Shortsfest 2026


August 25, 2026

Shortsfest 2026

Shorsfest 2026

Award Winners

JURY AWARD FOR STUDENT SHORT: IRTIZAZ directed by Sara Balghonaim (Saudi Arabia)

SPECIAL MENTION STUDENT SHORT: TALK ME directed by Joecar Hanna (Spain, US)

JURY AWARD FOR SHORT SHORT: STILL STANDING directed by Victor Tadashi Suarez + Livia Albeck-Ripka (US)

JURY AWARD FOR ANIMATION: SULAIMANI directed by Vinnie Ann Bose (France)

JURY AWARD FOR DOCUMENTARY: ONE LAST ORDER directed by Sam Soko + Lauren DeFilippo (US)

JURY AWARD FOR COMEDY: CALLBACK directed by Matthew Puccini (US)

JURY AWARD FOR DRAMA: SOLEIL PÂLE (PALE SUN) directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin + Jawahine Zentar (France)

SPECIAL MENTION DRAMA: NOSTALGIE directed by Kathryn Ferguson (UK)

THE ELLEN AWARD: WE WERE HERE directed by Pranav Bhasin (India)

AUDIENCE AWARD: ONE LAST ORDER directed by Sam Soko + Lauren DeFilippo (US)

SPECIAL MENTION AUDIENCE AWARD: THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL  directed by Ben Proudfoot + Stephen Curry (US)

YOUTH JURY AWARD: THE MELONEERS directed by Brendan Young (US)

SPECIAL MENTION YOUTH JURY AWARD: SOLEIL PÂLE (PALE SUN) directed by Adrian Moyse Dullin + Jawahine Zentar (France)

All Films

4/7/2026

Q+A:

EARTH TO PERCY

directed by Jeremy Beiler

US

4/7/2026

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AGAPITO

directed by KYLA ROMERO + ARVIN BELARMINO

PHILIPPINES, FRANCE

4/7/2026

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THE BAKER’S HOTLINE

directed by DAVE SCHUMAN + EMILY SCHUMAN

US

4/7/2026

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ZWERMEN (MURMURATION)

directed by JANNEKE SWINKELS + TIM FRIJSINGER

NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM

4/7/2026

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SOLEIL PÂLE (PALE SUN)

directed by ADRIAN MOYSE DULLIN + JAWAHINE ZENTAR

FRANCE

4/7/2026

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JAH! (YES!)

directed by MADLI LÄÄNE

ESTONIA

4/7/2026

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GATORVILLE

directed by FREDDIE GLUCK

US

4/7/2026

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IRTIZAZ

directed by Sara Balghonaim

SAUDI ARABIA

4/7/2026

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AIR HORSE ONE

directed by Lasse Linder

SWITZERLAND, BELGIUM

4/7/2026

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BALCONADA

directed by Iva Tokmakchieva

BULGARIA, FRANCE

4/7/2026

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NERVOUS ENERGY

directed by Eve Liu

US

4/7/2026

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RAMÓN WHO SPEAKS TO GHOSTS

directed by Shervin Kermani

SPAIN, CANADA, MEXICO

4/7/2026

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DASHER

directed by Alexander Bocchieri

US

4/8/2026

Q+A:

MANGO SEED

directed by Berni Jiang

AUSTRALIA

4/8/2026

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SULAIMANI

directed by Vinnie Ann Bose

FRANCE

4/8/2026

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THE BOYS AND THE BEES

directed by Arielle Knight

US

4/8/2026

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FORAGERS

directed by Carlos Cagin

US

4/8/2026

Q+A:

ON THE &

directed by Julie Cavaliere

US

4/8/2026

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JAZZ INFERNAL

directed by Will Niava

CANADA

4/8/2026

Q+A:

OFF THE RECORD: JULIA

directed by Aurora Brachman

US

4/8/2026

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NOSTALGIE

directed by Kathryn Ferguson

UK

4/8/2026

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VENEZIA DIORAMA

directed by Nicolas Piret

BELGIUM

4/8/2026

Q+A:

