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Next YOUKI Festival17. - 21. Nov. '26 in Wels

Cinema, YOUKI, Children in red chairs, Festival
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YOUKI, young people walking, gras, trainstation
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YOUKI, Party, Girl, Wall, Speaker
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©YOUKI - Jonas Wiesinger
YOUKI, Cinema, children, raising hands
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YOUKI, Nightline, Stage, Music, Concert
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Call for Films 2026

YOUKI is looking for your film! Filmmakers, school classes and content creators can submit their productions for the international film competition 2026. No matter if professional camera or smartphone - YOUKI is the place where new ideas, first attempts, films of all genres, wild experiments, social media clips and school projects find their way to the cinema. We support your start into the cinema universe. Be brave and submit your project!

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Deadline
1st of June 2026

Max. Length
20 minutes

Max. Age
27 years when the film was completed

Submission password
GlitchKitsch26

Since 1998, the International Youth Media Festival has been the place where young people, cinema, music and media come together. YOUKI supports newcomers to the film industry, provides stages for new bands from Austria, develops media education programs for schools and gets children and young people excited about cinema and film.

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Film einreichen - Call for Entries 2026

Film einreichen - Call for Entries 2026Benni

YOUKI is looking for your film! Filmmakers, school classes and content creators can submit their productions for the international film competition 2026. No matter if professional camera or smartphone - YOUKI is the place where new ideas, first attempts, films of all genres, wild experiments, social media clips and school projects find their way to the cinema. We support your start into the cinema universe. Be brave and submit your project!

YOUKI Trophies by Koschka Keye

YOUKI Trophies by Koschka KeyeYOUKI

The YOUKI Festival strives to create as much space as possible for a wide variety of young artists. Each year, we invite one artist to design the six YOUKI trophies, working in a range of disciplines and styles. This format follows the artist-in-residence principle: the trophies are crafted during the festival week in the festival center at the Medienkulturhaus Wels – in full view of the public. Festival guests can watch the entire creation process of the winners’ trophies unfold. This year, the trophies will be designed by Koschka Keye, in line with our festival theme Frutiger Aero. In diesem Jahr wurden die Trophäen von Koschka Keye gestaltet, passend zu unserem Festival-Thema Frutiger Aero.

Festivalfilm by J.S. Schönbauer and Martin Siedler

Festivalfilm by J.S. Schönbauer and Martin SiedlerYOUKI

Unlike most film projects, which often take years to complete, the YOUKI festival film is created within a single week in Wels by a varying team of young filmmakers. The finished work premieres at the Gala Night, and visitors can follow its creation live throughout the festival week. This year, J. S. Schönbauer – who won last year’s Austrian Award with WHEN I WOKE UP TODAY, I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT DAY IT WAS. I GUESS IT’S SUMMER – created the festival film together with Martin Siedler and Leo Sametinger. You can watch it here on Youtube.

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With school in the cinema or the cinema at school. YOUKI offers an exciting range of workshops for students and apprentices, ranging from the basics of film analysis and media understanding to the foundations of film production.

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