Festival 2022

Finally it is time again for KLAPPE AUF! short film festival, welcome!

The past two years were a challenge. Quickly it was clear to us that our festival would only work in person, that it lives from the personal encounters, and the whole organisation of accessibility only makes sense in public space. So we had to postpone our festival date twice, first from November 2021 to April 2022 and then from April to August – but here we are now!

How wonderful that you are here again too!

Like so many others, our team meetings have taken place digitally and so we met at least once a week to discuss, plan, watch and select films and what was perhaps the most important thing, not to be alone! This year’s topic ROLLERCOASTER is an image of our turbulent times, highs and lows, happiness and sometimes a little fear. Almost 2.500 filmmakers from 105 countries have also understood this topic and sent us their films. Thank you very much for this, without filmmakers there would be no cinema, no festivals and the screen couldn’t shine. From this large number of submissions we selected 34 films for you and are very much looking forward to present them to you now.

Our projects KLAPPOMAT, BUTTERHAHRT and our international cooperation BE-IN  have picked up speed. Our society is changing and after ten years of KLAPPE AUF! further horizons are opening up. Diversity and inclusivity are omnipresent topics. That gives us hope for the future and more KLAPPE AUF! ideas. Showtime!

Your KLAPPE AUF! Team

Welcome

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.