The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival presents highlights from this year's international competition. The festival is one of the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world.

The screening will include an introduction by the programming team.

Join us in the bar for networking before the screening.  

FILMS SCREENING:  

Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

1993, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train 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.

dir. Nebojsa Slijepcevic | Croatia | 2024 | 14min

Are You Scared to Be Yourself Because You Think that You Might Fail?

Navigating the aftermath of top surgery, Mad grapples with emotional upheaval at home, supported by their partner and mother.

dir. Bec Pecaut | Canada | 2024 | 18min

Unspoken

1979. As volatile protests for Croatian independence break out across the city of Sydney, Croatian-born Marina is forced to expose a secretive love affair with her Australian boyfriend, as an escalating political storm spills into her childhood home with devastating consequences.

dir. Damian Walshe-Howling | Australia | 2024 | 21min

What if They Bomb Here Tonight?

Samir and Nadyn, a Lebanese couple, spend a sleepless night anxious and fearing an Israeli airstrike could shatter the glass walls of their home. With their children peacefully asleep, they battle with whether to flee or risk the worst and stay.

dir.Samir Syriani | Lebanon | 2024 | 16min

Last film TBC