ClujShorts 2018 Official Competition
All selected short-films this year (Official Selection) will be screened during the festival, April 23 – 29, 2018. All of them compete for The Audience Award, Persona Association Award (Organizer’s Award), The Press Award.
From the total of 160 films selected, 47 short-films were chosen for the Official Competition. The latter, besides the awards listed above, also compete for: ClujShorts Trophy, Best Student Film, Best Animation, Best Documentary, Best Directing, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Script, Best Romanian Short-Film.
As well as the last three editions, Rotary Cluj – Napoca Visio is offering the ClujShorts Trophy worth 500 Euros.
Filmmakers and short-film lovers are invited to take part in the 6th edition of ClujShorts International Short Film Festival. Filmmakers have the opportunity to present their film in front of the audience through Q&A sessions.
During the festival, in addition to screenings, will take place workshops and cultural events. The 6th edition will end on April 29, with the Awards Gala.
Below you can find the Official Competition list.
| Nr.Crt | Original Title | English Title | Director | Country |
| 1 | -Winston | -Winston | Aram Sarkisian | United States |
| 2 | 100th Birthday Wish | 100th Birthday Wish | Lien Chien Hung | Taiwan |
| 3 | 2Lei60 | 2Lei60 | Camelia Popa | Romania |
| 4 | Aaba | Grandfather | Amar Kaushik | India |
| 5 | Annunciation | Anunciation | Halit Ruhat Yildiz | Germany |
| 6 | Au Revoir Balthazar | Goodbye Balthazar | Rafael Sommerhalder | Switzerland |
| 7 | Birthday | Birthday | Alberto Viavattene | Italy |
| 8 | Brug | Bridge | Niels Bourgonje | Netherlands |
| 9 | Coma y Beba | Eat and Drink | Jaime Figueroa | Spain |
| 10 | Cubeman | Cubeman | Linda Dombrovszky | Hungary |
| 11 | Die Couch | The Couch | Joe Paul Kienast | Germany |
| 12 | Die Überstellung | The Transfer | Michael Grudsky | Israel, Austria, Germany |
| 13 | Eaglehawk | Eaglehawk | Shannon Murphy | Australia |
| 14 | Entre Deuils | Between Mournings | Frédéric De Brabant | France |
| 15 | Famille À Vendre | Family for Sale | Sebastien Petretti | Belgium |
| 16 | Firouzeh | Turquoise | Roozbeh Misaghi | Iran,United Kingdom |
| 17 | Framed | Framed | Marco Jemolo | Italy |
| 18 | Fugit | Fugit | Marta Bayarri | Spain |
| 19 | Gridlock | Gridlock | Ian Hunt Duffy | Ireland |
| 20 | Hubo Un Lugar | There Was A Place | Irene Garces | Spain |
| 21 | Humans Of Christiania | Humans Of Christiania | Elena Rubashevska | Denmark,Ukraine |
| 22 | Irony | Irony | Radheya Jegatheva | Australia |
| 23 | Kampung Tapir | Kampung Tapir | Aw See Wee | Malaysia |
| 24 | Kukuschka | Kukuschka | Dina Velikovskaya | Russia |
| 25 | Les Jours Sans Fin | The Endless Days | Philippe Grenier | Canada |
| 26 | Los Hombres De Verdad No Lloran | Real Men Don’t Cry | Lucas Castán | Spain |
| 27 | Lost Face | Lost Face | Sean Meehan | Australia,Canada |
| 28 | Mam Cie | I've Got You | Sebastian Drozak | Poland |
| 29 | Marshrutka | The City Shuttle | Tatiyana Ilyina | Russia |
| 30 | Médico De Monstro | Doctor Of Monster | Gustavo Teixeira | Brazil |
| 31 | Monday - A German Love Story | Monday - A German Love Story | Sophie Linnenbaum | Germany |
| 32 | Na Cherveno | Red Light | Toma Waszarow | Bulgaria,Croatia |
| 33 | Night Call | Night Call | Amanda Renee Knox | United States |
| 34 | Parched | Parched | Christy Westad, Elijah Guess | United States |
| 35 | Pez | Fish | Javier Quintas | Spain |
| 36 | Ragnarok | Ragnarok | Urte Oettinger & Johan Oettinger | Denmark,Lithuania |
| 37 | Refugiados | Refugees | David Rodríguez Muñiz | Spain |
| 38 | Renta Antigua | Old Lease | Vicente Barella | Spain |
| 39 | Silent Campine | Silent Campine | Steffen Geypens | Belgium |
| 40 | The Living Go Ahead | The Living Go Ahead | Pavel Palekhin | Russia |
| 41 | The Mauritania Railway: Backbone Of The Sahara | The Mauritania Railway: Backbone Of The Sahara | Macgregor | Spain,United States |
| 42 | To Catch A Fly | To Catch A Fly | Sanne Kortooms | Netherlands |
| 43 | Tomasito | Tommy | Ignacio F. Rodó, Sergio Arróspide | Spain |
| 44 | Trauma Industries | Trauma Industries | Jethro Massey | France |
| 45 | Written/Unwritten | Written/Unwritten | Adrian Silisteanu | Romania |
| 46 | Гейм | Game | Alex Dikhovichniy | Russia |
| 47 | Монах | The Monk | Danil Grinkin | Russia |
ClujShorts 2018 Official Selection
After long days and nights of viewing the 1001 submitted short-films, our selection team chose 160 to be part of the Official Selection of ClujShorts 6th edition.
