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12/11/2024

New text! 🛋️ Pacifique Naomi’s LOOKING SHE SAID I FORGET dwells in melancholy and unlocks a form of intimacy that is unlike anything else we’ve seen bodies share on screen.

The short film was part of Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC’s international competition. Review by Savina Petkova.

[On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit]

Naomi Pacifique’s new short film dwells in melancholy and unlocks a form of intimacy that is unlike anything else we’ve seen bodies share on screen.

08/11/2024

New text! 🧼 Smart, elegant, and deeply human, Atsushi Hirai’s OYU is a carefully constructed cinematic tale and, in reminding us of what to keep and when to let go, proof of art’s rare power to console.

The short film received a Special Mention in the International Short Film Competition at this year’s Filmfest Dresden. Review by Anas Sareen.

[On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit]

Elegant and deeply human, Atsushi Hirai’s Oyu is a carefully constructed homecoming haunted by loss.

07/11/2024

Throwback to September 🌀 Just about two months ago, Talking Shorts’ first Film Club unfolded at the 47th Drama International Short Film Festival - Φεστιβάλ Μικρού Μήκους Δράμας, as part of the Short Film Hub.

The Film Club’s one-hour short film programme showcased the multiplicity of the art form, ranging from anthropological collages over diverse animated films to political performances.

All spectators were invited to an informal discussion on the films, and curators Anne Gaschutz and Niels Putman, co-founders of Talking Shorts, elaborated on their curatorial choices during an open roundtable.

Moreover, some participants wrote a short review of one of the films in the programme and got the chance to receive feedback on their text in a one-to-one session with Talking Shorts’ chief editor, Niels Putman. Swipe to read some snippets from their texts.

05/11/2024

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur’s 28th edition has just kicked off! From November 5th to 10th, Switzerland’s major short film festival presents its main focus that brings paintings from the internationally renowned Oskar Reinhart Collection «Am Römerholz» into dialogue with contemporary issues and enduring discourses. Egypt, this year’s country in focus, is highlighted in three programs that explore both big city life as well as private moments. Lithuanian director and cinematographer Vytautas Katkus, this year’s person in focus, will also lead a Master Class and present two film programs.

Swipe to explore a collection of texts on the films selected for the 2024 edition.

Continue reading at talkingshorts.com/festivals! 📚

30/10/2024

New text! Based on the real-life story of one of the filmmaker’s friends, Adilet Karzhoev’s BURUL sheds a light on the brutal practice of bride kidnapping and amplifies the voices of oppressed Kyrgyz women.

Review by თინათინ ყუფარაძე developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #5—a tandem workshop set during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

[On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit]

Based on the real-life story of one of the filmmaker’s friends, Burul sheds a light on the brutal practice of bride kidnapping and amplifies the voices of oppressed Kyrgyz girls.

23/10/2024

Panel Talk recording online! 📼 This discussion hosted by Dokufest in collaboration with Talking Shorts took place during the past edition of the festival, on August 6.

Sigrid Hadenius-Ebner (Uppsala Short Film Festival) was joined by Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (Berlinale Shorts) and Samir Karahoda (DokuFest) to this conversation about audience development for short films through programming and filmmaking.

The recording is now available at talkingshorts.com. Leave a comment to continue the conversation!

[Discussions: Working with partner festivals, we organise panel talks, keynotes, and other formats to foster discussions. Recordings are published at talkingshorts.com/discussions to continue the conversation online]

21/10/2024

The 43rd edition of the Uppsala Short Film Festival is kicking off today! From October 21 to 27, the festival considered Sweden’s prime arena for short film screens around 300 short films in 7 days. This year’s programme includes a focus on Lithuanian shorts, punk shorts, and special programmes curated by the Gaza Film Unit and the Cambodian collective Anti-Archive

Discover a collection of texts on films selected for this 2024 edition at talkingshorts.com/festivals! 📚

18/10/2024

New text! 🧶 Certain films call to action our entire sensory system: the moving image is not only seen but heard and felt too. In shorts by Neritan Zinxhiria, Slava Doytcheva, Norika Sefa and Ana Husman, layered textures of memory are tactically explored. Essay by Eneos Çarka.

[Notes: Short films are most likely screened as part of a curated programme that enables a dialogue between them. We continue that conversation in the form of essays at talkingshorts.com/notes]

Certain films call to action our entire sensory sytem: the moving image is not only seen but heard and felt too. In shorts by Neritan Zinxhiria, Slava Doytcheva, Norika Sefa and Ana Hušman, layered textures of memory are tactically explored.

