Five short films nomitated for the European Film Award – Prix Vimeo. The 38th European Film Awards will take place 17 January 2026.
Language: Eng Duration: 98 min Age Limit: 12+
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The European Film Academy, EFA, is the counterpart to the American Academy. EFA is not as well known as the American Oscars and the process of selecting the best short film is very different from the American one.
Tampere is one of the festivals whose jury selects a candidate for the best European short film for EFA. In the next phase, the festivals vote for five nominees, and the members of EFA then vote for the overall winner that is announced at a yearly gala in January.
Voting for “the best” film of course always only reflects personal opinion and taste, but the EFA process does allow, for example, highlighting films that are excellent and surprising. One can thus say that the five EFA nominees are among the best short films from the past couple of years.
Jukka-Pekka Laakso
Tampere Film Festival
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2720
Director: Basil da CunhaCountry: Portugal, SwitzerlandYear: 2023Genre: Documentary, FictionDuration: 25 minAfter a violent police raid in a poor clandestine neighbourhood in Lisbon, a 7-year-old girl seeks to find her missing older brother. At the same time, a young newly released ex-convict tries to start anew, free from a life of crime. The fate of these two will cross in the worst way.
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Boucan
ClamourDirector: Salomé Da SouzaCountry: FranceYear: 2023Genre: FictionDuration: 25 minJohannes and Gabin are young, cousins, and in love with each other. Their story takes place in the South of France.
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La fille qui explose
The Exploding GirlDirector: Caroline Poggi, Jonathan VinelCountry: FranceYear: 2024Genre: AnimationDuration: 20 minFor the past three months, Candice has been exploding every day. Sometimes even 2 or 3 times a day. Her record is seven times. She currently has 192 explosions.
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Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti
The Man Who Could Not Remain SilentDirector: Nebojša SlijepčevićCountry: Croatia, France, Bulgaria, SloveniaYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 14 minFebruary 27, 1993, Strpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.
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Wander to Wonder
Director: Nina GantzCountry: The Netherlands, France, Belgium, United KingdomYear: 2023Genre: AnimationDuration: 14 minMary, Billybud and Fumbleton are three miniature, human actors who perform in an eighties kids TV series. After the series’ creator dies, they are left alone in the studio. With their slowly decaying costumes and growing hunger, they continue to make increasingly strange episodes for their fans.
