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Drama International Short Film Festival
2—08.09.2024

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Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) is Greece’s leading short film festival, and the annual meeting place for filmmakers and industry professionals. Based in Drama, Greece the festival runs a six-day schedule in September and its main venues are Municipal Conservatory and Olympia Cinema.

DISFF was first held in 1978, on the initiative of the Drama Film Club. The response of filmmakers, as well as the public, was enthusiastic from the very beginning. Since 1996, it is a municipal enterprise, whose purpose is to promote and disseminate the art of cinema, and especially of the short film, in Greece and abroad, and to develop a spirit of friendship and cooperation between filmmakers from all over the world.

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For 47 years already, DISFF has been serving as a global hub for filmmakers and producers of short films where they can connect and collaborate in order to elevate the aesthetic and production standards of the short film form. Drama International Short Film Festival (DISFF) is an Oscar- and European Film Academy qualifying festival.

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Short films are key to cinematic innovation. Because of their brevity, they allow filmmakers to react to the world around them more instinctively and showcase a stunning range of artistic expressions. As a magazine dedicated to short films, Talking Shorts aims to create a wider discourse about this often-overlooked art form.

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