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Film festivals in Germany
We list 509 film festivals in Germany. Of those with a known city, the most are in Berlin (74), Munich (13) and Hamburg (9). Beyond general showcases, the largest groups are short film festivals (68) and LGBTQ+ film festivals (13). 11 have a confirmed edition in the next six months; the next to open is Queer Film Festival Munich on October 16, 2026. Dated editions cluster in April and October.
Coming up in Germany
- Queer Film Festival MunichMunich, GermanyOctober 16–23, 2026
- Queerfilm Festival BremenBremen, GermanyOctober 20–25, 2026
- Berlin Sci-fi FilmfestBerlin, GermanyOctober 24–25, 2026
- DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated FilmLeipzig, GermanyOctober 26 – November 1, 2026
- SILBERSALZ Science & Media AwardsGermanyOctober 28 – November 1, 2026
- Berlin Film WeekBerlin, GermanyNovember 16–20, 2026
- Around the World in 14 FilmsBerlin, GermanyNovember 26 – December 6, 2026
- dresdner schmalfilmtageGermanyJanuary 14–17, 2027
- The Greek Film Festival in BerlinBerlin, GermanyMarch 17–21, 2027
- HIVE: International Short Film Days BerlinBerlin, GermanyMarch 18–21, 2027
- Filmfest DresdenDresden, GermanyApril 13–18, 2027
- HARD:LINE International Film FestivalGermanyApril 15–21, 2027
- International Women's Film Festival Dortmund+CologneDortmund, GermanyApril 20–25, 2027
- SHORTS - Trinationales Filmfestival Hochschule OffenburgOffenburg, GermanyApril 20–23, 2027
- European Media Art FestivalOsnabrück, GermanyApril 21–25, 2027
- Oberhausen International Short Film FestivalOberhausen, GermanyApril 27 – May 2, 2027
- Hamburg International Short Film FestivalHamburg, GermanyJune 1–6, 2027
- Kurzfilm Festival HamburgHamburg, GermanyJune 1–6, 2027
- SoundTrack_CologneCologne, GermanyJuly 13–16, 2027
- Female Filmmakers Festival BerlinBerlin, GermanyOctober 6–10, 2027
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All 509 festivals in Germany
- Berlin International Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Munich International Film FestivalMunich, Germany
- Oberhausen International Short Film FestivalOberhausen, GermanyApril 27 – May 2, 2027
- International Filmfestival Mannheim-HeidelbergHeidelberg, Germany
- Hamburg International Film FestivalHamburg, Germany
- Hof International Film FestivalHof, Germany
- Nordic Film Days LübeckLübeck, Germany
- Oldenburg International Film FestivalOldenburg, Germany
- Nippon ConnectionFrankfurt, Germany
- FestShortBerlin (The Berlin International film Festival)Berlin, Germany
- Fantasy FilmfestNuremberg, Germany
- Film Festival CologneCologne, Germany
- Independent Days International FilmfestGermany
- Lichter Filmfest Frankfurt InternationalFrankfurt, Germany
- Munich International Documentary Film FestivalMunich, Germany
- Frankfurt Film ShowFrankfurt, Germany
- International Agricultural Film CompetitionsWest Berlin, Germany
- Enchanted International Queer Film FestivalFrankfurt, Germany
- FeminaleCologne, Germany
- Berlin Documentary ForumHaus der Kulturen der Welt, Germany
- Directors LoungeBerlin, Germany
- European Media Art FestivalOsnabrück, GermanyApril 21–25, 2027
- European Outdoor Film TourGermany
- European Short Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Fantasy Filmfest NightsGermany
- Favourites Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- femme totaleGermany
- Festival of the retold filmGermany
- Film+Cologne, Germany
- Filmfest DresdenDresden, GermanyApril 13–18, 2027
- Filmschoolfest MunichMunich, Germany
- Hamburg Kinoforum "Kinohafen"Hamburg, Germany
- Niederrhein FilmfestivalGermany, Germany
- SoundTrack_CologneCologne, GermanyJuly 13–16, 2027
- Vierte Welle FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Going UndergroundGermany
