Saarbruecken - Filmfestival Max Ophuels Prize

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Saarbruecken - Filmfestival Max Ophuels Prize
Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
Mainzer Str. 8
66111 Saarbrücken
Germany

phone +49-6 81-90 68 90
fax +49-6 81-9 06 89 20
http://www.max-ophuels-preis.de
email: info@max-ophuels-preis.de

Director
Birgit Johnson


Program Director
Philipp Braeuer

Year of Foundation 1980

Event Date  from 15 January 2007 till 21 January 2007

in Saarbruecken, Germany


ections Competition: German-Language First to Third Feature Films and Documentary Features), Short Films;
Out of Competition: National and International Programs, Short Films, Experimental Films

Genres Documentary Films, European Films, Feature Films Cinema, Feature Films TV, Fiction, First and Second Films, Short Films

Terms of Entry productions must have been completed in 2006; short films: 30 min. or less, features: 60 min. and more; premieres preferred; competition: only for directors of German-language countries; no subtitles necessary

Format 35mm, Betacam SP, DigiBeta, HD

Registration Deadline  01 November 2006

Fees none

Attendance Figures 20,000

Participants of the Film Industry around 500 German producers, representatives of German distributors and German medium-scale festivals, exhibitors, non-profit organizations

Prizes/Awards Max Ophuels Prize (Euro 18,000 for best director and Euro 18,000 support for the distributor who releases the award-winning film in Germany, Austria, or Switzerland)
Best Newcomer Actor and Actress (Euro 3,000 each)
Film Prize of the Saarland Prime Minister for Best Director (Euro 5,500, plus Euro 5,500 distribution grant)
Short Film Award (Euro 5,000)
Documentary Award (Euro 7,500)
DEFA Promotion Award (Euro 4,000)
"Vision Kino macht Schule" Award (Euro 2,500)
Audience Award (Euro 3,000)
Best Film Music (Euro 3,000)
Screenplay Award (Euro 13,000)
Interfilm Award (Euro 2,000)

Number of Films Shown approx. 120 films including feature and short films

Media Coverage 600 journalists in total (international, national, regional print, radio and TV); broad coverage in regional media, summaries in national dailies and trade papers, summaries in quite some movie magazines of private and public broadcasters, reports in the media of the participating countries

Evaluation Saarbrücken is one of the most interesting platforms for the new generation of German-speaking filmmakers. The prestigious competition receives a great deal of well-deserved attention from the industry. Since television productions are included in the competition, content-oriented television producers are present, along with independent distributors. The explicit inclusion of all German-speaking films has led to a corresponding echo from Switzerland and Austria.