Call for Entries

From now on, the Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival is once again looking for your films.

Until 14.01.2024 (360° until 11.02.2024) we are calling on international up-and-coming filmmakers to submit their films for the following competition categories:

  • Feature Film (all lengths)
  • Documentary (all lengths)
  • Animated Film (all lengths)
  • Future: Kids (films for audiences aged 6+ / all lengths)
  • Focus Sound¹ (Best Sound and Music / all lengths)
  • 360°² (from 2 min.)

¹ In the Focus Sound section, further documents (see regulations) must be sent to in addition to the submission. 

² In the section 360° the works must be sent via a download link (WeTransfer, MyAirBridge or similar) together with the completed form until 11.02.2024 to .

The rules for the Call for Entries can be found here as a PDF.

If you have any further questions, please contact us via . We are looking forward to your submissions!

Exhibition – Resonant Realities

For the Exhibition – Resonant Realities we are looking for:

Innovative works and exhibits that use modern technologies in creative ways. This includes digital media art and new forms of storytelling. We are particularly interested in Live-Audiovisuals and Projection Mapping.

You can find more information about submitting to the Exhibition – Resonant Realities section in the regulations. If you have any questions, please contact . The submission deadline is on February 11, 2024.

Schreibsüchte

As part of the Schreibsüchte section, we are looking for:

  • German-language screenplays with a planned minimum running time of 50 minutes or more for the Best Screenplay award.
  • Unfilmed German-language film or TV story concepts up to a maximum of 7 DIN A4 pages in synopsis form. 

A Pitch! competition will be held as part of our festival event Schreibsüchte. The best film or TV material concept (feature film or documentary, a series or a format), has the chance to win an award as Best Pitch.

Submissions for both events, along with the entry form, should be sent to until 14.01.2024, with “Screenplay” or “Pitch” in the subject line.

You can find more information about submitting to the Schreibsüchte section in the regulations. If you have any questions, please contact .