We are so happy about all your submissions for the 10th Weimar Poetry Film Award! This year we received 500 films from 60 different countries. 47 of them were selected for our competition & the special programs!

In “World Mirror of Poetry” the audience travels in short documentaries around the globe to take a poetic look at the state of the world.

The selection of German-language films emphasizes the importance that poetry film has achieved in the genre of short film. It also presents the wide range of experimentation between film and poetry.

We are highlighting works produced within study programmes where the poetry film genre has gained ground to experiment and explore the interplay between image and text. The selection is characterized by the freshness and curiosity of new talent, freely exploring the genre and exploiting all its potential.

In this program, we’re thrilled to present poetry films made at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar last year. They’re a beautiful introduction to the Weimar animation and poetry film scene!

Watch the films online!

We are looking forward to the 10th anniversary of the Poetry Film Award! This year’s Festival will focus on the theme of “humour”. We will be greeted by actor Thomas Thieme reading poems by Austrian writer Ernst Jandl, followed by a humorous screening. See you there!

Saturday 24.05, 7pm
Screening, Live Music & Award Ceremony!

Watch the nominated films and vote for your favorite!

Andra Schwarz (DE), Michaël Vandebril (BE)
Sat. 24.05.2025, 3:15 pm
at Lichthaus cinema

Humorsound with Kay Kalytta

Phonotrope with Franka Sachse (VJ Loov) und Ben Sassen (Sunhillow)

The Poetryfilmtage is a meeting point. Over coffee and sparkling wine we introduce our international guests and present poetryfilm projects from Central Germany.

As part of the project module ‘Pop-Up Poetry: Poetic Media Formats’ at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, aspiring artists are bringing poetry into public spaces. They are presenting their inaugural experimental performances and media interventions in the city centre of Weimar. AI-supported poetic forms of expression also feature.

Tuesday, 20 May 2025,
between 2 and 5 pm
Theaterplatz