PÖFF Shorts has unveiled the titles which will be a part of its six competitions, with a total of 131 films screening across the festival running from 15 to 23 November.
The PÖFF Shorts Live Action section with 48 films will give audiences the chance to see brand new work alongside films that have already won plaudits on the circuit across two competitions including New Talents. In the PÖFF Shorts Animation Competition, 54 films showcasing an eclectic range of styles and techniques will be screened, with 16 animated films vying for the Jury Prize for Best Children’s Film.
The PÖFF Shorts National Competition will see the world premieres of 7 new Estonian films and co-productions, with a total of 29 films in the programme.
The three juries of the PÖFF Shorts competition consists of animation directors Joanna Quinn (UK), Diana Cam Van Nguyen (Czechia) and Jonas Taul (Estonia), programmer and film critic Niels Putman (Belgium), producer and programmer Mariam Kandelaki (Germany, Georgia), Radiator IP Sales founder Ben Vandendaele (Belgium), director Garðar Þór Þorkelsson (Iceland), actress Tiina Tauraite (Estonia) and musician Kirke Karja (Estonia).
The festival’s full side programme will be announced on November 4, 2022.
PÖFF Shorts will take place from November 15-23 in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia.
PÖFF Shorts 2022 Full list of films in competition:
SHORTS LIVE-ACTION COMPETITION
- ABAN, dir. Abbas Taheri, Mahdieh Toosi, France, 2022
- ABOUT ME, dir. Ali Asgari, Netherlands, 2022
- AFFRICATE, dir. Anna Gyimesi, Hungary, 2022
- AIRHOSTESS-737, dir. Thanasis Neofotistos, Greece, 2022
- AMANDINE EN VRAI, dir. Salomé Richard, Belgium, 2022
- AN IRISH GOODBYE, dir. Tom Berkeley, Ross White, Ireland, 2021
- BRIS, dir. Nachman Picovsky, Tamar Kay, Israel, 2022
- CALF, dir. Friedrich Tiedtke, Germany, 2022
- CONVERSATION, dir. Manuela Lazić, UK, 2022
- CRUEL TALE OF BORDEAUX, dir. Claire Maugendre, France, 2021
- DAPHNE, dir. Tonia Mishiali, Cyprus, 2022
- DEAD WHISTLE STOP, dir. Sean McKenna, United Kingdom, 2021
- DEAR PASSENGERS, dir. Madli Lääne, Estonia, 2022
- HEART VALLEY, dir. Christian Cargill, UK, 2022
- JOY, dir. Alexandra Brodski, UK, 2021
- NEIGHBOUR ABDI, dir. Douwe Dijkstra, Netherlands, 2022
- NEST, dir. Hlynur Pálmason, Denmark, Iceland, 2022
- ONLY THE DEVIL HATES WATER, dir. Lidija Mojsovska, North-Macedonia, 2022
- REYKJAVÍK, dir. Irving Uribe Nares, Mexico, 2021
- RUSTLING, dir. Tom Furniss, New Zealand, 2021
- SABOTEUR, dir. Anssi Kasitonni, Finland, 2022
- SNOW IN SEPTEMBER, dir. Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Nepal, France, 2021
- TEATRALNA STATION, dir. Alina Panasenko, Ukraine, 2022
- TUULIKKI, dir. Teemu Nikki, Finland, 2022
- URSULA, dir. Hannah Heller, USA, 2021
SHORTS NEW TALENTS: LIVE ACTION
- ALBA VULVA, dir. Dorka Vermes, Hungary, 2022
- AMBASCIATORI, dir. Francesco Romano, Italy, 2021
- ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, dir. Adrian Delcan, USA, 2022
- APHONIA, dir. Marta Z. Nowak, Poland, 2022
- BERRY PICKERS, dir. Agnes Skonare Karlsson, Sweden, 2022
