Submission statistics
2008
921 short films from 51 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (31.9%), Austria (21.7%), Switzerland (5.7%), Ireland (3.9%), UK, USA (3.6%), Spain (3.5%), Iran (3.3%), Belgium, France (1.9%), Czech Republic (1.8%), Portugal (1.6%), Italy (1.5%), Canada (1.3%), Finland (1.1%), Japan (1.0%), Brazil, Netherlands (0.9%), Poland, Ukraine (0.7%), Israel, Slovakia, Slovenia (0.6%), Greece, Sweden, Hungary (0.5%), Denmark, Egypt, Taiwan (0.3%), Argentina, Australia, Croatia, Iceland, India, Iraq, Kosovo, Norway, Romania, Russia, South Korea (0.2 %), Chile, Libanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Serbia, Singapur, Sri Lanka, Thailand (0.1 %).
Genres:
49% narrative short films, 22% experimental films, 13% animation films, 11% documentaries, 3% music clips, 2% other.
70% of the directors were men and 27% women. 3% were teams with both women and men as directors.
The average length of the films was 12 min (maximum length accepted: 30 min).
2007
717 short films from 51 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (33%), Austria (20%), Iran (5%), Netherlands, USA (4%), France, Sweden, Spain, UK (3%), Lithuania, Poland, Serbia (2%), Argentina, Australia, Israel, Italy, Canada, Croatia, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary (1%), Belgium, Hong Kong (0.5%), China (0,4%), Brazil, Greece, India, Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Turkey (0.3%), Bosnia and Herzegowina, Japan, Lebanon, Romania, Slovenia, Ukraine (0.2%), Azerbaijan, Chile, Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Morocco, Mexico, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, Cyprus (0.1%).
Genres:
50% narrative short films, 18% experimental films, 11% documentaries, 9% animated films, 3% music clips, 4% other; 5% n.s.
66% of the directors were men and 30% women. 4% were teams with both women and men as directors.
2006
686 short films from 52 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (46%), Austria (20%), Spain (4%), USA, Italy (3%), Iran, UK, Sweden (2%), Slovakia, France, Canada, Poland, Czech Republic (1%), Russia (0,8%), Netherlands, Norway (0.7%), Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Lebanon, Portugal, Serbia and Montenegro, Australia, India, Latvia, Switzerland (0.4%), Chile, Finland, Israel, Japan, Croatia, Thailand, Hungary (0.3%), Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Cuba, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Romania, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, Uruguay (0.1%).
Genres:
36% dramas, 20% experimental films, 11% documentaries, 11% animated films, 8% comedies, 4% music clips; 10% other.
70% of the directors were men and 24% women. 6% were teams with both women and men as directors.
2005
450 short films from 40 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (39%), Austria (21%), USA (9%), Canada, Italy (4%), Spain (3,5%), UK (3%), Belgium, France, Greece, Portugal, Hungary, Argentina, Australia, Iran, Poland, Switzerland, Denmark, Thailand, Turkey (1%), Bulgaria, Norway, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Czech Republic (0.9%), Estonia, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Kazakhstan, Colombia, Korea, Latvia, New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden, Slovenia, Sudan, Ukraine (0.2%).
Genres:
35% dramas, 21% experimental films, 17% comedies, 8% animated films, 7% documentaries, 5% music clips; 8% other.
2004
319 short films from 21 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (44%), Austria (26%), USA (11%), Canada (4%), Spain (3%), UK (2%), France (1%), Italy, Israel, Netherlands (1.5%), Australia, Sweden (ever 1%), Belgium, Russia, Switzerland, Greece (0.5%), Chile, Croatia, Portugal, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey (0.25%).
76% of the directors were men and 20% women. 4% were teams with both women and men as directors.