Every year, the BEST OF FESTIVALS section provides a stage for award-winning highlights from the international short film scene. Outstanding short films are constantly being screened and selected at small and large film festivals around the world, which subsequently find it difficult to assert their place in the regular cinema circuit. Here we present our favorites from the current season in three programs.
Every year, the BEST OF FESTIVALS section provides a stage for prize-winning highlights of the international short film scene. Around the globe, outstanding short films are shown and awarded, yet they often struggle to find a place in regular cinema business. We gather our favorites from the current season in three programs.
All films not in the English language will be screened with English subtitles.
Curation: Johannes Duncker, Christopher Wienand
CE QUI APPARTIENT À CÉSAR (CHANGING ROOMS): 2025 International Competition for Best Direction, Femina International Women's Film Festival
MAYBE ELEPHANTS: 2025 Canadian Screen Award - Best Animated Short, Canadian Screen Award
BEING JOHN SMITH: 2024 Golden Dove - Best International Short Documentary, Leipzig DOK Festival
THE EATING OF AN ORANGE: 2025 Short Film Special Jury Award for Animation Directing, Sundance Film Festiva
ASTRO: Golden Horseman Sound Design - International & National Competition, Filmfest Dresden