IN 2016

Welcome back to InShort Film Festival. We’re honour to present you the best international, independent and inclusive short film productions from around the globe. #InShortFF


On 15th and 16th October 2016 we will present 3 screenings at KinoPort (Center for the Contemporary Art) GDANSK, POLAND:

GDANSK // SATURDAY // 15th OCT // 18.00 // THE BEST OF … + SPECIAL SCREENING 1 @ KINOPORT

GDANSK // SUNDAY // 16th OCT // 18.00 // THE BEST OF … + SPECIAL SCREENING 2 @ KINOPORT


Between 18th and 24th October 2016 we will present 4 double bill screenings at Canada Water Culture Space and Cinema Museum & workshops at The Rag Factory, LONDON, UK:

LDN // TUESDAY // 18th OCT // 19.15 // (OPENING GALA) TOGETHER YET ALONE @ CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE

LDN // FRIDAY // 21st OCT // 19.15 // TRAPPED INSIDE @ CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE

LDN // SATURDAY // 22nd OCT // 19.15 // BEHIND CLOSED DOORS + WITH TENACITY @ CANADA WATER CULTURE SPACE

LDN // SATURDAY // 22nd OCT // 11.00 // MOCAP ACTING & VFX MASTERCLASS @ THE RAG FACTORY

LDN // MONDAY // 24th OCT // 19.00 // (CLOSING GALA)  IT’S COMPLICATED + BRAIN PICKERS @ CINEMA MUSEUM


Please see the list below of films that have made it to the TOP 50 and TOP 10 of InShortFF 2016* and will be screened during the festival.
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Father (org. Padre) // dir. Santiago ‘Bou’ Grasso  // 12’ // animation // 2014 // International team: Argentina, France
Day by day, the daughter of an elder military commander takes care of her bedridden father. The dictatorship has come to an end in Argentina, but not in this woman’s life.

Je Te Veux // dir.Kenji Hirano // 5’ //experimental, fashion video // 2015 // Japan // International team: Japan, Estonia
An original love story, inspired by both Dutch Baroque painter Vermeer and girls on the Tokyo subway addicted to their phone chats.

Mayday Relay // dir. Florian Tscharf // 14’ // narrative short // 2016 //  Germany // International team: Germany, Italy
When German sailor, Max, and his daughter Emily receive a mayday call on the Mediterranean sea, they act immediately.

My Father, The Shot Putter From DDR (org. Mi padre, el lanzador de peso de la RDA) // dir. Diego Postigo // 10’ // narrative short // 2015 // Spain // International team: Spain, Germany
Professional male shot putter throws approximately 200,000 times in his career. Only about thirty throws are considered perfect.

Nasty // dir. Prano Bailey-Bond // 15’ // horror // 2015 // UK // International team: UK, Sweden, India-UK
It’s 1982. Twelve-year-old Doug is drawn into the lurid world of VHS horror as he explores the mysterious disappearance of his father.

Saudade // dir. Gyongyi Fazekas // 10’ // narrative short // 2014 // Hungary // International team: Hungary, Romania
Saudade (Portuguese) is a nostalgia for something or someone that you love but have already lost. In this modern family portrait, two sisters are separated by distance and bad internet connection.

The Chunk And The Whore (org. Le gros & la pute) // dir. Antoine Paley // 15’ // narrative short // 2015 // France // International team: France, Switzerland
A sad station cashier tells the sex worker in the parking lot to stop using the shop toilets. Overnight the pair gets to know one another, and the monotony of their subjective lives is changed forever.

The Mother // dir. Paolo Monico // 11’// narrative short // 2015 // USA // International team: USA, Italy, Finland
When a hardened widow receives an unexpected visit, she is given the chance to shed light on her husband’s death.

Uncanny Valley // dir. Federico Heller // 9’ // narrative short // 2015 // Argentina // International team: Argentina, Germany, USA
In the slums of the future, Virtual Reality junkies satisfy their violent impulses in online entertainment. Is there a line between games and reality?

What Happens In Your Brain If You See A German Word Like…? // dir. Zora Rux  // 5’ // animation, experimental // 2015 // Germany // International team: Germany, Brazil, France
A humorous account of how intellectual language structures affects the way we think.