- Ludwigsburg European Short Film BiennaleLudwigsburg, Germany
- Munich Film AwardsGermany, Germany
- Potsdam International Film FestivalPotsdam, Germany
- SomnambuleGermany
- Transgender Film FestivalKiel, Germany
- TromanaleBerlin, Germany
- Berlin International Screenwriting FestivalBerlin, Germany
- britspottingBerlin, Germany
- FilmFest AltenburgGermany, Germany
- GenrenaleBerlin, Germany
- HARD:LINE FestivalGermany
- International Borderland Film Days SelbGermany
- Made in ChinaGermany
- Short Cuts CologneGermany
- Shortmoves - International Short Film FestivalHalle (Saale), Germany
- Webfest BerlinGermany, Germany
- EthnoFilmfestGermany
- Festival Großes FernsehenGermany
- filmPOLSKA – Polish Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- International Mountain Film Festival TegernseeGermany
- Abbas Kiarostami International Short Film FestivalGermany
- CinESculturaGermany
- Die Erste VertikaleGermany
- Hamminkelner KurzfilmfestivalGermany, Germany
- Jewish Film Festival Berlin BrandenburgBerlin, Germany
- KunstFilmBiennaleGermany
- Passau International Film FestivalPassau, Germany
- TrickyGermany
- up-and-coming Intern. Film Festival HannoverHannover, Germany
- Berlin Feminist Film WeekBerlin, Germany
- BoddinaleBerlin, Germany
- International Film Awards BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Asia film festivalMunich, Germany
- DOK Leipzig - International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated FilmLeipzig, GermanyOctober 26 – November 1, 2026
- EmergeandseeBerlin, Germany
- Film Festival ContraVisionBerlin, Germany
- Film Festival Turkey/GermanyNuremberg, Germany
- FILMZ – Festival of German CinemaRhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European FilmWiesbaden, Germany
- Interfilm - Berlin International Short Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Kassel Documentary Film and Video FestivalKassel, Germany
- Munich International Festival of Film SchoolsMunich, Germany
- UNDERDOX Film FestivalMunich, Germany
- Cottbus Festival of East European CinemaCottbus, Germany
- Edit Filmmaker’s FestivalFrankfurt, Germany
- Golden Sparrow - German Children's Film and Media FestivalGera, Germany
- La.Meko Filmfestival LandauLandau in der Pfalz, Germany
- Munich International Short Film Festival - KALIBER35Munich, Germany
- Nuremberg International Human Rights Film FestivalNuremberg, Germany
- Würzburg International Film WeekendWürzburg, Germany
- 11mm - International Football Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Backup and Beyond Film and Media Art FestivalWeimar, Germany
- Berlin Short Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Cellu l'art Short Film Festival JenaJena, Germany
- dokKa - Documentary Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- Emden International Film FestivalNorderney, Germany
- Filmschau Baden-WürttembergStuttgart, Germany
- Freiburg Queer Film FestivalFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- French Film Festival Leipzig/HalleHalle (Saale), Germany
- French Film Festival Tübingen/StuttgartTübingen, Germany
- GoEast - Festival of Central and Eastern European FilmWiesbaden, Germany
- Japan-Filmfest HamburgHamburg, Germany
- Krimifestival „Tatort Eifel“Daun, Germany
- Lünen Film FestivalLünen, Germany
- MICHEL Children and Youth Film FestivalHamburg, Germany
- PRIDE PICTURES – Queer Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- Stuttgart International Festival of Animated FilmStuttgart, Germany
- Berlin Critics' WeekBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Independent Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Filmfestival Max Ophuels PrizeSaarbrücken, Germany
- Hamburg International Queer Film FestivalHamburg, Germany
- International Short Film Festival BunterhundMunich, Germany
