History

In 2019, the Brussels Short Film Festival joined forces with ten other leading European festivals to launch the European Short Film Audience Award (ESFAA) — a unique initiative celebrating the finest European short films of the year. Each selected film has already captured the hearts of audiences, having received a national audience award at its respective festival.

The inaugural edition brought together ten outstanding short films, recognized by audiences at the following festivals:

In 2019/2020

Brussels Short Film Festival · Belgium

April 25 — May 5, 2019

Short Waves Festival · Poland

March 19 — 24, 2019

Curtas Vila do Conde – International Film Festival · Portugal

July 6 — 14, 2019

Lviv International Film Festival Wiz-Art · Ukraine

August 19 — 25, 2019

Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival Bristol · England

September 24 — 29, 2019

ALCINE – Alcalá de Henares Film Festival in the Community of Madrid · Spain

November 8 — 15, 2019

Interfilm Berlin – International Short Film Festival · Germany

November 5 — 10, 2019

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival · France

January 31 — February 8, 2020

Tampere Film Festival · Finland

March 4 — 8, 2020

Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen · The Netherlands

April 15 — May 13, 2020

Brussels Short Film Festival · Belgium · Belgium

September 2 — 12, 2020

Since its launch, the ESFAA has continued to evolve. Now in its 7th edition, the competition features a curated selection of films awarded by the following partner festivals: