Through the Weimar Poetry Film Award the Literary Society of Thuringia and the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar are looking for innovative poetry films.The competition was launched in 2016 as part of the backup_Short Film Festival of the Bauhaus University Weimar and has been held as part of the “Poetryfilmtage” since 2020.

The aim of the award is to improve the exchange between authors and filmmakers in Thuringia and Central Germany, to sharpen the perception of poetry in multimedia contexts, and to create more awareness for the experimental short film genre “poetry film”.

Filmmakers from any nation and of any age are welcome to participate with up to three short films of up to 10:00 mins, which explore the relation between film and written poetry in an innovative, straightforward way. Films that are produced before 2023 will not be considered.

The Weimar Poetry Film Award stands for an independent and competent awarding process. The jury is international and consists of three jurors with expertise in the fields of poetry, film production or criticism, and festival organization. The competition films are nominated by a program commission. During the festival, the jury selects the winners of the Jury Prizes in the categories “Best Animation” and “Best Real Film”. Both awards are endowed with €1,200. A € 250 audience prize will also be awarded by the cinema audience.

Dates & Deadlines

• Juni 1st, 2025 – Opening Date
• December 31st, 2025 – Earlybird
• February 15th, 2026 – Regular Deadline
• March 27th, 2026 – Notification Date

 

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