Our animation and short film festival brings 259 short and animated films from 61 countries to cinemas in Tallinn and Tartu across 61 screenings.
“As PÖFF celebrates its 30th birthday, we’re marking a modest anniversary of our own: animation and short film have always had a place of honour at PÖFF, but this year is the tenth time we’re presenting them under the Shorts name,” said PÖFF Shorts head Mari Liis Keevallik.
This year, instead of the usual cinema halls, Shorts has an expanded programme at the Telliskivi Creative City. On Thursday 12 November, the late-night short film marathon “Night Cinema” comes to Von Krahl, and on Sunday 15 November, audiences can enjoy a full day of shorts, including fresh dance and poetry films.
There will also be more screenings at Sõprus cinema in the Old Town, where you can catch two popular Shorts programmes for adults: “Late Night Love” and “Black Nights Comedy”.
The festival kicks off this evening at Apollo Plaza and Artis cinema with three competition programmes, one of which is dedicated to films made in Estonia or by Estonians. The best short film, best animated film and best Estonian film, as chosen by the international jury, will qualify for the Oscar consideration in the short film category, provided they meet the necessary requirements.
The jury consists of nine film and festival professionals: Jaanika Arum (Estonia), Sandra Brunkow Simonsen (Denmark), Violette Delvoye (Belgium/France), Augustė Gerikaitė (Lithuania), Mait Laas (Estonia), Émilie Poirier (Canada), Daniel Sterlin-Altman (Germany), Grete Tähemaa (Estonia) and Sari Volanen (Finland).
The winners of the three competition programmes will be announced at the PÖFF Shorts closed awards ceremony on Saturday 14 November.
A candidacy for a nomination for the European Film Academy’s Best Short Film award will also be selected from among the competing films. It will be announced alongside the Rebel short winner at the PÖFF closing ceremony on 20 November.
PÖFF Shorts runs from 10 to 18 November in cinemas in Tallinn and Tartu.
The Black Nights Film Festival is presented by Elisa and Nordic Hotel Forum.