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Central German Short Film Festival

KURZSUECHTIG is a short film festival especially for short films from Central Germany (Saxony, Thuringia, Saxony-Anhalt). Every year, during the five-day festival in Leipzig, we show the best regional short films from the categories animation, documentary, fiction and experimental.

The competition for film music & sound design gives promising sound artists a stage.
The latest technical possibilities are explored in the competition for Extended Reality.

2025 marks the 22nd edition of the festival. It will take place from April 2 - 6, 2025 at the Schaubühne Lindenfels in Leipzig.

In addition to eight competitions & award ceremonies, the festival week will include a guest country special on short films from Vietnam, two children's programs, a networking meeting of Central German film, art and technology students as well as workshops and film talks to strengthen regional film culture, facilitate contact between the audience and filmmakers, but also between filmmakers and the media/film industry.

The festival is deliberately dedicated exclusively to regional film events. As the largest short film festival for Central German productions, KURZSUECHTIG aims to offer young filmmakers from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia the opportunity to present their work on the big screen, network within the industry and gain valuable experience for their future careers.