Competition

International Competition
A jury will choose films for the awards “Best Film,” “Best Animation” and “Best Camera” from the eight thematically structured International Competition programs. The programs are: Love Troubles / Staying Alive / The Ordinary Madness / Forever Young / Business As Usual / Family Affairs / Animated

Confrontations – Against Violence And Intolerance
Two awards for the best short films against violence and intolerance will be given. The programs are: About War / Isolation / The Female View

Internationaler Dokumentarfilmwettbewerb
Three programs show a selection of the best short documentaries. One prize will be given. The programs are: From Work to Work / Public Intimacies / Global Neighbourhoods

German Competition
German filmmakers paint social portraits of our country and focus on contemporary themes in three competition programs, from which a selected jury will choose two “Best German Short Films.”
The programs are: Wo die Liebe hinfällt / Ich und mein Chef / Land in Sicht

Children's Film Competition KUKI
KUKI promises to be lively program, from which a children's jury will choose the “Best Film for Kids” from the competition entries for each of the age categories 6 and up, 8 and up, and 10 and up.

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Country Focuses

Czech Republic, Brazil
Three thematic programs, as well as a retrospective on Jan Svankmajer and films from the Prague “Anifest” will provide insights into the production landscape of the Czech Republic.
Additionally, Brazilian filmmakers prove just how passionate they are about short film in five thematic programs.

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Special Programs

Visual Presentations

QuickFlick
Productions from the creative capital

Rolf and Adrian on the Couch
The Show

Daumenkino
Großes Kino en miniature

Video 2.0 - Clip Entertainment auf YouTube & Co

LEM – When Life is just a Game
Digitale Ästhetiken in der Medienwelt

Panels

As a part of this year's focus on animation, four discussion events hosted by international and regional experts will deal with specific aspects and problems within the genre of animated short film.

Michaela Pavlatova meets Bruno Bozzetto
Animation im Dialog
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, 3pm, Hackesche Höfe, Kino 5

Who's doing what?
Animation in Berlin-Brandenburg
Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, 6pm, Hackesche Höfe, Kino 5

On the edge: Reality meets animation
Friday, Nov. 10, 2006, 6pm, Hackesche Höfe, Kino 5

From the idea to the character – from the film to the audience
Creative work processes in animation film
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, 12 noon, Hackesche Höfe, Kleiner Festsaal

Location Tour

Shooting Berlin: Location – Tour
Welcome to the Film City of Berlin!
The Locations Tour invites you to discover the many faces of film in Berlin.
Where were famous scenes shot? How does the scenery look on film, and how does it look in real life? An experienced Berlin location scout guides you to the film locations of classic Berlin films like “The Sky Above Berlin” and “Run Lola Run,” and offers anecdotes from the making of certain scenes. In addition, you'll see the corresponding film clips.
We'll also visit a number of atypical, somewhat surprising spots that display the diversity of Berlin as a shooting location, and we'll give you some general information on filming in Berlin: Which agencies must be contacted? Who can provide detailed advice?
Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006, 3pm, in front of the Hackesche Höfe. Length: appr. 3 hours
Participation is free for accredited guests, please send an email to marie@interfilm.de to register.

Parties and Events

Festival Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, November 7 th , 8pm
Volksbühne on Rosa-Luxenburg-Platz
1am: Party at Roter Salon

Awards Ceremony
Sunday, November 12 th , 8pm
Babylon Berlin:Mitte
10pm: Party at Roter Salon

Festival Lounge
Wednesday, November 8 th – Friday, November 11 th
Roter Salon, Volksbühne

Festival meeting place with special screenings

Festival Party
Saturday, November 11 th , 11pm
Club 103, Falckensteinstr. 47, Kreuzberg

Live acts, DJs and VJs