Dear friends of short films,

I warmly welcome you to the 25th anniversary of the Landshut Short Film Festival.

There were 22 films that flickered across the screen in front of around 200 guests in the Poschiger Villa over two days in March 2000. Projected by a purring 16mm projector and a squeaking S-VHS recorder. We enthusiastically called the event the “First Landshut Short Film Days” back then.

25 years have passed since then and the “days” have developed magnificently into a “festival”. We have shown more than 4,000 films over the years and around 80,000 guests have attended the festival and its numerous events.

I think we can be very proud of our Landshut Short Film Festival.

My thanks go to all supporters, sponsors, our audience, the filmmakers, the press, the media, simply everyone who has remained loyal to us over the years and supported us in our cultural work. Not to forget the great team that keeps the LAKFF machine running behind the scenes.

You are all great!

In addition to the traditional competitions and special programs, I am particularly looking forward to the LAKFF retro screenings this year. I was able to track down around half of the films from the first Landshut Short Film Days and they will be shown again,

in the Poschinger Villa, projected by a purring 16mm projector.

I wish us all lots of fun and exciting entertainment at the 25th Landshut Short Film Festival.