The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival presents the UK highlights from this year's edition. The festival is one of the largest and most prestigious short film festivals in the world, taking place in France with an audience of 200,000 visitors every year.

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the film directors. Prior to the screening, join us for networking in the bar.

FILMS SCREENING:

Murewa

Two boys form a close friendship in a quiet coastal town, sharing passions for skateboarding and photography.

dir. Ché Scott-Heron Newton | United Kingdom | 2025 | 15min

Magid / Zafar

Luis Hindman's BIFA-winning, BAFTA-nominated short film is a propulsive journey through the world of a British Pakistani takeaway as tensions rise with the heat of the stove.

dir. Luis Hindman | United Kingdom | 2025 | 18min

Sento

The daily grind of the elderly cleaner of a Japanese bathhouse is disrupted when a young man attempts suicide.

dir. Noémie Nakai | United Kingdom | 2025 | 10min

Ovary-Acting

While stuck at her sister's baby shower a thirty-something woman is forced to decide whether she wants to have kids or not after unexpectedly giving birth to her reproductive organs.

dir. Ida Melum | United Kingdom | 2025 | 12min

Nostalgie

BAFTA and IFTA nominated short film with Aidan Gillen. When a faded 80s pop star performs in Belfast, he discovers that one of his B-sides has acquired a dark significance.

dir. Kathryn Ferguson | United Kingdom | 2025 | 19min