On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the 42nd Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg and the 28th Young Short Film Festival Hamburg Mo&Friese celebrated outstanding short filmmaking at their annual award ceremony. In the presence of filmmakers, industry professionals, and festival guests, prizes totaling €18,500 were awarded, honoring the creativity, diversity, and artistic strength of the short film format.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Jury: Muayad Alayan, Nita Deda, Ivana Kvesić, Mina El Naggar, Jason Ryle
HAMBURG SHORT FILM AWARD
God Is Shy – Jocelyn Charles, France 2025
DEFRAMED AWARD
This Desirable Device – Mina Simendić, Serbia/Germany 2026
EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS SHORT FILM PRIX VIMEO CANDIDATE
Morning Circle – Basma al-Sharif, Germany/Canada/United Arab Emirates 2025
SPECIAL MENTION
Abortion Party – Julia Mellen, Spain 2025
GERMAN COMPETITION
Jury: Sofia Dona, Michał Matuszewski, Bettina Steinbrügge
JURY AWARD
The Muscles Are Tense – Mahshid Mahboubifar, Germany/Iran 2026
SPECIAL MENTION
Bleifrei 95 – Emma Hütt, Tina Emy Muffler, Germany/Austria 2025
AUDIENCE AWARD
God is Shy – Jocelyn Charles, France 2025
ARTE SHORT FILM AWARD
Jury: Catherine Colas, Laurence Rilly
Heaven Will Wait – Silver Tjepkema, Netherlands/Belgium 2026
KODAK FILM AWARD
Jury: Jens Kiefer, Vanessa Nica Müller, Holger C. Schwaerzel
Hour of the Flower – Grace Song, Singapore 2025
SPECIAL MENTION
Rio Remains Beautiful – Felipe Casanova, Belgium/Brazil/Switzerland 2025
TRIPLE AXEL
AUDIENCE AWARD
Trio – Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen, Morten Borgestad, Norway 2025
GERMAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Jury: Lucas Barwenczik, Leo Geisler, Gabriele Summen
GERMAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARD AT KURZFILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG
L’mina – Randa Maroufi, France/ItaItalyien/Morocco/Qatar/United Arab Emirates 2025
SPECIAL MENTION
Heaven Will Wait – Silver Tjepkema, Netherlands/Belgium 2026
MO&FRIESE – YOUNG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG
FRIESE AWARD
Bats & Bugs – Lena von Döhren, Switzerland 2026
FRIESE AWARD – SPECIAL MENTION
Cel Maatjes – Arjen van der Plas, Hidde Alberts, Jurgen de Smit, Melle Windig, Miguel Reyes, Netherlands 2025
MO AWARD
Abracadabra – Amay Mehrishi, India/United Kingdom 2025
MO AWARD – SPECIAL MENTION
Tutti – Rong Zuo Zhuang, Taiwan 2026
NEON-AWARD
Pippa et Léo – Abeille Tard, Canada 2025
NEON-AWARD – SPECIAL MENTION
C´est ma sœur – Zoé Pelchat, Canada 2025
YOUNG SHORT FILM FESTIVAL HAMBURG MO&FRIESE ECFA AWARD
Fire in My Pocket – Janka Feiner, Hungary 2026
