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Call for works
About the festival

Call for works

For the 17th SONOHR Radio & Podcast Festival from 26 to 28 February 2027, we are looking for audio-based artistic works, live performances, and audio walks. We are seeking projects that address current topics, independently rethink classic audio formats, or open up new creative approaches to audio, radio, and podcasting.

We are looking for:

  • Narrative, innovative, or interactive live audio works that create an expanded listening experience. These include documentary, fictional, or experimental live performances, live audio dramas, audio and sound walks, live podcasts, participatory formats, and other interdisciplinary audio formats.
  • Produced narrative short pieces (maximum 20 minutes) that artistically explore the audio medium and break new ground formally, thematically, narratively, or acoustically.
  • Presentations of narrative, elaborately produced fictional or journalistic audio productions.

Formal requirements:

  • In addition to completed works, you may also submit meaningful and clearly developed project outlines and concepts. Well-documented projects that have already been carried out elsewhere are also welcome.
  • We generally present produced pieces in stereo format. Multichannel, surround, or binaural formats are only possible in exceptional cases.
  • For selected live and presentation projects, we cover performance fees, accommodation, and travel expenses to Bern. Selected short pieces and audio productions are remunerated with a screening fee.
  • Please note that we are unable to finance new productions.
  • You may submit audio works in German, French, or English without a transcript. Existing transcripts—even approximate ones—are nevertheless welcome. Works in other languages require an English or German translation or transcription.
  • Correspondence will be conducted in German, French, or English.

Application deadline: 3rd August 2026

Application form

Download the call as PDF: Deutsch – Français – English
Contact: applications@sonohr.ch

The festival

The SONOHR radio & podcast festival is a three-day celebration of creative documentary and fictional audio stories that are rich in sound, and an event which also allows for an active exchange between authors and the audience. We offer the unique experience of enjoying thrilling radio dramas, intriguing documentaries, experimental sound art or interactive audiowalks together with friends and like-minded people in high-quality sound and in the comfortable setting of a cinema.

Our selection includes a national competition as well as outstanding and innovative audio creations from around the world. The side program offers opportunities to various forms of listening and discusses new developments in the field.