The Goethe-Institut presents: 2011 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen On-Tour April 25, 2012

The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen has been part of this highly charged field for over 50 years now, as a catalyst and a showcase for contemporary developments, a forum for what are often heated discussions, a discoverer of new trends and talent, and not least as one of the most important short film institutions anywhere in the world. Some 6000 films submitted on average per year, around 500 films shown in the festival programs and over 1100 accredited industry professionals are proof enough.

In the course of more than five decades, the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen has become one of the world's most respected film events - a place where filmmakers and artists ranging from Roman Polanski to Cate Shortland, from George Lucas to Pipilotti Rist have presented their first films. Oberhausen has managed to instigate various political and aesthetical developments, for instance through the Oberhausen Manifesto, perhaps the most important group document in the history of German film. Careful programming and a pioneering choice of subjects has helped the Festival to build up its exclusive position in an increasingly unpredictable market.

The 58th 2011 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen goes on tour around the world, one of the stops: San Francisco. The Goethe-Institut presents festival highlights of the sections German Competition 2011 and German MuVi Award 2011.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 7 pm
2011 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen On-Tour
German Competition, 81 min.

Nuclear policy, international financial cycles, returning soldiers: the works chosen here from the 2011 German Competition participate in the country’s current sociopolitical discourse, offering unusual aesthetics and in some cases radical viewpoints. A programme on the state of the nation.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 7 pm
2011 International Short Film Festival Oberhausen On-Tour
German MuVi Award 2011, 50 min.

In 1999 Oberhausen introduced the world's first festival prize for music videos made in Germany – the MuVi Award. An international jury nominates the award winners.

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