International Short Film Festival Oberhausen - Chronology

Chronology

  • 1954 founded as Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage
  • 1958 introduction of the motto "Weg zum Nachbarn"
  • 1959 renamed as Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage
  • 1962 Oberhausen Manifesto
  • 1970 first computer-animated film
  • 1989 introduction of a video section
  • 1991 renamed as Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen; launch of the first German short film competition ever
  • 1993 all competitions are opened for video productions to compete on an equal footing with film
  • 1999 first film festival music video award in the world introduced
  • 2002 co-founder of the AG Kurzfilm e.V., the lobbying organisation for German short film


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