- Landshut Short Film FestivalLandshut, Germany
- Münster Film FestivalMünster, Germany
- Porn Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- XPOSED Queer Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- backup_festival - Short Film FestivalWeimar, Germany
- Bamberg Short Film FestivalBamberg, Germany
- Biberach Film FestivalBiberach an der Riß, Germany
- Cinema IranMunich, Germany
- Cologne’s Children Film Festival CINEPÄNZCologne, Germany
- Europäisches Filmfestival GöttingenGöttingen, Germany
- FISH Festival RostockRostock, Germany
- Flensburg Short Film FestivalFlensburg, Germany
- Indianer Inuit: The North American Native Film FestivalStuttgart, Germany
- Moviemiento - short films on the roadGermany
- Munich Turkish Film DaysMunich, Germany
- Osnabrück Independent Film FestivalOsnabrück, Germany
- WebcutsGermany
- 99Fire-Films-AwardBerlin, Germany
- Ake Dikhea Festival of Romani FilmBerlin, Germany
- Festival of German Films LudwigshafenLudwigshafen, Germany
- Film Festival Women´s WorldsRottenburg am Neckar, Germany
- FilmFestival CottbusCottbus, Germany
- Freiburg Film ForumFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Globians Doc Fest BerlinPotsdam, Germany
- Hamburg International Short Film FestivalHamburg, GermanyJune 1–6, 2027
- Kontrast Film FestivalBayreuth, Germany
- Korean Film Festival FrankfurtFrankfurt, Germany
- Lucas - Frankfurt International Festival for Children´s FilmFrankfurt, Germany
- OpenEyes Filmfest MarburgMarburg, Germany
- Workshop of the young film sceneCaligari Filmbühne, Germany
- Baden-Baden Festival of TV FilmsBaden-Baden, Germany
- Braunschweig International Film FestivalBrunswick, Germany
- Duisburg Documentary Film FestivalDuisburg, Germany
- European Minority Film FestivalHusum, Germany
- Festival of New Japanese FilmOsnabrück, Germany
- Fetisch Film FestivalKiel, Germany
- FilmArtFestival Mecklenburg-PomeraniaSchwerin, Germany
- Filmwinter Stuttgart – Festival for Expanded MediaStuttgart, Germany
- Fünf Seen FilmfestivalDistrict of Starnberg, Germany
- Indian Film Festival StuttgartStuttgart, Germany
- International Women's Film Festival Dortmund/CologneDortmund, Germany
- NaturVision Film FestivalLudwigsburg, Germany
- Shorts at Moonlight Frankfurt-Rhine-Main-RegionFrankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, Germany
- VideonaleBonn, Germany
- XXS Dortmund Short Film FestivalDortmund, Germany
- ZEBRA Poetry Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Alfilm - Arab Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Around the World in 14 FilmsBerlin, GermanyNovember 26 – December 6, 2026
- Film Festival Schleswig-HolsteinKiel, Germany
- FilmkunstmesseLeipzig, Germany
- Final Girls Berlin FestivalCity Kino Wedding, Germany
- Formula Mundi Film FestivalSchwäbisch Hall, Germany
- German television crime festivalWiesbaden, Germany
- Human Rights Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- International Videofestival BochumBochum, Germany
- MOVE IT! Human Rights and Development Film FestivalThalia, Germany
- Open Air Filmfest WeiterstadtWeiterstadt, Germany
- Rüsselsheim Film FestivalRüsselsheim am Main, Germany
- SehsüchteBabelsberg, Germany
- Sehsüchte International Student Film FestivalPotsdam, Germany
- Africa Film Festival CologneCologne, Germany
- CineLatinoTübingen, Germany
- Final Cut - Marburg ́s child and youth film festivalMarburg, Germany
- Grenzland-Filmtage Selb International Film FestivalSelb, Germany
- International Silent Film Festival BonnBonn, Germany
- KiezkiekenBerlin, Germany
- KURZSUECHTIG – Central German Short Film FestivalLeipzig, Germany
- Regensburg International Short Film WeekRegensburg, Germany
- The 24 hours of NurembergNuremberg, Germany
- CinéfêteGermany
- Eberswalde Film FestivalEberswalde, Germany
- German Short Film AwardGermany
