25/09/2026
Dear Filmfriends! This is the Last Call! Deadline is October, 31, 2026! We are excited to receive your latest films! Or please do forward this message to your contacts. Thank you so much, your action is highly appreciated!
Have a nice day…
28th dresdner schmalfilmtage
festival for 8 and 16mm film
14 - 17 January 2027
deadline: October 31, 2026
Online registration:
https://schmalfilmtage.de/call-for-entries/
IMAGE: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SUPER8/16 Award Winner (Jury prize) 2026: Florencia Aliberti – M DE MERCURIO, 03:47 min, 2023, Super 8, France .aliberti
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Competition Super8/16
Until October 31, 2026
films of all genres can be submitted to the International Competition Super8/16 at dresdner schmalfilmtage. The films have to be produced in combination with 8 or 16 mm formats, in an independent production since 2024, and are not longer than 20 minutes.
Jury Award
Audience Award
International Found Footage Competition
Until October 31, 2026
In cooperation with the Filmverband Sachsen (Saxony Film Association) the dresdner schmalfilmtage awards again prizes for works that deal with film and heritage. For the International Found Footage Competition works can be submitted, which deal with archive material in the film formats 8mm or 16mm. Whether including archival footage, a new score or mixing original sound with new footage – there are no set limitations concerning the engagement with historical film material. The films have to be produced in an independent production since 2024, and are not longer than 20 minutes.
Jury Award
Audience Award for research work in international film archives
The special prize was initiated in 2018 by FILMVERBAND SACHSEN e. V. in the framework of his project "Audiovisual Heritage in Saxony" with the support of the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts (SMWK). For more information, see www.filmverband-sachsen.de