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:

  • 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

    • 2025 Winners

    Audience Awards

  • Best Narrative Short - Ticker (United Kingdom)
  • Best Microbudget Short - Dead Dogs Tale (Germany)
  • Best Short Documentary - Coffee with Salt (Germany)
  • 42 films challenge - Rabbit Hole (Germany)

    • Jury Awards

  • Best Production Sound Mixing - Sebastian Hohberg / Raja (Germany)
  • Best Cinematography - Lorenzo di Nola / Little Finger (Italy)
  • Best Director - Filip Šperl / Baby Jesus Does Not Exist (Czech Republic)
  • Best Supporting Actor - Noel Lee / Heavy Weight (South Korea)
  • Best Actor - Francesco Gheghi / Little Finger (Italy)