STILL STANDING

directed by Victor Tadashi Suarez + Livia Albeck-Ripka

US

4/8/2026

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UNE FUGUE (TO THE WOODS)

directed by Agnès Patron

FRANCE

4/8/2026

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HOMEBODIES

directed by Rachel Olson

US

4/8/2026

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AMBUSH

directed by Yassmina Karajah

JORDAN, CANADA

4/9/2026

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COMMUNITY THEATRE

directed by Lewis Baillie

SCOTLAND

4/9/2026

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BLUSH

directed by Ana Chavez

SINGAPORE

4/9/2026

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PARADAÏZ

directed by Matea Radic

CANADA

4/9/2026

Q+A:

WE WERE HERE

directed by Pranav Bhasin

INDIA

4/9/2026

Q+A:

SHI (POETRY)

directed by Keran Abukasimu

CHINA

4/9/2026

Q+A:

ONE LAST ORDER

directed by Lauren Defilippo + Sam Soko

US

4/9/2026

Q+A:

THE ORACLE

directed by JJ Adler

US

4/9/2026

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TALK ME

directed by Joecar Hanna

SPAIN, US

4/9/2026

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LA MORT DU POISSON (THE DEATH OF THE FISH)

directed by Eva Lusbaronian

FRANCE

4/9/2026

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THE TIME MY GRANDMOTHER WAS HELD HOSTAGE BY BANK ROBBERS

directed by Rosella Tursi

US, CANADA

4/9/2026

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A SHOT AT ART

directed by Ilke Paddenburg

NETHERLANDS

4/10/2026

Q+A:

THE BADDEST SPEECHWRITER OF ALL

directed by Ben Proudfoot + Stephen Curry

US

4/10/2026

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O’SEY BALAMMA

directed by Raman Nimmala

INDIA

4/10/2026

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PIDIKWE (RUMBLE)

directed by Caroline Monnet

CANADA

4/10/2026

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THE HOLE

directed by Courtney Karwal

US

4/10/2026

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THEY

directed by Renée Zellweger

UK

4/10/2026

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STALIN BOYS

directed by Bianca Giaver + Ora Dekornfeld

US

4/10/2026

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ÖRONMASK (EARWORM)

directed by Patrik Eklund

SWEDEN

4/10/2026

Q+A:

CI SHI CI KE (AT THE STAGE WHEN)

directed by Hao Zhou

US, CHINA

4/10/2026

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PLACEHOLDER

directed by Teemu Nikki

FINLAND

4/10/2026

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MARGA IN MEXICO CITY

directed by Gabriela Ortega

MEXICO, US, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

4/10/2026

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FILLE DE L’EAU (WATER GIRL)

directed by Sandra Desmazières

FRANCE, NETHERLANDS, PORTUGAL

4/10/2026

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CALLBACK

directed by Matthew Puccini

US

4/11/2026

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NO SKATE!

directed by Guil Sela

FRANCE

4/11/2026

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SEA STAR

directed by Tyler McKenzie Evans

CANADA

4/11/2026

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LA MAYORDOMÍA

directed by Martin Edralin

CANADA

4/11/2026

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NOTES FROM PLANET THREE

directed by Simon Ellis

UK

4/11/2026

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THE APRICOT

directed by Alex Avila

US, MEXICO

4/11/2026

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VILLA ENCANTO

directed by Joel Perez

US

4/11/2026

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DUA JI

directed by Yuhan Tsai

TAIWAN, US

4/11/2026

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UNA VEZ EN UN CUERPO (ONCE IN A BODY)

directed by María Cristina Pérez González

COLOMBIA, US

4/11/2026

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THE MELONEERS

directed by Brendan Young

US

4/11/2026

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80 ZARBEH (THE 80 BLOWS)

directed by Alireza Abbasi

IRAN

4/11/2026

Q+A:

ARE WE STILL MARRIED?

directed by Kit Steinkellner

US

4/11/2026

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LE CHIEN DES SABLES (SAND DOG)

directed by Fabien Dao

FRANCE

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