Kurzfilmtage awards cash and in-kind prizes with a total value of CHF 57 000.–. Under certain conditions, films from the Kurzfilmtage competitions qualify for nomination consideration for the Oscar®, the BAFTA Award, the European Film Award (candidacy), and the Swiss Film Award.

Submission Competitions

Short films of all genres no longer than 30 minutes (International Competition) or 40 minutes (Swiss Competition) and no older than 2025 can be submitted until 12 July 2026 for the competitions of the 30th Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (3–8 November 2026) through the submission platforms Shortfilmdepot and FilmFreeway.

To further guarantee the quality of selection and professional handling, we charge a submission fee for submissions for the International competition.

Please read the competition regulations carefully before submitting.

Competition Regulations 2026

Submission through FilmFreeway

Submission through Shortfilmdepot

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Selection team International Competition

Ivana Frigo
Milena Hügli
Tiziana Pelusi
Kyros Kikos
Delphine Jeanneret
John Canciani
Zoé Rossion
Korée Wilrycx

Selection team Swiss Competition

Lynn Gerlach
Christoph Hächler
Andrée Barmann
John Canciani