Odense International Film Festival is a short film festival that annually celebrates films from across the globe and gathers film enthusiasts from near and far.
There are countless ways to get your message across. The odd and strange; the inspiring and breathtaking; the romantic; the comedic; the surprising; and the all together good story told in many shapes and forms. We strive to be the most courageous short film festival that dares the audience whilst encouraging them to immerse themselves in something unfamiliar – only to discover a new realm of creativity and beauty.
The atmosphere at OFF is always warm and friendly and we welcome all who wish to join in on the festivities and be a part of the OFF- universe.
OFF – Expect The UnexpectedThe official selection of competing films for OFF13 has been completed after long and careful deliberation. Out of a total of 2756 short films submitted from filmmakers from 100 nations, 81 have been selected to compete for the much sought-after OFF prizes. All filmmakers will be notified within this month. Among the nearly 3000 short [...]
It’s with a great sense of pride and joy, that Odense International Film Festival welcomes film director Kathrine Windfeld, as this year’s program manager for OFF13 Each year Odense International Film Festival invites a new film personality as Head of Programme. This year, the Danish film director Kathrine Windfeld, is going to leave her unmistakable [...]
Denmark’s largest short film festival, Odense International Film Festival (OFF), is the first Danish film festival to be accepted as a qualifying festival in the Academy Awards® Short Film category. The two short films that wins OFF’s main competition award (Grand Prix – HCA Award) and Best National Short Film award (Best Danish short film) [...]
The Danish Animation Society (ANIS), who’s hosting the Danish Animation Award every year in conjunction with Odense International Film Festival (OFF), have just announced that they will name the main award “The Borge Ring Award”. With the award comes a cash prize of EUR 2,000 plus a bronze statuette designed by the Italian resident British [...]
Odense International Film Festival – OFF12 – is pleased and proud to announce this year’s Head of Programme – director Martin Strange-Hansen. As an esteemed film director, script writer, and with a couple of Academy Awards on the shelf and title as the Chairman of the association Danish Film Directors on his belt, Martin Strange-Hansen [...]
