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

Special Prize

Extra Offer All INTERFILM award winners receive one year of full access to DCPshare for one film/project of their choice, provided by DCPtools and easyDCP.

DCPshare gives filmmakers a secure online home for their DCP: store and manage your film, share it with festivals, cinemas, and screening partners, manage different DCP versions, and present your film on its own project page.

The prize can be redeemed within 12 months after the festival. Once activated, the prize gives you full access to DCPshare for your selected film/project for 12 months.