15/10/2024

New text! 📹 Through a composite montage of images from surveillance footage and body-cams, Bill Morrison’s INCIDENT delivers a chilling political investigation in search of the truth after a Black man is killed by police on the street.

Review by Jan Tracz developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #3—a tandem workshop set during Kortfilmfestival Leuven and Vilnius Short Film Festival.

[On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit]

Through a composite montage of images from surveillance footage and body-cams, Bill Morrison delivers a chilling political investigation in search of the truth after a Black man is killed by police on the street.

10/10/2024

New text! 🤳 In films by Stefano Dealessandri and Furio Ganz, Martyna Ratnik unlocks the eternal paradox of tourism, and wonders how film festivals can use their spaces more to rethink definitions of sustainability beyond reusable plastic cups.

Essay by Martyna Ratnik developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #5—a tandem workshop set during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

[Notes: Short films are most likely screened as part of a curated programme that enables a dialogue between them. We continue that conversation in the form of essays at talkingshorts.com/notes]

In films by Stefano Dealessandri and Furio Ganz, Martyna Ratnik unlocks the eternal paradox of tourism, and wonders how film festivals can use their spaces more to rethink definitions of sustainability beyond reusable plastic cups.

09/10/2024

Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC’s 53rd edition has just kicked off! From October 9 to 20, one of the oldest film festivals in Canada will be screening 98 short films this year across six different sections.

Explore a small collection of texts on the films selected for the 2024 edition at talkingshorts.com/festival-du-nouveau-cinema-fnc! 📚

08/10/2024

New text! 🤖 Ines Sieulle’s THE OASIS I DESERVE takes you on an intimate journey of the relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. The result is a chilling experience that pulls you deep into its subject matter yet leaves you apprehensive about other, darker truths that might still lie ahead.

Review by Yan Guan Rosanna Suter developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #5—a tandem workshop set during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

[On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit]

In exploring humankind’s intimate relationship with artificial intelligence, Inès Sieulle exposes our prejudices and tendencies as a species more than anything else.

03/10/2024

New text! 🇮🇷 Maryam Tafakory’s MAST-DEL is a scream wrapped in a cinematic whisper. Gestures of love reach further than any demonstration of hate in an experimental poem about forbidden desires, both inside and outside post-revolution Iranian cinema. Review by Teresa Vieira.

On The Circuit: Hundreds of short films are released on the festival circuit yearly. We review those that spoke most to us at talkingshorts.com/onthecircuit.

Gestures of love reach further than any demonstration of hate in Mast-del, an experimental poem about forbidden desires, both inside and outside post-revolution Iranian cinema.

02/10/2024

🇳🇱 IDFA is joining Talking Shorts! We are eager to work closely together with the largest international documentary festival on the joint mission to create a wider discourse about short films.

Do you collaborate with a short film festival and want to learn more about Talking Shorts’ different partnerships? Reach out to us at [email protected]!

Check the festivals’ page at talkingshorts.com!

25/09/2024

New interview! 🎠 From political satires to oddball video essays: the short film format is where Radu Jude feels most free.

The prolific Romanian filmmaker often mixes philosophical analysis with playful experimentation. Hot off the heels of his latest opus, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD, FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival hosted an in-depth retrospective programme dedicated to Jude’s short films last month. Presented alongside each other, they offer fascinating insights into how the Romanian filmmaker has developed his generous cinematic sensibilities.

Interview by Hugo Emmerzael. Continue reading at talkingshorts.com!

The short film format is where prolific Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude feels most free. From political satires to oddball video essays, his shorts often mix philosophical analysis with playful experimentation.

10/09/2024

New text! 🌈 While not a documentary on drag queens, strictly speaking, Simisolaoluwa Akande’s poetic short film THE ARCHIVE: Q***R NIGERIANS aims for a similar goal. Drawing from the history, language, and culture of the Yoruba, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, the film sets to challenge the notion that “queerness is un-African”, and instead sheds light on the ways one’s culture and gender can coexist. The film was awarded the Principi Award at Lago Film Fest this year.

Review by Adham Youssef developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #5—a tandem workshop set during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

Continue reading at talkingshorts.com!

Awarded the Principi Award at Lago Film Fest, Simisolaoluwa Akande’s film is an ode to queer people from the Global South.

09/09/2024

The 5th edition of the European Workshop for Film Criticism came to an end last month at FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival, where the six participants gathered for the tandem workshop's second round: a week-long session on video essays in Ljubljana. These took place at the Slovenian Cinematheque (worth a visit on its own!), and the participants had the chance to attend some screenings during the festival.

