To celebrate Europe Day on Sunday May 9th, the EUNIC Ireland Network (European Union National Institutes for Culture) is delighted to present a free online screening of its 2020 Short Shorts from Europe programme.
Action, animation, drama – expect this and more from Short Shorts – a selection of European short films from the home countries of nine members of EUNIC Ireland. Let Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain and the UK entertain you with a variety of genres from contemporary, cutting-edge filmmakers.
Shorts from Cork International Film Festival, the IFI and Limerick School of Art and Design are also part of the selection.
After the screening you will be asked to vote for your favourite film using your phone.
Vincent Guérend, French Ambassador to Ireland, Pat Cox, President of Alliance Française Dublin, Christine Sisk, Director of Culture Ireland, and Andy Klom, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, will provide opening remarks.
NORMA
Agata Mianowska
Animation | Poland | 2018 | 7 mins
Two young girls try to live up to contemporary notions of beauty. They are both different and, in fact, wonderful in their own special way, and yet neither one of them feels good about herself. Norma and her neighbour use a variety of methods in an attempt to find self-acceptance.
ARTEM SILENDI
Frank Ychou
France | 2017 | 8 mins
Devout nuns gather in a convent, but things are not as they seem. These nuns are human, and they too commit sins... Frank Ychou’s short film won the award for best short film at the Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival in 2018.
MY BROTHER JUAN
Cristina & María José Martín
Spain | 2019 | 9 mins
A 6 year-old girl tells an adult about her family, in particular about her brother Juan. She describes what he likes, how he feels about her, how they play together... Soon, it will be revealed that things are not what they seem.
SOAP & SKIN - ITALY & (THIS IS) WATER
Ioan Gavriel & Anja F. Plaschg
Austria | 2018 | 5 mins
A single day: from the tender break of dawn to the darkest night. One out of many days to come? Quite possibly the very last. Last caresses in solidarity, last minutes in shelter.
GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC
Maryam Mohajer
UK | 2019 | 4 mins
A child documents the love life of her Grandad – a man who has a reputation for being a passionate romantic. She tells the story of how her Grandad decided that her Granny must be the love of his life.
TASKS OF THE DAY
Petya Zlateva
Bulgaria | 2019 | 5 mins
A short visual poem in which the main heroine is looking for escape from solitude in the routine of daily tasks. Instead of getting her life in order, she discovers madness and chaos, which overwhelm her. Based on the poem by Stefan Ivanov.
BREAK US
Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair
Ireland | 2019 | 9 mins
Mark and Sophie plan to rob a post office but as things go awry, they each discover what they’re really made of...
THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE WORLD
Jürgen Heimüller
Germany | 2019 | 9 mins
What is important when time is up? Five people in the last five minutes before the world ends. Two couples and one loner. The last beer. Quarrels and conciliations. But the impending end brings them together again.
TRIBULATIONS IRLANDAISES
Éclair Journal
France | 1965 | 7 mins
A whirlwind tour of Ireland in the 1960s, this newsreel documents multiple facets of Irish life. From the blessing of the Aer Lingus planes to Irish dancing in country halls, to Gaelic games and the Traveller community, the film shows what French reporters found distinctive about Irish life at the time.
THE LAST ORGANIST
Paddy McConnell
Northern Ireland | 2019 | 6 mins
Truly one of a kind, 93-year-old organist George takes us through his love of music and his move from Belgium to Ireland 67 years ago.
FOOD CONNECTS US
Amerson Fortunato
Ireland | 2020 | 4 mins
Brazilian Chef, Andrios Fortunato, relies on his love of cooking, good humour, and his undauntingly uplifting spirit to connect with a new community in Ireland and feel at home while being abroad.
This event is brought to you by the EUNIC Ireland network which is composed of: Alliance Française / French Embassy, the Austrian Embassy, the British Council, the Bulgarian Embassy, Culture Ireland, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes / AECID, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Polish Embassy; in association with the Irish Film Institute, Cork International Film Festival, Pálás Cinema Galway, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, the Limerick School of Art and Design (LIT) & the Richard Harris International Film Festival.
EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European network of organisations engaging in cultural relations. It advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU.
9-12 May 2021
Free online screening
Stay Tuned! For more events subscribe to our Cultural Newsletter
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageMultiple languages with English subtitles, English
To celebrate Europe Day on Sunday May 9th, the EUNIC Ireland Network (European Union National Institutes for Culture) is delighted to present a free online screening of its 2020 Short Shorts from Europe programme.
