One Minute Film Festival Aarau

For more than ten years now the One Minute Film & Video Festival is held annually in Aarau and allows one-minute films to take the centre stage. As the name already says, the festival focuses exclusively on films that do not exceed a maximum duration of 60 seconds – it has done so since its founding in 2004. In multiple categories a jury gives out the awards and two special awards are the highly coveted audience awards whose winners are chosen by the audience.

Of all submitted films a long list of 40 films in each category is drawn up that will be presented in the competition. A jury then nominates the best three films in each category and announces the winner in the award presentation.

In three categories the best one-minute film will be chosen:
- Feature and documentary film
- Art and experimental film
- Animation

In two categories the best films from younger people will be awarded:
- U20
- U20 School Projects

In all of the competition blocks each audience member receives a voting card to vote for its favorite film. The film that gets the most votes in the categories feature and documentary film, art and experimental film and animation receives the award for the Best One Minute Film. The film that gets the most votes in the categories U20 and U20 School Project wins the award for the Best One Minute U20 film.

The winners in the categories Best Argovian Film and Best Film Ü65 are chosen by the jury.

International Competition:
Best Film feature & documentary film: 750.–
Best Film art & experimental film: 750.–
Best Film Animation: 750.–

U20 Films:
Best Film U20: 500.–
Best Film U20 School Projects: 500.–

Audience Awards:
Best One Minute Film: 1000.–
Best One Minute Film U20: 500.–

Other Prices:
Best Argovian Film: 1000.– (Local filmmakers)
Best Film Ü65: 500.– (filmmakers over 65)