From over 3000 submissions spanning 106 countries, the Black Nights Film Festival’s sub-festival PÖFF Shorts has selected a total of 118 short films to the competition programmes, with 60 being animated shorts.

The international short film and animation festival PÖFF Shorts comprises of three competition programmes: live action and animation with their respective student sections known as New Talents, and a National Competition to showcase the best of Estonian cinema.

Full programme will be revealed online by November 8. Passes for PÖFF Shorts are available now at the Black Nights Film Festival website.

The international short film and animation festival PÖFF Shorts will be held from November 20-28, 2018.

Full list of films in competition below:

INTERNATIONAL LIVE ACTION COMPETITION

The Field. Dir: Sandhya Suri, France
Lieber Augustin. Dir: Miroslav Terzic, Croatia
Caregiver. Dir: Ruthy Pribar, Israel
Make Aliens Dance. Dir: Sebastien Petretti, Belgium
Best Game Ever. Dir: Kristóf Deák, Hungary
Plastic Man. Dir: Yulia Kovanova, United Kingdom
Sunshine. Dir: Walker Hare, United States
The Counterfeit Paradise. Dir: Wei Shen, Peru
The Role. Dir: Farnoosh Samadi, Iran
Aquaparque. Dir: Ana Moreira, Portugal
The Egg and The Theiving Pie. Dir: Lola Blanche Higgins, United Kingdom
Nazi Scum Must Die. Dir: Jayán Flores Ramos, Costa Rica
Shadow Cut. Dir: Lucy Suess, New Zealand
The Barber Shop. Dir: Emilien Cancet & Mr. Gustavo Almenara, France
Gold. Dir: Yong Chao LEE, Myanmar, Taiwan
All Inclusive. Dir: Corina Schwingruber Ilić, Switzerland
A Gift. Dir: Aditya Ahmad, Indonesia
The News. Dir: Assel Aushakimova, Kazakhstan
True. Dir: Marta Pulk, Estonia
All These Creatures. Dir: Charles Williams, Australia
Family Ties. Dir: Vladimir Nepevny, Russian Federation
The Orphan. Dir: Carolina Markowicz, Brazil
Mercury. Dir: Kyla Simone Bruce, United Kingdom, England
Patision Avenue. Dir: Thanasis Neofotistos, Greece
Mia Donna. Dir: Pavlo Ostrikov, Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION COMPETITION

Satellite Strangers. Dir: James Bascara, United States
The Cat’s Regret. Dir: Alain Gagnol, Jean-Loup Felicioli, France, Belgium
My Grandpa is Hiding. Dir: Anne Huynh, France
Panta Rhei. Dir: Wouter Bongaerts, Belgium
Mermaids and Rhinos. Dir: Viktoria Traub, Hungary
Sweet Night. Dir: Lia Bertels, Belgium
Coyote. Dir: Lorenz Wunderle, Switzerland
The Common Space. Dir: Raphaële Bezin, France
Marfa. Dir: The Brothers McLeod, United Kingdom
Untravel. Dir: Ana Nedeljkovic, Nikola Majdak Jr., Serbia
Dreamland. Dir: Mirai Mizue, France
This Magnificent Cake!. Dir: Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef, Belgium
Five Minutes to Sea. Dir: Natalia Mirzoyan, Russia
Bloeistraat 11. Dir: Nienke Deutz,Belgium, Netherlands
The Sister’s Bedroom. Dir: Claire Brognez, Canada
The Cannonball Woman. Dir: Albertine Zullo, David Toutevoix, Switzerland
Dolly. Zero. Dir: Ugo Bienvenu, France
The Call. Dir: Anca Damian, Romania
About a Woman Who Wanted to Fly Away. Dir: Sasha Svirsky, Russia
Egg. Dir: Martina Scarpelli, France, Denmark
Between The Shadows. Dir: Alice Guimarães & Mónica Santos, Portugal, France
TeBelgeza. Dir: Tessa Was, Poland
Per tutta la vita. Dir: Roberto Catani, Italy, France
Simbiosis Carnal. Dir: Rocó Álvarez, Belgium
The Juggler. Dir: Skirmanta Jakaité, Lithuania
I’m going out for cigarettes. Dir: Osman Cerfon, France
III. Dir: Marta Pajek, Poland
Flood. Dir: Stein Malte, Germany
I’m OK. Dir: Elizabeth Hobbs, Canada, UK
Electrician’s Day. Dir: Vladimir Leschiov, Latvia
Turbine. Dir: Alex Boya, Canada
Room. Dir: Michał Socha, Poland
Cyclists. Dir: Veljko Popović, Croatia
Spermaceti. Dir: Jacky De Groen, Belgium
Fest. Dir: Nikita Diakur, Germany
Nothing Happens. Dir: Uri Kranot & Michelle Kranot, France

