Awards

Internationaler Wettbewerb

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

Best Live Action 3.000,- €
sponsored by
Katholisches Filmwerk
(associated use of the non-commercial educational rights for the German-speaking region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) for the film by KFW)

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 2.500,- €
sponsored by

AG Animationsfilm ASIFA Germany
Lumatic Animation
Animation Network 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 Cinematography Postproduction worth 10.000,- €
sponsored by
D-Facto Motion

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

Deutscher Wettbewerb

Best German Film 1st Prize 2.000,- €
sponsored by
Young Talent Foundation Berlin

Best German Film 2nd Prize 1.000,- €
sponsored by
Young Talent Foundation Berlin

Audience Award 1.000,- €
Sooner
++INTERFILM nominee for the European Short Film Audience Award 2025++

FBW-Sonderpreis zur Förderung des besonderen Kurzfilms / FBW Special Award for the Promotion of Special Short Film A free submission
sponsored by
FBW - Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung

Dokumentarfilm Wettbewerb

Best Documentary Film 1.000,-€
sponsored by
Sooner

Umweltfilm Wettbewerb Green Film

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

Eject_XXV - Die lange Nacht des abwegigen Films

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

European Short Film Audience Award

ESFAA Among 9 other European national audience award winners, the INTERFILM nominee (Audience Award German Competition) 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.

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

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