- Göttingen International Ethnographic Film FestivalGöttingen, Germany
- Hanover up-and-coming Film FestivalHanover, Germany
- International Archaeology Film and Art Festival KielKiel, Germany
- International Women's Film Festival Dortmund+CologneDortmund, GermanyApril 20–25, 2027
- JuFinale - Bavarian Youth Film FestivalBavaria, Germany
- SCHLINGEL International Film FestivalChemnitz, Germany
- The Rising Of The Undead - ZombiefilmfestivalGermany
- Unlimited - Cologne Short Film FestivalCologne, Germany
- 17FILMSGermany
- Arabic Film FestivalTübingen, Germany
- berlinikaGermany
- CINESTRANGEGermany
- Der phantastische internationale TrashfilmGermany
- Deutscher HörfilmpreisGermany
- European Wildlife Film AwardsGermany
- Federal Festival of Young FilmSankt Ingbert, Germany
- Final Girls Berlin Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Green Screen International Wildlife Film FestivalEckernförde, Germany
- Günter Strack TV AwardGermany
- International Experimental Animation Festival BEARGermany
- Iranian Documentary Film Festival MunichMunich, Germany
- Knowmad Short Film FestivalGermany
- Kurzfilmsause Freiburg – Blackwood FilmfestivalFreiburg, Germany
- Landshuter Kurzfilmfestival / Landshut Short Film FestivalLandshut, Germany
- MIRA - Latin American Independent FilmfestivalGermany
- Nature Film Festival DarßFischland-Darss-Zingst, Germany
- Neisse–Nysa–Nisa Film FestivalGermany
- Obscura FilmfestivalGermany
- PRIDE PICTURES Queer Film Festival KarlsruheKarlsruhe, Germany
- renewables.TV Film AwardGermany
- Rüsselsheim FilmdayRüsselsheim am Main, Germany
- UNERHÖRT! MusikfilmfestivalGermany
- Verzaubert - International Gay & Lesbian Film FestivalGermany
- 20minmax International Short Film Festival IngolstadtIngolstadt, Germany
- Achtung BerlinBerlin, Germany
- achtung berlin FilmfestivalBerlin, Germany
- AKUT - Amberger KurzfilmwettbewerbGermany
- Alpen Film FestivalGermany
- Athletes Act Now FilmfestivalGermany
- Berlin Dynamic Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Indie Doc FestBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Lift-Off Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Better World Film FestivalGermany
- Carl Laemmle Producers AwardGermany
- Christian-Tasche-FilmpreisGermany
- Der phantastische TrashfilmGermany
- Deutscher GenerationenfilmpreisGermany
- Deutscher NaturfilmPreisGermany
- die SerialeGermany
- EMAKIMONO - Japanese Film SeriesGermany
- Ergocinema Screenplay AwardGermany
- FIKTIVA Media-Art FestivalGermany
- FilmFestSpezial - Kurzfilm-WettbewerbGermany
- FiSH - Filmfestival im StadtHafenGermany
- Frankfurt Film FestivalGermany
- German Film Music Award (Deutscher Filmmusikpreis)Germany
- HARD:LINE International Film FestivalGermanyApril 15–21, 2027
- International Short Film Week RegensburgRegensburg, Germany
- Jüdische FilmtageGermany
- Kirchliches Filmfestival RecklinghausenRecklinghausen, Germany
- kurz.film.spieleGermany
- LITFILMS Literature Film Festival MünsterGermany
- Mov(i)e Activism '20Germany
- Musikfilmtage OberaudorfGermany
- NATOURALEGermany
- P.O.V. International Shortfilm FestivalGermany
- Public Health FilmfestivalGermany
- Reels On Wheels - International Shorts On The Road Film FestivalGermany
- Stranger Than Fiction Documentary Film FestivalGermany
- Tuesday of HorrorGermany
- Turkish Film FestivalFrankfurt, Germany
- Türkisches Filmfestival Frankfurt/M. InternationalGermany
- unDependence Film FestivalGermany
- Underdog Film Festival WolfsburgWolfsburg, Germany
- VICTUS. AwardsGermany
- Weekend Of FearGermany
- WIPE Berlin Garbage Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- 300Minutes International FilmfestivalGermany
- 4chancesGermany
- Argentinische FilmtageLeipzig, Germany
- Bastalavista International Genre Film FestivalGermany
