Call for entries
extendedDeadline: 7 August 2009

Going Underground 8
8th International Subway Film Festival Berlin
09. – 15. September 2009

Main Competition:
From the 9 th until the 15 th September 2009 Berliner Fenster in co-operation with interfilm Berlin will run the eigth International Short Film Festival for ‘Ultra Shorts’ in Berlin ’s underground trains. . On over 4,000 monitors in Berlin subways, 1.6 million passengers turn into an underground movie audience for one week, and can vote for their favorite of the 14 films.

The three winning film makers will be rewarded with prizes of

1. Prize 3,000 EUR
2. Prize 2,000 EUR
3. Prize 1,000 EUR

Special Competition - 1989 UP AGAINST THE WALL:
In order to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall, Going Underground has included an additional film category. The events of 1989, such as the peaceful revolution in the former GDR and other East European states triggered far reaching societal and political changes that carried way beyond the boundaries of Berlin and Europe . Reason enough for us, as a Berlin festival to jump on the memorial bandwagon and show 5 theme-related films during Going Underground 8, in each of Berlin ’s subway trains. Whether the films are inspired by personal recollections of historic events or are related to experiences in contemporary, united Berlin or Europe , we’re looking forward to all your film entries.

The winning film maker for this special competition will be rewarded with one prize of

1. Prize: 2,000,- EUR

Application & Information:

Application Deadline is the 31 . July 2009.
Entries for the competition may be no longer than 90 sec., they may be silent and free of extreme violent or obscene content.

For more information and the application form please visit www.interfilm.de or www.goingunderground.de