275 submissions. 9 selection committee members. 23 films chosen: The Triple Axel Competition comes packed with numbers — because in 2026 it revolves around the theme “3”! Our fantastic selection committee has chosen short films (from amateurs to professionals), each no longer than three minutes. And it is precisely this brevity that makes the Triple Axel so fascinating: within a single program, you dive into a wide variety of minds, worlds, and scenes. One, two, THREE — let’s go!
<3 – kleiner drei (<3 – less than three), Petra Stipetić, Germany 2026
▷ 3:00, Joey Arand, Germany 2026
00:03, Meret Baudler, Jana Düsel, Emlyn Schüller, Theodor Rust, Germany 2026
3 ???, Gieso Ristau, Germany 2026
3fache Begegnung der dritten Art, Kalle Anker, Germany 2026
3 Girls, Stefan Möckel, Germany 2025
3 Leute, die 3 Minuten auf TriX 3 Mal Rosenkohl verfilmen (3 People Filming 3 Minutes on TriX 3 Times Brussels Sprouts), Dagie Brundert, Judith Lewis, Germany 2026
Aschenbecher (Ashtray), Kumaran Herold, Germany 2026
Drei (Three), Julia Kammermeier, Germany 2026
Drei Akkorde Punkverbot (Three Chords Punk Ban), Olaf Held, Germany 2026
Drei & Error (Dry & Error), Dorit Kiesewetter, Carsten Knoop, Germany 2026
EINS, ZWEI, DREI, THE TRIPLETS TRIO, Carol & Edward Lyon, United Kingdom 2026
Einsatz in Manhattan 1 – 3 (Manhattan Mission 1 – 3), Holger Braune, Germany 2024
Family with Benefits, Linua Land, Germany 2025
My Aunt with a Poodle, Holger Mohaupt, United Kingdom 2026
Oz Troikas, Simon Ellis, Vereinigtes Königreich, Australia 2026
Pollux, Andreas Kersten, Florian Rau, Gunnar Grah, Germany 2025
So Many Different Things, Sakshi Jain, USA 2025
The Holy Trinity, Razi Uddin, Germany 2026
The Three Ages of an Anchorman, Gabriel Tempea, Austria 2026
Three Stars, Anouk Witkowska Hiffler, United Kingdom 2026
Trio, Fridtjof Stensæth Josefsen, Morten Borgestad, Norway 2025
Trois mots (Three Words), Franie-Eléonore Bernier, Canada 2026
Film selection: Sebastian Apel, Axel Behrens, Silja Ebeling, Duygu Köysürenbars, Anna Leimbrinck, Helena Reger, Klara Schmidt, Sven Schwarz, Andrea Steinbrück
Filmstill: Family With Benefits, Linua Land
