Director Ameer Fakher Eldin (Syria), cultural journalist and film critic Stefan Grissemann (Austria), and artist and author Gabriele Stötzer (Germany) are the International Short Film Jury of Berlinale Shorts.
Berlinale Shorts 2026 / press release
Magic and Defiance Shape the Berlinale Shorts Programme of 2026. 21 highly diverse films skilfully explore the variety of the short form.
Films 2026
Here you can find the full list of films at Berlinale Shorts 2026.
Berlinale Shorts 2025 / press reviews
„I make no secret of my love of the Berlinale Shorts. They are weird, they are bold, they are often…
„Because of (U)“ / Interviews, press etc.
Born in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, the director and erotic dancer of Franco-Chilean Tohé Commaret origin trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris…
„Casi septiembre“ (Close to September) / Interviews, press etc.
Lucía G. Romero was born in Barcelona, Spain in 1999. She received a full scholarship to attend the city’s ESCAC…
„Their Eyes“ / Interviews, press etc.
The artist and filmmaker is based in Paris and has a background in fine art and visual studies. Before graduating…
„Sammi, Who Can Detach His Body Parts“ / Interviews, press etc.
The Indonesian director and screenwriter Rein Maychaelson has made several short films. „The Rootless Bloom“, a film exploring themes of loss…
„Rückblickend betrachtet“ (In Retrospect) / Interviews, press etc.
The director and producer Daniel Asadi Faezi studied documentary filmmaking at HFF Munich and at the National College of Arts…
„Prekid vatre“ (Ceasefire) / Interviews, press etc.
The filmmaker Jakob Krese grew up in former Yugoslavia and Germany. As the grandchild of Yugoslav partisans on one side…
„Mother’s Child“ / Interviews, press etc.
The Dutch screenwriter, director and animator Naomi Noir creates often absurdist works devoted to the inner worlds of her unique…
„Casa chica“ / Interviews, press etc.
The director and visual artist Lau Charles was born in Mexico City in 1991. She studied film directing at the…
„Comment ça va?“ (How Are You?) / Interviews, press etc.
Born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1990, Caroline Poggi studied at the Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli and the Université Paris…
„Élő kövek“ (Living Stones) / Interviews, press etc.
Jakob Ladányi Jancsó first studied psychology at Freie Universität Berlin before, in 2019, taking up a master’s degree in film…
„Through Your Eyes“ / Interviews, press etc.
Born in Singapore, Nelson Yeo’s debut feature film „Dreaming & Dying“ won the Golden Leopard – Filmmakers of the Present and…
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