- Belief on Screen 20th European Festival of Religious Television ProgrammesGermany
- Berlin Film WeekBerlin, GermanyNovember 16–20, 2026
- Berlin Motion Picture FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Bremer FernsehpreisGermany
- Cine-Maniacs FilmfestGermany
- Cine-Maniacs FilmfestGermany
- DEEPWAVE Filmfestival for the Protection of the OceanGermany
- Deutscher ComputerspielpreisGermany
- Duka FilmfestivalGermany
- Eat My Shorts – Hagener KurzfilmfestivalHagen, Germany
- Eichsfelder FilmfestivalGermany
- Euregio FilmballGermany
- FernsehfilmFestival Baden-BadenBaden-Baden, Germany
- Filmfest BremenBremen, Germany
- Filmplus - Festival fur Filmschnitt und MontagekunstGermany
- FILMthuerGermany
- Formula MundiGermany
- GERMAN ENTRIES ONLY - "Eintagsfliege" - Pop Up Gallery in KölnKöln, Germany
- Green Me Global Festival for SustainabilityGermany
- Greenmotions Film FestivalGermany
- Hanns Joachim Friedrichs PrizeGermany
- KLAPPE AUF! KurzfilmfestivalGermany
- Kurzfilmtage ThalmässingGermany
- Mabig Film FestivalGermany
- Nordlicht KurzfilmfestGermany
- RandfilmfestGermany
- T-Short Animated film FestivalGermany
- The Short Nights of BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Weihnachtsfilmfestival (Christmas Film Festival)Germany
- Weimar Poetry Film AwardWeimar, Germany
- Wendland ShortsGermany
- Wim Wenders StipendiumGermany
- WIPE amateur film festivalGermany
- Wismar Film FestivalWismar, Germany
- www.bilderbeben.deGermany
- "TOO DRUNK TO WATCH" Punkfilmfest BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Art Speaks Out - Environmental InitiativeGermany
- Bergfilm-Festival GaudlitzbergGermany
- Berlin Drone Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Berlin FFIBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Indie Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- British ShortsGermany
- Cambio International Short Film DaysGermany
- Capital Filmmakers Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Christian Movie FestivalGermany
- CINEMA PARADISOGermany
- ClipAwardGermany
- Documentary Campus Masterschool | European Training ProgrammeGermany
- Down Under Film FestivalGermany
- Drop of water & soap bubble - Film contest on the Poetry by Joachim RingelnatzGermany
- Festival of Animation BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Filmtage OberschwabenGermany
- Flensburger KurzfilmtageGermany
- FlimmerfischGermany
- Formation**Now Fashion Film FestivalGermany
- Frankfurt Indie Stars Film FestivalGermany
- Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Film PrizeGermany
- Golden Clapperboard - Short Film Competition of the Hessian PoliceGermany
- Hartmannbund Film-PrizeGermany
- INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL DETMOLDDetmold, Germany
- Intervideo Young Talent AwardGermany
- Kurzfilm Festival HamburgHamburg, GermanyJune 1–6, 2027
- Kurzsuechtig - Mitteldeutsches KurzfilmfestivalGermany
- Marler Medienpreis MenschenrechteGermany
- Munich Film Festival — OnlyShortsMunich, Germany
- Reflections of Spirit International Film FestivalGermany
- Return International Film & Art FestivalGermany
- SchollinaleGermany
- Schulterblick FilmfestivalGermany
- Soura Film FestivalGermany
- TANZAHOi International Festival for DanceGermany
- The Association of German Record CriticsGermany
- Unified Filmmakers FestivalGermany
- Afrikanische Filmtage MünchenGermany
- Allgäuer FilmfeschdivalGermany
- Allgäuer FilmfeschdivalGermany
- antikynoGermany
- APEIRON FILMS Screenplay CompetitionGermany
- AUGEN BLICKE AFRIKAGermany
- Berlin Film AwardsBerlin, Germany
- Berlin International Shortfilm Summer - hot times, hot films, cool minds.Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Kiez Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Sci-fi FilmfestBerlin, GermanyOctober 24–25, 2026
