20MINMAX INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2024

Ingolstadt - Germany

From April 13, 2024 to April 19, 2024

DONAUSTR. 3 85049 INGOLSTADT GERMANY

+49 176 429 86 786 info@20minmax.com www.20minmax.com

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

Prize Money: €3,000, donated by AUDI AG

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps, HD, 25 or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Feature films, animated films, or documentaries, as well as their combinations (for art & experimental shorts we have a specific section)
6) Dialogue language: Dialogue language is not German. For films without dialogue: the production country must not be a German-speaking country
7) Subtitles: All films with dialogue must be subtitled in English.

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

GERMAN SPEAKING COMPETITION

Prize Money: €1,000, donated by Gebrüder Peters GmbH

Competition for German spoken short films.

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: HD, 25 or 24 fps, DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Feature films, animated films, or documentaries, as well as their combinations (for art & experimental shorts we have a specific section)
6) Subtitles: All films with dialogue must be subtitled in English.
7) Dialogue language: Dialogue language is German For films without dialogue: the production country must be a German-speaking country

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

SOUTH GERMAN COMPETITION

Prize Money: €1,000, donated by IFG

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Germany, Austria or Switzerland
4) Screening format: HD, 25 or 24 fps, DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Feature films, animated films, or documentaries, as well as their combinations (for art & experimental shorts we have a specific section)
6) Subtitles: All films with dialogue must be subtitled in English.
7) Connection to Bavaria or Baden-Württemberg: an evident connection to the federal states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, for example, production location, content, or biography of the filmmakers

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

ART & EXPERIMENTAL COMPETITION

Prize Money: €1,000, with the support from the city of Ingolstadt

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: HD, 25 or 24 fps, DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Art, Experimental
6) Subtitles: All films with dialogue must be subtitled in English.

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

CHILDREN'S FILM COMPETITION

Prize Money: €1,000 donated by AUDI AG

Our Kid's Jury selects the winner of this competition.

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: HD, 25 or 24 fps, DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Feature films, animated films, or documentaries as well as their combinations for young people
6) Age Limit: Suitable for children between the age of 7 and 12.
7) Dialogue: German or without dialogue

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

YOUTH FILM COMPETITION

Prize Money: €1,000 donated by inlingua

Our Youth Jury selects the winner of this competition.

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps, HD, 25 or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: Feature films, animated films, or documentaries as well as their combinations for teens
6) Subtitles: All films with non-German dialogue must be subtitled in German.
7) Age Limit: Suitable for young people between the age of 12 and 18.

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.

WEIRD MOVIES COMPETITION

Prize Money: €500, donated by schnellervorlauf

Weird funny and bizarre Short Films from anywhere in the world.

Opening submissions: October 31, 2023
Final deadline: December 15, 2023 1 EUR
Notification of results: January 31, 2024

Preview format:
-Uploaded file (1 stamp)

Requirements:
1) Films completed after: after 31 December 2021
2) Maximum duration: 20 minutes (including credits)
3) Country of production: Worldwide
4) Screening format: HD, 25 or 24 fps, DCP, 2K, 25 fps or 24 fps
5) Accepted genres: all kinds of weird, bizarre, funny, something special, bizarre … - all genres
6) Subtitles: All films with dialogue must be subtitled in English.

The program jury reserves the right to move films to other competition categories in justified cases.