We're back and we're ready to serve up more awesome shorts for you
– so mark your calendars for November 5-9, 2025, when this year’s festival takes place.
Find more information for each film and ticket links in below!
See you for amazing shorts in Empire Bio!
Programme 2025
AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING PARTY
Join us for a festive evening as we round off this year’s Copenhagen Short Film Festival by celebrating the incredible
BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS
Between order and chaos lies the fragile terrain of being human. These shorts explore the cracks in the systems we
BIG MOOD
We are not going to sugarcoat this – this is a bit of a melancholy block. Get your smile filter
DANISH ANIMATION
In this program we explore a wide range of forms, colours, tempos and narratives – from calm poetic lines to
HELPLINES
In HELPLINES we are invited to feel pain, pressure and discomfort as our main characters experience their lives being laid
MORE THAN YOUR JOB
These four shorts each explore the complex relationship between people and work: from full identity and self-definition to a job
RITES OF PASSAGE
Join us for an intense ritual of becoming – through international winning shorts – and all the galvanising feelings that
TALK: CABIN CARTOONS – Animation Off the Grid
Jonas Hjohlman runs Cabin Cartoons, an off-grid animation studio located in a traditional summer farm (fädbovall) in northern Sweden. Here
TALK: CHARACTER DESIGN – Bringing Characters to Life
Anne Hoberg will show and demonstrate the process of designing animation characters and talk about her own experience in her
THROUGH A SHIFTING LENS
Perception shapes identity, but what happens when what we see no longer matches what we know?
TRUTH OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
These darkly humorous films explore the tension between who we are, who we show, and who others believe us to
UNSPOKEN BONDS
All the best stories are about relationships. Relationships with a partner, a child, a parent, a sibling, or even the
YOUNG DANISH TALENT
In this program, we present a selection of short films made by emerging Danish filmmakers.
TALK: CABIN CARTOONS – Animation Off the Grid
Jonas Hjohlman runs Cabin Cartoons, an off-grid animation studio located in a traditional summer farm (fädbovall) in northern Sweden. Here
TALK: CHARACTER DESIGN – Bringing Characters to Life
Anne Hoberg will show and demonstrate the process of designing animation characters and talk about her own experience in her
THROUGH A SHIFTING LENS
Perception shapes identity, but what happens when what we see no longer matches what we know?
TRUTH OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
These darkly humorous films explore the tension between who we are, who we show, and who others believe us to
HELPLINES
In HELPLINES we are invited to feel pain, pressure and discomfort as our main characters experience their lives being laid
RITES OF PASSAGE
Join us for an intense ritual of becoming – through international winning shorts – and all the galvanising feelings that
YOUNG DANISH TALENT
In this program, we present a selection of short films made by emerging Danish filmmakers.
DANISH ANIMATION
In this program we explore a wide range of forms, colours, tempos and narratives – from calm poetic lines to
UNSPOKEN BONDS
All the best stories are about relationships. Relationships with a partner, a child, a parent, a sibling, or even the
AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING PARTY
Join us for a festive evening as we round off this year’s Copenhagen Short Film Festival by celebrating the incredible
BIG MOOD
We are not going to sugarcoat this – this is a bit of a melancholy block. Get your smile filter
BETWEEN ORDER AND CHAOS
Between order and chaos lies the fragile terrain of being human. These shorts explore the cracks in the systems we
MORE THAN YOUR JOB
These four shorts each explore the complex relationship between people and work: from full identity and self-definition to a job