The nominees in the European Short Film category were chosen from a shortlist of 31 films, each put forward by a festival in the European Film Academy Short Film Network. Curtas Vila do Conde is a long-standing member of this network, which brings together festivals with an international short film competition across 24 European countries.

Four films previously screened at Curtas Vila do Conde

GOD IS SHY, by Jocelyn Charles, screened in the International Competition at the festival’s 33rd edition in 2025. That same year, L’MINA, by Randa Maroufi, was part of the Experimental Competition.

At the 34th edition, in July 2026, MORNING CIRCLE, by Basma al-Sharif, won the Experimental Competition award, and THE END, by Niki Lindroth von Bahr, was selected for the International Competition.

The nominees

▫️ GOD IS SHY (DIEU EST TIMIDE), directed by Jocelyn Charles (France, 2025, animation, 16')

▫️ L’MINA, directed by Randa Maroufi (France/Morocco/Italy/Qatar/United Arab Emirates, 2025, documentary, 26')

▫️ MORNING CIRCLE (MORGENKREIS), directed by Basma al-Sharif (Germany/Canada/United Arab Emirates, 2025, experimental, 21')

▫️ THE END, directed by Niki Lindroth von Bahr (Sweden/France/Denmark, 2026, animation, 17')

▫️ UNLEADED 95 (BLEIFREI 95), directed by Emma Hütt & Tina Muffler (Germany/Austria, 2025, fiction, 24')

The tour starts this month and runs until the end of next year.



Source: https://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/short-film-2027-nominations/