Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Festival
HÕFF 2023
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition, HÕFF Short Films

Named after the legendary film illusionist Georges Méliès, the winner of this European short genre film competition will be awarded by the Méliès d’Argent. The winner goes on to compete for the coveted Méliès d’Or by the Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF).

Screenings

Rõdusaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening029202 / Méliès D'Argent lühifilmide võistlusprogramm
Intro byHenryk Novod
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Keldrisaal Haapsalu kultuurikeskus
Screening039304 / Méliès D'Argent lühifilmide võistlusprogramm
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Films

Out of the Fog

Local title
Otse udust
Director
Tigrane Minassian
Country
France
Year
2022
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition, HÕFF Short Films

Nice, South of France, 1978. On Christmas Eve, Annie receives a phone call from her daughter that left her years earlier to join a cult. With the help of the police, Annie has only a few minutes to find out where she is and save her from a mass suicide…

Director
Tigrane Minassian
Runtime
Language
French
Subtitles
English
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Vulvina Queen Of Ecstasy

Local title
Vulvine, ekstaasi kuninganna
Director
Clémence Andre, Nawel Bahamou, Ming Chieh Chang, Théo Guyot, Mary Yanko
Country
France
Year
2022
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition, HÕFF Short Films

A Queen languishing in a desert kingdom falls in love with Death with whom she begins a carnal relationship. This morbid union becomes an obsession for her; an obsession that will lead the Queen to her end…

Director
Clémence Andre, Nawel Bahamou, Ming Chieh Chang, Théo Guyot, Mary Yanko
Runtime
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Shut

Local title
Kinni
Director
Niels Bourgonje
Country
Netherlands
Year
2022
Programme
HÕFF Short Films, Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

When Jonas visits his father after a long time, he's shocked to find him in a confused state. Has his father's mental state badly deteriorated or is something more sinister going on?

Director
Niels Bourgonje
Runtime
Language
Dutch
Subtitles
English
Trailer

Moles

Local title
Mutid
Director
Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola
Country
Switzerland
Year
2022
Programme
HÕFF Short Films, Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

Anna, Francesco, and the eight years old Giorgio can't afford a fancy holiday. Social pressure makes them hide at home and fake a Bahamas vacation through photoshopped posts on social media. The deluge of likes/comments fuel an all-consuming dopamine rush.

Director
Vanja Victor Kabir Tognola
Runtime
Language
Italian
Subtitles
English
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Incubus

Local title
Luupainaja
Original title
Incubus
Director
Tito Fernandes
Country
United Kingdom
Year
2022
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition, HÕFF Short Films

Trapped on a boat, a woman is haunted by fear itself.

Director
Tito Fernandes
Runtime
Language
English
Trailer

Sangue Nero

Local title
Must veri
Director
Ophélie Nève
Country
Belgium
Year
2021
Programme
HÕFF Short Films, Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition

The quiet and mysterious teenager Chiara has to deal daily with the toxic relationship between her mother and her step-father. The day he attacks her, visions appear to her, and it is deep in the woods that strange events will guide her towards a life-saving transformation.

Director
Ophélie Nève
Runtime
Language
French
Subtitles
English

The Moon of the Kurent: The Ritual

Local title
Kurenti kuu: rituaal
Director
Tomaž Gorkič
Country
Slovenia
Year
2022
Programme
Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition, HÕFF Short Films

The mysterious man performs a mystical pagan ritual in the name of the forgotten ancient Slavic gods. Is this a fertility ritual performed by a priest or a serial killer? The bloody moon of the Kurent has risen.

Director
Tomaž Gorkič
Runtime