[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-62697":3},{"festival":4,"years":20,"news":24,"about":25},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":15},62697,"bundesfestival-junger-film","open","Bundesfestival junger Film","",[],"\u002Fimg\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fphgiqmna.png",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":17,"crop":14,"og":14},"plate",null,false,"none","light","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71073.jpg?v=a27cded5","The Bundesfestival junger Film in St. Ingbert, Saarland, is a short film festival devoted to young German-language filmmaking. Competition films run no longer than 30 minutes, their directors are 30 or younger, and every work needs a link to Germany through its team, language or shooting location. A pre-selection jury chooses the programme from several hundred submissions a year, and a member of each team presents the film in person. Besides the short film competition, the festival holds junger Pitch for script ideas, junger Clip for music videos, a newcomer competition for directors up to 21, a competition for offbeat films and screenings for school classes; its prizes carry the name Filmreif. Films screen at venues around St. Ingbert, including an open-air cinema on the market square. The non-profit association junger Film e.V. organises the festival, which Jörn Michaely and Fabian Roschy founded; the first edition took place in 2018, and in 2020 the festival ran online and on television. The 2027 edition runs from 9 to 13 June 2027.",[21],{"year":22,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":23},"2021",true,[],{"aboutHtml":26,"countries":27,"focus":29,"categories":30,"nextDates":37,"awardsPrizes":38,"rules":39,"website":40,"contacts":41,"editDate":61},"\u003Cp>The Bundesfestival junger Film in St. Ingbert, Saarland, is a short film festival devoted to young German-language filmmaking. Competition films run no longer than 30 minutes, their directors are 30 or younger, and every work needs a link to Germany through its team, language or shooting location. A pre-selection jury chooses the programme from several hundred submissions a year, and a member of each team presents the film in person. Besides the short film competition, the festival holds junger Pitch for script ideas, junger Clip for music videos, a newcomer competition for directors up to 21, a competition for offbeat films and screenings for school classes; its prizes carry the name Filmreif. Films screen at venues around St. Ingbert, including an open-air cinema on the market square.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The non-profit association junger Film e.V. organises the festival, which Jörn Michaely and Fabian Roschy founded; the first edition took place in 2018, and in 2020 the festival ran online and on television. The 2027 edition runs from 9 to 13 June 2027.\u003C\u002Fp>",[28],"Germany",[],[31,32,33,34,35,36],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","Music Video","Short","Short Script","9 June 2027 — 13 June 2027","The festival awards the Filmreif prizes, chosen by juries, a youth jury and the audience. The festival's press information names prizes worth up to 15,000 euros in total; the number, type and value of prizes may change from year to year.\nPrizes of the 2026 edition: best film; audience award; award for a socially relevant film; award for outstanding direction; innovation award; award for outstanding cinematography; youth jury award; newcomer award (directors up to 21); Kurzes Kinder Kino award; script development award (junger Pitch); music video award (junger Clip); award for the most offbeat film.\nEarlier editions also gave awards for screenplay, acting, sustainability, series and the junge Piloten category.","Short film competition: the director is 30 or younger at the time of submission (newcomer competition: 21 or younger; with several directors the youngest counts). Films run up to 30 minutes.\nConnection to Germany: a significant part of the team comes from or studies in Germany, or the film is in German or was shot in Germany.\n2027 edition: films completed in 2025 or later; submission deadline 1 February 2027.\nNo more than two submissions per director per edition, across all competitions.\nSubmission through the festival's online portal; the screening copy must stay available online until the end of the festival. Time-limited download links are not accepted.\nA pre-selection jury decides which films enter the competition. At least one team member must present the film in person at the festival in St. Ingbert.\nA submission can be withdrawn free of charge until the deadline; later withdrawal costs a 15 euro fee.\njunger Clip: music videos up to 5 minutes, director 30 or younger, presented in person.\njunge Piloten: audiovisual forms that fit no other category (series, commercials, film experiments), up to 30 minutes, director 30 or younger.\nWettbewerb der schrägen Filme: trash, horror and comedy films up to 30 minutes, director 30 or younger.\njunger Pitch: unfilmed scripts, concepts or ideas at any stage by authors 30 or younger, submitted with a project folder (synopsis and author's statement, no treatment or full script); selected authors pitch on site.\nSR Kurzes Kinder Kino: concepts for 15-minute children's short films, same conditions as junger Pitch.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.junger-film.de\u002F",[42,46,50,53,57],{"type":43,"value":44,"note":45},"Email","einreichung@junger-film.de","Submissions and programme questions",{"type":47,"value":48,"note":49},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Fportal.junger-film.de\u002F","Submission portal for films, music videos and script concepts",{"type":43,"value":51,"note":52},"info@junger-film.de","Festival office and festival management",{"type":54,"value":55,"note":56},"Phone","+49 6894 9139269","Festival office",{"type":58,"value":59,"note":60},"Address","Kaiserstraße 72, 66386 St. Ingbert, Germany","Festival office (junger Film e.V.)",1791979207]