- BUNNY EARS, dir. Alexandra Kurt, Germany, 2022
- CARRION, dir. Yvonne Zhang, USA, 2022
- CATERPILLAR, dir. Marcus Anthony Thomas, United Kingdom, 2021
- CHILD’S PLAY, dir. Silver Õun, Estonia, 2022
- EMPTY SPHERE, dir. Stephanie Roland, France, 2022
- GOD CHILD, dir. Daniel Dahan, Israel, 2022
- GRAVEYARD OF HORSES, dir. Xiaoxuan Jiang, China, USA, 2022
- HOLLYWOOD, dir. Leni Gruber, Alex Reinberg, Austria, 2022
- HOW TO BREATHE OUT OF WATER, dir. Victoria Negreiros, Júlia Fávero, Brazil, 2021
- MY IDIOTIC HEART, dir. Emma Rasmussen, Norway, 2022
- SUCKING DIESEL, dir. Sam McGrath, Ireland, 2022
- THE END OF THE END OF THE WORLD, dir. Meike Wüstenberg, Austria, 2022
- THE FUSE, dir. Kevin Haefelin, USA, 2022
- THE MIDWIFE, dir. Anne-Sophie Bailly, France, 2022
- TROPICALIA, dir. Rodney Llaverías, Dominican Republic, 2022
- UNTERROTENSTEIN, dir. Sophia Schiller, Germany, 2022
- VACUUM CLEANER SALESMAN, dir. Līva Polkmane, Latvia, 2022
- WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH THESE BUILDINGS?, dir. Jonathan Ben-Shaul, Ukraine, 2022
SHORTS ANIMATION COMPETITION
- AMOK, dir. Balázs Turai, Hungary, Romania, 2022
- BACKFLIP, dir. NIkita Diakur, Germany, France, 2022
- BEAR HUG, dir. Margrethe Danielsen, France, Norway, 2021
- BIRD IN THE PENINSULA, dir. Atsushi Wada, France, Japan, 2022
- BLUSH – AN EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE, dir. Iiti Yli-Harja, Finland, 2022
- CUDDLE, dir. Margot Reumont, Belgium, France, 2022
- HARDLY WORKING, dir. Total Refusal, Austria, 2022
- HYSTERESIS, dir. Robert Seidel, Germany, 2021
- ICE MERCHANTS, dir. João Gonzalez, Portugal, France, UK, 2022
- IMAGINARY LANDSCAPES, dir. Mykyta Lyskov, Ukraine, 2022
- LETTER TO A PIG, dir. Tal Kantor, France, Israel, 2022
- MENEATH: THE HIDDEN ISLAND OF ETHICS, dir. Terril Calder, Canada, 2021
- MONEY AND HAPPINESS, dir. Ana Nedeljković, Nikola Majdak Jr, Slovenia, 2022
- ONCE THERE WAS A SEA…, dir. Joanna Kozuch, Poland, Slovakia, 2022
- SALVATION HAS NO NAME, dir. Joseph Wallace, United Kingdom, 2022
- SLOW LIGHT, dir. Katarzyna Kijek, Przemysław Adamski, Poland, Portugal, 2022
- SUPPER, dir. Dániel Bárány, Hungary, 2022
- THE DEBUTANTE, dir. Elizabeth Hobbs, United Kingdom, 2022
- THE FLYING SAILOR, dir. Wendy Tilby, Amanda Forbis, Canada, 2022
- THE GARBAGE MAN, dir. Laura Gonçalves, Portugal, 2022
- THE ISLAND OF US, dir. Yu Yu, Taiwan, 2022
- THE LIMITS OF VISION, dir. Laura Ann Harrison, USA, 2022
- THE PASSERBY, dir. Hannah Letaif, France, 2022
- THE VISIT, dir. Mateusz Jarmulski, Poland, 2021
- WHAT RHYMES WITH TOXIC, dir. Lynn Smith, Canada, 2022
SHORTS KIDS ANIMATION COMPETITION
- AWAY FROM HOME, dir. Brunella De Cola, Italy, 2022
- BIRTH OF THE OASES, dir. Marion Jamault, France, 2022
- GIUSEPPE, dir. Isabelle Favez, Switzerland, 2021
- I’M NOT AFRAID, dir. Marita Mayer, Germany, Norway, 2022
- LAIKA & NEMO, dir. Jan Gadermann, Sebastian Gadow, Germany, 2022
- LETTERS FROM THE EDGE OF THE FOREST, dir. Jelena Oroz, Croatia, 2022
- LOST BRAIN, dir. Isabelle Favez, Switzerland, 2021
