Schlingel

Years running: 28 (since 1997)

Schlingel

Festival specialized in films for a young audience.

About

Among the few prestigious German festivals specialized in films for a young audience. Several youth juries and one expert jury chooses the winners in the different categories.

Program

  • INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S FILM COMPETITION - Target audience: 5 till 10 years; 
  • INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR FILM COMPETITION - Target audience: 11 till 13 years; 
  • INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FILM COMPETITION - Target audience: from 14 years; 
  • INTERNATIONAL SHORT AND ANIMATION FILM COMPETITION - Target audience: from 4 years; 
  • FOCUS GERMANY - Target audience: from 5 years.

Awards

In the competitions, money and material prizes with a total value of € 64 000 will be awarded. 

Rules

  • Only children and youth films completed after the 1 January 2023 can apply for the competitions (feature film, animation film and documentary). 
  • Feature and animated films are preferred to be German premieres and should not be longer than 45 minutes;
  • Long feature films to be screened in our international competitions have to be submitted as a German premiere at least and need to have a minimum length of 45 minutes.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

The following documents need to be attached to the registration:

  • DVD screener,
  • filled and signed application form, 
  • stills and director’s portrait photograph for catalogue and press purposes (high-resolution!),
  • crew list,
  • dialogue list in English and/or German language, 
  • short biography and filmography of the film maker, 
  • film poster.

Subtitles language: English and/or German

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement

Jury and Organizers

Festival Director — Michael Harbauer

Documents

Place

Germany
Chemnitz

Official Website

ff-schlingel.de

Contacts

Address: 

Saechsischer Kinder- und Jugendfilmdienst e. V. International Film Festival SCHLINGEL Neefestraße 99
D - 09119 Chemnitz 

Phone: +49 (0) 371 44474-0 
Fax: +49 (0) 371 44474-79

Email:
info@kinderfilmdienst.de

Contact Emails

info@kinderfilmdienst.de

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Dates & Deadlines
  • Opening Date
    February 01, 2024
  • Deadline (shorts)
    June 01, 2024
  • Deadline (features)
    July 15, 2024
  • Notifications
    September 06, 2024
  • Event Dates
    25 September — 3 October 2024
Categories & Fees

Children’s and youth films (feature film, animation film and documentary) — a minimum length of 45 minutes.

  • Deadline (shorts) — free
  • Deadline (features) — free

Live-action and animated films (not longer than 45 minutes).

  • Deadline (shorts) — €2
  • Deadline (features) — €2
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