CortoEuropa is a historical section of the festival, active from the very first editions. The choice was necessary for two reasons. The first one, as in the title of the festival, which recalls the novel by Joseph Conrad, was born to investigate new authors and new cinematographies that often announce themselves in a short format. The second is that short film, although with all the possible exceptions, even more today in the era of digital domination, is still a segment of cinema that allows greater expressive freedom. So, in summary, the reasons that have guided the pre-selection of the works in competition, the ability to say something new about new authors, to tell the universe in continuous transformation, of audiovisuals always capable of getting dirty with reality.
Films in competition
30 short films from 12 countries.
4 Days After Christmas, Slovakia 2019, 12:03’, directed by Peter Hoferica
A Historical Mistake, Russia 2019, 7’, directed by Mikhail Mestetskiy
Aquarium, Turkey 2019, 14:42’, directed by Anil Kaya e Özgür Önurme
Apollo 18, Italia 2019, 8’, directed by Marco Renda
Baroque, Greece 2019, 7:44’, directed by Chrysa Koutrakou
Black Forest, France 2018, 19:47’, directed by Jean-Marc E.Roy
Community Gardens, Lithuania 2019, 15’, directed by Vytautas Katkus
Dead Inside, Germany 2019, 7:42’, directed by Ares Ceylan
Doppio Sei, Italy 2019, 7’, directed by Pierluigi Braca e Luigi Montebello
È Tutto Cinema, Italy 2019, 15’, directed by Gianni Aureli
Elevator to the Top Floor, Russia 2019, 10’, directed by Nikita Litvinov
Fireflies, Belgium 2018, 20’, directed by Amelia Nanni
Genericamente, Italy 2018, 18’, directed by Giulio Neglia
Il Nostro Concerto, Italy 2019, 15’, directed by Francesco Piras
In Black and White, Germany 2019, 16:33’, directed by Ares Ceylan
In Bloom, UK 2018, 7:40’, directed by Maya Armon
La Via Divina, Germany 2018, 15’, directed by Ilaria Di Carlo
L’Etoile, Italy 2019, 14’, directed by Alfredo Mazzara
Refuge, Italy 2018, 9:57’, directed by Federico Spiazzi
Romance for French Horn, Russia 2019, 15’, directed by Irina Kireeva
Running Naked in The Universe, France 2019, 17:10’, directed by Guillaume Levil
Shell, Russia 2019, 14’, directed by Anna Ozar
Short Calf Muscle, Holland 2019, 13’, directed by Victoria Warmerdam
Stiamo Tutti Male, Italy 2019, 18’, directed by Leo Canali
Stone, Turkey 2019, 12:26’, directed by Alican Yücesoy
The Graffiti, France 2019, 9:30’, directed by Aurélien Laplace
Total Loss, Poland 2019, 20’, directed by Jagoda Madej
Veronica Non Sa Fumare, Italy 2019, 20’, directed by Chiara Marotta
Vessels of Destiny, France 2019, 15’, directed by Franie-Éléonore Bernier
Voler Essere Felici ad Ogni Costo, Italy 2019, 15’, directed by Michele Bertini Malgarini