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Thunder Road – by Jim Cummings

Jim Cummings is probably a man of few words. Or a communication genius. The official synopsis for Thunder Road states:...

Officer Arnaud loved his mom... The 2016 Sundance short winner

(Unison LA)

USA / 13minutes
Alien Attack from the Interspace – by Alessio Gonnella

Sci-fi in Italy is possible. Thinking about Italian cinematographic difficulties to approach this genre, it seems just an oxymoron....

Sci-fi in Italy is possible, but... How can the trumpet save us all?

(Festina Lente)

Italy / 24minutes
Crush – by Katherine Bernard

Crush, the short film by Katherine Bernard, takes place on two temporal levels: the “before” and the “after,” that...

The short by the American filmmaker cuts satire to reveal a tragicomic criticism of the art world

(Dazed)

USA / 12minutes
Behind the Schoolbag – by Nic Ho Chun Yu

Shaun’s childhood is hell – hunted by other students, ridiculed, excluded, victim of cruel jokes. He’s really exasperated and thinks that the solution...

Against bullying, love yourself: a story about self-salvation

(Intoxic Studio)

Hong Kong / 9minutes
Solus – by R. Bersot, C. Dellerie, M. Larue, T. Rodriguez

Solus is the French animated short film created, in computer graphics, by Robin Bersot, Camille Dellerie, Mickaël Larue and Thomas...

Everyone defends himself from reality: a story about loneliness and survival in CGI

(ESMA)

France / 7minutes
Interesting Ball

Exquisitely surreal and brazenly grotesque, this short of dense thirteen minutes unravels five stories connected by a bouncing red ball...

A red ball bounces around the city through five incredible stories, for eventually getting to the beach.

(Daniel Scheinert & Stefanie Lynch)

USA / 13minutes

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Dark Comedy (6)

Thunder Road – by Jim Cummings

Officer Arnaud loved his mom... The 2016 Sundance short winner

Alien Attack from the Interspace – by Alessio Gonnella

Sci-fi in Italy is possible, but... How can the trumpet save us all?

Crush – by Katherine Bernard

The short by the American filmmaker cuts satire to reveal a tragicomic criticism of the art world

Behind the Schoolbag – by Nic Ho Chun Yu

Against bullying, love yourself: a story about self-salvation

Solus – by R. Bersot, C. Dellerie, M. Larue, T. Rodriguez

Everyone defends himself from reality: a story about loneliness and survival in CGI

Interesting Ball

A red ball bounces around the city through five incredible stories, for eventually getting to the beach.

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Short Film Day: beautiful shorts in the shortest day of the year.

Thanks to the Italian Short Film Centre the national short film scene stands out at the Short Film Day with a wide and quality selection.

You won’t regret that tattoo

There's a lot of talk about tattoos, but this is the first time we see people from an older generation who are proud to sport the ink they wear.

The 6 Best Iranian Short Films In the Past Years

Not only Ashghar Farhadi and Jafar Panahi: a new generation of young directors is making the Iranian cinema so proud

Runaway – by Emily Buchanan, Susan Yung and Esther Parobek

The best time of the year to love your refrigerator

7:35 in the Morning

One morning a woman enters a restaurant – only to be met with silence instead of people talking...

Spirit of Berlin (July 1945)

An exceptional montage of the semi-destroyed city made with rare archival materials, in colors and HD.

Lights Out – by David F. Sandberg

"Per aspera ad astra": from indie to major.

Growing Girl – by Marnie Ellen Hertzler

A Powerpoint presentation about snakes is intertwined with a woman’s memories of abuse in the workplace

Danger Island

A couple of british poachers explore undiscovered islands in search of the fabled Moth Owl, in this animated tribute to old b-movies.

Transmission – by Varun Raman and Tom Hancock

Welcome To Britannia. Together We Stand Alone.

Carmen – by Giuseppe Cardaci

What happens when impossible dreams strive to come true?

8 Hours in Brooklyn

A slow-motion ride along the streets of Brooklyn, NYC.

Come Swim – by Kristen Stewart

The fallacies of nowadays, namely the short film written and directed by Kristen Stewart, best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga

Magic Alps Is the Only Italian Short Film Selected at Clermont-Ferrand 2018

Exclusive interview with the directors of one of the most unique Italian short film of the year

A girl named Elastika

A simple yet very creative stop-motion short about a girl made of rubber bands traveling on a pinboard.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu Takes On Virtual Reality Short On Refugees

The two-time Oscar-winning director is working on an experimental project set in the Mexican-US border

Journal Animé – by Donato Sansone

The images on the pages of Libération come to life and pass the printed events in the Italian short which collected a César nomination

FOCUS ON: Farnoosh Samadi and Ali Asgari

Interview with the directors behind "The Silence," the Italian entry in Competition at Cannes 2016

Cutaway

Through close up details of hands, we follow the life of a single young man as he works, pursues relationships, and comes to terms with a life changing event.

Belly

A coming of age tale about brotherhood, friendship and separation.

FMK International Short Film Festival 2015

Organized by Cinemazero, FMK has arrived at its 12th edition: four days of short films, creativity and research in Pordenone

Scrambled – by Bastiaan Schravendeel

The immortal charm of the Rubik's cube

Kung Fury

A cop martial arts expert is sent back in time to defeat Hitler...

The Moment – by Karis Oh

What really matters in the end of life?