Pragueshorts Film Festival

Pragueshorts Film Festival

Also known as: Prague Short Film Festival
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Pragueshorts Film Festival is a competitive festival of short fiction, documentary, animated and experimental films in Prague, organised by Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary, the team behind the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Its core is formed by three competitions for films of up to 30 minutes: the International Competition, the National Competition for Czech productions and the Labo competition for experimental work. Alongside them run the Brutal Relax Show, a non-competitive midnight programme of horror and bizarre shorts, as well as thematic sections, retrospectives and programmes for children.

Screenings take place in Prague cinemas including Světozor, Bio Oko, Pilotů and Aero, followed by an online run on the KVIFF.TV platform. The festival dates back to 2005. The 2027 edition runs in cinemas on 24–28 February 2027 and online from 28 February to 21 March 2027.

Country

Czech Republic

Categories

Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short

Dates

24 February 2027 — 28 February 2027

Awards and prizes

International Competition: Grand Prix and EUR 3,000 for Best Short Film; the jury may also give two Special Jury Mentions. National Competition: Grand Prix and EUR 2,000 for Best Short Film; the jury may also give two Special Jury Mentions. Labo Competition: Grand Prix and EUR 1,000 for the Best Experimental Film; the jury may also give one Special Jury Mention. Prize money goes to the director of the winning film and is not shared ex aequo.

Festival rules

Pragueshorts accepts short films of up to 30 minutes. International Competition: live-action, documentary and animated films of all genres, with no thematic restrictions, produced after 1 January 2025. National Competition: live-action, documentary and animated films of all genres produced after 1 January 2026; the production company must be based in the Czech Republic. Labo Competition: experimental films created after 1 January 2025. Midnight Program (non-competitive): horror, bizarre stories and "disasterpieces" produced after 1 January 2025. Films are submitted as online screeners through the festival's own entry form; there is a submission fee. Films are selected by an expert committee; selected films cannot be withdrawn after the official selection confirmation. Films with non-English dialogue must have English subtitles. Screening copies of selected films: DCP or HD files with English subtitles. Selected films must provide a synopsis, stills, the director's biography and filmography, the original dialogue list with an English translation, and a teaser (up to 10% of the film or three minutes), or allow the festival to make one.

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