Awards & Winners

Eleven prizes are awarded each year in the International Competition and the newly-formed DACH Competition at FILMSCHOOLFEST MUNICH - with a total value of around 47,000 euros. Among them, two main prizes in each competition are awarded for Best Film. Other prizes are awarded across all competitions, such as the Arte Short Film Award or the Animation Award. Others are specifically assigned to the competitions.

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Best film international

Best film international

This prize is awarded by Adobe to the best film in the International Short Film Competition.

ARTE Short Film Prize

ARTE Short Film Prize

This prize is awarded by the television channel ARTE  to a fictional short film. 

Wolfgang Längsfeld Award

Wolfgang Längsfeld Award

This prize is awarded to the most unique film in the international competition.

Animation Award

Animation Award

This award is given to the Best Animated Film.

ARRI Award

ARRI Award

This prize is awarded to the best documentary film.

QMS Award

QMS Award

The award for the most outstanding queer short film in the program