Adham Youssef (🇪🇬🇩🇪), Emma Marinoni (🇮🇹), Martyna Ratnik (🇱🇹), Miriam Vogt (🇩🇪), Tinatin Kuparadze (🇬🇪) and Yan Guan Rosanna Suter (🇭🇰🇨🇭) came together for the first time in the first half of the workshop during Lago Film Fest in July, mentored by film critic, editor, and staff writer at MUBI Notebook Leonardo Goi.

The European Workshop for Film Criticism is a collaboration of The European Network for Film Discourse (The END) — aka Filmfest Dresden, Vienna Shorts, Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival, Lago Film Fest & FeKK - Ljubljana Short Film Festival — and Talking Shorts, with the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA program.

As this edition is now over, applications for Workshop #6 are now open! Apply before September 30th at talkingshorts.com to join us in Leuven, Belgium (Leuven International Short Film Festival, December 2024) and Vilnius, Lithuania (Vilnius Short Film Festival, January 2025)!

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06/09/2024

New text! 📺 An exploration of the emotional divide between fiction and reality in the American sitcom, Philip Thomson’s LIVING REALITY questions how we consume images at large.

Review by Emma Marinoni developed during the European Workshop for Film Criticism #5—a tandem workshop set during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival.

Continue reading at talkingshorts.com!

An exploration of the emotional divide between fiction and reality in the American sitcom, Philip Thomson’s Living Reality questions how we consume images at large.

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Panel Talk recording online! 📼 This discussion hosted by Dokufest in collaboration with Talking Shorts took place during the past edition of the festival, on August 6. Sigrid Hadenius-Ebner (Uppsala Short Film Festival) was joined by Anna Henckel-Donnersmarck (Berlinale Shorts) and Samir Karahoda (DokuFest) to this conversation about audience development for short films through programming and filmmaking. The recording is now available at talkingshorts.com. Leave a comment to continue the conversation! [Discussions: Working with partner festivals, we organise panel talks, keynotes, and other formats to foster discussions. Recordings are published at talkingshorts.com/discussions to continue the conversation online]

Meet the six participants of the 5th edition of the European Workshop for Film Criticism, a collaborative workshop taking place during Lago Film Fest and FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival, starting next week! Adham Youssef (🇪🇬🇩🇪), Emma Marinoni (🇮🇹), Martyna Ratnik (🇱🇹), Miriam Vogt (🇩🇪), Tinatin Kuparadze (🇬🇪) and Yan Guan Rosanna Suter (🇭🇰🇨🇭) will be mentored by film critic, editor, and staff writer at MUBI Notebook Leonardo Goi. The European Workshop for Film Criticism is a collaboration of The European Network for Film Discourse (The END) — aka Filmfest Dresden, Vienna Shorts, Kortfilmfestival Leuven, Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival, Lago Film Fest & FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival — and Talking Shorts, with the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA program. Find out more via talkingshorts.com!

It’s time to meet the six participants of the #4 edition of the European Workshop for Film Criticism, a tandem workshop set during Filmfest Dresden and Vienna Shorts kicking off next week! Antoni Koniecszny (🇵🇱), Claudius Kesseböhmer (🇩🇪), Daria Janke (🇷🇸🇩🇪), Ebba Yttemyr (🇸🇪), Mac Andre Arboleda (🇵🇭🇩🇰) and Marcelina Leigh (🇳🇱) will be mentored by Talking Shorts co-editor and Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival Generation programmer Anas Sareen. The European Workshop for Film Criticism is a collaboration of The European Network for Film Discourse (The END) — aka Filmfest Dresden, Vienna Shorts, kortfilmfestiva Leuven, Vilnius Short Film Festival ,Lago Film Fest & FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival — and Talking Shorts, with the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA program. Find out more via talkingshorts.com!

