Copenhagen Short Film Festival (CSFF)

Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

06 - 10 Oct, 2021

Keywords

short, Short Fiction, short film, narrative short, indie short

Category

Short

Genre

Documentary, Animation, Comedy, Romance, Sport, Action, Drama, Adult, Crime, Experimental, Fantasy, Historical/Epic, Horror, Musical/dance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Western, Live-Action

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Copenhagen Short Film Festival (CSFF)

Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

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General Information

founded

2012

edition

8th

Contact details

Lydens Hus, c/o VOID CPH Gl. Kongevej 11 København, Copenhagen 1610 Denmark

81610

film@csff.dk

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About the festival

Copenhagen Short Film Festival presents a wide variety of films, where we explore the wonderful world of short films. We focus on exploring short films as their own media and art form, and screen the best from new talents and old pioneers.

Aside from a strong focus on screening and sharing short films with an audience, we plan screenings with live music, talks, masterclasses, industry events - where we help young filmmakers develop their skills and art - and work with different partners who help us create and curate great programs and events.

The festival take place in different venues and cinemas around Copenhagen, and we have previously held screenings at Cinemateket, Gloria Biograf, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, KayakBar and Husets Biograf.

In 2021 we will be handing out 3 awards:
- New Danish Talent
- Best Danish Short Film
- Best Non Danish Short Film

About

Copenhagen Short Film Festival presents a wide variety of films, where we explore the wonderful world of short films. We focus on exploring short films as their own media and art form, and screen the best from new talents and old pioneers.

Aside from a strong focus on screening and sharing short films with an audience, we plan screenings with live music, talks, masterclasses, industry events - where we help young filmmakers develop their skills and art - and work with different partners who help us create and curate great programs and events.

The festival take place in different venues and cinemas around Copenhagen, and we have previously held screenings at Cinemateket, Gloria Biograf, Kunsthal Charlottenborg, KayakBar and Husets Biograf.

In 2021 we will be handing out 3 awards:
- New Danish Talent
- Best Danish Short Film
- Best Non Danish Short Film

Awards & Winners

There are no winners yet for this festival

Terms and rules

TERMS FOR THE 3 AWARDS:

New Danish Talent:
- Running time must be no longer than 30 min. (including credits)
- The short film must be finalized in 2019, 2020 or 2021.
- Danish produced short film (the short film is considered a Danish production when it is made in collaboration with a Danish production company and/or institution or if the majority of the following functions are performed by Danes; director, producer, scriptwriter, editor and photographer (DOP)).
- The director and two of the following functions on the production must be 25 years or younger when the film was finalized (producer, scriptwriter, editor and films main photographer/DOP).

Best Danish Short Film:
- Running time must be no longer than 30 min. (including credits).
- The short film must be finalized in 2019, 2020 or 2021.
- Danish produced short film (the short film is considered a Danish production when it is made in collaboration with a Danish production company and/or institution or if the majority of the following functions are performed by Danes; director, producer, scriptwriter, editor and photographer (DOP)).

Best Foreign Short Film:
- Running time must be no longer than 30 min. (including credits)
- The short film must be finalized in 2019, 2020, 2021.

Each award winners will be selected by a jury consisting of industry professionals.

Please read the following rules and terms below before you submitting your short film

CONDITIONS FOR SUBMITTION TO CSFF:

- You can submit all kinds of short films - children films, animation, documentary, live action, art films, music videos and so on
- The film can not have a running time over 30 min. (credits included)
- The submitted film should be finalised in 2019 or 2020
- The submitted film should have english subtitles, if selected the screening version has to have english subs.

When applying your film to the Copenhagen Short Film Festival, you agree to the following conditions:
- That the submitter is the holder of all rights for the film, and that no rights for all or parts of the film are in dispute.
- CSFF decide when and where your film will be screened during the festival period.
- CSFF can use material from the film (clips from the film, trailer and pictures) for promotional purposes (such as festival trailer, poster and program).
- CSFF only accepts online submissions through FilmFreeway.

We look forward to seeing your film

Kind regards,
the CSFF team

Ratings & Reviews

Categories and fees

Danish Short Films
Regular (25th April, 2021) €0
Late (2nd August, 2021) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

ONLY danish produced short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

New Danish Short (u. 25)
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th April, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €0
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

ONLY danish produced short film, made by filmmakers under 25 years old (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Experimental film
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th May, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €8
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Experimental short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Horror Short
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th May, 2021) €0
Late (15th July, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Horror short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Music Video
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (24th April, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Music videos (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Documentary
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th May, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Documentary short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Fiction
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th May, 2021) €0
Late (25th August, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Fictional short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Animation
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (7th June, 2020) €5
Late (3rd August, 2020) €0

Animated short films (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

Children
Early Bird (1st March, 2020) €0
Regular (25th April, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Short films made for children (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If they do not fulfill the general requirements the submission will be disqualified.

LGBTQ+
Regular (25th May, 2021) €0
Late (1st August, 2021) €6
Runtime - 30 minutes
Age restriction No age restriction
Country Any country
Director's age No restriction
Director's gender Any gender
Student films No
First films No

Short films that portray LGBTQ+ subjects (that fulfill the general submission requirements - see 'rules & terms') can be submitted in this category. If a submission does not fulfill the general requirements it will be disqualified.

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