Filmmakers can submit their entries for the 32. Filmschau Baden-Württemberg and the 23. Jugendfilmpreis until August 31, 2026. The festival, taking place in Stuttgart from December 2-6, 2026, is accepting submissions in the categories feature film, short film, documentary, animated film, VFX (by students or professional filmmakers), and commercial.
All submissions must have a connection to the state of Baden-Württemberg, for example, by having been filmed in the region, supported by the MFG Filmförderung, produced by SWR, or created at one of the state’s media universities.
Entries must be submitted using the application forms available for download on the Filmschau BW and Jugendfilmpreis websites www.filmschaubw.de and www.jugendfilmpreis.de.
Jury Animation: Nina Prange (Creative Producer, graduate of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg’s Animationsinstitut), Regina Welker (Creative Director, first feature film “Latte Igel und der magische Wasserstein”, graduate of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg’s Animationsinstitut), and Sveta Yuferova (Director and Animator, “Little Fan”).
Jury VFX Studios: Jan Adamczyk (VFX Supervisor, credits include “The Dark Knight”, “Sherlock Holmes”, lecturer in VFX and Animation at Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart), Johanna Manz (VFX Producer, including at RISE FX, credits include “Stranger Things 3”, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and Julia Smola (credits include “Oblivion”, “Hugo Cabret”, including at Scanline, Pixomondo).
Jury VFX Students: Heiko Burkardsmaier (VFX Executive Producer and Head of Business & Legal Affairs at Accenture Song VFX, credits include “Hugo Cabret”, “Game of Thrones”, recipient of the Baden-Württemberg Honorary Film Award in 2024), Johanna Manz (VFX Producer, including at RISE FX, credits include “Stranger Things 3”, “Avatar: The Last Airbender”), and Julia Smola (credits include “Oblivion”, “Hugo Cabret”, including at Scanline, Pixomondo).
Further information about the juries is available here.
All submissions will first be reviewed by the festival’s head of program. Based on this selection process, the films selected for the Filmschau BW program and those nominated for the Baden-Württemberg Film Awards and the Jugendfilmpreis competitions will be announced. At the conclusion of the festival and the Jugendfilmpreis, all award winners will be revealed and honoured. The Filmschau BW is organized by the Filmbüro Baden-Württemberg.
Learn more about the nominees and winners from the AMCRS network at the 2025 Filmschau BW.
Source: Filmschau BW press release
