January 2026

19 Jan

Accreditation for FFDD26 has started

Three months to go until 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN - Accredit now and join us! From 14 to 19 April 2026, the time has come again: FILMFEST DRESDEN invites you to discover the world of short film in all its facets. We look forward to welcoming numerous visitors, filmmakers and industry representatives to ...

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14 Jan

FFDD26 Outlook: 20 Years of Focus Québec

This year, we are celebrating a special anniversary at FILMFEST DRESDEN: our Focus Québec looks back on 20 years of extraordinary filmmaking from the French-speaking Canadian province. Québec is a creative film region with a distinctive identity. Experimental, documentary and narrative forms come ...

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14 Jan

FFDD26 Outlook: Regional Focus with Works by Ernst Hirsch

This year, our Regional Focus takes us deep into Saxony's cinematic history – and at the same time pays tribute to one of the most influential figures in local documentary filmmaking: Ernst Hirsch, cameraman, director, archivist and passionate chronicler of his city. To mark his 90th birthday, we ...

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14 Jan

FFDD26 Outlook: Discourse Europe Latvia

With our Discourse Europe series, we are opening our doors to Latvia this year. In two programmes, we encounter filmmaking that is as poetic as it is political, as idiosyncratic as it is experimental – and which is still far too rarely seen on the big screen in this country. Together with guest ...

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14 Jan

FFDD26 Outlook: Focus Programmes ‘Work in Progress’

We are heading towards the 38th edition of FILMFEST DRESDEN – and would like to give you a first glimpse into this year's theme. From 14 to 19 April 2026, our special programmes will be dedicated to the title ‘Work in Progress’ and will ask how our working world is changing: What forms of fairness ...

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