Viele Stärken, ein Land

(many skills, one community)

 

We are looking for your film

about Bremen & Bremerhaven.

Short, creative and a little different.
But above all: authentic. 2 minutes of film maximum.

General
Info

Terms of Participation
Awards & Prizes
Submission Form

Film submission & registration period

January 15 – February 28 2026, 24:00 pm

via the form at the bottom of this page.

 

Online-audience voting

March 2026 (dates will follow)

 

Award ceremony
April 16 2026, Schauburg

 

If you have any questions, please write to us at wfb@filmfestbremen.com

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Viele Stärken, ein Land

Bremen is much more than a fairy tale. Bremen is real. Tell us your very personal story about Bremen – far from the usual classics. It should be creative, original and above all authentic. In a maximum of two minutes.

Under the motto ‘Many skills, one community’, WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH is calling for entries to the WFB Short Film Competition 2026. No matter whether you are an amateur or an expert, no matter whether you produce your film idea with a smartphone or with professional camera equipment – everyone is welcome! The films must not be longer than two minutes and should show your love for Bremen or Bremerhaven (or even both) and their/our extraordinary skills.
The more personal and original, the better!

‘Many skills, one community’ – what does this campaign of the Hanseatic city actually stand for? Quite simply: Bremen is much more than the fairytale tourism classics surrounding the Town Musicians, Market Square, Schnoor and co. For Bremen residents, life takes place in the many colourful districts, in very personal favourite places. Real stories are written there. And we want to bring them on the big screen! Fictional or documentary, funny or sad, loud or quiet – just as you like it.
But all told in a maximum of two minutes.

The best films will be nominated by a jury of Bremen personalities.

 

At the same time, voting for an audience award will be possible online during a limited term in March, as well as at the on-site screening.

Awards &
Prizes

  • Jury Award

    1500€

  • Online Audience Award

    1000€

  • Cinema Audience Award

    500€

Our Jury

  • Oliver Rau

    Managing Director of WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH

  • Nicole Uhlhorn

    Influencer (“madamelottie”) and Bremen native with heart and soul

  • Philipp Steffen

    Bremen-based videographer and photographer, creative director at “We Make Motion”

Conditions of participation

  • The application period for the WFB Short Film Award “Mein Bremen ist echt” is from 15 January until 15 February 2025  (midnight). Film submission is via a form at the bottom of this page.

 

  • Important: The file name of the uploaded video file must include the film title and the name of the filmmaker(s), matching the name(s) in the application.

 

  • The submitted film must not exceed a length of 2 minutes (without credits).
  • The submission should also include details of the director, screenplay, actors, camera, editing, music, sound and any other contributors.

 

  • The following formats are permitted:
    • Container: MOV or MP4
    • Codec: Apple ProPres 422 or H.264
    • Resolution: 1920×1080 px (Full HD)
    • Image sequence: Interlaced/Progressive
    • Frame rate: 25 fps

Rights &
Publication

By submitting their film, the filmmakers give their consent to Filmfest Bremen to show their film publicly during Filmfest Bremen from 15-19 Aprl 2026 and on the channels of Filmfest Bremen (website of Filmfest Bremen, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Vimeo channel of Filmfest Bremen) and on any channels of WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH – until the events around the “Day of German Unity”. Any further commercial use requires further agreement and compensation between the filmmakers and WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH.

For the promotion or presentation of the festival and the WFB short film award “Mein Bremen ist echt.” the filmmakers also grant Filmfest Bremen and WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH the provision of excerpts for online, radio and TV exploitation, or make these excerpts available to radio and television stations and online media for reporting. The filmmakers indemnify Filmfest Bremen, WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH and the partners against possible claims by third parties and declare that they are the sole rights holders to the images, sound and music. All other rights to the films remain with the filmmakers.

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