The AG Kurzfilm will traditionally be present at the film market of the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand (27.01.-04.02.2023), which will take place from January 30 to February 2, 2023.

>> A total of 15 German short films can be seen in the various competitions and sections of the festival. In addition, AG Kurzfilm in cooperation with German Films presents numerous other current German short films in three market screenings and is also represented with a booth at the festival's film market.

>> Premiere of the German-French cooperation program "Soirée Allemande/SHORT EXPORT 2023"
The 18th edition of the Soirée Allemande can again premiere on location in Clermont-Ferrand! On January 30, 2023 at 6pm, the 95-minute program will be presented to the public. For this purpose, six recent films have been selected, once again illustrating the diversity of German short filmmaking. The film overview can be found below in the linked file, and detailed information on the Soirée Allemande/ SHORT EXPORT can be found here. The directors Gabriel Bihina Arrahnio, Jonathan Brunner and Laura Solbach will be present at the premiere of the program and will be available for a Q&A afterwards.

The long-standing Franco-German collaboration between AG Kurzfilm, German Films, Goethe-Institut Lyon, Kurzfilm Agentur Hamburg and 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: Lisa Hering

>> International Premiere "Emerging Artists Vol. 6"
Furthermore, the program "Emerging Artists Vol. 6" will celebrate its international premiere on Jan. 31, 2023 at 16 pm. With "Emerging Artists - Contemporary Experimental Films and Video Art From Germany", AG Kurzfilm and German Films have been presenting a program of short, experimental works by young emerging artists every two years since 2013. The current edition with a total of seven short artistic works will be presented to the industry audience in Clermont-Ferrand. Interested programmers and curators can view the program online. The program is available in various formats (DCP, MP4-files) for screening at festivals, galleries and other cultural institutions.

Contact for bookings: Anne Turek

>> Market screening "Matinée Allemande - Coup de foudre - Le court métrage allemand"
This program showcases Germany's diverse short filmmaking and presents outstanding brand new independent as well as student productions from the current short film catalog. The films will be presented on location in Clermont-Ferrand on February 1, 2023 at 11am 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 previewed via the online preview.

Just in time for the start of the film market in Clermont-Ferrand, 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 spring and in autumn. The first 25 films of the new year can be found here from now on. All films newly added to the catalog can be viewed online by professionals after registering here.

The icons give you access to detailed information on the programs "Soirée Allemande/SHORT EXPORT 2023", "Matinée Allemande - Coup de foudre - Le court métrage allemand" and "Emerging Artists Vol. 6".