Shorts Live-Action Competition 5

Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

The 2023 International Live Action Competition rages in the light of an unjust world. It abhors cruelty, rallies against war and suffering and screams long into the night about the broken systems and rampant prejudice that seem to be part and parcel of a modern world. Yet it also speaks of love and the promise it can hold for a better future. That there can be safety found in friendship and family. That we can transcend hate. That hope always exists for us to be better than we are.
Some of the films here dwell in the realms of the serene, offering careful examinations of the human condition. Others come straight for us, a riotous mix of sound, colour and fury making us look at the world anew.
There’s tremendous diversity, a myriad of styles, techniques and stories all making us look at the world in different ways. In a world that is often typified by chaos and the unknown, all these shorts help make us understand the world just a little better as they titillate our senses and excite our minds.

Screenings

Hall 2 Kino Artis
Screening092201 / Shorts lühifilmi võistlusprogramm 5
Q&A duration
Screening duration
Trailer

Films

European premiere

Sour Candy

Local title
Hapu komm
Original title
Millor la llengua
Director
Mar Pawlowsky
Country
Spain
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

Roc and Sara have arranged to meet through an app. Although they have previously discussed all they’ll be doing, they both feel nervous and unsure on how to proceed. Under pressure to lose their virginity, Roc and Sara meet at an abandoned farm on the outskirts of the city. They have decided to stop being children and become adults.

Director
Mar Pawlowsky
Runtime
Language
Catalan
Subtitles
English
Trailer

International premiere

Everything Had Been Perfect

Local title
Kõik oleks olnud ideaalne
Original title
Alt hadde vært perfekt
Director
Mia Sunniva Øveraas Krokaas
Country
Norway
Year
2023
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

Lotta has only one wish for her birthday this year - her best friend Julie. Everything would have been perfect, if it hadn't been for that stupid, fucking birthday.

Director
Mia Sunniva Øveraas Krokaas
Runtime
Language
Norwegian
Subtitles
English
Trailer

International premiere

Joie De Vivre

Local title
Elurõõm
Original title
Joie De Vivre
Director
Dada
Country
Canada
Year
2023
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

On a bright winter morning, Trevor and Elsa share breakfast in their Montreal apartment. Trevor interrupts the silence with a simple "You good?", disrupting the balance of their relationship.

Director
Dada
Runtime
Language
French
Subtitles
English

Baltic premiere

Super

Local title
Super
Original title
Super
Director
Nikolas Kouloglou
Country
Greece
Year
2023
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

On their way to the supermarket, Penny and James meet again for the first time.

Director
Nikolas Kouloglou
Runtime
Language
Greek
Subtitles
English
Trailer

Love At Fifty

Local title
Armastus viiekümneselt
Original title
中年情
Director
Tan Wei Ting
Country
Singapore
Year
2022
Festival
PÖFF Shorts 2023
Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition

Kee, a divorced mother of two in her 50's, weighs the prospect of an unlikely romance against its challenges when she meets a jovial—and romantically inexperienced—delivery person at her coffeeshop job.

Director
Tan Wei Ting
Runtime
Language
English, Chinese
Subtitles
English, Chinese