72nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, 28 April – 3 May 2026

The Winners of the 28th MuVi Award

The Award Ceremony took place on Saturday, 2 May 2026, 10 pm CEST, at the Lichtburg Filmpalast, Elsässer Str. 26, 46045 Oberhausen.

Eleven German music video productions were selected from over 211 submissions for the 28th MuVi Award of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen. Two jury prizes and an audience prize worth a total of 3,500 euros were awarded on 2 May 2026.

The Jury:

Jim Avignon, artist and musician, Germany

Nela Gluhak, independent filmmaker, Croatia

Tintin Patrone, sound and performance artist, Germany

1st Prize

worth 2,000 euros

Rentrer à la maison (Anadol & Marie Klock)

Timo Schierhorn, Uwe

Germany 2026, 3‘35‘‘, colour

Statement:

You're coming home, to a place where you're safe. However, something is off. There's a certain uncanniness that's hard to describe. Things aren't quite as you remember them to be.

And this feeling is conveyed perfectly by the music video. The footage is shot on an old camera, some of it being the artist's real home video, and with the power of simple yet clever editing, despite the language barrier, it universally manages to make the viewer feel the familiar unease of coming home again.

2nd Prize

worth 1,000 euros

IDLU (TEII A ViSiON)

Lars Zimmermann, Paulina Wetzel

Germany 2026, 3‘19‘‘, colour

Statement:

Simple, yet effective. Despite the single location — a white room with white walls — the music video never feels constrained by its space. The energy is explosive, the guitar playing beautifully faked, and the whole music video was done in one take. Sometimes, less is more, especially when done right.

Special Mention

All Glock No Cock (ildikó)

Olga Ringleb, Paula Kiermaier

Germany 2025, 3'25", colour

Statement:

With a vibe matching an older YouTube video, All Glock, No Cock is fun, aware that it's fun, and makes everyone else have fun along with it. The tonal shift works perfectly, the music video never takes itself too seriously, and sometimes that's the right way to go.

MuVi Online Audience Award

chosen by online vote on www.muvipreis.de and worth 500 euros

All Glock No Cock (ildikó)

Olga Ringleb, Paula Kiermaier

Germany 2025, 3'25", colour

The MuVi Partners 2026

3sat, 3sat.de

Byte.FM, www.byte.fm

kaput – Magazin für Insolvenz & Pop, kaput-mag.com

kultur.west, www.kulturwest.de

netpoint media, www.netpoint-media.de

Oberhausen, 2 May 2026

Press contact: Sabine Niewalda, phone +49 (0)208 825-3073, niewalda@kurzfilmtage.de