[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-69589":3},{"festival":4,"years":21,"news":27,"about":28},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":13,"logoAppearance":14,"logoOg":19,"about":20,"isManaged":17},69589,"filmfest-osnabruck","open","Filmfest Osnabrück","Filmfest Osnabrück – Festival des Unabhängigen Films",[11,12],"Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück","Tage des unabhängigen Films","https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fqf1qip8x.png?v=87d2be94",{"mode":15,"edge":16,"edgeLight":17,"plateLight":18,"plateDark":18,"crop":16,"og":19},"mono-dark",null,false,"none","\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002Flogo-73785.jpg?v=613f1f39","Independent films with a social and political focus shape Filmfest Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. Members of the non-profit Osnabrücker Filmforum select international fiction, documentary and short films, with filmmaker discussions accompanying the screenings. The programme includes Latin American cinema, European cinema, films about the arts and the UFOlinos children’s programmes, where foreign-language dialogue is voiced live in German. The festival’s history starts in 1986 under the name Tage des unabhängigen Films. Its venues include Lagerhalle, Filmtheater Hasetor and Haus der Jugend. The dates for the 41st edition are 6–11 October 2026.",[22,25],{"year":23,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":24},"2018",true,{"year":26,"hasAwards":17,"hasSelection":24},"2017",[],{"aboutHtml":29,"countries":30,"focus":32,"categories":36,"nextDates":16,"awardsPrizes":39,"rules":40,"website":41,"contacts":42,"editDate":71},"\u003Cp>Independent films with a social and political focus shape Filmfest Osnabrück in Lower Saxony, Germany. Members of the non-profit Osnabrücker Filmforum select international fiction, documentary and short films, with filmmaker discussions accompanying the screenings. The programme includes Latin American cinema, European cinema, films about the arts and the UFOlinos children’s programmes, where foreign-language dialogue is voiced live in German.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The festival’s history starts in 1986 under the name Tage des unabhängigen Films. Its venues include Lagerhalle, Filmtheater Hasetor and Haus der Jugend. The dates for the 41st edition are 6–11 October 2026.\u003C\u002Fp>",[31],"Germany",[33,34,35],"Animation","Documentary","For Kids",[33,34,37,38],"Feature","Short","The Peace Film Award Osnabrück recognises fiction or documentary films addressing intercultural understanding and humanitarian values; its €5,000 prize is funded by the Sparkasse Osnabrück Foundation.\n\nThe €2,000 Children’s Rights Film Award, funded by the City of Osnabrück, is decided by a youth jury.\n\nThe audience chooses the best short film. In 2026 this prize carries €1,200, funded by the University of Osnabrück student council and Marketing Osnabrück.","The published 2026 regulations accept films completed in 2025 or 2026: features of at least 60 minutes from Germany, Austria or Switzerland, and international shorts of up to 20 minutes. Films require an Osnabrück premiere and must have no German theatrical release, television broadcast or public online availability. A selection committee decides admission.\n\nSubmission is free, with a maximum of five works per filmmaker, distributor or agency; the festival pays no screening fee. Screeners and screening copies need German or English subtitles when the original language is neither. Applicants must secure screening rights, permit promotional use of supplied materials and accept the regulations. Entries cannot be withdrawn after submission. The online screener and its password must remain valid until 11 October 2026; changed access details must be sent promptly to the submission office. The German version governs disputes. The 2026 submission deadline is 31 March; screening copies are due 1 September.","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfest-osnabrueck.de\u002F",[43,47,50,53,56,60,64,68],{"type":44,"value":45,"note":46},"Email","info@filmfest-osnabrueck.de","General festival enquiries.",{"type":44,"value":48,"note":49},"submission@filmfest-osnabrueck.de","Film submissions and screening materials.",{"type":44,"value":51,"note":52},"julia.scheck@filmfest-osnabrueck.de","Festival director Julia Scheck.",{"type":44,"value":54,"note":55},"johanna.doye@filmfest-osnabrueck.de","Film management, Johanna Doyé.",{"type":57,"value":58,"note":59},"Phone","+49 541 29824","Festival office; email preferred.",{"type":61,"value":62,"note":63},"Address","Filmfest Osnabrück, c\u002Fo Osnabrücker Filmforum e. V., Lohstraße 45A, 49074 Osnabrück, Germany","Festival office.",{"type":65,"value":66,"note":67},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfest-osnabrueck.de\u002Fakkreditierung\u002F","Professional accreditation.",{"type":65,"value":69,"note":70},"https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfest-osnabrueck.de\u002Ffilm-entry-2026\u002F","Published 2026 film entry regulations.",1792318912]