Shorts Live-Action Competition

An international selection of films that reflect different aspects of life and humanity, offering fresh views on both timeless and contemporary stories — all under 45 minutes.

Shorts Animation Competition

Animated gems from around the world, told using a variety of techniques — from traditional drawn animation to the experimental — that make you look at everyday life with a different perspective.

Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action

The New Talents competition brings together films from international animation and film students, offering a glimpse into the future of the film industry.

Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation

The New Talents competition brings together films from international animation and film students, offering a glimpse into the future of the film industry.

Shorts Kids Animation Competition

Smart and engaging animation collections for children of all ages. Films with dialogues will be live-dubbed in Estonian. Shorts Kids Animation Competition 1 is recommended for ages 4 and up. Shorts Kids Animation Competition 2 is recommended for ages 7 and up. Shorts Kids Animation Competition 3 is recommended for ages 10 and up.

Shorts National Competition

The national short film competition featuring both emerging and established Estonian filmmakers. The program showcases films produced in Estonia or by Estonians — local, short, and latest.

Rebels With Their Shorts

A short film programme dedicated to films that defy the techniques of conventional filmmaking.

Doc@Shorts

Short documentaries give you the opportunity to step into someone else's shoes without having to walk around in them for too long. The program may evoke increased empathy and wanderlust.

Night Cinema

The legendary Night Cinema programme that fuels and recharges the sleepless with a selection of odd-ball comedies, short horror stories and a lot of madness.

Shorts Panorama

Collections that cast the widest net to the world of short films, offering viewers both recognition and inspiration.

Shorts Alternatives

Among the alternatives, you will find genre cinema, dance films, and everything unexpected — a fun and fearless exploration of how far and low, deep and weird we can go.