160 beautiful stories for a special edition.
| Nr. Crt | Original Title | English title | Director | Country |
| 1 | #Tagged | #Tagged | Martijn Winkler | Netherlands |
| 2 | -1 | -1 | Natassa Xydi | Greece |
| 3 | 100Th Birthday Wish | 100Th Birthday Wish | Lien Chien Hung | Taiwan |
| 4 | 2Lei60 | 2Lei60 | Camelia Popa | Romania |
| 5 | 3rd Date | 3rd Date | Veronica Solomon | Germany,Romania |
| 6 | A Kockaember | Cubeman | Linda Dombrovszky | Hungary |
| 7 | Aaba | Grandfather | Amar Kaushik | India |
| 8 | Achoo | Achoo | Boutrot Lucas, Carret Elise, Creantor Maoris, Hubert Pierre, Lacroix Camille, Perroux Charlotte | France |
| 9 | Äiti | Mother | Jenni Kivistö | Finland |
| 10 | Alive | Alive | Leopold Fuchs | Austria |
| 11 | An American Dream | An American Dream | Jonathan D'Ambrosio | United States |
| 12 | Annunciation | Anunciation | Halit Ruhat Yildiz | Germany |
| 13 | Aquarius | Aquarius | Timo Zhalnin | Russia |
| 14 | Au Revoir Balthazar | Goodbye Balthazar | Rafael Sommerhalder | Switzerland |
| 15 | Big Booom | Big Booom | Marat Narimanov | Russia |
| 16 | Birthday | Birthday | Alberto Viavattene | Italy |
| 17 | Black Friday | Black Friday | Stéphane Moukarzel | Canada |
| 18 | Bombón Helado | Choc Ice | Sadrak Zmork | Spain |
| 19 | Bravist | Bravoman | Evelina Barsegian | Armenia,Russia |
| 20 | Brug | Bridge | Niels Bourgonje | Netherlands |
| 21 | Café Nunca Es Café | Coffee Is Never Coffee | Eduardo Ovejero | Spain |
| 22 | Cartas Ciegas | Blind Letters | Angel Jaquem | Spain |
| 23 | Cautionary Tales | Cautionary Tales | Christopher Barrett, Luke Taylor | United Kingdom |
| 24 | Coma Y Beba | Eat And Drink | Jaime Figueroa | Spain |
| 25 | Couchsurfing | Couchsurfing | Juan Trueba | Spain |
| 26 | Dag Vreemde Man | Hello, Stranger | Anthony Schatteman | Belgium |
| 27 | Der Letzte Tropfen | The Last Drop | Sascha Zimmermann | Germany |
| 28 | Devochka, Drakon Y Papa | Dragon Sledge | Evgeniya Jirkova | Russia |
| 29 | Dichoso Aquel... | Lucky Is The One... | María Guerra | Spain |
| 30 | Die Besonderen Fähigkeiten Des Herrn Mahler | The Peculiar Abilities Of Mr Mahler | Paul Philipp | Germany |
| 31 | Die Couch | The Couch | Joe Paul Kienast | Germany |
| 32 | Die Überstellung | The Transfer | Michael Grudsky | Israel, Austria,Germany |
| 33 | Disenchanted Cinema | Disenchanted Cinema | Eva Pivac, Matjaz Pinter | Nepal,Slovenia |
| 34 | Dive | Dive | Hossein Darabi | Iran |
| 35 | Downunder | Downunder | Fernando González Gómez | Spain |
| 36 | Drengestreger | Boys Will Be Boys | Jonas Dahmen | Denmark |
| 37 | Dva Tramvaya | Two Trams | Svetlana Andrianova | Russia |
| 38 | Dzieciak | The Kid | Paweł Podolski | Poland |
| 39 | Eaglehawk | Eaglehawk | Shannon Murphy | Australia |
| 40 | En Svensk Klassiker | A Swedish Classic | Måns Berthas | Sweden |
| 41 | Entre Deuils | Between Mournings | Frédéric De Brabant | France |
| 42 | Extraños En La Carretera | Strangers On The Road | Carlos Solano | Spain |
| 43 | Famille À Vendre | Family For Sale | Sebastien Petretti | Belgium |
| 44 | Fidel | Fidel | Eduardo Casanova | Spain |
| 45 | Firouzeh | Turquoise | Roozbeh Misaghi | Iran,United Kingdom |
