International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
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The International Short Film Festival Oberhausen is an annual international short film festival which takes places at the Lichtburg movie theater in Oberhausen, Germany. It was founded in 1954 as "Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage" and is considered to be the oldest short film festival in the world. Famous directors like Wim Wenders, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas or Werner Herzog have participated in the festival.
[edit] History
- 1954 founded as "Westdeutsche Kulturfilmtage"
- 1958 introduction of the motto "Weg zum Nachbarn"
- 1959 renaming to "Westdeutsche Kurzfilmtage"
- 1970 first computer-animated Film
- 1989 introduction of a video section
- 1991 renaming to "Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen"
[edit] Director
- 1954 bis 1970: Hilmar Hoffmann
- 1971 bis 1975: Will Wehling
- 1975 bis 1985: Wolfgang J. Ruf
- 1985 bis 1990: Karola Gramann
- 1990 bis 1997: Angela Haardt
- since 1997: Lars Henrik Gass
