To all fans of the independent and low budget short film!
We call your attention to the CALL FOR ENTRIES for the 7^th Low and No Budget Short Film Festival ClipAward which will take place from May 25 - 27th, 2012 in the splendid baroque castle of Mannheim, Germany.

Send us your short features, animations, trash movies, documentaries, music videos, etc. We bring everything on screen that is freaky, crafty, slick, hard-boiled, and witty! Anything is allowed - as long as it's short and cheap!

As a pure low & no budget short film festival, ClipAward exclusively addresses independent filmmakers from all over the world. Therefore, the films may not be shot within the scope of media studies* or being produced with the financial support of film funds.
*That does not mean that film students are excluded from the application, as long as the shorts were not produced within the infrastructure of the film school (e.g. as a seminar work).

The conditions for participation:

1. Productions costs:
   max. EUR 50/min in the NO BUDGET SECTION and max. EUR 500/min LOW BUDGET SECTION
2. the maximum length is 15 minutes
   
3. the shorts have to be subtitled in German/English.

Entry deadline is March 29th, 2012.

We are looking forward to your SHORTS! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

DOWNLOAD Call for Entries as PDF

Please read the conditions for participation and fill in the online form to complete your application! Afterward, send us your video by post (you will find the address in the condtitions of participation at the bottom) or upload the file using a server of your choice (by providing the download access).

As soon as the jury has decided about your clips, we will contact you.

ClipAward addresses independent filmmakers from all over the world who work under low & nobudget conditions.
Today's highly advanced digital recording and film processing technology brings about a variety of new opportunities for nearly everybody to try out his or her filmic talent. A new generation of filmmakers takes advantage of the constantly decreasing production costs and realizes short movies that are formally developed and sophisticated in content, being far from inferior to commercial productions. Rather, the financial constraints set free the creative potentials of filmmakers and yield astonishing results.

The festival offers a platform and a network to promote their short films, thus making them accessible to a wider public. From absurd to documental, from humorous to thoughtful - extraordinary filmic moments will be awaiting the festival audience from May 25-27th, 2012 in the splendid baroque castle of Mannheim, Germany.