The CortoEuropa_30 competition section of the Linea d’Ombra Festival is dedicated to digital Short films (fiction and/or animation) in digital format with a maximum duration of 20 minutes, produced in Europe in the two-year period 2024/2025, are admitted to the competition.

This year, 21 short films from 13 different countries have been selected. The works will be judged during the XXX edition of the festival, which will take place in Salerno from November 8 to 15, 2025, by a popular jury and a jury of experts.

Check out the preselection list and discover the short films in competition for the CortoEuropa_30 section at the XXX edition of the Linea d’Ombra Festival!

SELECTED SHORT FILMS

Amarelo Banana
Alexandre Sousa / Portugal / 2025 / 12’ 00’’

Aspis
Antonio Romagnoli / Italy / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

Astronauta
Giorgio Giampà / Italia / 2025 / 16’ 00’’

Carneviva
Francesco Leonardi / Italy / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

Dear Mother
Theodor Solin / Sweden / 2025 / 13’ 00’’

Domenica Sera
Matteo Tortone / Italy / 2024 / 16’ 00’’

God is Shy
Jocelyn Charles / France / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

Hysterical Fit of Laughter
Dušan Zorić, Matija Gluščević / Croatia, Serbia / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Tawfeek Barhom / France, Greece, Palestine / 2025 / 12’ 58’’

In Style
Rémi Mardini / France / 2025 / 19’ 13’’

La Fenêtre
Lucas Ortiz Estefanell / Spain / 2025 / 09’ 00’’

Left-Handed Pen
Adas Burksaitis / Lithuania / 2024 / 18’ 00’’

Percebes
Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves / Portugal / 2024 / 11’ 30’’

Retirement Plan
John Kelly / United Kingdom / 2024 / 07’ 21’’

Rhubarb Rhubarb
Kate McMullen / United Kingdom / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

The Spectacle
Bálint Kenyeres / Hungary / 2025 / 17’ 00’’

The Stop
Mariia Bolshova / Russia / 2025 / 13’ 07’’

Upon Sunrise
Stefan Ivančić / Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

Volcelest
Eric Briche / France / 2024 / 14’ 33’’

Water Girl
Sandra Desmazières / France / 2025 / 15’ 00’’

Your Favourite Film
Claire Bonnefoy / France / 2025 / 19’ 36’’