It's impossible to imagine our program without them: our short films! In two varied blocks, we show you genre short films from all over the world with the aim of entertaining you in every conceivable way. It can be pretty creepy or really cheesy. It's all in the mix... This year, we are once again putting out 16 short films, 10 of which will be in the running for the Méliès D'Argent, the jury award presented by all member festivals of the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF). Our winner will then be sent to Sitges for the final round. You can find more information about our jury below.
You can also look forward to 6 international highlights that are not taking part in the competition. But they are all also vying for your favor, because every entry can become the winner of hearts and dust off our Audience Award, the "Silver Razor Blade". So you can look forward to:
OUR SHORT FILM SELECTION 2024
SHORT & HOART 1 | Fri, 12.4.2024 | 10:30 pm
- EL GRITO (Spain 2022 | Álvaro de la Hoz) - In Competition
- FLOATER (USA 2023, D.M. Harring)
- THE TUNNEL (Great Britain 2023 | Brendan Cleaves) - In Competition
- GIRLS (France 2023 | Julien Hosmalin) - In Competition
- BONES (USA 2023 | Ed Castañeda)
- PESUDO (Spain 2023 | Miquel Díaz Pont) - In Competition
- THE LURE (Great Britain 2023 | Tony Hipwell) - In Competition
In this short film block you will see eight films from five countries, including four German premieres, one international premiere and one world premiere. Guests will also be present.
SHORT & HOART 2 | Sat, 4/13/2024 | 10:30 pm
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ROQUE (Spain 2023 | Banni Leclerc) - In Competition
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IL CASO È CHIUSO, ANDATE IN PACE (Italy 2022 | Simone Marino) - In Competition
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SEED (Canada 2023 | Jacob Weldon)
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LA HORA DE LOS PÁJAROS (Uruguay 2022 | Emiliano Umpierrez)
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THE CROSSING OVER EXPRESS (USA 2023 | Luke Barnett)
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BYE BEAR (Germany 2023 | Jan Bitzer) - In Competition
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TO THE MARROW (Ireland 2023 | Van Poynton) - In Competition
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FISHMONGER (USA 2023 | Neil Ferron)
In this short film block, you will see eight films from seven countries, including five German premieres, one European premiere and one international premiere. Guests have also already registered for this event.
THE JURY
Andre Groenhoff
Andre left his stops at Legend, Splendid and Meteor Film behind him and broke new ground in 2016. He founded the Indeed Film label and has since been responsible for the careful release of many bock-strong genre gems!
Alix Austin
For KILL YOUR LOVER, she formed a directing duo with Keir Siewert and is one half of the production company Switchblade Cinema, which we know well: RETCH screened in our competition in 2018. Now she is on the jury.
Dominic Saxl
You've read him. Because Dominic has been a copywriter for years. You can read him in Deadline or in advertising, for example. As a producer, he is jointly responsible for the Christmas horror anthology DEATHCEMBER.
PROGRAMMER
Michael Orth
Why interfere when there are absolute professionals? As founder and co-organizer of the short film festival in Landshut, he has proven expertise. Upon closer inspection, however, it becomes clear that a real genre freak is at work here. With the Shock Blocks and the Deadline Award, the Landshut festival is an address in itself. Michael Orth programs the short film blocks for us!
