INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin
14 - 19 November 2023

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ESA EUROPEAN SHORT FILM AUDIENCE AWARD (ESFAA)

ESA 01 European Short Film Audience Award 01

Participatory democracy is aces: so, we've assembled the audience favourites from nine short film festivals into one competition. Joining forces here: Clermont-Ferrand (France), Encounters (Great Britain), Go Short (The Netherlands), Curtas Vila do Conde (Portugal), INTERFILM Berlin (yours truly, Germany), Alcine (Spain), Short Waves (Poland), BSFF (Belgium), Tampere (Finland). As the democratic process can be protracted, regular guests might notice a work from last year here or there. In the final round, a winning film will be crowned, for next year… curtain up for round one!

15.11.23, 18:00h, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino

18.11.23, 17:00h, Pfefferberg Theater

European Short Film Audience Award 01
European Short Film Audience Award 01

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5 films
Beş

Beş

Five

Ayla Çekin Satijn // Netherlands // 2021 // 07:00 min

Live Action

It's always awesome at family events when the first thing anyone asks you – early 20s, not hetero – is whether you have a boyfriend. Asli shuts down fast, until she realises she might need to examine her own prejudices.

Blue Note

Blue Note

Pavel Andonov // Finland, United Kingdom // 2022 // 21:00 min

Live Action

Leena is faced with a heartbreaking commitment after spending a beautiful day with her terminally ill husband Boris in their summer cottage. [CW: suicide]

BabyThump

BabyThump

Ian Killick // United Kingdom // 2021 // 10:55 min

Animation

Grim humour with a retro aesthetic: a couple wakes to infant screams. What is this racket and how do you turn it off? Parenthood from another (less flattering) angle, with Beethoven drowning out the cries of a new-born.

Garrano

Garrano

Vasco Sá / David Doutel // Portugal // 2022 // 14:08 min

Animation

A Garrano horse is forced to pull a heavy load under a blazing sun. Young boy Joel helps his father gather junk in the woods, for recycling. He discovers a man who is about to set a forest on fire.

Ma Gueule

Ma Gueule

F*cking Head

Grégory Carnoli / Thibaut Wohlfahrt // Belgium // 2022 // 20:00 min

Live Action

Stéphane returns to his hometown in Wallonia to watch a football match with his mates. They talk him into partying, but he's turned away at the Flemish night club. [CW: police violence, racism]