TOP EUROPEAN SHORT FILM FESTIVALS

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Berlin International Film Festival
Berlin, Germany | Full length, Mid-length, Short | Animation, Docu-feature,
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MS! "A#$ MA%&' F$S!I#A(S )I!" S"&'!S S$*!I&+, &ne of the most
im-ortant festivals .orld.ide .ith a s-ecial Berlinale Shorts section/ shorts also have
the chance to 0e sho.cased in the 1ers-e2tive Deutsches 3ino, Generation and
Forum $4-anded sections/ alongside the Bears a.ards there is the DAAD Short Film
1ri5e from the Berlin Artist 1rogram, including a three-month study stay in Berlin,
financial su--ort for a ne. film -ro6ect, and e4clusive selection for the $FA Short
Film +ominee Berlin7
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Cannes Film Festival
*annes, France | Full length, Short | Animation, Documentary, +arrative fiction
MS! "A#$ MA%&' F$S!I#A(S )I!" S"&'!S S$*!I&+, &ne of the most
-restigious film festivals 0oosting the film industry .orld.ide and cele0rating cinema
at an international level/ -resents a short films feature com-etition and a short film
corner7
Circuito Off - Venice International Short Film Festival
#enice, Italy | Short | Animation, $4-erimental, +arrative fiction
MS! "A#$, !a2ing -lace in #enice -arallel to the 0ig #enice film festival/ .ith
lots of -anels, 0uyers loo2ing for shorts, tons of great filmma2ers, a.esome -arties/
it9s .ay more effective and fun for a short film ma2er to -artici-ate in *ircuito &ff
than in the 0ig #enice festival7
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Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
*lermont-Ferrand, France | Short | Animation, Documentary, +arrative fiction
MS! "A#$, &ut of the :;< short film festivals in France, Festival du *ourt-
M=trage de *lermont-Ferrand, is the most im-ortant7 In the field of short film
festivals the event is .orld.ide considered to 0e at the same high level of im-ortance
as &0erhausen and !am-ere7 It is the second largest film festival in France after
*annes in terms of audience and -rofessional attendance7
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Cork Film Festival
*or2, Ireland | Short | Animation, Documentary, $4-erimental, Multimedia,
+arrative f
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, $sta0lished in >?@A/ .ide-ranging -rogramme, an eclectic mi4
of 0ig 0udget -ictures, .orld cinema, innovative inde-endent films, documentaries
and of course shorts/ ma6or sho.case for Irish film -roductions7
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Curtas Vila Do Conde - International Film Festival
#ila Do *onde, 1ortugal | Mid-length, Short | Animation, Documentary,
$4-erimental
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, A hu0 .here film -rofessionals can u-date their list of .hat is
ne. in short film through -artici-ation in the Short Film Mar2et/ international and
1ortuguese com-etition/ -rovides an o--ortunity for a--rentice filmma2ers to -resent
their short films in a com-etition dedicated to .or2s from 1ortuguese film schools/
com-etitive section also includes *urtinhas, a segment dedicated to films for children
u- to >< years of age7
Edinburgh International Film Festival
$din0urgh, nited 3ingdom | Full length, Short | Animation, Documentary,
$4-erime
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, )orld9s oldest continuously running international film festival/
has a strong trac2 record of creating, sha-ing and managing innovative !alent
Develo-ment -rogrammes across all disci-lines7
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Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival
Bristol, nited 3ingdom | Short | Any ty-e
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, 39s longest running com-etitive short film and animation
festival/ -resents one of the .orld9s 0est-2no.n sho.cases and meeting -oints for
emerging talent7
Festival del film Locarno
(ocarno, S.it5erland | Full length, Mid-length, Short | Any ty-e, Documentary,
+arrati
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, &ne of the oldest film festivals .ith a magical outdoor
screening area, .hich can accommodate u- to B,<<< -eo-le/ 2no.n for its great short
film -rogramming7
FILFES! D"ESDE# - International Short Film Festival
Dresden, Germany | Short | Animation, Documentary, $4-erimental, +arrative
fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Since its first edition the festival has evolved from 0eing a
forum 0anned, .ith rarely sho.n films, into an internationally -ositioned festival for
short films/ the long tradition of animation loving .as decisive for the introduction of
com-etitions for fiction and animated films/ the national com-etition .ill 0e a.arded
.ith -ri5es .orth u- to C :<,<<<7
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Fo$le Film Festival
DerryD(ondonderry, nited 3ingdom | Full length, Short | Animation, Docu-feature,
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IM1&'!A+! &+$S, +on-s-eciali5ed festival in +orth-Ireland/ com-etition for
international shorts and animations/ the festival is also 2no.n for its all-Ireland
com-etition for the 0est short film of interest7
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%i&'n International Film Festival
Gi6En, S-ain | Full length, Mid-length, Short | Documentary, +arrative fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, "as a short film com-etition section and is o-en minded for
films 0eyond the conventional cinema/ includes s-ecial sections for S-anish and
Asturian short films as .ell7
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(amburg International Short Film Festival
"am0urg, Germany | Short | Any ty-e
MS! "A#$, From 0oth the industry and audience -ers-ective definitely a very
relevant and successful short film festival in Germany7 !he festival -resents an
enormous range of international short films, it offers its visitors a diverse forum and is
2no.n for short filmma2ers from Germany and a0road as a .idely -o-ular meeting
International Film Festival "otterdam
'otterdam, +etherlands | Full length, Short | Animation, *ommercial, Docu-feature,

