wild summon
karni arieli & saul freed
Director
Our audiences have decided; WILD SUMMON (UK, 2023) received the most votes in all seven festival cities. Directors Karni Arieli and Saul Freed will receive a cash prize of €2,000, kindly donated by our partner Filmstarts. Congratulations Karni and Saul!
Ready yourself for a new exciting edition of GET SHORTY with fearless grannies, untamable horror-hair, even less untamable killer lapdogs, a dislocated moon, stunning musical interludes and even a German splatter. The following 10 shorts compete for your vote in the short film competition this year.
a folded ocean
A couple – the two are so in love that they dream to be one. But what if this happens literally? A bizarre body horror trip unfolds.
director Benjamin Brewer
production country & year USA 2023
running time 13 min
language english original version
claudio’s song
Two thugs want to extort money from an Internet star. When things go wrong, Claudio has one last wish. A short comedy about the hope of remaining unforgotten.
director Andreas Nilsson
production country & year UK, Ukraine 2022
running time 9 min
language english, french, russian original version with english subtitles
deadline
The old ones have to stick together! A granny defeats death with her walker. However with considerable collateral damages!
director Idan Gilboa
production country & year Israel 2023
running time 13 min
language hebrew, english original version with english subtitles
eyestring
A hair in the soup is bad enough, but a hair in the eye? Our young protagonist grabs the scissors – but with little success.
director Javier Devitt
production country & year Argentina, USA 2023
running time 8 min
language english original version
foreigners only
In his home country Bangladesh, foreigners usually are privileged. A man who deals in tanned skins has had enough and resorts to drastic measures.
director Nuhash Humayun
production country & year Bangladesh 2023
running time 15 min
language bengali original version with english subtitles
good boy
The job as dog sitter becomes a real tour de force. But it was somehow clear that something must be wrong with the lap dog, considering the panic-stricken departure of the pet owners.
director Eros V
production country & year UK 2022
running time 9 min
language english original version
sucks to be the moon
How ungrateful to constantly stand in the shadow of the all beloved sun – the moon knows it best. Without further ado, he sets off into the infinite expanse of space.
director Tyler March, Eric Paperth
production country & year USA 2022
running time 11 min
language english original version
summer‘ 94
Three friends are making the most of the first day of their summer vacation. While searching for the perfect spot for their treehouse, they come across a deserted creepy building in the forest.
director Basti Schwarz, Oliver Schwarz
production country & year Germany 2022
running time 15 min
language german original version with english subtitles
underneath
A couple's cosy horror films evening gets out of control, when they hear in the news about a brutal murder that happened in the city.
director Connor Pickens
production country & year USA 2023
running time 9 min
language english original version
wild summon
A nature fantasy documentary film, following the dramatic lifecycle of the wild salmon in human form, narrated by Marianne Faithfull.
director Karni Arieli, Saul Freed
production country & year UK 2023
running time 14 min
language english original version
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2022 – winner
tank fairy
erich rettstadt
Director
The Get Shorty Award 2022, endowed with 2000€ by our partner Filmstarts, goes to the pop fairy comedy TANK FAIRY from Taiwan, directed by Erich Rettstadt.
previous winners
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
