When you’re making your first film, it’s easy to feel like it has to be perfect. The perfect script. The perfect performances. The perfect camera moves. But one of the best pieces of advice we can give new filmmakers is this: your first film should be short, not perfect.
Short films get finished
The biggest advantage of a short film is that it actually gets made. Smaller...
Drum roll - these are our competition films of the 38 FILMFEST DRESDEN 2026! A total of 65 short films from 36 countries have been invited to the three competitions of the 38th festival edition. From around 3,800 submissions, the selection committees chose 34 (co-)productions for the International ... These are the FFDD26 competition films
The European Network for Film Discourse (The END) and short film magazine Talking Shorts are organising the 9th edition of the European Workshop for Film Criticism: two week-long workshop sessions set during FILMFEST DRESDEN in Germany (April 2026) and Vienna Shorts in Austria (May 2026). The ... Call for applications: European Workshop for Film Criticism #9
Sri Lankan director Lalith Rathnayake’s “Riverstone” claimed the Golden Cyclo, the top prize at the 32nd Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, which concluded Feb. 3 following a week-long showcase of Asian cinema in the French town. The international jury, presided over by Chinese director Wang Bing and including Korean director Shin Su-won, Iranian […]
Olivia Colman and John Lithgow appear in “Jimpa” by Sophie Hyde, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mark De Blok) By Lucy Spicer The 2026 Sundance Film Festival may be over, but independent cinema lovers still have cause for excitement. Now that a new program […]
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When you’re writing your first script, it’s tempting to think big. Multiple locations. Big set pieces. Constant movement. But one of the smartest choices a first-time filmmaker can make is also one of the simplest: write your script with a single location in mind.
Why one location makes everything easier
A single-location script dramatically lowers the barriers between writing...
INTERVIEW WITH WRITER DIRECTOR TOMER ALMAGOR FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR "KLIFHAUS" (2026)
After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed writer-director Tomer Almagor. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film psychological horror "Klifhaus" (2026). His film10 Kilos of Cocaine screened at BIFF. The film...
INTERVIEW WITH WRITER DIRECTOR TOMER ALMAGOR FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR "KLIFHAUS" (2026)
After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed writer-director Tomer Almagor. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film psychological horror "Klifhaus" (2026). His film10 Kilos of Cocaine screened at BIFF. The film...
INTERVIEW WITH WRITER DIRECTOR TOMER ALMAGOR FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR "KLIFHAUS" (2026)
After the 2025 Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), I interviewed writer-director Tomer Almagor. We spoke at length about his illustrious career as an independent filmmaker, and his latest film psychological horror "Klifhaus" (2026). His film10 Kilos of Cocaine screened at BIFF. The film...
Interesting mix of films connected to the Frankfurt region, as well as international films and video art.
The festival reaches out to the city of Frankfurt and the region with several exhibitions, installations and performances.
This year´s theme: Art
Sections: Feature-length Competition (Fiction, Documentaries), Short Film Competition, International Video Art Competition, Out...