Founded in 1954 and thus the world's oldest short film festival

Oldest German short film competition

First Festival music video award: the MuVi (since 1999)

Since 1999, media partnerships with ARTE and 3sat

On average over 6,000 entries from more than 90 countries for the competitions per year 

Some 500 contributions in about 100 festival programs

Some 1,100 accredited guests from around the world

About 140 press representatives accreditated; Press release in about 20 countries

Prize money totalling 40,000 euros

Video Library with roughly 6,000 films on offer

A unique short film archive with more than 1,700 titles

Non-commercial short film distribution

A good 40 Festival publications on film-related subjects in addition to the festival and film market catalogues

Accreditated by the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Producteurs de Films (FIAPF) since 1960

Cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 

Founding member of the AG Kurzfilm e.V.

And who was in Oberhausen? Here is a list of famous filmmakers who presented films at the Short Film Festival.