The Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival presents highlights from this year's international competition. The festival is one of the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world.

The screening will include an introduction by the programming team.

Join us in the bar for networking before and after the screening.  

FILMS SCREENING:  

We Were Here

In a sleepy old indian town, convinced that machines are replacing them, three retired men threaten to take over the jobs of household appliances. But when one of their children lands a job at an A.I. Company, it rattles their crusade.

dir. Pranav Bhasin | India | 2025 | 11min

Birthmark

A woman makes her way to a sex worker to discover something about her world, about herself. Behind those walls, another war is being fought - one of truth, one of being.

dir. George Peter Barbari | Lebanon | 2025 | 20min      

Las Visitantes

3 retired women travel by bus to discover Europe. They've recently lost their husbands and now it's time to start living. They've heard people talk about the wonders of tourism all their lives and are dying to experience them firsthand.

dir. Enrique Buleo | Spain | 2025 | 20min

The Singers

The Oscar-winning The Singers follows down-on-their-luck patrons in a dive bar who connect through an impromptu singing competition. The film adapts a 19th-century Ivan Turgenev story, featuring a cast of internet viral singing talents like Mike Yung.

dir. Sam A. Davis | USA | 2025 | 18min

A Shot At Art

When two seasoned volunteers at an international art festival start participating in a highly controversial art installation, the situation spirals completely out of control… … but who was actually crossing the line here?

dir. Ilke Paddenburg | Netherlands | 2026 | 16min