TORN SKY nom­i­nat­ed for the Ger­man Short Film Award 2026

Journal,

TORN SKY (D/​S: Joze­fien van der Aelst, DoP: Edoar­do Scus­sel, P: Daniel Ruprech) was nom­i­nat­ed yes­ter­day for the Ger­man Short Film Award 2026 in the Exper­i­men­tal Film cat­e­go­ry.

The nom­i­na­tion alone comes with a grant of 15,000 euros, which can be used for the devel­op­ment of new film projects. A win at the cer­e­mo­ny on Novem­ber 16 in Ham­burg would add anoth­er 30,000 euros. The award is the most high­ly endowed dis­tinc­tion for short films in Ger­many.

DFFB stu­dent Emma Hütt is also nom­i­nat­ed for her film BLEIFREI 95 in the cat­e­go­ry Fea­ture Film over 15 min­utes up to 30 min­utes. Alum­nus Kir­ill Krasovs­ki, who pro­duced the film INFLATABLE BEAR, HOURLY, can look for­ward to a nom­i­na­tion in the cat­e­go­ry Fea­ture Film up to 15 min­utes.

We con­grat­u­late all teams and are already keep­ing our fin­gers crossed for the award cer­e­mo­ny!