Awards

International Competition

Berlin-Brandenburg Short Award - Best Film 6.000,- €
sponsored by
Medienboard BerlinBrandenburg

Best Live Action 3.000,- €
sponsored by
Katholisches Filmwerk

Should they elect to, KFW reserves the right to exploit the educational rights for the German-speaking territories (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) for the film.
The prize-winning film will qualify for consideration in the Short Film Category of the annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided that the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Best Animation 3.000,- €
sponsored by
SAE Institute Berlin

The prize-winning film will qualify for consideration in the Short Film Category of the Annual Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided that the film otherwise complies with the Academy rules.

Best Sound Design Ableton Live 11 Suite worth 600,- €
sponsored by
Ableton

German Competition

Best German Film 1st Prize 2.000,- €
sponsored by
Sooner

Best German Film 2nd Prize Sponsorship prize in kind for equipment rental (€2,500 in-kind value)
sponsored by
25p*cine support GmbH

Audience Award INTERFILM nominee for the European Short Film Audience Award 2026/27

The INTERFILM nominee (Audience Award German Competition) among 9 other European national audience award winners will compete for the European Short Film Audience Award - 3.500,- € offered by the ESFAA Network supported by Creative Europe Media.
The final award will be presented at Brussels Short Film Festival.

Documentary Competition

Best Documentary Film 1st prize 1.000,-€
sponsored by
ZEIT Akademie

Best Documentary Film 2nd prize 500,-€
sponsored by
ZEIT Akademie

ZEIT Akademie Audience Award for Best Documentary 1.000,- €
sponsored by
ZEIT Akademie

For each of the three Awards in the Documentary Competition the prize money includes the purchase of a license for the ZEIT Akademie platform (DACH region, 6,000 subscribers) based on the prize amounts: € 1,000 for 12 months or € 500 for 6 months for the jury prizes, and € 1,000 for 12 months for the ZEIT Akademie Audience Award. In each case, the following condition applies: Should the film prove unsuitable for the ZEIT Akademie platform, the full prize money is awarded regardless.

Green Film Competition

Best Environmental Film 2.000,- €
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V.

Eject_XXVIII - The Long Night Of Weird Shorts

Audience Award for the Weirdest & Most Wonderful Film 1.000,- €
sponsored by
Frey Steuerberatung

Script Pitch Competition

Best Script Pitch 2.000,- €
& CineSud ShortLab Training Program including 2 writers room sessions, 2 directing sessions, 1 editing and 1 distributing session (with a total value of 5.000,- €)
sponsored by
CineSud