Deadline: 31/07/2010
The International Short Film Festival Winterthur is Switzerland’s largest short film festival. The festival takes place each year in November. It is a popular audience event and an important platform for European short films.
Eligibility
Short films of all genres are accepted for submission to the Competition of the International Short Film Festival Winterthur, as long as they have been made within the past two years and their length does not exceed 30 minutes.
Awards
Grand Prize CHF 12,000 (ca 12,000 US$) for the best short film of the Competition.
Promotional Award CHF 10,000 (ca 10,000 US$) for an outstanding directorial achievement.
Swiss Prize CHF 8,000 (ca 8,000 US$) for the best film of the Swiss Competition (CHurzfilm).
Submission procedure
All interested participants should fill in the online entry form and submit it with all required documentation at the latest by 31 July 2010. Additionally, the applicants need to send a DVD preview copy (Pal or NTSC) also at the latest by 31 July 2010 (post mark).
The address for the postal dispatch of preview copies and screening copies is:
International Short Film Festival Winterthur,
P.O. Box 285,
8402 Winterthur,
Switzerland
The address for dispatches via courier is:
International Short Film Festival Winterthur,
Steiggasse 2,
8400 Winterthur,
Switzerland
All deliveries from outside Switzerland must be marked as follows: „Used video tape / used film print. For cultural purposes only. No commercial value.“
