This year, the Shorts National Competition programme includes 13 animated films — more than ever before. In total, 33 films will compete for the title of Best Short.
The best Estonian short film selected by the international jury will win — with the exception of student films — the right to be nominated for the Academy awards. A nominee for the European Film Academy's Best Short Film Award will also be selected from all the films in competition.
A CRY FOR ME, dir. Annina Juuso
AUGUST, dir. Pauline Kokla
BEAUTIFUL SMILE, dir. Sophia Albrecht
BETWEEN THE LINES, dir. Johanna Mägin
BREED, dir. Yiyang Sun
COME SIT WITH US, dir. Elis Rumma
EYES THAT STARE TOO LONG, dir. Yessine Youssef
FEVER DREAM JANTIEN (JAN10), dir. Maros Pulscak
FLOW OF BEING, dir. Helen Unt
HOW MUCH FOR THIS, dir. Johanna Viskar
LET THE LIGHT RISE UPON THE FOREST, dir. Hanna-Mirtel Paas
LITTLE OTHER, dir. Andres Tenusaar
MAAIMÄ, dir. Lucija Mrzljak
ON WEARY WINGS GO BY, dir. Anu-Laura Tuttelberg
POINT AND LINE TO COSMOS, dir. Pablo Ballarin
POPPY FLOWERS, dir. Evridiki Papaiakovou
ROOTS UNEARTHED, dir. Baran Ismail Ulas
SAD INHERITANCE, dir. Aranya Sen, Sergei Batrak
SAUNA DAY, dir. Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash
SEWING MACHINE, dir. Ülo Pikkov
SOUL BIRD, dir. Piret Potter
SWIFTS, dir. Ada Napiorkowski
THE ESTONIAN FROM TOMORROW, dir. Robert Raska Ly
THE HOUSE, dir. Carl Olsson
THE PASSING, dir. Katrina Lehismae
THE SHADOW OF DAWN, dir. Olga Stalev
TREE OF MANY FACES, dir. Johannes Magnus Aule
WEIGHT OF LIGHT, dir. Anna Hints
WHAT WOULD YOU TAKE, dir. Heilika Pikkov
WORLD WORRY WEB, dir. Nadiia Pliamko
YOU SHOULDN'T PLAY ALONE, dir. Filip Martinovic
YOUR HUMBLE SERVANT, dir. Marta Terribile
YUMMY, dir. Martinus Klemet
The full festival programme will be announced on 31 October.
The international festival of short films and animation PÖFF Shorts will take place from 8 to 20 November with screenings in Tallinn and Tartu.