Short film competitions have a long tradition in the festival’s almost two-decade history: when CineFest was launched in 2004, the festival’s founders wanted to give young filmmakers the chance to showcase their work. The short film program is the best example of this tradition, as many filmmakers who have since gone on to make a name for themselves started their careers with short films. This year, the deadline for entries was the end of April for films made in 2021 or later and not previously screened in Hungary at any other event. The jury has now finalized the selection: this year, a total of 23 short films will compete in four blocks.

The selected films come from various countries, including Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Switzerland and Switzerland. Several of them are co-productions.

Two screenings of each program will be held in the House of Arts. In keeping with the festival’s long tradition, these screenings are free of charge.

The international competition program of short films:

1.blokk – 105 min.

Tejút / Une Voie Lactée / A Milky Way
D: Quentin MOLL-VAN ROYE
(Belgium) 21 min

Gondolat(vihar) / Overthinker
D: Nemanja MLADENOVIC
(Serbia) 13 min

Szülőváros / My Hometown
D: Aoi FURUKAWA
(Japan) 42 min

A démon doboz / Demon Box
D: Sean WAINSTEIM
(Canada) 14 min

Életről és szerelemről / Á La Vie À L’amor
D: Emilie MANNERING
(Canada) 15 min

2.blokk – 105 min.

Vadászatra fel! / Chasse Gardée / Hunting Period
D: Elodie BEAUMONT
(France, Belgium) 19 min

Várakozás / Das Warten / The Waiting
D: Volker SCHLECHT
(Germany) 16 min

Korong+kutya / Disc+Dog
D: Tomek DUCKI
(Poland/Saudi Arabia) 6 min

Atlantisz / Atlantis
D: Zoé PELCHAT, Jean-Francois SAUVÉ
(Canada) 15 min

Legyőzhetetlen / Invincible
D: Vincent RENÉ-LORTIE
(Canada) 29 min

Gaby dombjai / Gaby Les Collines / Gaby’s Hills
D: Zoé PELCHAT
(Canada) 20 min

3.blokk – 105 min.

Hőhullám / L’été Des Chaleurs / Heat Spell
D: Marie-Pier DUPUIS
(Canada) 14 min

Talált tárgyak / Lost And Found
D: Maya DUFTSCHMID
(Germany) 18 min

Még egy nap / Еще Один День / Yet Another Day
D: Anastasia GERASYUK
(Russia) 15 min

A gondozó / Auxiliaire / Caregiver
D: Lucas BACLE
(France) 24 min

Margarethe 89
D: Lucas MALBRUN
(France) 18 min

Egyfajta végakarat / Un Genre De Testament / A Kind Of Testament
D: Stephen VUILLEMIN
(France) 16 min

4.blokk – 107 min.

Egy méterre a valóságtól / Einen Meter Entfernt/ On The Brink
D: Stephanie OLTHOFF
(Germany) 27 min

Simo
D: Aziz ZOROMBA
(Canada) 23 min

Hogyan temessük el a halakat / Lang Lebe Der Fischfriedhof / How To Bury A Fish
D: Elsa VAN DAMKE
(Germany) 25 min

Mamita
D: Luis MOLINIÉ
(Canada) 16 min

Élő közvetítés / Na Żywo / Live
D: Mara TAMKOVICH
(Poland) 13 min

D’Une Peinture… À L’autre / From One Painting… To Another/ Egy festményről…kettőre
D: Georges SCHWIZGEBEL
(Switzerland, France) 3 min