- Best of Nature & Music Film FestivalGermany
- Catholic Media PrizeGermany
- Cine EastGermany
- DOKUARTS - festival for films on artGermany
- European Cinefest Golden NikaGermany
- Female Filmmakers Festival BerlinBerlin, GermanyOctober 6–10, 2027
- Fernsehpreis der Akademie für FernsehenGermany
- Filmfest OberurselGermany
- Filmfest Schleswig-HolsteinGermany
- Filmfestival MünsterGermany
- Filmkunsttage Sachsen-AnhaltGermany
- German International Ethnographic Film FestivalGermany
- International - Heide FilmfestivalGermany
- International Film Festival Bosnia-Herzegovina Looks AroundGermany
- Jewish Film Festival Berlin & BrandenburgPotsdam, Germany
- Köster Award: Contemporary Music Film CompetitionGermany
- LDRBSTGermany
- Mannheim Arts and Film FestivalMannheim, Germany
- MONACORTI FILM FESTIVALGermany
- Perspectives on Pastoralism Film FestivalGermany
- POOL – MOVEMENT ART FILM Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Prenzlauer BerginaleGermany
- Sci-Fi Underground FilmFestGermany
- SILBERSALZ Science & Media FestivalGermany
- Sunlight International Film FestivalGermany
- The Greek Film Festival in BerlinBerlin, GermanyMarch 17–21, 2027
- TheaterFilmFest - FIKTIVAGermany
- TransFormationsBerlin, Germany
- Transmission Video Art FestivalGermany
- U.F.O. - Short Film FestivalGermany
- Wiesbaden International Animation FestivalWiesbaden, Germany
- Age of Drones Video AwardsGermany
- Berlin Independent Film AwardsBerlin, Germany
- Cosmo Genetics Film FestivalGermany
- Dresden Cinema Awards - International Film FestivalDresden, Germany
- E&U European Short Film FestivalGermany
- European Union MEDIA PrizeGermany
- Film Leben FestivalGermany
- Filmfest EichstättGermany
- Filmgarten BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Filmkunstfest MVGermany
- Freiburger Filmforum - Festival of Transcultural CinemaGermany
- German Music Author AwardGermany
- GRRL HAUS CINEMAGermany
- Hammer KurzfilmnächteGermany
- International Rare Disease Film Festival - BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Kunstgriff RolleGermany
- LICHTER VR Storytelling AwardGermany
- Mobile Globe Film FestivalGermany
- Nachtschatten BDSM/Fetish Film FestivalGermany
- obsessive chrystmasGermany
- PrevYou Kurzfilmfestival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Snowdance Independent Film FestivalGermany
- Steinerei – Brickfilm-FestivalGermany
- Trickfilm Festival Düsseldorf - Contemporary AnimationDüsseldorf, Germany
- Uelzener FilmtageGermany
- upfront! Award on European issuesGermany
- Visionär Film Festival Berlin - MainzBerlin, Germany
- Wendie Webfest HamburgHamburg, Germany
- 2880 Grand Prix du FilmGermany
- ARFF Berlin // International AwardsBerlin, Germany
- ASA Humanitarian Film FestivalGermany
- Berlin Jewish Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Berliner TRASH Film FestivalGermany
- Blende Eins - Shortfilmfest WilhelmshavenWilhelmshaven, Germany
- Bloody Hats Film FestivalGermany
- Chinese Film Festival HamburgHamburg, Germany
- Courage Film FestivalGermany
- Der Deutsche Designer ClubGermany
- Doc.Berlin Documentary Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- dresdner schmalfilmtageGermanyJanuary 14–17, 2027
- Filmfest DüsseldorfDüsseldorf, Germany
- Filmfest LudwigsburgLudwigsburg, Germany
- Fulldome FestivalGermany
- Globale MittelhessenGermany
- Go Mental! International Film FestivalGermany
- Hyper Hybrid Film FestivalGermany
- IFFCGermany
- International Bavarian Short Film FestivalGermany
- Kurzfilmwanderung LeipzigLeipzig, Germany
- KURZSUECHTIG Short Film Festival LeipzigLeipzig, Germany
- LUNATIK LeipzigLeipzig, Germany
- MMiFFGermany
- Proxy Act FestivalGermany
- Reisendes Freiluftkino BremenBremen, Germany
- Selb Film FestivalGermany
