KURDISH SHORT FILM COMPETITION
For the first time, the Kurdish Film Festival Berlin is including a Competition for Short Films into the programme. The Competition programme creates a platform to share your work with an international audience and discover new networks. Hereby, the festival wishes to encourage and support young Kurdish filmmakers and and new talents form the Kurdish regions and the diaspora.
The Kurdish Film Festival Berlin has been founded in 2002 and celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2020. Over the years, the cultural event has established itself in the Berlin festival scene and is now known also beyond the Kurdish community, among Berlin cinema lovers and the general public.
In its uniqueness, the festival is the oldest and largest event on Kurdish film in Europe. The program consists of short films, documentaries and feature films. Works by filmmakers from the four parts of Kurdistan - Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria - and the Diaspora are presented, as well as striking works by European filmmakers about Kurds. Supporting events such as panel discussions, workshops or concerts complement the film program. The wide-ranging program provides an insight into the diversity of Kurdish society and creates space for multicultural encounters and discussions.
CASH AWARD for Best Short Film