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Program 2025

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION I

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION I is charged with memory, movement, rage, and rebirth.

Stories of fathers, mothers, and distant homelands unfold alongside generative algorithms, musical heirlooms, and adolescent ruptures. Emotions simmer beneath the surface—until they don’t. These films explore identity through tension: personal, political, digital. Nostalgia is unstable, family is fragile, and culture is both weapon and anchor. The past returns—reanimated, reframed, or simply refused.

From the algorithmic to the autobiographical, this program pulses with creative unrest. Nothing here is passive. Everything wants to move, shift, or scream.

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION II

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION II is where things get raw.

These short films cut deep—into skin, memory, and emotion. They trace the sharp edge between belonging and exclusion, connection and disconnection, survival and surrender. There’s blood in the soil, silence in the fallout, and tension behind every glance. Masculinity is stripped bare. Girlhood walks home alone. Grief dances in circles. Love, loss, and danger blur into something hauntingly intimate. This program doesn’t just push boundaries—it questions why they were there in the first place.

Visceral, unapologetic, and emotionally unfiltered, these are stories that don’t flinch.

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION III

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION III is a fever dream of grief, satire, paranoia, and collapse.

These films move between dystopian futures, haunted presents, and absurd alternate histories—where nothing is stable, and everything is under pressure. Emotions fracture under the weight of silence. Bureaucracy meets apocalypse. A child waits for parents who won’t come back. Love is theorized by philosophers and flattened by algorithms. Political tension boils over in diners and sound studios, while strange energies—digital, spiritual, historical—hum beneath the surface, waiting to break through. From climate anxiety to emotional detachment, from techno-surrealism to existential dread, these short films deliver unease with elegance—and chaos with precision.

Unpredictable, unsettling, and uncomfortably timely.

HOT GREY | MAGIC MIX | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

HOT GREY | MAGIC MIX is a collision of the uncanny, the intimate, and the absurd—where reality unravels at the edges and nothing is quite what it seems.

This block pulses with strange energy: mystical pregnancies, haunted melodies, fractured memories, bleeding bodies, and post-carceral disorientation all share the frame. History bleeds into the present, innocence clashes with trauma, and small moments spark existential spirals. Women fight—on the mat, in their minds, against systems, against fate. The supernatural slips in through cracks in logic. Humor crashes into horror. And sometimes, music is the most dangerous thing of all. These films refuse to fit into neat genres. They flicker between the surreal and the painfully real, dragging viewers into a cinematic twilight zone that’s seductive, disorienting, and quietly explosive.

Welcome to the mix. It’s magic. It’s grey. It burns slow and hits hard.

SILENT PINK | MAGIC MIX | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

SILENT PINK | MAGIC MIX is twisted, tender, and totally unfiltered.

These films slip between absurdity and emotional rawness, where satire meets sci-fi, and broken people face even more broken systems—with humor, violence, and a weird kind of grace. From slaughterhouses to sex robot shops, comas to call centers, these shorts dive headfirst into the surreal mechanics of modern life. Time travel is triggered by a sneeze. Marriage therapy involves artificial lovers. Psychic readings blur into something real. And behind it all: grief, rage, shame, and longing that can’t quite be spoken—but might be screamed. Bodies change. Minds glitch. Love malfunctions.

SILENT PINK isn’t quiet. It hums, it laughs, it mutters strange truths under its breath. You just have to lean in and listen.

NEON BLACK | MAGIC MIX | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

NEON BLACK | MAGIC MIX walks the line between myth and reality, rage and vulnerability, love and annihilation.

This block is fierce, intimate, and shot through with raw emotional voltage. It’s where witches sing before they burn, sons slip into the skin of lost mothers, grief wears unexpected faces, and the end of the world feels like the only time left to speak your truth. Power dynamics crackle—between lovers, cops, parents, and gods. Identity checks become violations. Control slips into chaos. Gender dissolves under the weight of expectation. Love is whispered too late, or shouted too soon. Myth bleeds into memory. The moon is falling. These films don’t soothe or resolve—they expose. They let the silence hang. They let the voice rise.

NEON BLACK is about what burns, what breaks, and what still dares to shine in the dark.

COMEDY shnit | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

COMEDY shnit doesn’t go for the easy laughs.