Action, animation, drama – expect this and more from Short Shorts – a selection of European short films from the home countries of nine members of EUNIC Ireland. Let Austria, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Spain and the UK entertain you with a variety of genres from contemporary, cutting-edge filmmakers.
Shorts from Cork International Film Festival, the IFI and Limerick School of Art and Design are also part of the selection.
After the screening you will be asked to vote for your favourite film using your phone.
Vincent Guérend, French Ambassador to Ireland, Pat Cox, President of Alliance Française Dublin, Christine Sisk, Director of Culture Ireland, and Andy Klom, Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland, will provide opening remarks.
NORMA
Agata Mianowska
Animation | Poland | 2018 | 7 mins
Two young girls try to live up to contemporary notions of beauty. They are both different and, in fact, wonderful in their own special way, and yet neither one of them feels good about herself. Norma and her neighbour use a variety of methods in an attempt to find self-acceptance.
ARTEM SILENDI
Frank Ychou
France | 2017 | 8 mins
Devout nuns gather in a convent, but things are not as they seem. These nuns are human, and they too commit sins... Frank Ychou’s short film won the award for best short film at the Alpe d’Huez International Comedy Film Festival in 2018.
MY BROTHER JUAN
Cristina & María José Martín
Spain | 2019 | 9 mins
A 6 year-old girl tells an adult about her family, in particular about her brother Juan. She describes what he likes, how he feels about her, how they play together... Soon, it will be revealed that things are not what they seem.
SOAP & SKIN - ITALY & (THIS IS) WATER
Ioan Gavriel & Anja F. Plaschg
Austria | 2018 | 5 mins
A single day: from the tender break of dawn to the darkest night. One out of many days to come? Quite possibly the very last. Last caresses in solidarity, last minutes in shelter.
GRANDAD WAS A ROMANTIC
Maryam Mohajer
UK | 2019 | 4 mins
A child documents the love life of her Grandad – a man who has a reputation for being a passionate romantic. She tells the story of how her Grandad decided that her Granny must be the love of his life.
TASKS OF THE DAY
Petya Zlateva
Bulgaria | 2019 | 5 mins
A short visual poem in which the main heroine is looking for escape from solitude in the routine of daily tasks. Instead of getting her life in order, she discovers madness and chaos, which overwhelm her. Based on the poem by Stefan Ivanov.
BREAK US
Rioghnach Ní Ghrioghair
Ireland | 2019 | 9 mins
Mark and Sophie plan to rob a post office but as things go awry, they each discover what they’re really made of...
THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE WORLD
Jürgen Heimüller
Germany | 2019 | 9 mins
What is important when time is up? Five people in the last five minutes before the world ends. Two couples and one loner. The last beer. Quarrels and conciliations. But the impending end brings them together again.
TRIBULATIONS IRLANDAISES
Éclair Journal
France | 1965 | 7 mins
A whirlwind tour of Ireland in the 1960s, this newsreel documents multiple facets of Irish life. From the blessing of the Aer Lingus planes to Irish dancing in country halls, to Gaelic games and the Traveller community, the film shows what French reporters found distinctive about Irish life at the time.
THE LAST ORGANIST
Paddy McConnell
Northern Ireland | 2019 | 6 mins
Truly one of a kind, 93-year-old organist George takes us through his love of music and his move from Belgium to Ireland 67 years ago.
FOOD CONNECTS US
Amerson Fortunato
Ireland | 2020 | 4 mins
Brazilian Chef, Andrios Fortunato, relies on his love of cooking, good humour, and his undauntingly uplifting spirit to connect with a new community in Ireland and feel at home while being abroad.
This event is brought to you by the EUNIC Ireland network which is composed of: Alliance Française / French Embassy, the Austrian Embassy, the British Council, the Bulgarian Embassy, Culture Ireland, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes / AECID, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, the Polish Embassy; in association with the Irish Film Institute, Cork International Film Festival, Pálás Cinema Galway, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, the Limerick School of Art and Design (LIT) & the Richard Harris International Film Festival.
EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – is the European network of organisations engaging in cultural relations. It advocates a prominent role of culture in international relations and is a strategic partner of the EU.
9-12 May 2021
Free online screening
Stay Tuned! For more events subscribe to our Cultural Newsletter
- Year2020
- Runtime80 minutes
- LanguageMultiple languages with English subtitles, English