- Thrill & Kill - FestivalGermany
- Weird Wednesday 0711 & Weird Weekender StuttgartStuttgart, Germany
- Werkstatt der Jungen FilmszeneGermany
- Women's Empowerment International Short Film FestivalGermany
- 90to5 Editing ChallengeGermany
- Afrika Film Festival KölnKöln, Germany
- Berlin Student Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- BEST INDEPENDENTS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALGermany
- BEYOND Film & VR Festival Special ChangeGermany
- Bitfilm ContestGermany
- Climate and Environment International Film Festival in MyanmarGermany
- DOXS RUHRGermany
- EquinaleGermany
- Filmkreis shortsGermany
- FiSH - das FilmfestivalGermany
- Foresight Festival No5Germany
- GREEN FILM AWARD Baden-BadenBaden-Baden, Germany
- Guenter Rohrbach FilmpreisGermany
- Heilbronner KinderfilmfestGermany
- HIVE: International Short Film Days BerlinBerlin, GermanyMarch 18–21, 2027
- IM KASTEN Kurzfilmfestival LüneburgLüneburg, Germany
- International Filmfest BremenBremen, Germany
- Kurdish Film Festival CologneGermany
- Monstrale FestivalGermany
- Moovy Tanzfilmfestival / Dance Film FestivalGermany
- NewBorn Short Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- One Short for a Nation - short film festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Salsa Film FestivalGermany
- Science Film FestivalGermany
- SEE THE SOUND - SoundTrack_Cologne 21Germany
- SPITZiale Filmfestival EspelkampGermany
- TQU Short Film NightsGermany
- Weekend of Fear, Nuremberg, GermanyNuremberg, Germany
- 180´Berlin FilmfestBerlin, Germany
- Afro International Cultural Film FestivalGermany
- AKE DIKHEA? 7th International Festival of Romani FilmGermany
- Berlin International TV SERIES FESTIVALBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Minute FestivalBerlin, Germany
- Berlin Revolution Film FestivalBerlin, Germany
- CINEMARE Int'l Ocean Film Festival KIELKiel, Germany
- Cinestrange Film FestivalGermany
- Corona Short Film FestivalGermany
- Edimotion - Festival für Filmschnitt und MontagekunstGermany
- Filmzeit KaufbeurenGermany
- FOKUS Kurzfilmfestival / FOKUS Short Film FestivalGermany
- GREEN SCREEN International Wildilfe Film FestivalGermany
- HK Kino BerlinBerlin, Germany
- Independent-Star FilmfestGermany
- International Biennal for Film MusicGermany
- KFFK / Kurzfilmfestival KölnKöln, Germany
- Kurdish Film Festival BerlinBerlin, Germany
- New Generations Independent Indian Film FestivalGermany
- New Generations – Independent Indian Film FestivalGermany
- NonstopFilmfestivalGermany
- Open Art Short Film FestivalGermany
- Pandamonium JugendfilmfestivalGermany
- SaarLorLux FilmfestivalGermany
- SHORTS - Trinationales Filmfestival Hochschule OffenburgOffenburg, GermanyApril 20–23, 2027
- SILBERSALZ Science & Media AwardsGermanyOctober 28 – November 1, 2026
- The WorldMediaFestivals: Television & Corporate Media Awards + Tourism & Travel Media AwardsGermany
- Trans* Teen Film FestivalGermany
- Trostberger FilmtageGermany
- Arc Film FestivalGermany
- B3 Festival of the Moving ImageGermany
- Berlin Film NightsBerlin, Germany
- BFF FICTION - 12. Kurzfilmfestival SchrobenhausenGermany
- Day of the German Short FilmWiesbaden, Germany
- Filmfest homochromGermany
- Girls Go Movie Short Film FestivalGermany
- International OCEAN FILM TOURGermany
- La Sur Real Film FestivalGermany
- LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film LoversGermany
- NOLLYWOOD FILM FESTIVAL GERMANY NFFG & NOLLYWOOD EUROPE GOLDEN AWARDS NEGA AWARDSGermany
- Und Bitte!Germany
- WebvideopreisGermany
- Queer Film Festival MunichMunich, GermanyOctober 16–23, 2026
- QUEER-Streifen RegensburgRegensburg, Germany
- Queerfilm Festival BremenBremen, GermanyOctober 20–25, 2026
- Queerfilmfestival WeimarWeimar, Germany
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