exground filmfest’s contest programs have become an important forum for numerous promising young filmmakers – not least due to the huge audience interest in works off the cinema mainstream. At exground filmfest 33, cash prizes and non-cash prizes of EUR 17,500 are awarded.

GERMAN FEATURE FILM COMPETITION
This year, the audience will decide on the jury director’s award within our festival section Made in Germany, endowed with a prize money of EUR 1,500.

sun 15 nov – thu 19 nov  Caligari FilmBühne, Murnau-Filmtheater and Krypta in der Marktkirche 

GERMAN SHORT FILM COMPETITION
One of the traditional highlights and audience hits, a nationwide contest for the best German short film, endowed with a total of EUR 9,500.

sun 22 nov  3:00 pm und 6:00 pm  Caligari FilmBühne

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION – PART I
A professional jury will hand out the award for the best international short film, endowed with EUR 2,000.

thu 19 nov  7:30 pm  Caligari FilmBühne

INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM COMPETITION – PART II
A professional jury will hand out the award for the best international short film, endowed with EUR 2,000.

fri 20 nov  7:30 pm  Caligari FilmBühne 

WIESBADEN-SPECIAL – SHORT FILM COMPETITION
Contest for short films by Wiesbaden production companies or local directors, audience award endowed with EUR 500.

sun 15 nov  12:00 noon  Caligari FilmBühne

YOUTH DAYS – INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FILM COMPETITION
A youth jury will award the best international feature film from the youth days program with EUR 2,500 – and the best international youth days short film with a prize endowed with EUR 500. In 2013, an additional audience award was introduced – endowed with a prize money of EUR 1,000.

sat 14 nov – wed 18 nov  Caligari FilmBühne and Murnau-Filmtheater

YOUTH DAYS – WIESBADEN YOUTH FILM COMPETITION
Cannot be held 2020 due to Covid-19.