Cinema-Concetta-Filmförderung

The Cinema Concetta Film Funding Foundation was established on September 30, 1992, as a civil law foundation in Rüsselsheim. The occasion was the plane crash at Hoher Nistler in December 1991, in which members of the Cinema-Concetta team lost their lives during filming. Since then, using funds from the estate and numerous donations, the foundation has awarded prize money for satirical short films with a focus on social and contemporary critique. The foundation’s capital is managed with a focus on returns: since the Rüsselsheim Film Days, annual prize money currently totaling €5,000 is awarded to the audience winner, with €2,000 and €1,000 for the second and third place winners respectively. All participants work on a voluntary basis, and the foundation is recognized as a non-profit organization.

The foundation preserves the memory of the film team who passed away in 1991 and supports young filmmakers with satirical short films. Its goal is to promote innovative, socially and timely critical works and to further develop the satirical short film as a cultural and communication medium. By awarding prize money at the Rüsselsheim Film Days, the foundation aims to provide creative impulses and contribute to cultural diversity in the region.

Funding is provided for directors and producers of satirical short films with socially and timely critical content. The call is aimed at filmmakers whose works were created after 2023 and have a maximum length of 20 minutes. The requirement is the German language or German subtitles. The target group includes both emerging and established short filmmakers who wish to submit their works to the festival and present them to an audience vote.