Prey – by Aćim Vasic

The twist, the sudden and surprising turn, is quite often what makes a short film memorable. It is the...

The perfect night of a predator turns out as a veritable nightmare

(Bridges)

France / 8minutes

Online Premiere: Mario de Marcella – Il Solengo

Is it at all possible to live outside the human community? This is the essential question raised by Il Solengo,...

The incredible story of a solitary man living in the Vejano forest in the heart of Italy.

(Ring Film)

Italy / 7minutes

FOCUS ON: The Island of All Together

A couple from Amsterdam went to Lesbos to portrait in a short documentary two different realities of people who...

Conversations in Lesbos with the Dutch directors who invited tourists and refugees to talk each another

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Edmond – by Nina Gantz

On a lake shore, a man is dragging a big rock tied with a rope. He’s sitting down on...

A stop motion bitter sweet black poetry

(Emilie Jouffroy)

UK / 9minutes

Come Swim – by Kristen Stewart

There are a few things that I can’t stand. I’m not talking exclusively about wars, economy, politics and so...

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

(Refinery29, Scott Free Productions, Starlight Studios)

USA / 18minutes

Rise – by David Karlak

In a not so far future, robots develop feelings. This unexpected event scares humanity, which reacts as a frightened child...

A justified revolt of the machines.

(Underground Films / Vertigo Entertainment)

USA / 5minutes

The 6 Best Iranian Short Films In the Past Years

When talking about Iranian cinema and their films, names like Ashghar Farhadi, Abbas Kiarostami, Jafar Panahi and a lot...

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

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Movie Creative Contest: the winner!

Emanuele Milasi (pictured above), 30, from Reggio Calabria, is the winner of our first Movie Creative Contest: an initiative...

"Support the superheroes" is the script winner of the I edition of the contest: a modern tale about the "greatness of being a researcher."

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Atropa

From the director of HENRi, a sci-fi short film selected by the most important festivals around the world, another genre...

In the outer space, a detective is looking for a mysterious missing ship.

(Corridor Productions)

USA / 9minutes

Pyskessa

Pyskessa is a lonely and silent girl. She lives with her troubled dad, who doesn’t seem to be coping...

A surreal adventure in the life of a little girl with a wild imagination.

(Eicar Paris)

France / 10minutes

021 Capalbio | GSF’s Exclusive Showcase

Up On The Roof Festival’s section: International Competition Directed by: Nour wazzi
Produced by: Panacea Production Ltd.
Country: UK
Year: 2013 Synopsis:
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Watch a selection of some of the the best shorts from the various sections of the 021 Capalbio Cinema International Short Film Fest until August 31st.

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Redesigning Christmas

Architects love Christmas. There’s a very simple reason for that: it is’s such a poorly designed holiday, and each...

What's Christmas like when your parents are both modernism-loving architects?

(National Film Board of Canada )

Canada / 2minutes

The Arab Series #2: The Curse

> Click on the image to watch the film Fatine is a young Moroccan girl, she’s all pride and...

Fatine has ventured far from the village to meet her older lover. When she is caught by a group of children, all she wants to do is go home.

(Quark Films, Kasbah Films )

Morocco / 16minutes

The Rise Of The Fashion Short

Fashion Film has just recently found a definition as a genre, but the mutual influence between fashion and cinema...

From Wes Anderson to Spike Jonze, many directors are experimenting with the Fashion Film, a newborn genre in which everything is possible

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The Chickening – by Nick DenBoer and Davy Force

It’s not so easy to talk about what Nick DenBoer and Davy Force‘s The Chickening really is. A parody? Maybe. A trailer?...

A parody? Maybe. A trailer? Possibly. An animation? Partially. A short film? Why not.

(Cineballs)

Canada / 5minutes

International Film Festival – Clermont Ferrand 2015

The importance of the festival and the Italian presence in Clermont-Ferrand. Located at the bottom of a chain of...

The historic French festival started. Here are the trailer of the Italian shorts, and a major crowdfunding campaign promoted by the CNC to support our national production in the world .

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Does the Italian film system neglect short films and its emerging talents?

In our latest article on the Italian Huffington Post we discussed a rather alarming fact: the very low presence and...

Our interview with Jacopo Chessa, the director of the Italian National Center for Short Films.

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Googly Eyes – by Simon Savelyev

Gary, a recently dumped Los Angeles slacker, is nursing a mysterious and chronic earache stirring up memories of his...

A short and cynical rom-com to celebrate Valentine’s Day in the best way

(KQED Film School Shorts)

USA / 13minutes

Online Preview: The Snake

/// The Online Preview has ended, but you can still watch the trailer and read the review /// How...

A night chase where "nothing is as it seems", in this award-winning Italian thriller.

(Briciola TV)

Italy / 15minutes

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

On December 21, the shortest day of the year, 22 Italian cities and 17 internationals celebrated the short film...

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.

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Singularity

Often action shorts are based on science fiction stories that reflect the current obsession with space and robots, but also...

In the midst of a war between humans and sentient androids, a Delta Force team must rescue the US President.

(The Bicycle Monarchy)

USA / 8minutes

Papa – by Natalie Labarre

Papa is a short animated story about an eccentric and overzealous father who realizes he’s not a perfect daddy. He thinks that...

The diary of an imperfect father who tries hard to be a perfect dad.

(Cargo Collective)

USA / 6minutes

The Chair of Life – by Carlos Valle

What holds two sisters-in-law together over a lifetime? Carmen and María are two old ladies who support each other...

The short film awarded with the First Prize at Ca' Foscari Short Film Festival 2016: a touching reflection about old age

(Auntie Films)

Spain / 10minutes

Dan Invited Hanna Over for Dinner

Hanna’s day life is abruptly shaken by an unexpected dinner invitation from her boyfriend. “Dan does not know how...

An unexpected dinner invitation disrupts Hanna's life. Idiosyncrasies and anxieties in the life of a modern young couple.

(Cynical People)

Canada / 10minutes