Grow Up and Return

Immigration, identity and feeling of home in films in Go Short's programme.

notes by Vladan Petković

"Grow up and return," says the 11 year-old boy Adil to the audience, but even more to encourage himself, as he leaves Morocco for France …

Coming-of-age tale of Ukrainian Shorts

Where do the short films stand in the overall Ukrainian film industry?

notes by Līga Požarska

Is Ukrainian cinema on the verge of a renaissance? Film festivals are actively putting Ukrainian films on the map: Ukrainian Film Festival …

Fringes of (Chinese) Animation

Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2020

notes by Youyang Yu

Compared to Western standards, contemporary indie Chinese animation often rises above the surface thanks to its bold and wild graphics, …

Cov...adis Cinema? The Future of Cinema With & After Corona

Vienna Shorts 2020

notes by Philipp Fleischmann, Barbara Fränzen, Jurij Meden, Martina Menegon, Marija Milovanovic, Wouter Jansen, Wiktoria Pelzer, Julian Ross, Neil Young

In short texts, commentaries, statements, or personal opinions, representatives of the film and festival scene describe how they are …

Debunking the Portuguese 'saudade'?

66th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

notes by Michiel Philippaerts

For the very first time in its rich history, Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen programmed a Country Focus: Portugal.

Emulsion and Emotion

65th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen

notes by Ricardo Brunn

The 65th edition of Oberhausen's Short Film Festival focused on analogue film material and why it might still be important in the digital …