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Above the Clouds

A girl falls in love again in Vivien Hárshegyi’s Staff Pick Premiere

Spotlight on Kristoffer Borgli

Kristoffer Borgli is a master of modern satire and the mind behind eight Vimeo Staff Picks!

Inside Staff Picks

Ever wondered what really qualifies a short film for the coveted Vimeo Staff Pick badge?

Spotlight on Charlotte Reagan

From scrappy music videos to powerful dramas, explore Charlotte Reagan’s distinct creative journey.

On Solid Ground

As Eli goes about her day, a rage starts to build up within her in Jela Hasler’s Staff Pick Premiere.

Vimeo & European Film Awards

The European Film Awards has partnered with Vimeo to present Staff Picks, a prestigious collection of curated short films. Since 2008, the coveted Staff Picks have helped launch the careers of celebrated directors, inspired millions, and built a global community of storytellers.

With new curated videos added each week, the European Film Academy continues to celebrate achievements in short filmmaking year-round, encouraging European audiences and film professionals to check back regularly for inspiration.

Staff Picks

An apathetic teenager is dropped off on the outskirts of town to work on a project with the school outcast. The two boys form an unlikely connection, but not without consequences. Written, Directed...

Classmates

Major Dorfman

The Rainbow Bridge

Tina and her elderly dog visit a mysterious clinic offering human-to-pet communication. However, they soon get more than they bargained for when two sinister doctors uncover a bond between them that...

The Rainbow Bridge

SPOOKY KIND INC.

It Smells Like Springtime

A film by Mackie Mallison. Available on The Criterion Channel: https://www.criterionchannel.com/three-short-films-by-mackie-mallison/videos/it-smells-like-springtime Through family conversations,...

It Smells Like Springtime

Mackie Mallison

In Ohio’s first city to ban abortion, a lifelong resident grapples with the transformation of her hometown. Directed by John Haley and Julia Szromba. Screenings: World Premiere, Palm Springs I...

Sanctuary

Needlepoint Films

Postcards From The Chalet by Saltend Recovery

Music Video: A love affair between a freshly jilted guy and a robot vacuum cleaner takes an unexpected and gruesome turn.. Director – David Winstone DoP – Alistair Little 1st AD and...

Postcards From The Chalet by Saltend Recovery

David Winstone

Kowloon – Coasting

Directed by Cossa Animated by Cossa and Hunter Thomson “Coasting” by Kowloon Roy Records Instagram: @studiocossa @officialkowloon

Kowloon - Coasting

Cossa

European Film Awards Collection

“Über Wasser” / “On Solid Ground”, written & directed by Jela Hasler 12 Min. A city, in summer. The morning coolness in the river does not last long, the heat covers the city like a ma...

On Solid Ground

Langfilm

Germany 2022, 04:25 min premiering at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival find a behind the scenes video here: directed and produced by Jonatan Schwenk music & sound design David Kamp screenplay...

ZOON

Jonatan Schwenk

A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance held in her honour. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence. Based on a story by...

The Debutante

Animate Projects

Neighbour Abdi 2022 How can you understand a violent past? Somali-born Abdi reenacts his life, marked by war and criminality, with the help of his neighbour and filmmaker Douwe. Through playful...

Neighbour Abdi

Douwe Dijkstra

Misty field, crowded locker room. Margo belongs to neither. Maybe if she loses her virginity, she will finally find her place. Written and directed by Marija Apcevska Production Kino Oko in...

North Pole

Kino Oko

Staff Pick Premieres

Fei, a 16 year old British-Chinese girl, is the top violinist in an elite youth orchestra. When another Chinese violinist arrives to challenge her place, Fei’s anxieties and internalized racism grow t...

Shé (Snake)

Renee Zhan

Oscars® shortlisted in the Animated Short Film category. Based on the director’s father’s short animation from 1980 and loosely inspired by the director’s own childhood, Sierra takes us into the surre...

Sierra

Sander Joon

Victor is unhappy in his housing for autistic adults. To avoid the Friday disco, he goes out for a walk in the neighborhood and then he meets a young sex worker.

Blond Night

Travelling Distribution

In a run-down neighborhood, Zoe and her little brother Theo are left to fend for themselves. A young adolescent, Zoe is a ball of anger haunted by an intimate terror. Theo, still a child, flees...

A Crab in the Pool

Travelling Distribution

A girl falls in love again which fills her with dread. She runs away and finds herself trapped in a vortex of old memories. In her imagination, she relives the joys and sorrows of first love, before...

Above the Clouds

Vivien Hárshegyi

Curated Collections

BFI London Shorts

BFI London Shorts

House of Horrors

House of Horrors

Love Stinks

Spotlight on Charlotte Regan

Spotlight on Charlotte Regan

Spotlight on Kristoffer Borgli

Spotlight on Kristoffer Borgli

Trippy Animations

Trippy Animations

European Film Awards

37th Edition

European Film Awards

37th Edition

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News & Press

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Eureka! The European Film Awards go to Athens in January 2027

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THREE KILOMETRES TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Emanuel Pârvu wins the European University Film Award (EUFA) 2024

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Countdown to the European Film Awards!

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