift Card(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Danny Seggelke / Germany
- Hang in there(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Jannik Brondke / Germany
- Lump's Metamorphosis(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Ludmila Shubina / Russia
- Sack(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Vladimir Izhendeev / Russia
- For what it was(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Julia Leite, Luís Eduardo Fanzeres Vieira, Marcela Lesniczki, Rafael Grieco Sabioni / Brazil
- Hardly Rocket Science(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Paul Uhlig / Germany
- Travelous(Children's or Animated Shorts) / Director: Samira Hoseini / Iran
2026 Winners
- Audience Awards
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- Best International Short - Basima (Documentary) - Director: Farah Nosshi / Germany
- Best German Short - Paul Jannowski (Documentary) - Director: Björn Beton Warns
- Best Children's or Animated Short - The Gift Card(Animation) / Director: Danny Seggelke / Germany
- Jury Awards
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- Best Cinematography - Bartosz Bialobrzeski / Bells (Poland)
- Best Director - Christine Jezior / Bells (Poland)
- Best Actor - Ulrich Faßnacht / Coming of Erk (Germany)
