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From War to Camera: Halyna Koziutynska’s ‘Storks Always Come Home’
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. In her interview, Halyna Koziutynska discusses how the Russia-Ukraine war inspired her…
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Directing with Intent: Mónica Lima on ‘Human Nature’ and the Uncertainties of Parenthood
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. In her interview, Mónica Lima explores the central themes of fragmentation in…
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Mise en Scène and Sound in ‘Motherless Child’: Sophie Maréchal on Portraying Digital Disconnection
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. In her interview, Sophie Maréchal discusses how the mise en scène and…
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Simon van der Zande Reflects on Refugee Policies in ‘Thank You For Your Patience!’
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. In his interview, Simon van der Zande discusses the event that inspired…
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Guillermo F. Flórez’s ‘To Live In a Wild Sea’: The Complexities of Euthanasia
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. In his interview, Guillermo F. Flórez discusses euthanasia, the subject of his…
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Director Boris Gavrilović reflects about the themes explored in ‘Balkan, Baby’
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts, and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2024/2025, so we’ve challenged the amazing Nicolas Van Ruychevelt to interview all the directors who are part of this European short films showcase. Boris Gavrilović reflects on his journey as an emigrant and how it…
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ESFAA 2024/2025’s next stop is… Spain!
From November 7th to 17th, the ESFAA 2024-2025 program will be in Madrid for the ALCINE international film festival: ESFAA 1 European Short Film Audience Award 01 Films · Kafana na Balkanu (Balkan, Baby)Boris Gavrilović // Germany // 2023 // 18:35 minLive Action (INTERFILM International Short Film Festival Berlin – Audience Award 2023)· Лелеки завжди повертаються…
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ESFAA 2024/2025’s next stop is… Germany!
From November 6th to 10th, the ESFAA 2024-2025 program will be in Berlin for the Interfilm Berlin international film festival: EURO 01 European Short Film Audience Award 01 Films · Vivir en un mar bravo (To Live in a Wild Sea)Guillermo F. Flórez // Spain // 2023 // 23:52 minDocumentary (ALCINE – Festival de Cine de…
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ESFAA 2024/2025’s next stop is… Portugal!
From July 12th to 21st, the ESFAA 2024-2025 program will be in Porto for the Curtas Vila do Conde international film festival: PPE 01 European Short Film Audience Award 01 Films · Vivir en un mar bravo (To Live in a Wild Sea)Guillermo F. Flórez // Spain // 2023 // 23:52 minDocumentary (ALCINE – Festival de…
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Find out the 2024/2025 European Films on tour
A selection of the very best European short films continues its tour at the 5th edition of ESFAA. After earning the favour of their national audience, 9 short films are trying to charm the hearts of 511 million Europeans. You can now book the European Short Film Audience Award Programmes 2024-2025. The programmes include the…
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And the 2023-2024 award goes to… France!
After a year on tour, European audiences have finally chosen the winning short film! Tondex 2000, by Jean-Baptiste Leonetti – voted at national level by the Clermont-Ferrand International short Film Festival audience – is now the big winner of ESFAA, the European Short Film Audience Award.Tondex 2000, by Jean-Baptiste Leonetti, is the big winner of…
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Pavel Andonov talks about the use of colour on ‘Blue Note’
We’ve been wanting to share some of the ideas, concepts and creative processes behind the 9 short filmes touring ESFAA 2022/2023, so we’ve challenged the amazing Savina Petcova from Kortfilm to interview all directors who are part of this European short films showcase. Pavel Andonov shares the particularities of the use of color on his short film ‘Blue Note’…
