DER HEINRICH

The Award

The festival organizes the audience award. A prize of EUR 10,000 and a statuette of »THE HEINRICH« are awarded as result of the audience vote. The prize is equally divided between the director and the German distributor (or production company on the condition that the winning film at the time of the award has not been distributed in Germany and that the German distribution rights will not be sold in the foreseeable future). The »HEINRICH« statuette goes to the director. The distribution prize is bound to distribution measures on the German market. 

Participation and Submissions

Films that have been submitted for Festival consideration may be first and second feature films or documentaries of European origin. The director must live and work in Europe. The minimum running time is 70 minutes. There are no limitations to content or genre.

Film Selection

The festival will form a selection committee, which will nominate 10 films for the competition. Premiere films will be first choice.

Presentation and Presence of Film Team

All films taking part in the »HEINRICH« competition will be shown twice between November 11 and 14, 2014. Every competition film should be introduced by at least one member of the film team (director, producer, actor). The presence of the guests is also expected at the award ceremony on Saturday, November 15th. Travel and hotel costs will be assumed in the usual manner by the festival (all bookings will be effectuated by the festival). 

The Winner

The audience ballots determine the winner. These ballots will be distributed and afterwards collected by the festival. The audience rates the films on a scale from  »0«  (the lowest) to  »4« (the highest). After each screening the festival adds up the number of points per film and divides the result by the number of ballots handed in. The thus determined average number of points is decisive for establishing each entry‘s ranking. The winner of the »HEINRICH« is the film with the highest average score. 

Waiver of Film Rental

Rental costs will not be paid for any selected competition film. The festival, however, assumes all expenses related to the realization of the competition, including guest invitation and guest travelling and accommodation expenses.

Regulations/Application form

The rules and regulations and the entry form for feature films are available as PDF files.