Festival du Court-Métrage Clermont-Ferrand

© AG Kurzfilm/ Sasha Svirsky
© AG Kurzfilm/ Sasha Svirsky

The AG Kurzfilm will traditionally be represented with a stand (H2) at the film market of the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (02.-07.02.2025).

>> A total of 18 German short films will be screened in the various competitions and sections of the festival. In addition, the AG Kurzfilm, in cooperation with German Films, will present numerous other current German short films in two market screenings and will also be represented with a stand at the festival's film market.

>> Anniversary of the German-French cooperation program "Soirée Allemande/SHORT EXPORT 2025"
The Soirée Allemande celebrates its premiere on location in Clermont-Ferrand and thus its 20th edition! The 90-minute program will be presented to the public on 3 February 2025 at 6 pm. Once again, six current films have been selected to illustrate the diversity of German short filmmaking. The film overview can be found below in the linked PDF, detailed information on the Soirée Allemande/ SHORT EXPORT can be found here. Representatives of almost all the films in the program will be present for the premiere screening.

The long-standing Franco-German collaboration between the AG Kurzfilm, German Films, the Goethe-Institut Lyon, the Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg and the ISFF Clermont-Ferrand has once again produced an outstanding short film program that can be booked by Goethe-Instituts and their partners worldwide under the title SHORT EXPORT.

Contact for bookings: Júlia Kühne Escolà

As part of the anniversary, the project partners are also organising a short film walk through the city centre of Clermont-Ferrand together with A WALL IS A SCREEN on 4 February at 7 pm.

>> Market screening "Emerging Artists Vol. 7"
The "Emerging Artists Vol. 7" programme will celebrate its international premiere as part of the short film festival on 4 February 2025 at 4 pm. A total of seven artistic works will be shown. With "Emerging Artists - Contemporary Experimental Films and Video Art From Germany", AG Kurzfilm and German Films have been presenting a programme of short, experimental works by young up-and-coming artists every two years since 2013.

>> Market screening "Matinée Allemande 2025"
This program introduces the diverse German short film scene and presents outstanding brand-new independent and student productions from the current short film catalog. The films will be presented on site in Clermont-Ferrand on February 5, 2025 at 11 am and at the same time via shortfilmwire+. The films of the Matinée Allemande as well as numerous other films (also from previous catalog editions) can be viewed via the online preview.

Just in time for the start of the film market in Clermont-Ferrand, the AG Kurzfilm has included brand-new films in its short film catalog "German Short Films". New films are included in the short film catalog three times a year: at the beginning of the year, in the spring and in the fall. The first 30 films of the new year can soon be found here. All films newly added to the catalog can be viewed online by professionals.

Use the icons to access detailed information on the programs "Soirée Allemande/SHORT EXPORT 2025" and "Matinée Allemande 2025":

Flyer Soirée Allemande | Short Export Flyer Matinée Allemande