🔚 Who is The END? When “The End” appears in classic cinema, it usually marks the start of something new: reflection and discussion about the film. This is precisely what The European Network for Film Discourse stands for. The END consists of six unique and diverse European film festivals— Filmfest Dresden (DE), Vienna Shorts (AT), Lago Film Fest (IT), Kortfilmfestival Leuven (BE), FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival (SI) and Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival (LT)—and is funded by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme. Talking Shorts is the official outlet of the network. The network’s main purpose is to promote critical film discourse by and for a younger generation and to familiarise new audiences with a flourishing European film landscape. Read more at talkingshorts.com/the-end! Extracts from: Martin Gabel’s THE LOST MOMENT (1947), Léo Joannon’s LE CARREFOUR DES ENFANTS PERDUS (1944), Kamal El Sheikh’s LAST NIGHT (1964), Lewis Milestone’s ARCH OF TRIUMPH (1948), André Berthomieu’s PAS SI BÊTE (1946), Arthur Lubin’s IMPACT (1949), Eurides Ramos and Hélio Barroso’s O CAMELÔ DA RUA LARGA (1958), Fei Mu’s WEDDING IN THE DREAM (1948), Tony Leblanc’s LOS PEDIGÜEÑOS (1961), Sergei Yutkevich’s LIGHT OVER RUSSIA (1947).

🏆 Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes’ PARADISE EUROPE wins the first edition of the New Critics & New Audiences Award, hosted by Talking Shorts, and supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme. All participants of the 2023 editions of the European Workshop for Film Criticism, powered by The END — European Network for Film Discourse and co-hosted by Talking Shorts, nominated one European short film at each festival they visited. The resulting six nominated films were publicly announced on February 7th and made available on the Talking Shorts website, accompanied by an interview with the director(s): Yann Gonzalez’s HIDEOUS, Joachim Hérissé’s SKINNED, Moritz Geiser’s WHY DOES HELEN KOCH COMMIT SERIOUS VEHICLE THEFT?, Anna Vasof’s SAVING SOME RANDOM INSIGNIFICANT STORIES, Mathilde Profit’s PERDRE LÉNA, and Leandro Godinho and Paulo Menezes’s PARADISE EUROPE. For two weeks, online audiences worldwide could watch the films for free and vote for their personal favourite. The votes have now been counted: PARADISE EUROPE, by Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes, is the winner of the New Critics and New Audiences Award 2024. The filmmakers will receive a cash prize of €1000. Read the interviews at talkingshorts.com! . . . Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival

A ludicrous and hyper-modern fable about letting out the rage within, Moritz Geiser’s WHY DOES HELEN KOCH COMMIT SERIOUS VEHICLE THEFT? is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Why Does Helen Koch Commit Serious Vehicle Theft?’was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at Lago Film Fest by Öykü Sofuoğlu, Florian Saerens, Francesco Bacci, Nini Shvelidze, Nika Šmid and Agnès Houghton-Boyle, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #2. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️

A gynocentric tale about two strangers whose lives get mutually entangled, Mathilde Profit’s PERDRE LÉNA is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Perdre Léna’ was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at Kortfilmfestival Leuven by Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik, Monika Navickaitė, Marina Zigneli, Olivia Popp, Korée Wilrycx and Jan Tracz, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #3. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️ . . . Apaches films Manifest Pictures

An anxious, stop-motion nightmare populated by uncanny textile dolls, Joachim Herisse’s SKINNED is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Skinned’ was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at Filmfest Dresden by Laura Stöckler, Magdalena Steiner, Simon Schäfer, Ioanna Micha, Sophia Rentsch and María Alderete, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #1. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️ . . . Miyu Distribution Komadoli Studio

A visual anthem to a whole generation of queer people, Yann Gonzalez’s HIDEOUS is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Hideous’ was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at Filmfest Dresden by Laura Stöckler , Magdalena Steiner, Simon Schäfer, Ioanna Micha, Sophia Emilia Rentsch and María Alderete, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #1. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️

Unearthing the remains of a life stored away in drawers and closets, Anna Vasof’s SAVING SOME RANDOM INSIGNIFICANT STORIES is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Saving Some Random Insignificant Stories’ was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at FEKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival by Öykü Sofuoğlu, Florian Saerens, Francesco Bacci, Nini Shvelidze, Nika Šmid and Agnès Houghton-Boyle, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #2. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️ . . . sixpackfilm

Gritty, raw, low-budget, and a tad cheeky, Leandro Goddinho and Paulo Menezes’s PARADISE EUROPE (DU BIST SO WUNDERBAR) is nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2024 hosted by Talking Shorts. The six nominated films are streaming globally, for free, on Talking Shorts from February 7th to 21st for the audience to decide their favourite. The winning filmmaker will receive a cash prize of €1000,-. ‘Paradise Europe’ was nominated for the New Critics & New Audiences Award at Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival by Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik, Monika Navickaitė, Marina Zigneli, Olivia Popp, Korée Wilrycx and Jan Tracz, the participants of the European Workshop for Film Criticism #3. Watch for free and vote at talkingshorts.com! ✍️

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