... on TV and on the Internet

On German television ...

... short films are not easy to find — they are often hidden away in late-night time slots. However, there are a few programs dedicated exclusively to short films that we warmly recommend:

• ARTE Kurzschluss
  Weekly short film magazine on ARTE with changing thematic focuses
• MDR Unicato
  Short film magazine of MDR with varying thematic focuses.
• Kurzfilmnacht on TV channel BR

On the internet ...

... short films are much easier to find. The most well-known platforms are YouTube and Vimeo. Some short film distributors and producers even run their own channels, where short films are regularly featured. Here are a few examples:

• YouTube channel of interfilm Berlin
  Selection of international short films from interfilm Berlin's catalog
• YouTube channel of Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg
  Selection of international short films from KFA's catalog
• YouTube channel of Studio Film Bilder
  Animated shorts by Film Bilder
• Vimeo Staff Picks
  Selection of international short films, in cooperation with the European Film Academy

But there are also other platforms offering high-quality short films. Here is a selection:

• ARD Media Library
  Selection of short films from German public broadcaster ARD's TV channels
• ARTE Media Library
  Selection of international short films, t. ex. from short film magazine "Kurzschluss"
• DFFB-Archiv
  Films from the archive of the German Film and Television Academy Berlin from 1966 onwards
• International Short Film Festival Oberhausen Channel
  Selected films from the Oberhausen Short Film Festival
• Short Film Festival Cologne Media Library
  Selection of films from past editions of the KFFK
• Filmfriend
  Video-on-demand platform with a selection of international short films, access via the user card of affiliated libraries
• Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
  Selection of short films made at the film university
• Filmportal
  Selection of German short films from several decades
• Play SRF (Trigger - Short Film of the Week)
  A new short film every week
• Selects - the streaming program of the Kinemathek
  Rotating selection of short and feature-length films
• Short of the Week
  A new international short film every week
• T-Port
  Selection of freely accessible, award-winning short films

Please note: this overview is not comprehensive and is updated from time to time.