| 46 | For Life | For Life | Leon Livshitz | Israel |
| 47 | Framed | Framed | Marco Jemolo | Italy |
| 48 | Fugit | Fugit | Marta Bayarri | Spain |
| 49 | Good Boy | Good Boy | Rachel Beltran, Nicole | United States |
| 50 | Gridlock | Gridlock | Ian Hunt Duffy | Ireland |
| 51 | Hard Way - The Action Musical | Hard Way - The Action Musical |
Daniel Vogelmann | Germany |
| 52 | Hatschoo Jity W Zooparke | I Want To Live In The Zoo | Evgenia Golubeva | Russia |
| 53 | Heleni Sünnipäev | Helen'S Birthday | Tanno Mee | Estonia |
| 54 | Hobotenok | Trunky | Ekaterina Filippova | Russia |
| 55 | How Tommy Lemenchick Became A Grade 7 Legend | How Tommy Lemenchick Became A Grade 7 Legend | Bastien Alexandre | Canada |
| 56 | Hubo Un Lugar | There Was A Place | Irene Garces | Spain |
| 57 | Humans Of Christiania | Humans Of Christiania | Elena Rubashevska | Denmark,Ukraine |
| 58 | Icarus | Icarus | Tom Teller | United States |
| 59 | Ice | Ice | Anna Hints | France,Turkey |
| 60 | Ice Pepper | Ice Pepper | Maïlly Boulin, Guillaume Escots, Alicia Journet, Soizic Lefeuvre, Clément Malargé, Eddy Martinez | France |
| 61 | Irgendwer | Someone | Marco Gadge | Germany |
| 62 | Irony | Irony | Radheya Jegatheva | Australia |
| 63 | It'S Just A Gun | It'S Just A Gun | Brian Robau | United States |
| 64 | Jenny Loves Satan | Jenny Loves Satan | Jenna Bryant | United States |
| 65 | Kampung Tapir | Kampung Tapir | Aw See Wee | Malaysia |
| 66 | Kapitalistis | Kapitalistis | Pablo Muñoz Gomez | Belgium,France |
| 67 | Kokosha | Coco'S Day | Tatiana Moshkova | Russia |
| 68 | Kukuschka | Kukuschka | Dina Velikovskaya | Russia |
| 69 | La Boite | The Box | Eliott Belrose, Carole Favier, Loïcia Lagillier,Aloïs Mathé, Juliette | France |
| 70 | La Course Navette | The Beep Test | Maxime Aubert | Canada |
| 71 | La Jaula | The Cage | Nacho Solana | Spain |
| 72 | La Lección | The Lesson | Hugo Gómez | Spain |
| 73 | La Madrina | Mother Of The Bride | Pedro Sancho | Spain |
| 74 | La Última Misión Del Comando Cobra | The Last Mission Of The Cobra Command | Luis Sánchez-Polack | Spain |
| 75 | La Vie Sauvage | Wild Life | Laure Bourdon Zarader | France |
| 76 | Lacrimosa | Lacrimosa | Tanja Mairitsch | Austria |
| 77 | Les Jours Sans Fin | The Endless Days | Philippe Grenier | Canada |
| 78 | Los Hombres De Verdad No Lloran | Real Men Don’T Cry | Lucas Castán | Spain |
| 79 | Lost Face | Lost Face | Sean Meehan | Australia,Canada |
| 80 | Lucica | Lucica | Dani Sărăcuț | Romania |
| 81 | M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) | M.A.M.O.N. (Monitor Against Mexicans Over Nationwide) | Alejandro Damiani | Mexico,Uruguay |
| 82 | Made In France | Made In France | Lamia Akhabbar, Robin Cioffi, Brice Duble,Stanislas Gruenais,Maxime Guerry, Alexia | France |
| 83 | Mademoiselle Jennie | Mademoiselle Jenny | Irina Kopieva | Russia |
| 84 | Mam Cie | I'Ve Got You | Sebastian Drozak | Poland |
| 85 | Mando | Control | Adrián Morales Díez | Spain |
| 86 | Marshrutka | The City Shuttle | Tatiyana Ilyina | Russia |
| 87 | Mécanique | Mecanique | Julia Baurens, Sofia Bernardo, Naïti Escot,Nicolas Jacomet, Ariane Lissajoux, Antoine Verney-Carron | France |
