Members of the international Competition jury (since 2009)
Steve Anker, USA (2012); Frank Beauvais, filmmaker, France (2020); Branka Benčić, Croatia (2011); Lerato Bereng, curator, South Africa…
Members of the German Competition jury (since 2005)
Markus Ambach, Dusseldorf (2011); Isolde Barth, Munich (2014); Regina Barunke, Cologne (2017); Kathrin Becker, Berlin (2019); Dunja Bialas,…
German Competition
The oldest German short film competition impresses its audience every year with its surprising diversity, topicality and critical eye. Here, innovative short films by established…
German Online Competition
In 2021 the Short Film Festival introduces a German Online Competition, which is held separately from the German Competition under its own regulations. From 2021 German…
Internationaler Online Competition
In 2021 the Short Film Festival introduces the International Online Competition, which gives an international audience the opportunity to immerse themselves in the…
Theme
Solidarity as Disruption
The Oberhausen Theme programme is one of the biggest and, since the 1990s, most popular festival sections. This is where Oberhausen explores annually changing themes…
Young Audiences - Inclusion
Inclusion
Every year the festival offers some of its programmes barrier-free for people with hearing or visual impairments. For people with a hearing impairment, the Youth Cinema of the festival (12…