Friday 9.10 | 7 pm | Online Screening* | TICKETS
A selection of short films shortlisted for Best Short Film Award at EFA: The European Film Awards
EGG by Martina Scarpelli | France / Denmark | 2019 | 13′ | Vienna Short Film Candidate | A woman is locked in her home with an egg, which she is both attracted to and scared of. She eats the egg, she repents. She kills it. She lets the egg die of hunger.
Reconstruction by Jiří Havlíček & Ondřej Novák | Czech Republic | 2019 | 15′ | Motovun Short Film Candidate | Olda (17) is an accused waiting for his trial in a detention centre for juveniles. The monotone prison life is gradually intertwined with memories of a police reconstruction. It took one summer night for the holiday boredom to turn into a cruel fun that resulted in death.
EDNA – One of Many by Vuk Mitevski | North Macedonia / Belgium | 2019 | 11′ | Krakow Short Film Candidate | EDNA is animation which was inspired by the refugee crisis, where Macedonia played the unfortunate role of a transit country; in essence it is a love story set in a very unusual circumstances, told in a very abstract and poetic way.
Weightlifter by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk | Poland / Ukraine | 2019 | 30′ | Drama Short Film Candidate | Professional weightlifter Petro is preparing for an important competition. But before the competition, he receives tragic news that force him to make a difficult decision. Petro’s inner conflict makes him into more than just a mechanical bundle of muscles.
Hard on by Joanna Rytel | Sweden | 2019 | 19′ | Nijmegen Short Film Candidate | Secretly, she is filming everything. In a surreal apartment a cougar, a guest, a child and promises of a dog if the child plays along.
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* Upon purchasing a ticket you will receive a link to stream the film. NOTE: The virtual screening room will open 5 minutes before the scheduled screening time, so you will not be able to access it beforehand. The films are screened live, you can enter at any time after the screening begins, but you will not be able to rewind the content.
