For the 13th time now filmmakers from Wiesbaden are competing for the award “Best Wiesbaden Short Film”. Twelve films were selected, including several premieres, made by directors either born or currently living here or shot in Wiesbaden. The program is part of the platform “Film City Wiesbaden”, initiated in co-operation with the city’s Cultural Department. The prize money of EUR 500 goes to the director of the winning film and is donated by Wiesbadener Kurier newspaper, exground filmfest’s local media partner. Additionally, the winner has two days in the Klangbezirk sound lab for the final sound mix of their next project. The “Film Sound Special Award” is worth EUR 2,000. The winner of the awards, determined by audience voting, will be announced during the award ceremony for the German Short Film Competition on November 26, 2017.