Years running: 18 (since 2007)
Short Film Festival Cologne
Short Film Festival in Cologne.
About
The Short Film Festival Cologne (KFFK) consists of a variety of programms. The main section, the GERMAN COMPETITION showcases the best of current German short film productions and co-productions. Further sections include the NEW AESTHETIC programme which traces digital tendencies in short films, as well as the FESTIVAL FOCUS and a REGIONAL FOCUS. Screenings and workshops specifically directed towards children complete the program.
Festival sections:
- German competition
- Cologne shorts
- New aesthetic
- 360°/VR
- XXShorts
Awards
- German Competition:
- 1. Jury Award - 3.500 € awarded in cooperation with SK Stiftung Kultur
- 2. Jury Award - Cologne Producers' Award – 1.800 € sponsored by Augenschein Filmproduktion, btf - bilduntonfabrik, et al.
- 3. Jury Award: 1 day colour grading at WeFadeToGrey
- Choices Audience-Award: 500 €
- WDR Award worth up to 5.000 €
- Cologne Shorts/Kölner Fenster:
- Euipment rental worth 1.500 € from FinderTV
- Color grading (1 studio day) at Farbkult Postproduktion
- WDR Award worth up to 5.000 €
- VR/360°:
- VR Award sponsored by btf - bildundtonfabrik: 500 €
Rules
- Eligibility:
- German Competition: Only films with the production site located in Germany are admitted. German co-productions are also accepted
- Cologne Shorts: Films with production site located in Cologne are accepted
- New Aesthetic, 360°/VR, XXShorts & Shorts For Kids: international productions accepted
- The running length of the film should not be longer than 45 minutes and the date of completion should be in the year of the festival or in the prior year
- Only completed films may participate
- The submissions can only be made through the digital screener reelport or filmfestivallife
Screening copy: DCP, BluRay, 16mm & 35mm and in exceptional cases as DVD
Subtitles: German and English
Premiere Requirements
No premiere requirement
Jury and Organizers
Festival Direction
Marita Quaas, Fabian Flesch, Susanne Grueneklee
Documents
Place
Germany
Cologne
Official Website
Contacts
Address:
Festivalbüro
Kurzfilmfreunde Köln e.V.
Kalscheurener Str. 19
50354 Hürth
Tel: +49 221 6777 41 16
Email: info@kffk.de
Social Networks
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- Opening DateApril 11, 2023
- DeadlineJune 15, 2023
- Regular DeadlineJuly 11, 2023
- Late DeadlineAugust 01, 2023
- NotificationsOctober 15, 2023
- Event Dates14 — 19 November 2023
Since 2016 the KFFK awards the year’s best VR experience
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Deadline — $5
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Regular Deadline — $11
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Late Deadline — $22
Shorts for children, two programms for children of the ages 4 and up and 8 and up. International entries welcome. Films without dialog preferred.
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Deadline — $5
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Regular Deadline — $11
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Late Deadline — $22
Only films with the production site located in Germany are admitted. German co-productions are also accepted.
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Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — free
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Late Deadline — free
New Aesthetic features new tendencies in short films and films that reflect on our life in the digital age.
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Deadline — $5
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Regular Deadline — $11
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Late Deadline — $22
Films with production site located in Cologne are accepted.
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Deadline — free
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Regular Deadline — free
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Late Deadline — free
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