Programm 2025

37th International Short Film Festival Berlin 2021

Competitions, Events, Themes, Parties and more.

A ★★★★ review of Shooting Watermelons (2023)

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] An Italian family on vacation in a summer casa. The father has two sons, the older one wants to emulate his father in terms of masculinity and trains constantly and everywhere. The other keeps to himself and prefers to read his book. Without saying much, you can tell that the burly father, a marksman in his spare time, doesn't like this at all. The aunt is a witty and cheerful counterpart. On the vacation island, they are invited by German neighbors. In an introductory

A ★★★½ review of Takanakuy Quechua for to hit each other (2023)

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] A black-and-white film set in Peru. The boy Fausto is trained by his father and other youngsters to use violence to get his way. Sometimes a sheep needs to be beaten to death. His older friend Chaska advises him to find other ways of communicating. But Fausto's father doesn't like this at all and makes a subtle homophobic accusation. He challenges Chaska in a duel. Once a year, the villagers meet in a kind of arena where everyone can fight against everyone else, man

A ★★★½ review of Drijf (2023)

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] An animated film with a very abstract visual style and several WTF moments. On the open sea, a couple paddles on a tree trunk to watch dolphins. Without much notice, very bloody and absurdly brutal anecdotes follow about how they survive together. Actually, on closer inspection, a negotiation of the relationship takes place. This is symbolized by funny moments of woman and man and is shown naked in the truest sense of the word. Not only physically, but also emotionally. __________ [Deutsch] Ein Animationsfilm

A ★★★★ review of Human Resources (2022)

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] A documentary-style stop-motion film featuring people made of wool. A man goes to the employment agency and is "recycled". In terms of "human resources", this is a very pointed view of the modern working world. Trinidad Plass Caussade was a guest at the cinema for the Q&A: she explains that they developed this film as a trio in a three-month student project. They used materials made of wool and wood to create a soft contrast to the rather hard topic of human resources. From

A ★★★ review of Lobos

Screened at Filmfestival INTERFILM 39 International Short Film Festival Berlin - Knocked Off Track - [English] A black-and-white movie set in Colombia. Pollo finds his brother's gun and walks around posing with it. His brother warns him that he needs it for his "job" and shouldn't walk around with it so openly. In a world characterized by poverty and a lack of prospects, power, violence and crime seem to be a sweet temptation. But it is also a harbinger of things to come. Plus point for the "actor" of the canine senior. __________ [Deutsch] Ein Schwarz-Weiß-Film, der in Kolumbien spielt.