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A Drop // dir. Joss Sánchez  // 9’ // narrative short // 2015 // Mexico
A Stroll Down Sunflower Lane (org. Zakerat Abad El Shamsذاكرةعبّادالشمس) // dir. Mayye Zayed // 14’ // experimental// 2016 // Egypt
A. Friend // dir. Erwann Kerroc’h // 5’ // thriller // 2015 // France
Acceptance // dir. Justin Groves // 10’ // narrative short // 2016 // United Kingdom
Angels of Anbar // dir. Elvis Leon // 6’ // experimental doc // 2014 // United States
Asteroid // dir. Kristina Mileska // 11’ // narrative short  // 2015 // Canada 
Boris In The Forest // dir. Robert Hackett // 13’ // narrative short // 2015 // UK // International team: UK, Greece, Scotland, Norway, USA, New Zealand, Island, Brazil
Cecil & Carl // dir. Elvis León, Gaston Yvorra // 14’ // documentary // 2016 // United States 
Charlie Cloudhead // dir. Rupert Cresswell // 8’ // narrative short // 2015 // UK // International team: UK, New Zealand
Chirps // dir. Cagil Harmandar // 3’ // experimental animation // 2015 //  Turkey 
Colleagues (org. Kollegen) // dir. Damian Weber // 10′ // narrative short // 2016 // Germany // International team: Germany, Burkina Faso, Bosnia
Devil Town // dir. Nick Barrett // 15′ // narrative short // 2015 // UK // International team: UK, Greece
Ego // dir. Pei Hsin Cho // 6′ // animation // 2016 // Taiwan
Every Six Months // dir. Yolande Botha // 5’// narrative short // 2014 // South Africa
Everything else (org. Todo Lo Demás) // dir. Federico Untermann // 8′ // narrative short // 2015 // Spain
Far is here // dir. Barbara Oettinger // 6′ // documentary // 2015 // Chile // International team: Chile, Haiti 
Flight (org. Vuelo) // dir. Tomas Gomez Bustillo // 7’// narrative short // 2015 // Argentina
Lesley // dir. Craig Ainsley // 10′ // narrative short // 2016 // United Kingdom
Lost in Manboo // dir. Jérôme Plan // 9′ // documentary // 2015 // France // International team: France, Japan
Mr Sand // dir. Soetkin Verstegen // 8′ // animated documentary // Danmark // International team: Denmark, Belgium, Italy
Night Shift // dir. Ken van Mierlo // 7′ // narrative short // 2016 // Netherlands
POP // dir. Henry Bullen // 5′ // animation // 2015 // Australia
Pussy! // dir. Ana Mouyis // 3′ // animation // 2015 // USA // International team: USA, Cyprus, Canada
Rabbit Blood (org. Tavsan Kani) // dir. Yagmur Altan // 5′ // animation // 2016 //Turkey // International team: Turkey, USA,  England, China
Repression // dir. Peter Roe // 12′ //  narrative short // 2016 // United Kingdom
Swimmers (org. Les Nageuses) // dir. Joachim Bon // 14′ // narrative short // 2015 // Belgium
The existential method (org. El método existencial) // dir. Dany Campos // 6′ // narrative short // 2015 // Spain // International team: Spain, Mexico
The Frame (org. Fotograma) // dir. Luís Henrique Leal & Caio Zatti // 9′ // experimental // 2015 // Brazil
The Last Soldier (org. El Ultimo Milico) // dir. Cesar Augusto & Malaga Barrera // 7′ // narrative short // 2015 // Peru
The Sine Wave dir. Neely Goniodsky // 5′ // animation // 2013 // United Kingdom
The tunnel (org. El Túnel) // dir. Ricardo Yebra // 8′ // narrative short // 2015 // Spain
They Will All Die in Space // dir. Javier Chillon // 15′ // narrative short // 2015 // Spain // International team: Spain, Argentina, USA, France, Ukraine
Venice // dir. Venetia Taylor // 4′ //  narrative short // 2015 // Australia // International team: Australia, Malta
What remains (org. Ce qu’il reste) // dir. PH Debiès // 6′ //  narrative short // 2015 // Canada // International team: Canada, France, Mexico
Words // dir. Andy Phillips // 15′ //  narrative short // 2015 // United States
You are the Life (org. Ти – життя) // dir. Nadiia Lashchuk // 12′ // experimental // 2015 // Ukraine
You Try Living Here // dir. Karen Dee Carpenter // 14′ //  narrative short // 2015 // USA // International team: USA, France, Senegal

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