The
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, founded in 1954, is one of the oldest
short film festivals in the world and one of the major international platforms for the short form. The festival holds an International Competition, German Competition and International Children’s and Youth Film Competition as well as the MuVi Award for best German music video and, since 2009, the NRW Competition for productions from the German state of
North Rhine-Westphalia.