| 88 | Médico De Monstro | Doctor Of Monster | Gustavo Teixeira | Brazil |
| 89 | Me'Ever Lakav | Across The Line | Nadav Shlomo Giladi | Israel |
| 90 | Monday - A German Love Story | Monday - A German Love Story | Sophie Linnenbaum | Germany |
| 91 | Na Cherveno | Red Light | Toma Waszarow | Bulgaria,Croatia |
| 92 | Night Call | Night Call | Amanda Renee Knox | United States |
| 93 | No Service | No Service | Hannes Maar, Felix | Germany |
| 94 | Ochen' Vejlivaya Istoriya | Very Polite Story | Mariya Bistrova | Russia |
| 95 | Oljo | The Gift | Bolsunbek Taalaibek Uulu | Kyrgyzstan |
| 96 | Or Bleu | Or Bleu | Nicolas Chiarot, Amandine Comes, Eva Fekete,Haunui Maeta, Baptiste Miquel, Thomas Rousvoal | France |
| 97 | Otkuda Berutsya Snejinky? | Where Snowflakes Come From? |
Marina Karpova | Russia |
| 98 | Overrun | Overrun | Pierre Ropars, Antonin Derory, Diane Thirault, Jérémie Cottard, Matthieu Druaud, Adrien Zumbihl | France |
| 99 | Palabras De Caramelo | Words Of Caramel | Juan Antonio Moreno | Spain |
| 100 | Parched | Parched | Christy Westad, Elijah | United States |
| 101 | Pet Man | Pet Man | Marzieh Abrarpaydar | Iran |
| 102 | Pet Peeved | Pet Peeved | Blake Garnsey | United States |
| 103 | Pez | Fish | Javier Quintas | Spain |
| 104 | Pix | Pix | Sophie Linnenbaum | Germany |
| 105 | Pravila | Rules | Yassen Genadiev | Bulgaria |
| 106 | Preliminares | Foreplay | Teresa Bellón, César F. Calvillo | Spain |
| 107 | Ragnarok | Ragnarok | Urte Oettinger, Johan Oettinger | Denmark,Lithuania |
| 108 | Refractara | Refractara | Ioana Trifu | Romania |
| 109 | Refugiados | Refugees | David Rodríguez Muñiz | Spain |
| 110 | Remue-Meninges | Remue-Meninges | Christophe Clin | Belgium |
| 111 | Renta Antigua | Old Lease | Vicente Barella | Spain |
| 112 | Retouch | Retouch | Kaveh Mazaheri | Iran |
| 113 | Rol | Rol | Hammudi Al-Rahmoun Font | Spain |
| 114 | Sang Papier | Night Crosser | Kevin T. Landry | Canada |
| 115 | Scheideweg | Crossroads | Arkadij Khaet | Germany |
| 116 | Scris/Nescris | Written/Unwritten | Adrian Silisteanu | Romania |
| 117 | Segundito | Jiffy | Roberto Valle | Spain |
| 118 | Silent Campine | Silent Campine | Steffen Geypens | Belgium |
| 119 | Sketch | Sketch | Peter Lee Scott | United Kingdom |
| 120 | Skleroz | Amnesia | Gala Shiyan | Russia |
| 121 | State Of Emergency Motherfucker! | State Of Emergency Motherfucker! |
Sebastien Petretti | Belgium |
| 122 | Still Water Runs Deep | Still Water Runs Deep | Abbesi Akhamie | Nigeria,United States |
| 123 | Suspendido | Suspended | Fran Vidal | Mexico |
| 124 | Sweet Candy | Sweet Candy | Yilmaz Vurucu | Austria |
| 125 | Tabib | Tabib | Carlo D'Ursi | Spain |
| 126 | Tent | Tent | Balázs Szövényi-Lux | Hungary,Romania |
| 127 | The Archivist | The Archivist | Inès Bourie, Robin Froissart, Fiona Lynch, Nicolas Morel, Pascaline Perez, Thomas Rouquette | France |
| 128 | The Chocolate Soldier | The Chocolate Soldier | Jackson Smith | United States |
| 129 | The Inner Side | The Inner Side | Dániel Reich | Hungary |
| 130 | The Living Go Ahead | The Living Go Ahead | Pavel Palekhin | Russia |
