Andre Althaus, Jan Klein, and Antoine Wette have won the first short film competition at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen . The three students received the €1,500 prize following the public screening of the competition entries at the university in Friedberg. Their film, "Knowledge Creates," tells the story of student life at the university.

The second prize (1000 euros) went to Sergej Holzmann for a time-lapse film about research institutions in central and southern Hesse. Two third prizes were awarded to Oliver Kulas for a film about the Marburg researcher Emil von Behring, and to Hans Christian Arlt, Andreas Fiedler, and Kai Krause, who submitted a project on the topic of learning.

The university had invited its students and staff to participate in the competition with films on the theme of "Science in and from Hesse." Feature films, documentaries, and comics were all eligible. The jury included three internationally renowned filmmakers: Petra Seeger, Silvia Holziger, and Peter Haas. The "Friends and Supporters of the THM in Friedberg" supported the competition, which is planned to be held again next year.