 In the year of 2013, the students put “Excess” in the center and during the Sehsüchte Festival 2014 everything turned to “Transit”.With the focus theme “Echo” in 2014 Sehsüchte bethought itself in its function as an audience festival and enhanced the exchange between filmmakers and their public.2016 the motto „S.P.A.C.E.“ was elected and fitting to this the new competition category “Genre Film” was established.