With its distribution service and archive, the Short Film Festival Oberhausen remains active throughout the year and not just during the festival itself. Each year, selected works from the competitions and special programmes are purchased after the festival for non-commercial distribution, finding their way to venues all over the world from Manila to New York, from Estonia to Italy.

The Festival's film distribution service encompasses not only the annual publication of the current programme and the lending of the film print itself - promotional materials and photos as well as text lists with translations are also provided to the extent that these are available and desired by the borrower. Works acquired for distribution are eventually transferred to the archive of the Short Film Festival, where they remain available for distribution. Every year up to 70 titles are acquired from the festival programme for non-commercial purposes.

In the online distribution programme you will find more details about the films.  

Contact: Alexandra Hesse