- LUCE AND THE ROCK, dir. Britt Raes, Belgium, France, Netherlands, 2022
- MAREA, dir. Giulia Martinelli, Switzerland, 2022
- MOUSE HOUSE, dir. Timon Leder, Slovenia, Croatia, 2022
- THE BOY AND THE ELEPHANT, dir. Sonia Gerbeaud, France, 2022
- THE QUEEN OF THE FOXES, dir. Marina Rosset, Switzerland, 2022
- THE TURNIP, dir. Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, Estonia, 2022
SHORTS NEW TALENTS COMPETITION: ANIMATION
- A DOG UNDER BRIDGE, dir. Tang Rehoo, China, 2022
- ABOVE THE CLOUDS, dir. Vivien Hárshegyi, Hungary, 2022
- CALL CENTER, dir. Eszter Kajlik, Hungary, 2021
- EPICENTER, dir. Heeyoon Hahm, South Korea , 2022
- GIRL IN THE WATER, dir. Shi-Rou Huang, Taiwan, 2021
- GOODBYE JÉRÔME!, dir. Gabrielle Selnet, Adam Sillard, Chloé Farr, France, 2021
- HOW TO SURVIVE THE HEATWAVE AND STAY HUMAN, dir. Ronni Shalev, Alon Sharabi, Israel, 2021
- IN HIS MERCY, dir. Christoph Büttner, Germany, 2022
- LESSER OF TWO EVILS, dir. Máté Horesnyi, Hungary, 2021
- MOM, WHAT’S UP WITH THE DOG?, dir. Lola Lefevre, France, 2021
- PENTOLA, dir. Leo Černic, Italy, 2022
- PERSONA, dir. Sujin Moon, South Korea , 2022
- THE HOUSE OF LOSS, dir. Jinkyu Jeon, South Korea, Japan, 2022
- THE PATTERN, dir. Péter Bogyó, Hungary, 2022
- VAMPIRE, dir. Zhong Xian, United Kingdom, 2021
- ZOON, dir. Jonatan Schwenk, Germany, 2021
SHORTS NATIONAL COMPETITION
- 3RD OCTAVE F, dir. Eeva Mägi, Estonia, 2022
- CHILDREN OF THE BORDER, dir. Janne Vasarainen, Estonia, 2022
- CONVERSATION, dir. Victoria Kaskova, Estonia, 2022
- DOG APARTMENT, dir. Priit Tender, Estonia, 2022
- DRIFTING APART, dir. Rebeka Rummel, Estonia, 2022
- ECLIPSE, dir. Rūta Ronja Pakalne, Estonia, 2022
- EEVA, dir. Lucija Mrzljak, Morten Tšinakov, Estonia, 2022
- EYES ON YOU, dir. Raoul Kirsima, Estonia, 2022
- FEETLESS SHOES, dir. Ernesto Redondo Vergara, Estonia, 2022
- FORGOTTEN SUMMER HAZE, dir. Teresa Juksaar, Estonia, 2022
- HORSE, dir. Jass Kaselaan, Estonia, 2022
- IN BETWEEN, dir. Oliver Remma, Estonia, 2021
- INFINITE MIRROR, dir. Silver Õun, Estonia, 2022
- KÕVERDAMA, dir. Karl Kaisel, Estonia, 2022
- ME AND HER, dir. Eldar Basmanov, Ahmed Fouad Ragab, Estonia, 2021
- MY MOTHER THE SEA, dir. Aspasia Kazeli, Estonia, 2022
- POWER, dir. Margus Õunapuu, producer, Estonia, 2021
- RECENTS, dir. Sophia Bazelgette, Estonia, 2022
- SIERRA, dir. Sander Joon, Estonia, 2022
- SO(U)LD, dir. Betra Käsper, Estonia, 2022
- STRAWBERRY SHAKE, dir. Lou Andréa Fiere, Estonia, 2022
- THE DAY I KILLED MY MOTHER, dir. Aranya Sen, Estonia, 2022
- THE RISE, dir. Alesja Suzdaltseva, Estonia, 2022
- THE STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF COMRADE KULIAKOV, dir. Lucas Abrahão, Estonia, 2021
- TIIU AND DRAGON, dir. Teresa Juksaar, Estonia, 2021
- TWIN TURBO, dir. Raul Esko, Romet Esko, Estonia, 2022
- UIBU TALU, dir. Ívar Erik Yeoman, Estonia, 2022
- WHERE THE LINDEN GROWS, dir. Katariina Aule, Estonia, 2021
- WHITE LIE, dir. Katariina Aule, Estonia, 2021
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PÖFF Shorts Competition Programmes
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