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
-
Obi Is a Boy
Dika Ofoma | 15' | Nigeria | International premiere
Obi returns home for his mother’s funeral, forcing him to confront his fractured relationship with his estranged father. -
Oh Be a Fine Girl Kiss Me
Alice dos Reis | 7' | Portugal | World premiere
History and fiction intertwine in this playful account of four nuns who mapped the heavens. -
-
OVERWORK
Céline Berger | 10' | Germany | International premiere
A riveting, rhythmic reworking of 1980s educational 16mm films from the German Federal Employment Agency. -
Piccin gemellone
Tibor Koehne | 19' | Germany | International premiere
Identical twins are divided by the age-old question of private property in this contemporary tale. -
Planetario
Sofía Poncini | 9' | Argentina | International premiere
An imaginative tale about the loss of innocence through astronomy and existential fears. -
-
-
-
See Through the Hollowed Blue Hellebore
Jiayi Chen | 18' | USA | World premiere
Southeastern Alaska’s landscape and indigenous language play together in sweet contemplation about place. -
-
SightNotSeeing
Sheungman Yim | 11' | Hong Kong | World premiere
Shot from a rooftop in Kowloon City, this one-shot comedy transforms street into stage.