27th dresdner schmalfilmtage
Festival for 8 and 16mm film
12 - 15 March 2026
deadline: November 30, 2025

Online registration: (Code 27SFT for free submission)
https://schmalfilmtage.de/call-for-entries/

IMAGE: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION SUPER8/16 Award Winner (Jury prize) 2025: Guillaume Anglard @guillaumeanglard – DECADENTIA (09:35 min, 2024, Super 8, Frankreich)

Competition Super8/16
Until November 30, 2025
films of all genres can be submitted to the International Competition Super8/16 at dresdner schmalfilmtage. The films have to be produced in combination with 8 or 16 mm formats, in an independent production since 2023, and are not longer than 20 minutes.
Jury Award
Audience Award

International Found Footage Competition
Until November 30, 2025
In cooperation with the Filmverband Sachsen (Saxony Film Association) the dresdner schmalfilmtage awards again prizes for works that deal with film and heritage. For the International Found Footage Competition works can be submitted, which deal with archive material in the film formats 8mm or 16mm. Whether including archival footage, a new score or mixing original sound with new footage – there are no set limitations concerning the engagement with historical film material. The films have to be produced in an independent production since 2023, and are not longer than 20 minutes.

Jury Award
Audience Award for research work in international film archives

The special prize was initiated in 2018 by FILMVERBAND SACHSEN e. V. in the framework of his project "Audiovisual Heritage in Saxony" with the support of the Saxon State Ministry for Science and the Arts (SMWK). For more information, see www.filmverband-sachsen.de