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Official Selection
578 short films from 60 countries were submitted for the “8th Weimar Poetry Film Award”. The program commission nominated 14 films for the competition.
The playlists will be active from Friday May 19th until 31st.
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Poetry Film Award Ceremony
Saturday 20th of May
6 pm at Lichthaus Kino
Am Kirschberg 4, Weimar
Live Music, Screening and Poetry Film Award Ceremony
TICKETS
5,00 € – Festivalpass
10,00 € – Single event
5,00 € – Students
1,00 € – Weimarpass
Poetry is Dance – Festival Opening
19th Mai
6 pm at mon ami Jugend- und Kulturzentrum (Großer Saal)
Goetheplatz 11, Weimar
Dance and poetry are often considered to be very different art forms. One exists only and entirely at the moment, while the other lives on in pages for as long as books are kept. This evening, however, will focus on the ways in which these disciplinary forms can reinforce, propel and shape each other.
TICKETS
15,00 € – Festivalpass
10,00 € – Single event
5,00 € – Students
1,00 € – Weimarpass
Bauhaus Poetry Shorts
20th Mai
2 pm at mon ami Kino
Goetheplatz 11, Weimar
In this programme we present poetry films made at the Bauhaus University Weimar in recent years and introduce the Weimar poetry film scene.
TICKETS
15,00 € – Festivalpass
10,00 € – Single event
5,00 € – Students
1,00 € – Weimarpass
German Language Poetry Films
20th Mai
3 pm at mon ami Kino
Goetheplatz 11, Weimar
The program presents a selection of films in German and underscores the importance that poetry film has gained in the short film genre.
TICKETS
15,00 € – Festivalpass
10,00 € – Single event
5,00 € – Students
1,00 € – Weimarpass
World Mirror of Poetry
20th Mai
4 pm at mon ami Kino
Goetheplatz 11, Weimar
In our program „World mirror of poetry“ we are travelling around the globe in leaps and contradictions to capture a glimpse of the state of the world and its poetry.
TICKETS
15,00 € – Festivalpass
10,00 € – Single event
5,00 € – Students
1,00 € – Weimarpass
Video Poem Workshop
In the workshop with Franka Sachse, hands-on research was conducted at the interface between poetic text and moving image through experimental practices, chance and intuition. And here are the results!
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Bauhaus Poetry Shorts – Filmstills Fotogalerie
News
16.05.23
We were on Radio Lotte. Here is the interview
Ana Maria Vallejo and Guido Naschert were guests at Radio Lotte’s studio on May 16. They talked about the festival, the program and, of course, about this year’s festival motto: Poetry is Dance. Here you can listen to the audio recording of the interview.
13.05.23
aber hi! Typographic exhibitionA project within the framework of the Poetryfilmtage of the course “einDrucksvoll”. Students of the Bauhaus University Weimar have produced typographic experiments in cooperation with Pavillon-Presse Weimar. These are an artistic interpretation of the poem “aber hi!” by the performer and poet Ulrike Almut Sandig. The exhibition in the 11m^3 project space directly addresses the conditions of the location and plays with the dimensions of visibility/concealment as well as dialogue and contact.
The exhibition was conceived by the course participants under the direction of Catalina Giraldo Velez as part of the Poetryfilmtage 2023.
12.05.2023
Trailer 2023!
01.02.23
Extended deadline until the 15th of February!You still have the chance to submit a film – the deadline ends on the 15th of February.
We are looking for innovative poetry films based on a poem or a poetic text, animation or video up to 10 minutes. Films that are produced after 2020 will be considered. All submissions will be accredited to the festival. We are looking forward to see your films!
This year’s festival will take place on the 19th and 20th of May in Weimar/Germany. Save the date – we hope to see you there!