MS! "A#$ MA%&' F$S!I#A(S )I!" S"&'!S S$*!I&+, &ffers a Fuality
selection of inde-endent, innovative and e4-erimental cinema, video and media art/
'otterdam certainly has a large audience G :<>>, HI<,<<< admissions -/ t.o short film
a.ards, !iger A.ards for Short Film and +!' +e. Arrivals A.ard7
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International Short Film Festival Leuven
(euven, Belgium | Short | Animation, $4-erimental, +arrative fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, &ne of the 0iggest short film festivals in Belgium .ith a .ide
range of s-ecial short sections, live-action, animated, documentaries, non-narrative,
music videos, for 2ids and the (AB&, comedy and even more7
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Landshut Short Film Festival
(andshut, Germany | Short | Any ty-e, Animation, $4-erimental
!& 3$$1 &+ !"$ 'ADA', )ell 2no.n for their international a.ard
JDeadlineKA.ardJ for an outstanding "orror, Mystery, !hriller or Science Fiction
Short Film7
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osco) International Film Festival
Mosco., 'ussia | Full length, Short | Docu-feature, Documentary, $4-erimental,
+ar
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Is the only classified A Festival in 'ussia/ since >?;:
accredited at FIA1F as an international film festival com-etition/ s-eciali5ed Short
Film *orner
Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
&0erhausen, Germany | Short | Music video, +arrative fiction
MS! "A#$, !he oldest short film festival .orld.ide/ innovative video on-demand
-latform for its filmma2er attendees/ as im-ortant as *lermont Ferrand and !am-ere7
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Odense International Film Festival
&dense, Denmar2 | |
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Danish short film festival .ith a long and successful tradition/
offers a varied and e4-erimental film -rogramme .ith thought--rovo2ing
e4-eriences, de0ates, .or2sho-s, concerts and more7 And all this for freeL !he
outcome is a clear-cut and all-round short film -rogramme filled .ith fiction,
animation and documentary, .hich leaves room for all variations of films/ 0oth a
national and international com-etitions7
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*rague Short Film Festival
1rague, *5ech 'e-u0lic | Short | +arrative fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Initiated 0y the -roducers of the International 3arlovy #ary
Festival due to the massive amount of short admissions7
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"aindance Film Festival
(ondon, nited 3ingdom | Full length, Mid-length, Short | Animation, Docu-feature,

MS! "A#$ MA%&' F$S!I#A(S )I!" S"&'!S S$*!I&+, Aims to reflect the
cultural, visual and narrative diversity of the international inde-endent filmma2ing
community and s-eciali5es in films 0y first-time directors/ a.ards for Best 3 Short
and Best International Short7
Sara&evo Film Festival
Sara6evo, Bosnia egovina | Full length, Short | Documentary, +arrative fiction
!& 3$$1 &+ !"$ 'ADA', !his festival is the main meeting -lace for all regional
-roducers and authors and is recogni5ed 0y film -rofessionals from all over the .orld
as the -innacle -oint for net.or2ing7 !he main focus is the region of Southeast
$uro-e MAl0ania, Austria, Bosnia and "er5egovina, Bulgaria, *roatia, *y-rus,
Greece7 "ungary, FN' Macedonia, Malta, Monte +egro, 'omania, Ser0ia, Slovenia,
!ur2ey, +MI 3osovoO and its filmma2ers .hich com-ete in Feature, Short and
Documentary7 !he *om-etition -rogram is accredited 0y FIA1F7 !he festival also
aims to -resent im-ortant and innovative films of high artistic value made throughout
the .orld7 In coo-eration .ith Berlinale and !alent *am-us the festival is organi5ing
the Sara6evo !alent *am-us7 !his e4citing ne. educational and creative -latform
0ecame the most -restigious film training event in the region7 !he festival -rograms
are visited 0y ><<7<<< -eo-le each year7 !he total amount for the a.ards is .orth
around :<<,<<< C7
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Sehs+chte - International Student,s Film Festival
1otsdam , Germany | Full length, Short | Animation, *hildren, Documentary, Music
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!& 3$$1 &+ !"$ 'ADA'/ )orld.ide 2no.n as one of the most im-ortant and
oldest students film festivals7 !he event is ta2ing -lace in 1otsdam, Germany7 During
seven eventful days in the 0eginning of May the visitor has on the one hand the
chance to discover e4citing cinematic .or2s, .hilst on the other hand the festival
offers great -ossi0ilities for mutual e4change 0et.een filmma2ers, -rofessionals and
the -u0lic7 !he very friendly and energetic team consists of students of the Academy
of film and television in 1otsdam7 !hey really 2no. ho. to -arty and ma2e this event
unforgetta0le7
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!abor Film Festival
Pa0o2, *roatia | Short | Animation, Documentary, $4-erimental, +arrative fiction,

IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Noung *roatian film festival/ domestic and international
com-etition/ .or2ing together .ith the $uro-ean Film Academy and .ith their hel-
they .ill -resent t.o film -rogrammes nominated for the -restigious $FA a.ard7
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!am-ere Film Festival
!am-ere, Finland | Mid-length, Short | Animation, Documentary, +arrative fiction
!am-ere is one of the finest short film festivals7 !am-ere and &0erhausen are the
only t.o short film festivals accredited .ith international film -roducers association
FIA1F7
!hess International Short Film Festival
!hessaloni2i, Greece | Short | Any ty-e
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, For the Bal2an area the festival is definitely one of the most
influential ones for short films7 'eno.ned for its selection and screening of
-rogressive and high Fuality films7
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.agreb Film Festival
Pagre0, *roatia | Full length, Short | Documentary, +arrative fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, *roatian film festival featuring three se-arate international
com-etition -rogrammes, feature film, short film, documentary, and one com-etition
for *roatian shorts7
.inebi - /ilbao International Festival of Documentar$ and Short Film
Bil0ao, S-ain | Mid-length, Short | Animation, Documentary, +arrative fiction
IM1&'!A+! &+$S, Festival .ith a long tradition in short film e4hi0ition and
com-etition7
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