The Neisse Film Festival takes place each year in May in Zittau, Görlitz and Grosshennersdorf as well as in other locations in eastern Saxony and across the borders in Poand and the Czech Republic. Festival organizer is the Kunstbauerkino e.V. in Großhennersdorf (Germany).

Film registration is possible from September 1 until December 31 as submission on our homepage or via filmfreeway.com.

Members of any organs relevant for grant decisions for the Neisse Film Festival are not eligible to submit their films for entry in the festival program. Presence of the film director or a person involved in the production of the film being entered is desired, in particular for the Neisse Film Festival awards ceremony.

Submission of a film entry to the Festival indicates acceptance of the Festival Regulations. Court of jurisdiction is Dresden, Germany.

1. The Neisse Film Festival issues a call for entries for a feature film competition.

1.1 Eligible for entry into the competition are: full-length feature films from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic or cooperations between these countries, regardless of what technology was used in their creation, which are submitted as an unencrypted DCP with English subtitles.

1.2 Entries must have been published in the current festival year or the year before. In exceptional cases determined by the Neisse Film Festival, the decision may be made to waive these restrictions on feature films eligible for acceptance into the competition.

1.3 Previous participation of the competition film at other festivals whether in Germany or elsewhere does not preclude its eligibilty for competition in the Neisse Film Festival.

1.4 A film which has or has had had its theatrical release in Germany at the time of the Neisse Film Festival is not eligible for entry in the competition.

2. The festival team shall appoint a trinational jury of experts.

3. The jury decisions are decided upon by a simple majority.

4. The Neisse Fish: Best Feature Fiction Film comes with €10,000 and is awarded to the director as talent promotion.

5. The jury also awards the following:

• Neisse Fish: Best Acting Performance with €1,000
• Neisse Fish: Best Production Design with €3,000
• Neisse Fish: Best Screenplay with €1,000

6. The Festival organizers reserve the right to show the films in the context of the competition, in other film series as well as at other events within the context of the Neisse Film Festival.

1. The Neisse Film Festival issues a call for entries for a documentary film competition.

1.1 Eligible for entry into the competition are: full-length documentaries from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic or cooperations between these countries, regardless of what technology was used in their creation, which are submitted as an unencrypted DCP with English subtitles.

1.2 Entries must have been published in the current festival year or the year before. In exceptional cases determined by the Neisse Film Festival, the decision may be made to waive these restrictions on documentaries eligible for acceptance into the competition.

1.3 Previous participation of the competition film at other festivals whether in Germany or elsewhere does not preclude its eligibilty for competition in the Neisse Film Festival.

1.4 A film which has or has had had its theatrical release in Germany at the time of the Neisse Film Festival is not eligible for entry in the competition.

2. The festival team shall appoint a trinational jury of experts.

3. The jury decisions are decided upon by a simple majority.

4. The Neisse Fish: Best Documentary Film comes with €5,000 and is awarded to the director as talent promotion.

5. The Festival organizers reserve the right to show the films in the context of the competition, in other film series as well as at other events within the context of the Neisse Film Festival.

1. The Neisse Film Festival issues a call for entries for a short film competition.

1.1 Eligible for entry into the competition are: short films from Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, regardless of what technology was used in their creation, which are submitted as an unencrypted DCP with English subtitles. Entries from film schools and similar institutions are especially invited.

1.2 Entries must have been published in the current festival year or the year before. In exceptional cases determined by the Neisse Film Festival, the decision may be made to waive these restrictions on short films eligible for acceptance into the competition.

1.3 Films submitted should not exceed 20 minutes in length.

2. The festival team shall appoint a trinational jury of experts.

3. The jury decisions are decided upon by a simple majority.

4. The Neisse Fish: Best Short Film award comes with €1,500 and is awarded to the film director as promotion of his/her talent.

5. The Festival organizers reserve the right to show the films in the context of the competition, in other film series as well as at other events within the context of the Neisse Film Festival.

1. The Filmverband Sachsen grants a Special Award in the amount of €1,000.

2.1 The award goes to a feature film, documentary or short film selected out of the entire festival program which is dedicated in a special way to understanding cultural and ethnic differences between countries, or the similarities.

2.2 The award shall be granted to a film which approaches another culture with respect and tolerance, and/or offers a glimpse via film across a border to the neighboring country, thus creating a path to dialogue.

3. The films accepted into this competition can be productions of one of the participating countries or also be a cinematic loook at people of a neighboring land.

4. The organizer nominates films from the festival program, as outlined in these regulations.

5. The festival team shall appoint a trinational jury of experts.

6. The jury decisions are decided upon by a simple majority.

1. One Audience Favorite award will be granted to a feature film, a documentary and a short film, respectively.

2. The three Audience Favorite awards are selected via direct vote by the festival attendees throughout the entire festival program. Not included are the film series "Focus," "Panorama," and "Retrospective."

3.1 The Feature Film and Documentary Audience Favorite awards each come with €1,000, which goes as promotion of talent to the respective film director.

3.2 The Short Film Audience Favorite award comes with €1,000, which goes as promotion of talent to the film director.

The regulations were written in German and have been translated into Polish, Czech and English. In case of any discrepancies, the German version has precedence.