Call for Entries:
SEE THE SOUND - Best Music Documentary Award
SEE THE SOUND (July 09 – 13, 2025), the film festival of SoundTrack_Cologne invites all film makers, producers and distributors to submit films with a focus on music.
SEE THE SOUND is dedicated to all forms of motion pictures, that visualise music and sound. Music documentaries and feature films with focus on music like biopics about musicians or bands, documentaries about concerts, portraits of composers, portraits of bands or music videos may be submitted.
Since its inception, SoundTrack_Cologne grew as a festival and conference program into Europe’s leading platform for music and sound in film, games, TV and multimedia in general. With SEE THE SOUND, SoundTrack_Cologne offers a platform to outstanding films about music to be presented on the big screen.
In addition, SEE THE SOUND honors the Best Music Documentary!
The prize for the Best Music Documentary will be awarded at SEE THE SOUND for the twelfth time. The prize winner will receive 2,500 euros.
Submission criteria
- Films and music videos whose production was completed in 2024 or 2025 or premiered after January 1, 2024, are eligible for submission.
- Short films and music videos must last a maximum of 20 minutes.
- Screening prints should be in DCP format (preferred), BluRay, DVD, or a high-quality digital file (e.g., ProRes).
- Online screeners as preview copies are preferred. DVD submissions are also accepted.
Submission Deadlines:
Early bird submissions: March 17th, 2025, 10:00 CEST.
Late submissions: April 7th, 2025, 10:00 CEST.