Submission statistics
2011
2.457 short films from 90 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (16.9%), France (10.5%), Spain (8.2%), Austria (8.1%), UK (5.9%), USA (4.2%), Finland (3.9%), Poland (3.1%), Belgium (2.6%), Italy (2.4%), Switzerland (2.2%), Israel (2%), Canada, Portugal, Russia (1.9%), Netherlands (1.5%), Brazil, Sweden (1.4%), Iran (1.3%), Turkey (1.2%), South Korea (1%), Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Greece (0.9%), Australia (0.8%), India (0.7%), Argentina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Romania, Taiwan (0.6%), Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaidchan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Bosnia, Brazil, Cameroon, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Estonia, Gabon, Georgia, Haiti, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kosovo, Kyrgyztan, Latvia, Laos, Libanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Thailand, Tunesia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara, Zambia (below 0.5%).
Genres:
80% „Fiction and Documentary“, 20% „Animation Avantgarde“.
62% of the directors were men and 34% women. 4% were teams with both women and men as directors.
The average length of the films was 13 min (maximum length accepted: 30 min).
2010
1.178 short films from 58 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (24.3%), Austria (17%), France (9%), UK (7,3%), Spain (4,6%), Poland (3.8%), Switzerland (3.4%), USA (3.2%), Iran (2.2%), Italy, Canada, Hungary (1.6%), Belgium (1.4%), Argentina, China (1.2%), Israel, Russia (1.1%), Libanon, Netherlands (1%), Finland (0.9%), Australia, Slovenia (0.8%), Croatia, Czech Republic (0.7%), Bulgaria, Denmark (0.6%), Brazil (0.5%), India, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Serbia (0.4%), Chile, Greece, Iraq, Montenegro, Turkey (0.3%), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Ireland, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, Slovakia, Thailand, Ukraine (0.2%), Iceland, Japan, Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Moroco, Mozambique, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Tunisia (0.1%).
Designated screening formats:
19% film (18% 35 mm / 1% 16 mm); 22% DVD, 21% DigiBeta (PAL), 16% HD, 13% BetaSP (PAL), 6% miniDV, 3% DV-Cam.
73% of the directors were men and 25% women. 2% were teams with both women and men as directors.
The average length of the films was 13 min (maximum length accepted: 30 min).
2009
1.129 short films from 54 countries were submitted.
Countries of origin:
Germany (22.1%), Austria (16.6%), France (10.8%), Spain (7.1%), UK (4.1%), Belgium (2.8%), USA (2.75%), Iran, Italy (2.7%), Switzerland (2.6%), Czech Republic (2.2%), Canada (1.8%), Bulgaria, Sweden (1.3 %), Greece, Portugal (1.2%), Poland (1.1%), Netherlands (0.8%), Israel (0.7 %), Brazil, Croatia (0.6%), China, India, Romania, Slovenia (0.5 %), Argentina, Australia, Finland, Ireland, Iceland (0.4%), Iraq, Russia, Turkey (0.3%), Singapore, Hungary (0.25%), Estonia, Luxembourg, Norway, Serbia, Tunesia (0.2%), Egypt, Algeria, Armenia, Costa Rica, Ghana, Japan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand, Belarus (0.1%).
Genres:
48% narrative short films, 24% experimental films, 15% animation films, 9% documentaries, 3% music clips, 1% other.
68% of the directors were men and 28% women. 4% were teams with both women and men as directors.
The average length of the films was 14 min (maximum length accepted: 30 min).
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 countrieswere 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.