International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
| Location | Oberhausen, Germany |
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| Founded | 1954 as Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage 1959 renamed as Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage 1991 renamed as Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen |
| Film titles | Short films |
| Hosted by | IKF gGmbH City of Oberhausen |
| Festival date | Held annually |
| Website | www |
The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen; formerly Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage and then Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage) is a German film festival for short films held in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1954, it is one of the oldest short film festivals in the world and one of the major international platforms for the short form. The festival holds an International Competition, a German Competition, an International Children's and Youth Film Competition, the MuVi Award for best German music video, and, since 2009, the NRW Competition for productions from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Oberhausen is known today for its extensive thematic programmes such as "Memories Can't Wait. Film without Film" (2014), "The Language of Attraction. Trailers between Advertising and the Avant-garde" (2019), "Solidarity as Disruption" (2021/22) and "Synchronize. Pan-African Film Networks" (2022). The festival also offers visitors a well-equipped video library, operates a non-commercial short-film distribution service, and owns an archive of short films from over 70 years of cinema history.