International Short Film Competition
Brimming with creativity and pushing the boundaries of the form, these shorts present some of the most exciting voices in documentary. This Award is Academy Award, BAFTA and BIFA accredited. 
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A Colour I Named Blue
Two Japanese indigo dyers embark on an inner journey: one finding his own shade of blue, the other discovering new meaning through his colour blindness.
  • Sybilla Patrizia
  • 2025
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Alboroque
To protect their villages and restore biodiversity to the landscape of Galicia, a unique collective unites to fight invasive plants and municipal neglect.
  • Sabrina Fernández Casas
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Animal Eye
Scientists and philosophers confront the limits of their own vision through the eyes of animals.
  • Carlo Nasisse
  • 2024
  • Film Programme
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Faith
According to an ancient Neapolitan proverb, ‘More things happen in a day than in an entire century’. For the city of Naples, that day is today.
  • Antonio Napoli
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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From the Mountain We See the Mountain
In the mist of the Patagonian Andes, an indigenous forest is recovering from a fire, with animals and humans emerging from a landscape scarred by colonisation.
  • Julian Garcia Long
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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In a Whisper
A breath caught on ice … This film traces the commitment and quiet resilience behind the graceful façade, as figure skater Nina Pinzarrone prepares to perform.
  • Catarina Gonçalves / Freelance
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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My Name is Oil
On a platform in the middle of the sea, the industrial machinery of an oil rig attempts to send out a warning of an impending catastrophe.
  • Igor Smola
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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Oscurana
When darkness falls, the walking begins in this vital, visceral evocation of the experience of migrants undertaking a hazardous journey on foot across the US border.
  • Violeta Mora
  • 2025
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The Dam
A mysterious fish, rumoured to be three metres long, swims behind a dam. Tingo is obsessed with catching this shadowy creature and proving everyone wrong.
  • Manuel Ojeda
  • 2025
  • Film Programme
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