Saigon Kiss from Hồng Anh Nguyễn has won the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 37th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival. in Dresden, the capital city of Saxony, which ran from April 8 to 13, 2025.
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival
Filmfest Dresden was founded in 1989 before the imminent collapse of the GDR and reunification of Germany. The short film festival focuses on short film in all its facets, and has become one of the most important festivals of its kind throughout Germany. Filmfest Dresden is also one of the best endowed short film festivals in Europe with prizes and awards worth approximately €62,000.
Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival started in 1989 and takes place in Dresden, Germany
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‘Saigon Kiss’ ‘Do Something’ ‘Panadrilo’ Among Short Film Winners of 37th Filmfest Dresden
Saigon Kiss by Hồng Anh Nguyễn (courtesy Filmfest Dresden)
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‘Sensitive Content’ Wins €20,000 Top Prize at 36th Filmfest Dresden Short Film Festival
Sensitive Content (courtesy Filmfest Dresden) The German film Sensitive Content by Narges Kalhor walked away with the €20,000 Saxon Film Promotion Prize at the 36th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany. The jury commented, “The winning film interweaves found footage, animation and sound in a skillful and precise way, taking the viewer to the scene of the action. Who is allowed to show themselves, who can act and who is denied the opportunity to look and participate? The film powerfully denounces patriarchal structures and shows the fearless struggle of women. In terms of the form and content, the jury was completely captivated from the very first second.”
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Filmfest Dresden 2023 Announces Short Films Award Winners
Mother Prays All Day Long directed by Hoda Taheri The Czech-Slovak short film Asteríon from Francesco Montagner was awarded the Golden Horseman Best Short Film, in addition to receiving a special mention from the Youth Jury in the International Competition at the 35th Filmfest Dresden international short film festival.
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35th Filmfest Dresden Announces Program of 371 Short Films from 66 Countries
Extensions by Yvonne Osei (Cinema Digestif 1: Beyond Nollywood – When Sand Enter Garri) Filmfest Dresden announced the complete program for the 35th edition taking place April 18 to 23, 2023. A total of 371 short films from 66 countries are being presented in the competitions and special programs over 188 screenings. In addition to the competition sections, during the festival week, numerous events in the special program with an array of country-based and thematic highlights are being held under the motto of Antiracism: Exit Happyland.
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64 Short Films to Compete at 35th Filmfest Dresden
Chemkids by Julius Gintaras Blum 64 short films from 29 countries screen in the three competition sections of the 35th edition of Filmfest Dresden taking place April, 18 to 23, 2023 in Dresden, Germany.
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34th Filmfest Dresden Announces Award Winners. ‘First Work, Then Play’ Wins Saxon Film Prize
First Work, Then Play directed by Brenda Lien The 34th Filmfest Dresden announced the award winners of the National, International and Regional Competitions with the Saxon Film Promotion Prize going to First Work, Then Play from Brenda Lien. The Brazilian-German co-production It Is Not the Brazilian Homosexuals Who Are Perverse but the Situation in Which They Live from Eduardo Mamede, Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes won both the LUCA GenderDiversity Film Award and the Dresden Short Film Award of the German Film Critics Association.
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Filmfest Dresden 2021 Awards – DOOM CRUISE, AIVA, JUST A GUY Win Top Prizes
AIVA by Veneta Androva The animated film Doom Cruise directed by Hannah Stragholz and Simon Steinhorst walked away €20,000 and the Saxon State Minister Promotion Prize in the National Competition at the 33rd Filmfest Dresden short film festival in in Dresden, Germany. In the hand-colored film a cruise ship is sailing to its demise as a metaphor to current societal themes.
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Filmfest Dresden 2021 Reveals Lineup of 368 Short Films
I’m Too Busy directed by Carmen Aumedes Mier A total of 368 short films from 64 countries will screen in the Competition sections and special programs of the 33rd Filmfest Dresden set to take place July 13 to 18, 2021 in Dresden, Germany.
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Filmfest Dresden 2021 Announces Competition Films
SWINGUERRA by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca (International Competition) A total of 63 films, including 34 titles for the International Competition and 28 titles for the National Competition, will compete at 33rd Filmfest Dresden set to take place July 13 to 18, 2021.
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Filmfest Dresden 2021 Postponed to July
Internationales Kurzfilmfestival / International Short Fim Festival in Dresden . Foto: Oliver Killig Due to the local COVID-19 regulations, Filmfest Dresden has postponed the upcoming 33rd edition from April to the new date of July 13 to 18, 2021
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Award Winners of 32nd Filmfest Dresden Short Film Festival – MASEL TOV COCKTAIL, ZORG 2
MASEL TOV COCKTAIL by Arkadij Khaet, Mickey Paatzsch The 32nd Filmfest Dresden international short film festival in Dresden, Germany, announced the winners of its National and International Competitions at the awards ceremony in the Schauburg Dresden festival cinema.
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Coronavirus Forces Film Festivals Cancellations and Postponements (LIST)
San Francisco International Film Festival The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.