Submit your film
to kontrast 2027.

Screening Fees

Please note: We can not pay screening fees!
By submitting your application, you agree not to charge any license fees or other fees for the submitted films from the kontrast festival, either now or in the future.

Our criteria

• Movies can not be longer than 30 minutes.
• All video and film formats except DC, 35mm films, DVD and Blu-ray can be shown.
• We prefer German versions or original works that have German subtitles. If these are not available, we will also consider English-language versions or original versions with English subtitles.
• Date of production doesn’t matter.

Rights

• If the individual who submits the film (hereafter referred to as submittant) is not the copyright holder, he/she asserts that he/she is entitled to submit the film to the festival.
• Each entrant declares to be the author or rights owner of the submitted film(s) including all the literary, dramatic, musical rights as well as the rights of any third party guaranteeing the Kontrast Festival against any claims, conflicts or legal action concerning the presentation of the film.

Competitions

• Open Competition – All genres, no specific theme
• Competition on the theme of "Whoopsie daisy" – Films based on the festival's theme
• Children's Film Programme – Short films for young audiences (with age recommendations)

Multiple entries across different categories are permitted.

Organizer

Bayreuther Filmfest e.V.
„kontrast 2027"
Theodor-Schmidt-Str. 19
95448 Bayreuth
Germany
E-Mail: register@kontrast-filmfest.de

Submission of a film constitutes the submittant’s acceptance of these rules.