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Alto Sauce

Alto Sauce is a small town in the deep Spanish province. A cruel crime happened in the village twenty...

A cruel crime happened in the village of Alto Sauce twenty years ago: today the case has been reopened and plays a game of mirrors between past and present.

(Escándalo Films)

Spain / 17minutes
The Pavement

The pavement, the night, those eyes, the glass, the red, the smoke, those lips, her touch, the pavement… Wait,...

The city at night, a couple, a gunshot... nothing is what it seems in this innovative and highly suspenseful neo-noir.

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USA / 3minutes
Online Preview: The Snake

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

(Briciola TV)

Italy / 15minutes
The Cat Piano

A “feline” film noir with “beatnik” nuances: that would be the best way to describe The Cat Piano, an...

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

(The People's Republic Of Animation.)

Australia / 8minutes
Malaria

Western, the quintessential film genre, has been reinterpreted in many ways throughout the history of cinema. Post-modern filmmakers such...

A classic Western story of death and revenge told with an innovative mix of stop motion techniques, in-camera effects and animation.

(Self-produced)

Brazil / 6minutes
Random Stop

A quiet day in the life of a county police officer. One routine stope, a phone call with his...

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

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USA / 6minutes

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Alto Sauce

A cruel crime happened in the village of Alto Sauce twenty years ago: today the case has been reopened and plays a game of mirrors between past and present.

The Pavement

The city at night, a couple, a gunshot... nothing is what it seems in this innovative and highly suspenseful neo-noir.

Online Preview: The Snake

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

The Cat Piano

A noir animation, set in the jazz feline underworld, narrated by Nick Cave's charming and mysterious voice.

Malaria

A classic Western story of death and revenge told with an innovative mix of stop motion techniques, in-camera effects and animation.

Random Stop

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

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Cortisonici 2019: What A Hell Of A Festival

On the occasion of the 16th edition (Varese, April 9-13), we propose the best short films of the previous editions

Yardbird

A solitary young girl is forced to come out of hiding to face the town bullies, but the thing she fears the most is herself.

The Christmas Light Killer

A man spends his December nights shutting down the power for a huge holiday light show. What is his point?

Blue Screen – by Riccardo Bolo & Alessandro Arfuso

A documentary directed by the android filmmaker Mk3, found in an old VHS cassette, tells the rebellion of the robots against human domination

Fear of Flying

It's time to migrate south, but Dougal is afraid of flying. The tragicomic adventure of a bird and its phobias.

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

Mobile Film Festival 2017 Unveils Official Selection: 51 Shorts From 18 Countries

1 mobile, 1 minute, 1 film: the French festival is back for its 12th edition

Lazy Daze – by Brian Smee

A kaleidoscopic journey into a dog's dream.

Random Stop

A gripping first person POV reenactment of the tragic last moments of the life of a police officer.

Adam and Eve Raised Cain – by Francesco Erba

A poetic yet disturbing stop motion horror short film

The Chair of Life – by Carlos Valle

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

Torino Short Film Market 2017: Interview with Jacopo Chessa

From November 29 to December 1, the one and only short film market in Italy comes back with its second edition: a small talk with its creator

Father – by Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso

The flow of daily life in the shadow of dictatorship

Jaffa – by Jay Branagan

Many couples want a child, but what happens when a child does not arrive because of his sperm?

Recipe for Gruel

Life in a surreal and dystopian world, one meal at a time.

Semáforo (Stop Light)

Under a Colombian city stoplight, a formidable circus act becomes a terrifying freak show.

Cannes 2016: Luca Tóth

Surreal, evocative, humorous: the 2D animated work of the Hungarian filmmaker

Singularity

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

Online Premiere: Belva Nera

The legend of a black panther spotted in the Lazio countryside narrated by the stories of a community of hunters between folklore and reality.

Online Premiere: Who’s Afraid of the Big Black Wolf? – by Janez Lapajne

A multicultural triangle in the occupied Europe of 1944: a sensual and emotional Alpine story of two tunes and one whistle

Memorize

How to fight crime in an high-tech, action packed future? Through a chip that records our entire lives.

Sea Change

Two sisters travel up to Pacific Coast to seek an alternative treatment for the younger sister's misterious disease.

The Tree – by Cheikh Mohammed Horma

An immersive visual experience of Sahara desert, exploring the changing balance between man and nature

Sofia

The fragility of family relationships through the intimate communication between two young sisters.