The European Film Awards are the European equivalent to the American Oscars. Every year, the European Film Academy awards a prize for the best short film. 29 festivals (including Berlinale, the Venice IFF, the Locarno Film Festival, and Kurzfilmtage) submit the choices of their respective juries to the Academy. We present all films nominated in the European Short Film category of the last European Film Awards and thus the most outstanding works of current European short filmmaking.

The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
Nebojša Slijepčević / Bulgaria/Slovenia/France/Croatia 2024 / 13'42" / DCP / colour / Croatian / Fic
27 February 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.

Wander to Wonder
Nina Gantz / Netherlands 2023 / 13'50" / DCP / colour / English/French / Ani
Mary, Billybud, and Fumbleton are three miniature human actors who perform in a 1980s kids' TV series called «Wander to Wonder». After the creator of the series has died, 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.

2720
Basil da Cunha / Switzerland/Portugal 2023 / 24'44" / DCP / colour / Portuguese / Fic
A clandestine neighbourhood in Lisbon wakes up to the news of a violent police raid. Seven-year-old Camila goes in search of her missing brother. At the same time, Jysone is in a hurry: after six years in jail, he has finally found work and knows he can't be late. The fate of our two protagonists will end up intersecting in the worst possible way.

The Exploding Girl
Caroline Poggi/Jonathan Vinel / France 2024 / 19'2" / DCP / colour / French / Fic/Ani
For the past three months, Candice has been exploding every day. Sometimes even two or three times a day. Her record is seven times. She is currently at 192 explosions.

Clamor
Salomé Da Souza / France 2023 / 25' / DCP / colour / French / Fic
Johannes and Gabin are young, cousins, and in love with each other. Their story takes place in the South of France.