Tiger Short Competition
Programme IFFR 2026
The power of short. Twenty-two short and mid-length films compete for one of three equal awards.
Overview of films
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A donde nos lleva la fe de José Gerónimo
Juliano Kunert | 11' | Dominican Republic | World premiere
An ethereal journey exploring faith, history and cultural identity across the Antilles. -
Acid City
Jack Wedge, Will Freudenheim | 12' | USA | World premiere
A city floats alone on an acidic ocean, but its people – especially the smallest – maintain their resilience and joy. -
The Apple Doesn’t Fall…
Dean Wei | 18' | China | World premiere
Domestic routines are exaggerated into rigid performances in this claustrophobic family portrait. -
Body, remember…
Matthew Berka | 16' | United Kingdom | World premiere (festival)
A sensual reverie, a reverie for the senses. Inspired by the poet C. P. Cavafy. -
CUL-DE-SAC !
Clyde Gates, Gabriel Sanson | 18' | Belgium | World premiere
CUL-DE-SAC ! depicts an endless group of working class angels, tirelessly working for our benefit. -
Deep Cobalt
Petna Ndaliko Katondolo | 31' | Congo, Democratic Republic | World premiere
One hundred metres beneath the surface of the earth, a forgotten people live hidden. -
DISSONANCE
Jordan Strafer | 12' | Germany | World premiere (festival)
Nazi air force headquarters becomes a TV set for an afterlife programme about healing trauma. -
Domestic Demon
Anahid Yahjian | 6' | USA | World premiere
The most mundane of spaces, the home, transforms into a surreal exploration of the postpartum experience. -
Futuros luminosos
Ismael García Ramírez | 25' | Colombia | World premiere
A playful collective portrait in the shadows to illuminate uncertain futures. -
Golden Island
Arief Budiman | 22' | Indonesia | World premiere
Two friends make a film about Papua, reflecting on the state the region is in today. -
Home is where the heart is
Timothée Engasser | 24' | France | World premiere
Blending virtual reality and family photos to lay bare trauma and the strength to survive it. -
I am a River
Heidi Piiroinen | 6' | Finland | World premiere
An experimental miniature that weaves poetic inquiry with visual abstraction, through the rarely used mordançage technique.