Short & Mid-length
Programme IFFR 2026
Just as long as it takes. The Short & Mid-length film programme offers a unique showcase of films under 63 minutes.
Overview of films
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Concrete Kids
Saulius Baradinskas | 20' | Lithuania | World premiere
Magical-realist musical about a lonely Lithuanian teenager trying to survive in a violent neighbourhood. -
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DETRITUS
Deborah S. Phillips, Zuzanna Marczak | 6' | Germany | World premiere
A playful hunt for poetry in the trash that surrounds us. -
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Dream up the title
Klaudia Fortuniak | 20' | Poland | International premiere
Malgorzata wanders riverless Łódź, caught between youth and adulthood, in fear of missing the tide. -
Evacuations
Lilli Carré | 7' | USA | European premiere
Black-and-white xeroxes explode with colour and movement that fades away without a trace. -
Feeling Defensive (Part 1)
Pilvi Takala | 16' | Finland | World premiere (festival)
A filmmaker enters military training to deconstruct how the non-negotiable role of defence is fostered in society. -
FELT
Blake Williams | 15' | USA | International premiere
An absorbing stereoscopic vision of the US territory in hopeless times. -
A Flock of Rotations
Jung An Tagen | 11' | Austria | World premiere
Vertigo in vectors: relentless spirals and chromatic flickers warp audiovisual perception.