Talking Shorts
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Talks Interviews

A Young Man Under the Influence

Interview with Gala Hernández López by Elena del Olmo Andrade

Gala Hernández López discusses how digital capitalism has brought forward a homogenisation of collective images and dreams, as examplified by Pol Gasco Robles, the charismatic protagonist in her latest short film +10K.
Talks Interviews

Resistance as Ritual

Interview with Noor Abed by Emily Jisoo Bowles

Amidst the most documented genocide in history, Noor Abed’s cinema presents Palestinian resistance as a repeated action, a haunting ritual.

Talks Interviews

The Art of Collecting

Interview with Elena Duque by José Emilio González

Blurring the divide between cinema and magic, Elena Duque’s colourful collages are constantly testing film’s ability to invent new worlds.

Reads Focus

A Lithuanian Avant-Garde Legend, Resurrected

Essay by Monika Navickaitė

In 2024, Artūras Barysas’s rebellious chronicles of the Soviet regime were finally screened again in his hometown of Vilnius, after gathering dust on the shelves for many years. Posthumously, the Lithuanian avant-garde legend reclaimed his rightful recognition.
Talks Interviews

Cinema of Traces

Interview with Lin Htet Aung by Laura Stoeckler

Growing up under Myanmar’s dictatorship, Lin Htet Aung’s Tiger Short Award-winning A Metamorphosis tackles regime propaganda through abstraction and symbolism. In this interview, he discusses the politics and poetry of his artistic practice.
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Upcoming

Festivals

Drama International Short Film Festival

8—14.09.2025
Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) is Greece’s leading short film festival, and the annual meeting place for filmmakers and industry professionals. Based in Drama, Greece the festival runs a six-day schedule in September and...

2025 Reading List

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Recall, Restore, Sew It Together

Sewing Machine by Ülo Pikkov

Review by Aušra Umbrasaitė, Saara Mildeberg, Davis Suharevskis
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Of Fathers And Sons… And Daughters-In-Law

Brotherhood by Meryam Joobeur

Review by Vladan Petković
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Love Is A Tough Game

Techno, Mama by Saulius Baradinskas

Review by Jason Todd

Discussions

Working with partner festivals, we organise panel talks, keynotes, and other formats to foster discussions. Recordings are published here to continue the conversation online.

Don’t Break the Chain. From Production to Distribution of Short Films.

with Céline Roustan, Juliette Canon, Elena López Riera, Thomas Hakim, Savina Petkova
How best can film festivals, programmers, residencies, distributors, and sales support short films in their making? This panel talk proposes to take a closer look at the production-distribution cycle as a chain, that is as strong as the...
Filmfest Dresden
Discussions

Bound by Limits

with Diego Armando Aparicio, Hoda Taheri, Sarah Dombrink, Ocean Hale Meißner, Vincent Förster
Film festivals bring together diverse voices and cinematic styles from across the globe, reflecting both local and international realities. But what happens when films addressing urgent social and political issues spark controversy instead...
Leiden Shorts
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Rethinking the Short Film Format in a Shifting Media Landscape

with Julian Ross, Jade Wiseman, Niels Putman, Oana Ghera
Traditionally seen as stepping stones to features, short films now hold a more complex and valuable place in today’s screen culture. This panel challenges old paradigms and explores how shorts function as a creative and professional form...
Filmfest Dresden
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What’s the Point of Solidarity

with Benita Bailey, Vic So Hee, Rachel Pronger, Mateja Meded
We often use the word solidarity, but do we really understand what it means today? From its politically charged use in the former GDR to its revival during the COVID-19 pandemic, solidarity has taken on many shapes. This panel explores how...
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