This block is sharp, chaotic, and just the right amount of unhinged. From cult leaders craving freedom to trans throuples trapped at gender reveal parties, these films expose the weirdness simmering beneath our social rituals—with wit, guts, and zero patience for polite behavior. Expect power games in luxury villas, vintage gore on late-night TV, and a superhero whose downfall might be… hygiene. Whether skewering gender politics, fame, or the soft tyranny of party etiquette, these shorts bring the punchlines with teeth.

Smart, satirical, and delightfully off-kilter, COMEDY shnit isn’t here to play nice. It’s here to mess with expectations—and make you laugh when you probably shouldn’t.

LOVE shnit | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

LOVE shnit isn’t about fairy tales.

It’s about love that stings, slips, burns, and sometimes—barely—saves you. These films dive into the murky depths of modern connection, where longing meets survival, and tenderness often wears sharp edges. From cursed exes locked in a magical war to lonely hearts swiping into danger, this block explores love in its strangest, most volatile forms. In dystopian factories where emotion is outlawed, a melody ignites forbidden passion. Elsewhere, motel rooms host quiet collisions between broken souls still aching for something real. There are no perfect matches here. Just desire, desperation, defiance—and moments of raw, fleeting beauty. These are stories of people who reach for love even when it hurts to hold on.

LOVE shnit is for anyone who’s ever wanted too much, trusted too fast, or danced on the edge of ruin with someone who made it all worth it—for a moment.

PEEPING shnit | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

PEEPING shnit doesn’t blush.

This 18+ program dives headfirst into desire—messy, mystical, hilarious, and real. These films explore sex not as spectacle, but as transformation: bodies becoming language, fantasies turning into rituals, and pleasure used as both tool and weapon. From cosmic masturbation to queer sex parties, alchemical orgasms to toothbrush tangoes, this block is playful, raw, and defiantly unfiltered. Gender is fluid, consent is sacred, and kink is art.

Expect to be moved—in every sense.

SCARY shnit | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

SCARY shnit slips quietly into your nightmares.

Twisted humor and unsettling imagery blend into something deliciously dark, pulling at the threads of normality until they snap. In these films, everyday comforts twist into grotesque shadows, secrets simmer beneath smiling faces, and reality warps under the weight of hidden fears.

Expect revenge served cold, madness whispered gently, and dread that lurks just beyond view. This is horror with a sly grin and a sharp bite—a playful, eerie invitation to lose yourself in darkness.

MERRY shnit | INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION

MERRY shnit doesn’t wear a fake smile.

It finds warmth in strange places—in saunas, parking garages, pharmacies, and deserts. This block celebrates joy that’s a little offbeat, a little bruised, but absolutely alive. These films don’t scream “feel-good.” They whisper it, with weird grace and genuine tenderness. They remind us that happiness doesn’t always make sense—and that’s exactly what makes it real.

MERRY shnit is for anyone who’s ever found magic in the mundane, beauty in the absurd, or light in the most unexpected places.

🎬✨ And just like that… it’s the last day of shnit worldwide shortsfestival!

We’ve laughed, cried, gone a little crazy, and been moved by stories from across the globe. 

🌍❤️ Today we celebrate every filmmaker, every audience member, every wild and beautiful short that made this festival unforgettable.

One last chance to dive in, feel it all, and close this chapter with us. 🥂🎉

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ROADKILL by @lou__milieu | Germany
OLDTOWN by David Vermander | Belgium
DATING A SUSPICIOUS MAN by @zaytseva_anna_igorevna | USA, Russia
HUN TUN by @_magion | Czech Republic
A PLEASURE by @soniesasi | Spain
FACTORY DROP by @petja_pulkrabek | Germany
MIDNIGHT FRIGHTS @minuitfrissons by @clotildecolson & @vers_bouteilles | Belgium

#shnit #shnit2025 #shortfilmfestival #filmfestival #lastdayvibes #festivalfinale #celebratecinema #filmcommunity #worldwidecinema

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🎉 Sometimes the best moments at a festival aren’t on screen — they’re in the laughs, the chaos, and the crazy memories we make together.

