Regulations and Awards LAKFF 2023

From September 1st to December 1st, 2022, short films can be submitted for the 23rd Landshut Short Film Festival 2023.

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The G-A-S Competition / D-A-CH Wettbewerb is open only for short films from Germany, Austria and Switzerland in German language. In this category three prizes will be awarded.

BMW Grand Prix: awarded by a jury; the trophy money is EUR 5,000
Audience Award: the trophy money is EUR 2,000
Best Comedy: awarded by a jury; the trophy money is EUR 500

Submitted films must not be longer than 30 minutes.

2.

The International Competition is open to short films from anywhere in the world. In this category two prizes will be awarded.

International Bayernwerk Short Film Award: awarded by a jury; the trophy money is EUR 1,500
Audience Award: the trophy money is EUR 1,000

Submitted films must not be longer than 30 minutes.

3.

The Deadline_Award is open to genre short films from anywhere in the world. It is a special award for an outstanding international Horror, Mystery, Fantasy, Science Fiction or Thriller Short Film.

Deadline_Award: awarded by a jury; the trophy money is EUR 1,000
Deadline_Audience Award; the trophy money is EUR 300

Submitted films must not be longer than 30 minutes.

4.

Der Animationswettbewerb ist offen für animierte Kurzfilmen weltweit.

Das Preisgeld beträgt 750 Euro und wird von einer Jury vergeben.

Eingereichte Filme dürfen nicht länger als 30 Minuten sein.

5.

The Documentary Competition is open to short documentary films from anywhere in the world.

The trophy money is EUR 1,000 and is awarded by a jury.

Submitted films must not be longer than 30 minutes.

6.

The Shorts for Kids Competition is open to short films for children made in Germany, Austria or Switzerland in German language.

The trophy money is EUR 1,000 and is awarded by the audience.

Submitted films must not be longer than 30 minutes.

7.

The Innovation Award will be presented for all programs of the festival. It is a jury prize and elected by all jury members of the festival. The Innovation Award is dedicated for a particularly exceptional, innovative film.

The trophy money is EUR 2,000

8.

The DaHome Award is a special Jury award and is awarded to an international short film that deals with the subject of Heimat / homeland in a special and extraordinary way.

The trophy money is EUR 2,000.

9.

The films submitted must have been completed after January 1st, 2021.

10.

The screening formats at the festival are: DCP, full HD high-res files, Apple ProRes

11.

If the original version of the film is not in English or German language, the film must be subtitled in English or German language.

12.

. In submitting your film or video you guarantee that you have all the relevant permissions, licenses and releases for your film or video to be screened in a public exhibition.

13.

The organizer has the right to show preview trailer of the submitted and selected film the websites, social media sites of the festival and on TV as part of the festival coverage if this is not expressly revoked by the submitter.

14.

If more films are submitted than can be shown in the festival programs, a preliminary jury will decide on the admission to the various programs and competitions. The decision of the preliminary jury is final.

15.

A screening fee will not be paid.

16.

Festival passes and travel allowance:

Participating filmmakers have the opportunity to obtain accreditation for free and receive up to three festival passes per accepted film. All other team members can be accredited for a fee of 30 €.

There is one travel allowance per accepted film. This is staggered according to the travel distance.
In Germany up to 100 km it is EUR 50, from 100 km it is EUR 100. The amount is EUR 200 for participants from other European Countries than Germany and EUR 300 for participants from the rest of the world. If you have several films in the program, the travel allowance is limited to a maximum. The maximum travel allowance is EUR 300 for Germany, EUR 500 for other European Countries and EUR 700 for the rest of the world. The travel allowance cannot be paid in cash but will be transferred to the registered person after the festival.

We cannot assume any costs for accommodation.

17.

Mit der Einsendung erklärt sich der / die Einsender:in damit einverstanden, dass seine Angaben gespeichert und im Rahmen des Festivals verwendet werden und akzeptiert die Bestimmungen des Festivals.

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With the submission the sender agrees that his or her specifications will be stored and used in purpose of the festival and accept the regulations of the festival.

19.

By submitting a film the submitter accepts all entry conditions and the privacy policy of the Landshut Short Film Festival.