This year the B16 festival will be 50 years old. In previous years, it had a long tradition as a renowned international competition of amateur live-action fiction film. Later, the festival shifted significantly to provide a forum for the non-commercial live-action fiction short film and video production of amateurs, students, and independent professionals.

The B16 and Alternative Film Society is a very important and traditionally reliable financial and especially organisational partner to the Brno Cultural Centre. The organisation is a not-for-profit civic association, and operates according to Civic Association Regulation No. 83 (from 1990); it was registered with the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic on April 17, 1992 under No. VSC/1-11241/92-R.