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Look forward to a thrilling new edition of GET SHORTY – featuring dangerous bobblehead dachshund, witty washing machines, terrifying blood rituals, and plenty of Hawaiian toast. This year, these ten short films compete for your vote to win the coveted award.

bobblehead

 

Fred buys a vintage car totally unfit for camping – to Laure's dismay. She also wants to ditch the bobblehead dog on the dashboard. But the little thing seems oddly affectionate.

 

director Pierre-Marie Charbonnier, Simon Pierrat

production country & year France 2024

running time 15 min

language french original version with english subtitles

dammen

 

At a lovely meadow, two young ladies moor their rowboat. Nobody is around on this laid-back, pleasant day at the lake. However, the peace of nature is a lie.

 

director Grégoire Graesslin

production country & year France 2025

running time 15 min

language french original version with english subtitles

defect

 

For the two experienced delivery workers, the task is actually routine: unload the new washing machine, install it, and take back the old one. However, the quirky client, who has an odd taste for home appliances, has different plans.

 

director Guust Mulder

production country & year Niederlande 2024

running time 7 min

language dutch original version with english subtitles

detlev

 

Every lonely person needs its soul companion. For long-distance truck driver Detlev, this is his nightly Hawaiian toast from the gas station microwave. Or is there more to life?

 

director Ferdinand Ehrhardt

production country & year Deutschland 2024

running time 13 min

language english original version with german subtitles

meat cleaver!

 

Postmortem amnesia – what the devil is it? The kind woman makes an effort to gently explain things to her. However, Wendy is unwilling to accept that a butcher cleaver is lodged in her head.

 

director Jared Asher Harris

production country & year USA 2024

running time 15 min

language english original version

playing god

 

A process of creation is demonstrated to us: a creature is given life, an image encircled by an anonymous mass of unsuccessful tries. It's a painful procedure. Will it work this time?

 

director Matteo Burani

production country & year Frankreich, Italien 2025

running time 9 min

language without dialogue

puzzle

 

Unsettling incidents start to accumulate as puzzle enthusiast and influencer Sarah films her most recent video. Is there a curse on the new game? What happened to Osi the cat?

 

director Sébastien Roignant

production country & year France 2024

running time 2 min

language french original version with english subtitles

sisowath quay

 

On their first date, Nakry and Sothear meet near Sisowath Quay. After their passionate kissing, a terrible tragedy unfolds during the course of the night. An evil spirit has taken possession of the young girl.

 

director Stéphanie Lansaqu, François Leroy

production country & year Kambodscha, Frankreich 2025

running time 16 min

language Khmer OmeU

steak dinner

 

Casey had planned a romantic dinner. However, everything is ruined by the slimy monster that friend Taylor brings along. Their relationship takes on entirely new dimensions as a result of the unforeseen circumstance.

 

director Nathan Ginter

production country & year USA 2025

running time 8 min

language english original version

whitch

 

Aura has just put her daughter to bed when she notices an intruder in the house: an elderly woman who is demanding a blood ritual while tearing off her clothes in the middle of her living room. Holy shit!

 

director Hoku Uchiyama

production country & year USA 2025

running time 6 min

language english original version

presented by

dates

berlin

07.09. / 13.45

frankfurt

21.09. / 15.00

hamburg

07.09. / 13.45

cologne

21.09. / 15.00

munich

14.09. / 13.45

nuremberg

14.09. / 13.45

stuttgart

14.09. / 13.45

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