Back again: Advent Short Film Days #1
It’s that time again: We want to sweeten your Advent season with a selection of special short films. This year, we’ve put together FFDD25 films for you, all available to watch online for free. Every Sunday of Advent, we invite you to dive into the variety of our festival programs – from visionary utopias and playful childhood dreams to impressive animated films, a colorful mix awaits!
On the first Sunday of Advent, we kick off with films from our Animated programmes as well as our matinee “Auf Fritzis Spuren”.
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Just this week, the production “Auf Fritzis Spuren” by Balance Film GmbH was awarded the International Emmy – after we presented it at last year’s festival in a matinee including an exciting audience discussion. We’re also excited to share selected films from our Animated programs:
- Animated 1: Frames of Resistance brings together animated shorts that cross boundaries and map solidarity.
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Animated 2 in 2025 celebrated the 70th anniversary of the DEFA Studios for Animated Films in Dresden.
You can watch the following films online:
Mattinee (only in German):
Animated 1:
- Logorama, H5 aka François Alaux, Hervé de Crécy, Ludovic Houplain, 2009
- Bon Voyage, Fabio Friedli, 2011
- Bendito Machiine II,Jossie Malis, Spanien, 2007
- Dinner for few, Nassos Vakalis, Griechenland, USA, 2014
Animated 2 (party only in German):
- Gegner nach Maß, Bruno J. Böttge, DDR, 1963
- Einsamkeit, Otto Sacher, DDR, 1979
- Nur ein Märchen…, Carl Schröder, DDR, 1963
- Die zwei Hasen, Katja Georgi, DDR, 1981
- In my Neighbourhood, Gábor Steisinger, DDR, 1990
Next Sunday, the series continues with a selection from our competition and kids/youth programs. Stay tuned!