[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"festival-about-8183":3},{"festival":4,"years":20,"news":24,"about":25},{"entryId":5,"urlTitle":6,"status":7,"name":8,"originalName":9,"alsoKnownAs":10,"logo":11,"logoAppearance":12,"logoOg":18,"about":19,"isManaged":15},8183,"poeff-shorts-black-nights-film-festival","open","PÖFF Shorts","",[],"https:\u002F\u002Fimg.r.vurchel.com\u002Ffestivals\u002F_th600\u002Fpoeff-shorts-black-nights-film-festival-wgl091hf.webp?v=3ab9d401",{"mode":13,"edge":14,"edgeLight":15,"plateLight":16,"plateDark":16,"crop":17,"og":17},"mono-dark","#000000",false,"none",null,"\u002Fimg\u002F_og\u002F71150.jpg?v=3ab9d401","PÖFF Shorts is the short film and animation festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), run as a sub-festival with its own competitions, juries and submissions, and with screenings in Tallinn and Tartu. It selects live-action and animated shorts of up to 45 minutes, including fiction, documentary and experimental work. The international live-action and animation competitions each have a New Talents strand for student films, and the National Competition presents Estonian shorts and animation. A Rebels with a Cause short film section is shared with the main festival, alongside non-competitive programmes and retrospectives. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lists the PÖFF Shorts international live-action, animation and national competitions among its qualifying awards for the short film Oscars, under the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The 2026 edition runs from 10 to 18 November 2026, with 115 films from 44 countries in its international competitions.",[21],{"year":22,"hasAwards":15,"hasSelection":23},"2020",true,[],{"aboutHtml":26,"countries":27,"focus":29,"categories":30,"nextDates":36,"awardsPrizes":37,"rules":38,"website":39,"contacts":40,"editDate":62},"\u003Cp>PÖFF Shorts is the short film and animation festival of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF), run as a sub-festival with its own competitions, juries and submissions, and with screenings in Tallinn and Tartu. It selects live-action and animated shorts of up to 45 minutes, including fiction, documentary and experimental work. The international live-action and animation competitions each have a New Talents strand for student films, and the National Competition presents Estonian shorts and animation. A Rebels with a Cause short film section is shared with the main festival, alongside non-competitive programmes and retrospectives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences lists the PÖFF Shorts international live-action, animation and national competitions among its qualifying awards for the short film Oscars, under the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival. The 2026 edition runs from 10 to 18 November 2026, with 115 films from 44 countries in its international competitions.\u003C\u002Fp>",[28],"Estonia",[],[31,32,33,34,35],"Animation","Documentary","Experimental","Short","Student","10 November 2026 — 18 November 2026","International Live-Action Competition: Grand Prix for Best Film; Best New Talents Film.\n\nInternational Animation Competition: Grand Prix for Best Animation Film; Best New Talents Film; Best Children's Film.\n\nNational Competition: Grand Prix for Best National Film; Best National Live-Action Film; Best National Animation Film; Best National Non-scripted Film.\n\nRebels with a Cause Competition: Best Rebel with a Cause Short Film.\n\nSeparate juries judge the animation, live-action and national competitions. The juries also choose one European film from the eligible competitions as a candidate in the short film category of the European Film Awards.","Regulations for the 2026 edition (10–18 November 2026).\n\nProgrammes:\n- International competitions of short films and animation.\n- New Talents international competitions of short films and animation: films from film schools and, in animation, from film or fine arts schools and first-time filmmakers.\n- National Competition of short films and animation.\n- Rebels with a Cause short film section, a joint competition of PÖFF and PÖFF Shorts.\n- Non-competitive programmes, retrospectives and special presentations.\n\nEligibility:\n- Short or half-length films up to 45 minutes: fiction, documentary or experimental, live-action or animation.\n- Completed after 1 January 2025.\n- English subtitles if the film is not in English.\n- Films directed by a film, animation or media student must state this in the application.\n- Films produced in Estonia or Estonian co-productions are also eligible for the National Competition.\n- Poetry shorts: inspired by or featuring a poetic text, submitted with the text in its original language and in English translation.\n- Applicants must be 18 or older.\n- Russian films are considered only if made without financial support from the Russian state or businesses tax-resident in Russia: by independent production companies or by Russian filmmakers in exile. Film schools count as state-funded.\n\nFor the competitions, preference is given to films with at least an Estonian premiere. A film can take part in only one competition. Films selected for PÖFF Shorts may also be considered for Just Film, the youth and children's sub-festival of PÖFF.\n\nSubmission is only through the online submission platform named by the festival (FilmFreeway, Short Film Depot or another indicated platform); entries sent by post or e-mail are not considered.","https:\u002F\u002Fshorts.poff.ee\u002F",[41,45,49,52,55,59],{"type":42,"value":43,"note":44},"Email","shorts@poff.ee","PÖFF Shorts general address; questions on regulations and submissions",{"type":46,"value":47,"note":48},"Website","https:\u002F\u002Ffilmfreeway.com\u002Fpoffshorts","Film submissions (FilmFreeway)",{"type":42,"value":50,"note":51},"programme.shorts@poff.ee","Programme coordinator",{"type":42,"value":53,"note":54},"dcinema@poff.ee","Technical team: screening copies and DCPs of selected films",{"type":56,"value":57,"note":58},"Phone","+372 5620 8308","Festival office",{"type":60,"value":61,"note":58},"Address","Telliskivi 60A, 10412 Tallinn, Estonia",1791985830]