INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin (INTERFILM Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin)

INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin

INTERFILM Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Berlin

Also known as: interfilm Berlin, International Short Film Festival Berlin
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INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin grew out of the squatted houses of Kreuzberg, where it was founded in 1982. Organised by interfilm Berlin, which also distributes short films, the festival describes itself as an audience festival focused on narrative film. Since 2020 a curatorial board has shaped its programmes, which take up political and social themes such as postcolonial legacies, global injustice and sexual and gender self-determination.

Winners of Best Live Action and Best Animation in the International Competition qualify for the Academy Awards. The festival also holds German, documentary and environmental film competitions, the late-night eject programme of offbeat films and the InterForum industry programme; its sister festival KUKI is devoted to young audiences. The 42nd edition runs 10–15 November 2026 under the theme “Shared Shores”.

Country

Germany

Categories

Short

Dates

10 November 2026 — 15 November 2026

Awards and prizes

International Competition: Berlin-Brandenburg Short Award – Best Film; Best Live Action; Best Animation; Best Sound Design. German Competition: Best German Film, 1st and 2nd Prize; Audience Award (the festival's nominee for the European Short Film Audience Award). Documentary Competition: Best Documentary Film, 1st and 2nd Prize; ZEIT Akademie Audience Award for Best Documentary. Environmental Film Competition (Green Film): Best Environmental Film. eject – The Long Night of Offbeat Film: Audience Award for the Weirdest & Most Wonderful Film. Script Pitch Competition: Best Script Pitch.

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