International Short Film Festival Winterthur

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film festival short film festival

The International Short Film Festival Winterthur is a prominent Swiss festival dedicated to showcasing and promoting short films from around the world.

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Label	Occurrences
International Short Film Festival Winterthur canonical	1
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur	1
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3838255 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Short Film Festival Winterthur
Context triple: [Winterthur, culturalEvent, International Short Film Festival Winterthur]

A. Zurich Film Festival
The Zurich Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in Zurich, Switzerland, showcasing new films from around the world and hosting industry events and awards.
B. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s leading festivals dedicated to short films, renowned as a major global marketplace and showcase for the form.
C. Ghent Film Festival
The Ghent Film Festival is a prominent annual international film festival in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its focus on film music and its World Soundtrack Awards.
D. Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is a prestigious international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its focus on auteur cinema and its iconic open-air screenings in Piazza Grande.
E. Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival is a renowned annual genre film festival in Brussels, Belgium, specializing in fantasy, horror, science fiction, and thriller cinema.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: International Short Film Festival Winterthur
Target entity description: The International Short Film Festival Winterthur is a prominent Swiss festival dedicated to showcasing and promoting short films from around the world.

A. Zurich Film Festival
The Zurich Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in Zurich, Switzerland, showcasing new films from around the world and hosting industry events and awards.
B. Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is one of the world’s leading festivals dedicated to short films, renowned as a major global marketplace and showcase for the form.
C. Ghent Film Festival
The Ghent Film Festival is a prominent annual international film festival in Ghent, Belgium, renowned for its focus on film music and its World Soundtrack Awards.
D. Locarno Film Festival
The Locarno Film Festival is a prestigious international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland, renowned for its focus on auteur cinema and its iconic open-air screenings in Piazza Grande.
E. Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival
The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival is a renowned annual genre film festival in Brussels, Belgium, specializing in fantasy, horror, science fiction, and thriller cinema.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film festival ⓘ short film festival ⓘ
aimsTo	promote short film as an art form ⓘ support emerging filmmakers ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur ⓘ linked to: International Short Film Festival Winterthur Kurzfilmtage Winterthur ⓘ linked to: International Short Film Festival Winterthur
country	Switzerland ⓘ
focusesOn	short films ⓘ
foundedIn	1997 ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
hasActivity	educational programmes ⓘ film screenings ⓘ industry networking events ⓘ
hasGenreScope	animation short films ⓘ documentary short films ⓘ experimental short films ⓘ fiction short films ⓘ
hasIndustrySection	Short Film Conference ⓘ masterclasses ⓘ panel discussions ⓘ
hasJury	Swiss jury ⓘ international jury ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ German ⓘ
hasProgrammeSection	International Competition ⓘ Kids Programme ⓘ Retrospectives ⓘ Special Programmes ⓘ Swiss Competition ⓘ
hasSelectionType	international selection ⓘ national selection ⓘ
hasTargetAudience	film professionals ⓘ filmmakers ⓘ general public ⓘ
inception	1997 ⓘ
locatedIn	Canton of Zurich ⓘ linked to: Canton of Zürich Winterthur ⓘ
offers	audience awards ⓘ awards for short films ⓘ cash prizes ⓘ jury awards ⓘ
promotes	Swiss short films ⓘ international short films ⓘ
recognizedAs	important European short film festival ⓘ major short film festival in Switzerland ⓘ
typicallyHeldIn	November ⓘ
website	https://www.kurzfilmtage.ch/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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Winterthur → culturalEvent → International Short Film Festival Winterthur ⓘ

International Short Film Festival Winterthur → alsoKnownAs → Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur ⓘ

linked to: International Short Film Festival Winterthur

International Short Film Festival Winterthur → alsoKnownAs → Kurzfilmtage Winterthur ⓘ