Best of 2026: See the award winner at Valby Kino!

Experience this year’s award-winning short films from Copenhagen Short Film Festival as the festival visits Valby Kino for a special evening celebrating Danish short film on the big screen.

We will screen all five award-winning films, representing the festival’s five award categories: Best Danish Script, Young Danish Talent, Best Danish Short Film, Best Danish Animation and Best Danish Director. This is a unique opportunity to discover five distinctive films and experience some of the emerging voices shaping Danish short film today.

Following the screenings, audiences are invited to join a conversation with some of the directors, offering insights into the films, the ideas behind them and the creative process of bringing them to the screen.

2026 AWARD WINNERS

BEST DANISH SHORT FILM
Reza’s Dance
Directed by Sara Noor

BEST DANISH DIRECTOR
Engine of Love
Directed by Mira-Belle Rose Bryld

BEST DANISH SCRIPT
Seeing other people
Written by Theis G. Holmstrup and Jes B. Bach

DANISH ANIMATION TALENT
The Joy of Being
Directed by Emma Bruun Ruus

YOUNG DANISH TALENT
A Fisherman’s Tail
Directed by Emma Herlev and Frederik Løchte

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