1954 – the year the Oberhausen Short Film Festival was established. In 1954, the city began hosting the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, which led to the writing of the historic Oberhausen Manifesto, a call to arms by 26 young German filmmakers, written in 1962, to establish a “new German feature film” style. The Oberhausen short film festival touring programme trailerWhat’s everyone talking about? One of the most exciting collaborations is with kitev, which produces projects by artists in the local local community. For film festival updates, follow @kurtzfilmtage on Twitter.

Source: The Guardian September 22, 2017 06:22 UTC