Encounters Short Film & Animation Festival 2016

Want to see the best of the best from the 2016 competition? Catch a selection of the award winning short and animated films in this unmissable showcase – a regular sell out, make sure you get your tickets quick!

Want to see the best of the best from the 2016 competition? Catch a selection of the award winning short and animated films in this unmissable showcase – a regular sell out, make sure you get your tickets quick!

People have been disappearing in a Somerset village, and it all seems to be centred around the old Sabre Stone Quarry.

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions present the 2015 short film nominations in the last of three short film programmes.

This selection of six Lithuanian short films – fiction, animation and documentary, released in the last three years, is well representative of the direction of contemporary filmmaking in Lithuania.

This debut feature from BAFTA-award winning director and photographer Esther May Campbell is a poetic and startling story of loss, hope and the deepest of human connections.

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions present the 2015 short film nominations in the second of three short film programmes.

After a failed attempt at working on a foreign film set, 26 year-old Ana returns to her hometown of Strasbourg and tries to get her life together.

The big screen premiere of the tiny shorts (90 seconds or less) in the running for the DepicT! awards - plus a chance to meet the talent behind the films.

The European Film Academy and EFA Productions present the 2015 short film nominations in the first of three short film programmes.

A disillusioned mercenary has his final target in sight - a gang of foreign revolutionaries who lay low in a nearby derelict compound.

Our Family Friendly screenings have been created for kids by kids! This programme is for children aged 14+ and their families.

A programme bringing together some of the titles from the short and animated films in competition and to give you a snap shot of what's coming up in the Festival week.

Our Family Friendly screenings have been created for kids by kids! This programme is for children aged 7+ and their families.

Behold the annual grungefest of outrageous sick and twisted shorts!

A retrospective programme of music videos and archive footage from Bristol’s underground music scene.

A selection of films that dare to be different - through experimentation and often non-narrative approaches these films excel in their design and novel ways of expression.

Back by popular demand... this collection of music videos and dance short films offers you dazzling visual art, wild stories and animated adventures in sound, music and image.

Defiance is the corner stone of every great on-screen protagonist. These films continue that tradition by showcasing new on-screen rebels and their revolutions both big and small.

A short animation programme from the Oscar®-winning BreakThru Films from Poland.

Post-Brexit Britain has seen hate crime soar - this programme explores the consequences.

A programme that lifts the lid on aspects of medical, emotional and psychological conditions such as memory, ageing and perception.

The Cartoon d’Or is the award for the best European animated short film of the year showcasing the best of the best prize-winning films from major European festivals.

This archipelago of shorts questions the notion that ‘No man is an island’ with examples of 21st century seclusion.

Bring a bucket, sit back and try to make yourself comfortable for one helluva rollercoaster ride of sick and twisted shorts.

This politically charged, spine-chilling debut from Iranian director Babak Anvari (who joins us for a Director's Q&A after the Mon 3 Oct 18:00 screening) is a tense and atmospheric thriller set in a haunted Tehran apartment during the terrifying final days of the Iran-Iraq War.

From Celtic Mythology to shipwrecked sailors, dark memories to murder mystery, join us for an evening of tension and suspense with these heart stopping thrilling shorts.

Stories of flora and fauna sit next to cold concrete in this poignant collection of films.

For some, a first film, for others a step on their way to a first feature – this collection presents a young generation of female Ukrainian filmmakers to watch.

People aren’t always what you think, and friendships can often be found where you least expect them. In these films some characters open their eyes past first impressions, and some go on journeys to discover who they really are.

Don't believe in Modern Love - Bowie was right!

Depicting the ranges of emotions felt, from sadness to nonchalance, this presentation is nothing less than Good Grief.

Four films from Gavin Scott Whitfield, a brave new filmmaking voice who seeks to empower the powerless and peer into dark corners that society would rather gloss over.

An eclectic range of outstanding films selected for their powerful emotional impact.

The prestigious Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg celebrates its 25th anniversary with this hand-picked selection of outstanding student projects from the last 25 years.

Exploring cities to farms, highlighting the people who dwell there and the choices they have to make.

Join us on a short orbit around this planet (and others) to see what the latest new and emerging talent are doing with the wonderful world of Sci-Fi.

Presented here for your delight is a fantastic mix of films, each with a funny take on life - be ready to smile and to cringe!

Mixed emotions are thrown into relief in these tales of love, loss, friendship and sacrifice.

A programme of short films which celebrate deafness and the Deaf community through positive onscreen representation.

This programme explores what happens when things don’t go right for the patriarchs of the house and how they attempt to redeem themselves.

Newly digitised and restored these four documentary films accurately represent the turning point in Lithuanian documentary cinema and establish a dialogue between filmmakers from two different generations.

This programme showcases some of the most exciting, dynamic and diverse student work made in the UK this year.

This series of shorts explores the maternal relationship from both sides and ultimately celebrates Mums, the most important women on the planet.

In this programme some of the most ambitious animation dares to tackle weighty subject matter each with something to say about humanity or the lack of.

A retrospective of the shorts of Ukrainian filmmaker Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (The Tribe).

Ode to Lesvos, tells the positive stories of people who are making a difference on the front lines of the refugee crisis.

This programme proves that being young is tough in that continuous cycle of success and failure called ‘growing up’.

A programme bringing together some of the titles from the short and animated films in competition and to give you a snap shot of what's coming up in the Festival week.