Go wild, get loud, dance in the aisles, scream at the screen — shnit is about joy as much as cinema. 🥳

Let’s get crazy 🙌✨

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ROADKILL by @lou__milieu | Germany
SNEEZECEPTION by @huefinder | Czech Republic
OLDTOWN by David Vermander | Belgium
MANDRAGORA by Quentin Martin Laprapde | France
BRIELLA by Emily Mazariegos | Guatemala
MARRIAGE UNPLUGGED by @nueschsisters | Switzerland, UK

#shnit #shnit2025 #shortfilmfestival #festivalvibes #getcrazy #havefun #filmfestfun #shnitvibes #celebratecinema

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🎬✨ From baby groups to lucid dreams, tanning salons to slaughterhouses, and even the fires of witch trials — these shorts pull us into lives caught between pressure, longing, rage, and resilience.

A mother’s fury sparks an unexpected chain reaction. A girl on a train slips into someone else’s world. A lonely attendant finds warmth in a stranger’s voice through the walls of a tanning booth. An ex-con fights to contain the violence inside. And in 1595, a woman accused of witchcraft refuses to be silenced, leaving her spirit to inspire a new generation.

Stories of survival, desire, rebellion, and connection — raw, surreal, and unforgettable.

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IF YOU’RE HAPPY by @phoebearnstein | United Kingdom
BARLEBAS by @malu_janssen | Netherlands
MERCENAIRE by @ppchevigny | Canada
LUCID DREAMING by @emmaevelein | Netherlands
SOLARIANS by @larrivoire | France

#shnit #shnit2025 #voicesofwomen #witchtrials #luciddreaming #motherhoodstories #humanconnection #rageandresilience #rawcinema #surrealstories #arthousefilm

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💓 SILENT PINK + ❤️ LOVE shnit

Twisted, tender, and totally unfiltered. These blocks slip between absurdity and raw emotion: marriages patched with robots, cursed exes in magical wars, and passion sparking where love is outlawed.

Here, broken people face broken systems, longing collides with survival, and tenderness comes with sharp edges.

Surreal, volatile, unforgettable — which block will break you open?

📽 DATING A SUSPICIOUS MAN by @zaytseva_anna_igorevna | USA
MARRIAGE UNPLUGGED by @nueschsisters | Switzerland, UK
REDDENING by @sinemkayacan | Finland
LUCID DREAMING by @emmaevelein | Netherlands

#shnit #shnit2025 #shortfilmfestival #filmfestival #worldwidecinema #indiefilm #shortfilms #filmmakers

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💖✨ Sometimes the shortest stories stay with us the longest.

Here’s a glimpse of the heartwarming shorts waiting for you at the shnit worldwide shortsfestival 🎬🌍

Bring your friends, bring your heart — these films will fill it. 💕

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KARATEKA by @florence_fauquet | France
FACTORY DROP by @petja_pulkrabek | Germany
THE COCKROACH @thecockroachfilm by Mary Pat Bentel | USA

#shnit #shortfilmfestival #heartwarmingstories #filmthatmovesyou #shortfilms #worldwidecinema #feelgoodfilm #filmcommunity

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✨🎬 Tomorrow it begins.

Let’s make this unforgettable!

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CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE CIRCLE by @kateskel & @libby_ewing | USA
DATA FLESH by @elguet_ | Chile
REDDENING by @sinemkayacan | Finland
MASKS by @andre_leb | USA
ROADKILL by Louis Gering | Germany

#shnit #shortfilmfestival #filmfestival #shortfilms #worldwidecinema #indiefilm #filmmakers #cinemalovers #filmcommunity #storytelling

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🎬✨ Call for Entries 2025! 🌟 Don't miss out on the opportunity to showcase your talent on a global stage at the shnit worldwide shortsfestival! 

Submit your masterpiece now via top platforms like Festhome, Shortfilmdepot, FilmFreeway, FilmFest, Toujiang, or directly on our website shortsfestival.org. 📽️✨ 

Join us in celebrating the art of short films and be part of an international community of passionate filmmakers.

All links in bio 🔗

Be bold, be original, and be part of something extraordinary at the shnit worldwide shortsfestival 2025! 🌟🎥 #CallForEntries #ShortFilms #FilmFestival #shnitworldwideshortsfestival

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Don't miss this chance to be a part of a cinematic celebration like no other! This is the final call for entries to the shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival 2024. 📽️

Submit your film on filmfreeway.com/shnit_worldwide

📆 Extended deadline: August 4th.

🌐 shnit.org

#shnit2024  #shnit #shortfilmfestval #callforentries

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