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GERMAN SHORT FILMS AT CLERMONT-FERRAND 2025

Festivals

47th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (January 31 – February 8, 2025)

International Competition
INFLATABLE BEAR, HOURLY by Elisabeth Werchosin (Blue Monticola Film)
MY BROTHER, MY BROTHER by Abdelrahman Dnewar, Saad Dnewar (EG/FR/DE, Milkman Films)
NINE DAYS IN AUGUST (NEUN TAGE IM AUGUST) by Ella Knorz (University of Television and Film Munich HFF)
WALUD by Daood Alabdulaa, Louise Zenker (University of Television and Film Munich HFF)

National Competition
IMMACULATA by Kim Lêa Sakkal (DE/FR, filmfaust)

Lab Competition
CLUB BUNKER by M+M
SAARVOCADO by Victor Orozco Ramirez (DE/MX)
SHIP OF FOOLS by Alia Haju (DE/LB, Paradoks Film)
TAKO TSUBO by Eva Pedroza, Fanny Sorgo (DE/AT)

Young Audience
BALCONIES (BALKONE) by Xenia Smirnov (monströös)
FLY, BIRD FLY! (VOGEL, FLIEG!) by Rabeah Rahimi (RAR Film)
MÛ by Malin Neumann (HAW Hamburg)

Opening Ceremony
DRY HOT SUMMERS by Sherif El Bendary (EG/DE, Subtype Productions)

Panorama: Maabar – A Journey Across New Lebanese Cinema
LAST DAYS OF THE MAN OF TOMORROW by Fadi Baki (DE/LB, visual stories - Produktionsbüro Pfeiffers)
TSHWEESH by Feyrouz Serhal (LB/DE/ES/QA, Fiction 2.0)

Focus: The Buzz - Sound in Film
EMPTY by Benoît Toulemonde (FR/DE, Durton Studio)

Decibels!
FUNDAMENTAL VALUES – NILS FRAHM by Benoít Toulemonde (Leiter)

European Short Film Audience Awards
BALKAN, BABY by Boris Gavrilović (University of Television and Film Munich HFF)
HUMAN NATURE by Mónica Lima (PT/DE, DFFB, New Matter Films)

Euro Connection Co-Production Forum – Selected Projects
DEEP SEA BLUE by Hilke Rönnfeldt
LALABYRINTH by Pedro Harres (XR)