The European Film Academy (EFA) supports the short film as a genre through which a new generation of filmmakers develops and finds its way into the future of European cinema. The EFA is now presenting the SHORT MATTERS! tour, showcasing the best European short films. This year’s program consists of 14 festival winning films.

The Ambassador & me
Switzerland 2011
Director, Script & Editor: Jan Czarlewski
Actors: Slawomir Czarlewski, Jan Czarlewski, Alina Piec
Production: Jan Czarlewski
15 Min., DCP, colour, engl. subtitles

A son, a father. The first one holds a camera, the second one holds the title ambassador. The camera trembles, the ambassador remains still.

How to pick Berries
Finnland 2010
Director & Script: Elina Talvensaari
Camera: Joonas Pulkkanen
Editor: Markus Leppälä
Music: Pinja Mäki, Tommi Mäki
Production: Elina Talvensaari
19 Min., DCP, colour, engl. subtitles

Economy is stranger than fiction. An exploration of Finnish mind and the absurdities of global economy.

Two Hearts
Ireland 2011
Director: Darren Thornton
Script: Colin Thornton
Camera: Ruari O Brien
Editor: Anna Maria O Flanagan
Music: Stephen Rennicks
DActors: Roxanna Nic Liam, Sophie Fay, Johnny Ward
Production: Collette Farrell
17 Min., DCP, coöour, engl. subtitles

Lorna has worked hard to stay on the right track. But when a man from her past is released from prison, her emotions spiral out of control.

Superman, Spiderman or Batman
Romania 2011
Director: Tudor Giurgiu
Script: Doru Lupeanu
Camera: Adrian Silisteanu
Editor: Eugen Kelemen
Actors: Bogdan Zsolt, Aaron Serban, Ovidiu Crisan
Production: Libra Film Productions
11 Min., DCP, colour, engl. subtitles

5-year-old Aron sets out on a journey with his worried father to save his mother from her heart condition.

Tomorrow will be good
France 2011
Director: Pauline Gay
Script: Pauline Gay, Benjamin Goby
Camera: Chloé Lesueur
Editor: Julie Léna
Music: Margot Testemale, Fanny Weinzaepflen
Actors: Céline Grün, Mélodie Ulla
Production: Jeremy Durand
16 Min., DCP, colour, engl. subtitles

A portrait of two lost girls.