Dates & Submission

Festival Dates:  April 2-3, 2027, Metropolis Kino, Hamburg

No way! – it’s happening again.

The inclusive KLAPPE AUF! team warmly invites filmmakers to submit their short films. Every two years, the KLAPPE AUF! Short Film Festival takes place in Hamburg. The next edition will be held in early April 2027. As always, barrier-arm.

The topic: NO WAY!

It can be a surprise.
Or amazement.
Or feeling overwhelmed.
Or images.
Or smells.

Maybe it is a memory or an experience.

We want to know: What does NO WAY! mean to you?
Which moments make you say NO WAY! ?

Short films of all genres and styles may be submitted, as long as they relate to the festival topic. You are free to interpret the topic in your own way.

KLAPPE AUF! is an inclusive project. We want many people to be able to experience culture. This means that all films at the festival will be screened with Captions for Heraing Impaired and Audio Description. In addition, there will be a Live Audio Description of the events on stage, available via headphones. The festival will also be accompanied by Sign Language Interpreters and Live Captioners. All venues will be barrier-free and wheelchair friendly.

It is important to the festival to welcome the filmmakers in person. Accommodation and a travel allowance will be provided.

Submission Information:
– Your film must not be longer than 25 minutes.
– Your film must have been completed after January 1, 2024.
– The language of the film must be German, or the film must have no dialogue.
– All film genres are welcome.
– The festival takes place at the Metropolis Cinema in Hamburg, Germany.
– The submission fee is 5 Euro.
– The submission deadline is April 1, 2026.

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Welcome

We are not resting between our festival editions.

In October, we were guests at the Hofer Filmtage and in November we visited our partner festival TEFF in Namur, Belgium. Our pink KLAPPOMAT was always with us. We are currently preparing for a two-day workshop at the HFBK Hamburg in early December. Students will learn all about ‘barrier-free film’.

Festival 2025

KLAPPE AUF! is unique, as it focuses on the concept that our festival’s film selection and moderation used, be chosen and presented by a variety of people with and without disability. The organisation and structure of the programs is also designed on a similar basis. The festival takes place every two years, held in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The highly esteemed director, Fatih Akin, is the festival’s main patron.

It is our aim to create the greatest level of accessibility to our festival. This means that all of the films presented will be done so with Captions for the hearing impaired, as well as Audio Description made available for the visually impaired. The Audio Description is directly recorded by voice-over-artists and can be heard with headphones. The festival will also be attended by Sign Language Interpreters and Captioners (STTRs). All venues will be barrier-free and wheelchair friendly.

Here you can find the program overview 2025   → LINK