Zebra Poetry Film Festival – Internationaler Wettbewerb I

In the organizer's words:

The best poetry films from around the world - and the world in the microcosm of poetry film. This is where great poetry performances meet moving stories. Over 1,000 entries from more than 90 countries were submitted for the ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival 2025. A program committee has nominated 21 of them for the International Competition. The following prizes will be awarded this year by the three-member jury consisting of Christine Franz (editor ARTE, Germany), Ariane von Graffenried (poet, Switzerland) and Anne Isensee (filmmaker, Germany): the "ZEBRA Prize for the Best Poetry Film", donated by Haus für Poesie, the "Goethe Film Prize - The Art of Listening", donated by the Goethe-Institut, and the "Ritter Sport Film Prize", donated by Alfred Ritter GmbH & Co. KG.

The screenings are generally shown in the original version with English subtitles. Unless otherwise announced, the event languages are German and English.

The short film program also deals with topics such as violence, separation, loss and emotional stress. Some films contain explicit depictions and intense emotional scenes that can be disturbing.

The event will take place in the domed hall of silent green.

NEMO 1
CAN 2024 | 12 min | Director: Albéric Aurtenèche | Poem: The Rebel | Poet: Kazi Nazrul Islam

Extremely Short
JPN 2024 | 5 min | Director: Koji Yamamura | Poem: Totemo mijikai | Poet: Furukawa Hideo

YES! | YES!
EST 2024 | 3 min | Director: Madli Lääne | Poem: jah rõõmule | Poet: Joonas Veelmaa

Mum Does The Washing
GBR 2024 | 5 min | Director: Iman Omar | Poem: Mum Does The Washing | Poet: Ehimwenma Joshua Idehen

Een Olifant in de Porseleinkast / An Elephant in the Porcelain Cabinet
NLD 2024 | 5 min | Director: Bonne Steinz | Poem: Een Olifant in de Porseleinkast | Poet: Bonne Steinz

Thronebosis
PRT 2024 | 2 min | Director: Marco Espirito Santo | Poem: Thronebosis | Poet: Marco Espirito Santo

Found Poetry. Four Verses
UKR 2025 | 8 min | Director: Dmytro Bondarchuk | Poems: Do not go gentle into that good night / No Man Is an Island / Sonnet 29 / Invictus | Poets: Dylan Thomas / John Donne / William Shakespeare / William Ernest Henley

synch : swim
USA 2023 | 2 min | Director: Rana San | Poem: synch : swim | Poet: Rana San

Tīrība / Cleanliness
LVA 2025 | 5 min | Director: Andrejs Brīvulis | Poem: Tīrība | Poet: Kārlis Vērdiņš

Acicalado / Spotless
ARG 2024 | 10 min | Director: Denise Umaschi | Poem: Acicalado | Poet: Denise Umaschi