The festival’s mission is to showcase the best animated and live action short films of all genres from cutting edge talents and bold visionaries across the world.

2019 Festival Coverage

• 42 Animation Shorts for PÖFF Shorts 2019
  

2018 Festival Coverage (Archive)

• 60 Animated Shorts for PÖFF Shorts 2018

2019 Call for Entries (Archive)

FILMS MEETING THE FESTIVAL REQUIREMENTS MUST:
• Be short or half-length films (up to 45 minutes): fiction, documentary, experimental or VR; live-action or animation
• Premiered after the 1st of January 2018 (regarding competitive programmes).
• Be presented in an HD video screening format (minimum 1920x1080px, Prores, DNxHD), DCP.
• Have English subtitles if they are not in English.
• Films submitted to the student film competitions must be directed by a film, animation or media student.

Films produced in Estonia or are Estonian-co-productions, which have premiered previously in Estonia are also eligible.  The festival reserves the right to evaluate eligible films for the competition and assign the programme section for the film on a case-by-case basis.

Awards & Prizes

• International Live-Action Competition :Jury prize for Best Film
• International Animation Competition :Jury prize for Best Film
• National Competition: Jury prize for Best Film
• New Talents student film competition – animation : Jury prize for Best Film
• New Talents student film competition – live-action :Jury prize for Best Film

• Full festival regulations and online submission
• Fees: Early deadline: $9 USD /  Regular Deadline: $12 USD / Late Deadline: $20 USD
• Deadlines:  early:  1 July / regular: 1 August / late: 18 August