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OPEN CALL for Artists – Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival

2nd Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival
Düsseldorf, Germany | May 7-10, 2026
including a group exhibition May 3 – June 28, 2026

The Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival is thrilled to invite filmmakers, visual artists, and theater makers to submit their innovative work!We’re celebrating the captivating and diverse art of puppetry in all its forms. Whether you’ve created unique films, compelling exhibition artworks, or engaging theater shows, we want to see your vision. Share with us your unique stories and explorations—any work that features, highlights, or tells narratives with or about puppets. We welcome all genres and approaches: from traditional marionettes to cutting-edge mixed-media, and everything in between.

Please note: Submissions should be aimed at an adult audience.

Deanline Theater shows submissions: 01.August 2025
Deanline Film submissions: 15. December 2025
Deanline Artwork submissions: 01. December 2025

Submissions through https://celluloid-golem.com/

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