The Short Film Festival of Cologne is organized by the Kurzfilmfreunde Köln e.V. The festival is funded by the city of Cologne, the Film- and Media Foundation NRW and the Ministry for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine- Westphalia. The competition is open to all film or video formats and doesn't commit to cinematic forms, themes or genres. Films that are not selected for the competition, can be considered for screenings in special program. The participation of the film at the festival can be canceled until the beginning of the eighth week before the start of the festival.