Berlin Short Film Festival

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Berlin Short Film Festival
Location Berlin, Germany
Founded2014
LanguageInternational
Website Official Website

Berlin Short Film Festival is a film festival with a special emphasis on independent short films, which annually takes place in Berlin, Germany. It screens German and international short films with a runtime under 50 minutes and awards them in various categories. [1]

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About

The festival was founded in 2014 and takes place at historic Babylon cinema in Berlin [2] The selection of the festival is international, and it awards films in eight categories. [3] Many international filmmakers attend the event, and foreign language films are usually screened with English subtitles due to the international audience. [4]

Winners

Source: [5]

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Reception

Friends of short films may rejoice: Inside the Babylon, "Berlin Short Film Festival" showcases (...) the best short films of Europe.

Sebastian Bauer, article in B.Z. [6]

It’s a big chance to talk about short movies far away from the established industry, a great opportunity of getting new input. But there’s also a big focus on networking and building a big community.

Article in Kaltblut Magazine, 2015. [7]

BSFF offers Berliners and visitors an extraordinary chance to glimpse the future of cinema.

Article on homepage of Babylon cinema, 2014. [8]

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References

  1. "Camilla Egan: Berlin Short Film Festival. Published in Exberliner Magazine" . Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  2. "Kaltblut Magazine: Article about the festival". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  3. "Fritz Magazine: Note about the Festival". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  4. "Ask Helmut: Article about the Festival" . Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  5. "Festival Archive". Berlin Short Film Festival. Retrieved 11 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "BZ - Article about the festival. Original quote in German: "Freunde des Kurzfilms dürfen sich freuen: Im Babylon werden auf dem "Berlin Short Film Festival" (...) die besten Kurzfilme Europas gezeigt. "" . Retrieved 2015-07-07..
  7. "Kaltblut-Magazin: article about Berlin Short Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2015-07-07..
  8. "Babylon Cinema: Official homepage. Article about the festival" . Retrieved 2015-07-07..