Filmmakers and studios worldwide are invited to submit their works for the festival’s competitions. The Grand Prix, awarded in the International Competition, qualifies the winning film for the Academy Awards® longlist. In total, prize money of more than € 50,000 will be awarded across five competition categories.
Competitions & Deadlines:
Short Film Competitions (Deadline: November 15, 2025):
International Competition – animated shorts from around the world
Student Competition – animated shorts by students
Tricks for Kids – animated shorts and series for children
Trickstar Nature Award – animated shorts on nature and the environment
Feature Film Competition AniMovie (Deadline: January 15, 2026): Animated feature films (60 minutes or longer)
Submission Process: Film submissions are accepted via the online platform Shortfilmdepot. Regulations and forms are available on the ITFS website: https://itfs.de/en/participate/submit/
Project submissions will open in November 2025 via the festival website.
July 28, 2025
Call for Entries Filmschau BW and Jugendfilmpreis
Film submissions for the 31st Filmschau Baden-Württemberg and the Jugendfilmpreis are open until August 31, 2025. Current feature films, short films, documentaries, animated films, commercials, series, and VFX projects with a connection to the state of Baden-Württemberg can be submitted to the Filmschau by this deadline via email to einreichung@filmbuerobw.de. Submission forms are available for download at www.filmschaubw.de. All criteria for participation in the Filmschau and in the competitions for the Baden-Württemberg Film Awards can be found in the registration form. For the first time, commercials and VFX projects are also eligible for submission by students.
The submission form for the Jugendfilmpreis can be downloaded from www.jugendfilmpreis.de. This form also provides information about the eligibility criteria for participation in the Jugendfilmpreis.
The 31st Filmschau Baden-Württemberg will take place from December 3 to 7, 2025, at the Innenstadtkinos in Stuttgart, showcasing the latest feature films, short films, documentaries, animated films, and commercials with a connection to Baden-Württemberg. All players in the film industry of the southwest region are welcome to take part. The Landesfilmschau is often referred to as the showcase of the southwest’s film and media scene. Integrated into the Filmschau is the independent Jugendfilmpreis, which gives young filmmakers from the southwest a chance to shine – with a big screen and a live audience. Nicknamed the “Jufi”, the youth section will begin on December 4, 2025, and will conclude with a major awards ceremony on December 7, 2025, at the Altes Schloss in Stuttgart, where the Baden-Württemberg Film Awards, the Baden-Württemberg Honorary Film Award, and the Jugendfilmpreis will be presented.
Stuttgart is calling for creative submissions! The Art Directors Club für Deutschland (ADC) e.V. is launching a design competition on behalf of the City of Stuttgart for a creative Stuttgart T-shirt. The contest runs under the theme “42 x 30 – Stuttgart macht sich bereit für die Zukunft(Stuttgart Gets Ready for the Future)” and is aimed at young creatives, students, agency trainees, and designers with fresh ideas. Professionals are also welcome to participate.
The goal is to create a T-shirt design that captures the spirit of the city – bold, modern, and forward-looking. Prizes totaling € 1,500 will be awarded, and the winners will be honored at the ADC Design Conference on October 20, 2025 in Stuttgart. Submission deadline: June 30, 2025
Further information and submission details can be found hereand here.
February 15, 2025
GAMESCOM 2025: Apply now for the THE LÄND joint booth!
From August 20 to 22, 2025, the booth “THE LÄND – Games & Gamification Made in Baden-Württemberg” will showcase companies, games, interactive media, and apps at Gamescom 2025 in Cologne. To achieve this, MFG Baden-Württemberg is looking for the best games and interactive VR and XR applications – from entertainment to smart automotive industry and training solutions – made in Baden-Württemberg. The goal is to present the innovative strength of Baden-Württemberg’s gaming industry to an international trade audience at the world’s largest trade fair for computer and video games.
THE LÄND joint booth 2024, Photo: MFG Baden-Württemberg
Companies, developers, and institutions from the games, media, and digital industries – especially those with VR/AR/XR/UX projects – are invited to apply. Spots are limited, and selection will be made by a jury. The THE LÄND booth in the Business Area of Gamescom offers a prime location alongside other international exhibitors. In collaboration with Baden-Württemberg International and the K³ Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaftsbüro Karlsruhe, a diverse program will be provided, including networking opportunities and visits from political representatives.
Who realizes the best in their field in our country? To answer this question, MFG Baden-Württemberg is organizing a new competition: THE CREATIVE LÄND CHÄLLENGE. As part of the new campaign THE CREATIVE LÄND, the MFG is looking for high-quality, value-oriented work from eleven areas of the cultural and creative industries. Full-time creative professionals with their company headquarters or main residence in Baden-Württemberg can take part. Deadline: September 23, 2024.
Under the motto “Share your values – Show your works”, the new competition challenges the creative industries in Baden-Württemberg to showcase their work in a synopsis. Because breathtaking and inspiring things are happening in many areas, but often enough only the industry itself takes note. THE CREATIVE LÄND CHÄLLENGE gives all participants the opportunity to present themselves as part of a powerful cultural and creative sector and thus achieve broader recognition and visibility. This is aimed not only at their own sphere of influence, but also at companies from other sectors that are enthusiastic about new ideas and creative collaborations.
The competition is open to all full-time creative professionals from the following eleven sectors: Architecture, book market, performing arts, design, film, art, music, press, broadcasting, software and games as well as advertising – in other words, everyone, regardless of whether they are freelancers, small offices, agencies or large publishing houses. Professional works that deal with the developments and challenges of the present, for example topics such as regionality, cross-innovation, democracy or sustainability, have the best chances. A high-caliber jury will select the best entries. In addition to an exhibition of the works, there is also a prize of €1,000 and a broad-based social media campaign. The award ceremony and vernissage will take place at an evening event on December 4, 2024.
Not from one of the eleven sectors yourself? Or nothing suitable in your drawer at the moment, but perhaps a hot tip for colleagues? Then you are welcome to draw the attention of all those whose work deserves more visibility to the competition. The social media campaign for the competition also offers the opportunity to share and forward posts.
THE CREATIVE LÄND CHÄLLENGE is a competition organized by MFG Baden-Württemberg. Prizes are awarded to works from all eleven sub-sectors that represent the cultural and creative industries in Baden-Württemberg in a high-quality and value-oriented manner. It is part of the “THE CREATIVE LÄND” campaign and is sponsored by the Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg.
