479 films from 51 different countries were submitted for the “9th Weimar Poetry Film Award”. The program commission nominated 12 films for the competition.

The playlists will be active from 31 May to 15 June.

Lit-Collage – Festival Opening

The short film festival Poetryfilmtage is setting a special accent this year with “Lit.Collage”. The collage and poetry festival connected to the film festival is intended for anyone who enjoys experimenting with editing and montage techniques and exchanging ideas with others.

Fri. April 26: 5pm – 7 pm
Sat. April 27: 11am – approx. 6pm
with Kay Kalytta
Location: Klangradar Weimar, Fuldaer Str. 185

In this workshop we will dive into the world of sound collages using various field recordings, modular synthesizers and sound modules – and anything else we can find to create sound.

New Talents 2024

German Language Poetry Films

World Mirror of Poetry

Sat. April 13: 2pm-6pm
Sun. April 14: 11am-6pm
with Franka Sachse
Location: ACC Gallery, Burgplatz 1

Unexpected constellations, bold superimpositions, exciting connections – all this is collage. But how do these new combinations of found materials come about and in which direction could they develop further? In this workshop, we will work on various collages and transfer individual still images into movement using the technique of layering.

Fri. April 19
with Bas Böttcher
Start: 11 am (until approx. 6 pm)
Location: LiteraturEtage, Marktstr. 2-4 (top floor)

In this workshop, we will approach the topic of poetry slam and find our own ideas for texts. In addition to playfully exploring stylistic devices and forms of expression for the stage, we will write our own texts and text collages – together in the group or individually.