Archiv - Filmfest Dresden

17 Feb

Call for applications: European Workshop for Film Criticism

You love film festivals? You are passionate about writing? You want to learn how to create quality texts on films? Then apply by March 7 for our European workshop for film criticism: In consecutive sessions at FILMFEST DRESDEN (April 16 to 22) and VIENNA SHORTS (June 1 to 6), you will learn the ...

08 Feb

64 Competition Films at FFDD23

We can finally present our competition programmes to you! A total of 64 short films from 29 countries will be screened in Dresden from 18 to 23 April 2023. From around 2,800 film submissions, our selection committees chose 30 (co-)productions for the International Competition, 26 entries for the ...

30 Jan

FFDD23: Pre-Jury Film Sound Wanted

Film sound fans wanted: Until 19 February, we are looking for film and music enthusiasts aged 18+ for our Film Sound Pre-Jury. So if you love challenging films and their sounds and want to get an insight into the festival happenings, then pay attention: In the Film Sound Pre-Jury, everyone aged 18 ...

25 Jan

Outlook on FFDD23: Retrospective Artūras Barysas

The Filmfest Dresden retrospective this year with the curator Dr. Claus Löser is being dedicated to Artūras Barysas, one of the most important representatives of the artistic underground scene in Lithuania, which was occupied by the Soviet Union until 1990. Under the title of "The Sweet Word ...

23 Jan

Outlook on FFDD23: Focus Québec by Matthew Rankin

This year, Focus Québec is being curated by the Canadian director Matthew Rankin. With his selection of personal favourite short films from Québec, the audiences will experience daring and radical depictions of Québec, and that with a lot of humour, atmosphere and formal innovations. The director, ...