The Golden Horsemen
As a short film festival, Filmfest Dresden has the highest prize money in Europe. The festival is dedicated to the short film genre and its manifold forms of expression. It sees itself as a platform at which the abundance and diversity found in the latest productions from around the world can be presented to enthusiastic film audiences and professionals. Respective juries award the best films in each festival competition section.
International Competition Awards:
| Golden Horseman Animated Film |
7.500 Euro |
| Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film |
7.500 Euro |
| ARTE Short Film Prize (towards purchase of a film) |
6.000 Euro |
| Golden Horseman - Audience |
3.000 Euro |
| Sponsor: Sächsische Zeitung | |
National Competition Awards:
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Golden Horseman Animated Film
Sponsor: German Institute for Animated Film |
3.000 Euro |
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Golden Horseman Short Fiction Film
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3.000 Euro |
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Golden Horseman – Audience
Sponsor: MDR Public Broadcaster |
2.000 Euro |
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Minister of Fine Arts Promotion Prize |
20.000 Euro |
| Drematrix Promotion Prize (2 Days Motion Capturing) Sponsor: Organic Motion & Drematrix |
Value: 1.000 Euro |
National and International Competition Award:
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Golden Horseman Best Sound(scape) Award
Sponsor: Hellerau European Centre of the Arts |
3.000 Euro |
Exchange Forum „Perspectives for Animated Film“:
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Promotion Prize
Sponsor: DEFA-Stiftung |
4.000 Euro |
Short Film Award of the German Film Critics 2009:
The German Film Critics Association (VdFk) will be awarding the Prize for the best short film on the previous calendar year for the forth time at this year’s Filmfest Dresden. The award is non-monetary.