3 April – 3 Mai 2025

Vote now for the MuVi Award!
Twelve nominated clips are available to vote.

All videos will be shown on the big screen on Saturday, 3 May 2025 at 10 pm at the MuVi Award ceremony.

Vote here

Festival

Fancy a little foretaste? Our festival trailer by Christian Schön makes you want more.

If you would like to know which works have been used for image and sound excerpts, you can find an overview here.

Festival

124 films from 42 countries
Our competition films have been selected

The films that will be shown in the festival's five competition programmes from 29 April were selected from over 6,600 entries.

Competition Films

Festival programme

Theme:
The Long Way to the Neighbour – GDR Films in Oberhausen

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Festival

Apply accreditation now!

Accreditation for the 71st International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is possible until 23 April via our online form.

To the Accreditation

Artistic Autonomy and Polyphony
Statement by the programme committee and new artistic director on the future orientation of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

To the Statement

Distribution

Our distribution programme 2024
39 new acquisitions are available for screenings.

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This Is Short

THIS IS SHORT is online!
The new streaming service for short films, globally available and curated by six European film festivals, including Oberhausen is live!

Have a look now