56th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 29 April – 4 May 2010

Facts and figures

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Films in the festival programmes

total number of films screened

ca. 490 (2009: ca. 550)

films in competition

145 from 40 countries (2009: 132 from 36 countries)

International Competition

64 from 36 countries (2009: 51 from 31 countries)

German Competition

28, including 2 that are also in the International Competition, 1 also in the Children’s and Youth Film Competition (2009: 25, including 2 that are also in the International Competition)

NRW Competition

7 (2009: 10)

Children’s and Youth Film Competition

37 from 17 countries (36 from 17 countries)

MuVi Award

12 (2009: 12)

Submissions

5,418 from 86 countries (2009: 5,742 from 91 countries)

International Competition

4,216 (2009: 4,433)

German Competition

1,032 (2009: 1,130)

MuVi Award

170 (2009: 179)

Oberhausen, 18 March 2010

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