NEW TALENTS COMPETITION: ANIMATION

Days Off. Dir: Filip Blazek, Czech Republic
Flower Found! Dir: Jorn Leeuwerink, Netherlands
Bless you! Dir: Paulina Ziolkowska, Poland
Here. Dir: Loïc Kreyden, Switzerland
Sounds Good. Dir: Sander Joon, Estonia
Facing It. Dir: Sam Gainsborough, United Kingdom
Pura Vida. Dir: Nata Metlukh, Estonia
Squaring The Circle. Dir: Karolina Specht, Poland
Big Boy. Dir: Jonathan Phanhsay-Chamson, France
Sirens. Dir: Juli Tudisco, Hungary
Good Night, Everybuds! Dir: Benedikt Hummel, Germany
The Northeast Kingdom. Dir: Alan Jennings, United States
Mirrors and the Message. Dir: Marie Lavis, Switzerland, France
Ripple. Dir: Mor Israeli, France
Sweet Sweat. Dir: Jung Hyun Kim, Estonia, Korea
Dacha, Aliens, Cucumbers. Dir: Ekaterina Mikheeva, Russia
Oh God!. Dir: Betina Bożek, Poland
Cops & Robbers. Dir: Florian Maubach, Germany
Vertigo. Dir: Liana Mihailova, Latvia
Nosis. Dir: Vincenz Neuhau, Germany
A Blink of an Eye. Dir: Kiana Naghshineh, Germany
Camille. Dir: Rémy Clarke, Leïla Courtillon, Nathan Otano, France
61 Beehive Street. Dir: Helena Bonastre Rodriguez, United Kingdom
Enough. Dir: Anna Mantzaris, United Kingdom

NEW TALENTS COMPETITION: LIVE ACTION

Wild Game. Dir: Jeronimo Sarmiento, Estonia
The Future is Ours. Dir: Andrej Georgiev, Macedonia
Unf*ckable. Dir: Siham Hinawi, Belgium
628. Dir: Anna Kuznetsova, Russian Federation
Blue Christmas. Dir: Charlotte Wells, United Kingdom
Well Done. Dir: Omer Ben Simon & Aryeh Hasfari, Israel
Double D. Dir: Fey Lehiane, Netherlands
White River Tales. Dir: Stephen Ohl, United States
Blister. Dir: Morteza Shams, Iran
A Siege. Dir: István Kovács, Hungary
Rosso. Dir: Antonio Messana, France
Car Accident. Dir: Anna Dezhurko, Russian Federation
Birthday Night. Dir: Omid Shams, Iran
Clickbait. Dir: Ran Finkelstein, Israel
100 EUR. Dir: Aleksey Lapin, Austria
Aftertaste. Dir: Yura Katynsky, Ukraine
04_EMIL_CASTING.mp4 Dir: Lili Zahavi, Germany
Summer. Dir: Gregory Oke, United Kingdom

NATIONAL COMPETITION

Three August Days. Dir: Madli Lääne, Estonia
New Neighbours. Dir: Riho Västrik, Estonia
Five Steps to the Right. Dir: Äggie Pak Yee Lee, Estonia
Tomorrow Island. Dir: Gwenn Joyaux, Estonia
I Let Her Out. Dir: Rūta Pakalne, Estonia
Good Shepherd. Dir: Anvelt Evar, Estonia
Destined To Be Dead. Dir: Francesco Rosso, Estonia
Roosenberg. Dir: Ingel Vaikla, Estonia
Food Chain. Dir: Mari Kivi, Liis Kokk, Estonia
A Demonstration Of Brilliance In Four Acts. Dir: Morten Tšinakov, Lucija Mrzljak, Estonia, Croatia
The Verging. Dir: Kaspar Ainelo, Estonia
Nina. Dir: Pawel Wlazewicz, Estonia
Mesmerized. Dir: Maria Avdjuško, Estonia
Strawberry Eaters. Dir: Mattias Mälk, Estonia
Helen’s Birthday. Dir: Tanno Mee, Estonia

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