| 131 | The Lord Of The Road | The Lord Of The Road | Denis Filyokov | Russia |
| 132 | The Mauritania Railway:Backbone Of The Sahara | The Mauritania Railway:Backbone Of The Sahara | Macgregor | Spain,United States |
| 133 | To Catch A Fly | To Catch A Fly | Sanne Kortooms | Netherlands |
| 134 | Tomasito | Tommy | Ignacio F. Rodó, Sergio Arróspide | Spain |
| 135 | Trauma Industries | Trauma Industries | Jethro Massey | France |
| 136 | Un Billete A Nunca Jamás | A Ticket To Nevermore | Jorge Naranjo | Spain |
| 137 | Un Domingo Cualquiera | Just Another Sunday | Sergi Miralles | Spain |
| 138 | Vampiro | Vampire | Álex Montoya | Spain |
| 139 | Vivat Musketeers! | Vivat Musketeers! | Anton Diyakov | Russia |
| 140 | Vorotnichok | The Collar | Viktoria Runtsova | Russia |
| 141 | Wannabe | Wannabe | Jannis Lenz | Austria, Germany |
| 142 | Watch Over Me, My Talisman... | Watch Over Me, My Talisman... | Anna Matison | Russia |
| 143 | -Winston | -Winston | Aram Sarkisian | United States |
| 144 | Winter In Lviv | Winter In Lviv | Till Mayer, Pirmin Styrnol | Germany, Ukraine |
| 145 | Z Fest | Z Fest | David Cordero | Spain |
| 146 | Záridő | Recall | Dániel Reich | Hungary |
| 147 | Zum Wohle Aller | The Greater Good | Franziska Zaiser | Austria |
| 148 | Бог Есть, Или Откуда Берутся Дети |
God Does Exist, Or Where Do Babies Come From |
Guzel Sultanova | Russia |
| 149 | Гейм | Game | Alex Dikhovichniy | Russia |
| 150 | Дубак | Dubak | Anna Kritskaya | Russia |
| 151 | Кнопка | Button | Maxim Kulikov | Russia |
| 152 | Молоко | Milk | Darya Vlasova | Lithuania,Russia |
| 153 | Монах | The Monk | Danil Grinkin | Russia |
| 154 | Нога | The Leg | Anton Sukharev | Russia |
| 155 | По Своим Местам | If I Were You | Elena Kochetkova | Russia |
| 156 | Слабым Здесь Не Место | No Place For Wimps | Lolita Naranovich | Russia |
| 157 | Старый Козел | Old Goat | Georgiy Boldugerov | Russia |
| 158 | あき | Aki | Taylor Reynolds | United States |
| 159 | تیاس تیلا | Light Sight | Seyed M. Tabatabaei | Iran |
| 160 | 铁手 | Iron Hands | Johnson Cheng | China, United States |
The submissions for the 6th edition of ClujShorts are now closed.
Many thanks to everyone who submitted their film. We succeeded to pass the 1000 milestone.
Now it is up to the selection team to deliver the ClujShort's 2018 Official Selection.
It will be announced by the end of January 2018.
Best wishes from our team!
ClujShorts Now Accepting Submissions for 2018 edition.
ClujShorts International Short Film Festival is excited to announce its Call for Entries in all categories starting 1st of October. Submit your Short by the 30th of November 2017. For more information concerning rules and regulations please access www.clujshorts.ro/official-reg
In the Spring of 2018, ClujShorts is coming back for its 6th Edition and it’s welcoming directors and film lovers from all around the world. With a full week of screenings and events, including Q&As, workshops and networking receptions, ClujShorts will bring a more youthful and vibrant vibe to the city’s well established cinematographic scene.
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