The International Braunschweig Film Festival, the film festival with the longest tradition in Lower Saxony, has been a constant feature of regional and supraregional cultural life here for 17 years now. Founded in 1986 as a non-profit organization, it has retained its original structure ever since.

European Competition - Der Heinrich Young, European, and of a high standard: these are the qualities rewarded by the Heinrich Prize, the audience prize which was first awarded in 1999.
European Competition - Der Leo The Braunschweig International Film Festival is the promoter of the Short Film Music Prize "The Leo".