FIKTIVA is a media-art festival where film, video-art, performances/theatre plays and fine arts converge. The "parcours" (round tour) aims to dissolve the urban routine in Düsseldorf's Old Town district and overcome the boundaries between reality and fiction.
The artistic offer on the streets of the old-district, free admission, and inclusion of all social classes without age restriction creates a new experience for many. We promote socially friendly encounters between artists and visitors.
This year's theme explores origins—where art begins, where reality meets fiction, and where imagination transforms into creative expression. Every kind of art dissociates itself from reality in favor of fiction. Without imagination, there is no work of art.
Celebrating the extraordinary artists who dissolved boundaries between reality and fiction in our 2025 edition themed URSPRUNG (Origin).
Anyone who would like to submit their work related to film/video art. We are accepting submissions from everywhere. The person submitting must have had a major creative role in the production of the work submitted.
Primary Method - FilmFreeway: Submit your work digitally through our FilmFreeway page at filmfreeway.com/FIKTIVA
Alternative Physical Format: BETACAM, DIGICAM, or Blu-ray sent via mail. DVDs and DCPs from laptop can be accepted. Copy of 35mm will only be accepted within Germany.
Members of the Filmmuseum Düsseldorf, the Düsseldorf Cultural Affairs Office, Institut Français, and TFF TheaterFilmFest gUG will make proper decisions and measures. We will likely screen all submissions, based on the amount and length we receive.
We are looking for any genre and style of film & video art that connects with our URSPRUNG theme and has a relationship to Düsseldorf or NRW.
Filmmuseum Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf Cultural Affairs Office
Institut Français
TFF TheaterFilmFest gUG
EFFE – Europe for Festivals
TFF TheaterFilmFest gUG
Düsseldorf, Germany
For submission inquiries and guidelines,
please contact us directly.
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