BOOK NOW Shorts Programme 2023 “The short film format has always been a vital part of the festival, acting as both a showcase for future talent and as an exciting and dynamic art form. Help us celebrate the wealth and diversity on offer,” - Grainne Humphreys. The DIFF Shorts Programme is here! Featuring short films from well-known names like Clare Dunne, Mia Mullarkey, Emma Martin & Hugh O’Conor, the 2023 Dublin International Film Festival will showcase an impressive line-up of 25 shorts from Ireland and across the world. Throughout the festival there will be five presentations of shorts, including a selection from Screen Ireland’s funding scheme recipients and the return of the Glasgow Film Festival highlights, joining three DIFF presentations, offering numerous opportunities to celebrate this unique artform. Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann is again delighted to support Irish shorts this year with a curated programme from Screen Ireland's Focus, Framework and Short Stories funding schemes. “Throughout this diverse and exciting mix of stories, the filmmakers take us on journeys of grief, love, terror and redemption… and ask us to decide on the guilt of a seemingly innocent rabbit,” said Emma Scott, Head of Distribution and Short Film Production. The three DIFF shorts presentations feature a diverse and powerful selection of shorts from Ireland and around the world. Selected from over 750 submissions by programmers Aisha Bolaji and Mohamed Tarek, the programme exhibits some of the best of Irish film as well as internationally with works from China, Colombia, Egypt, Ghana, Lebanon, Norway, Iran and more. The Irish highlights of the DIFF programme includes stellar directorial debuts with Conor Bradley’s student short Sons of Roisin, Derek Ugochukwu You're Not Home and Tania Notaro’s Glitterbug. In addition, the programme includes Irish language film Bean Feasa Winner of 'Best Irish Short Film' at Foyle Film Festival 2022 and the Irish premiere of award-winning directing duo Nathan Fagan and Luke Daly’s Mud Queen starring Clare Dunne, as well as Dunne’s own short One Good Conversation. Among the international highlights of the programme are the Chinese film Will You Look At Me by Shuli Huang winner of Queer Palm Award at Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2022, the Iranian film Deer by Hadi Babaeifar winner of Best Short Film at GENERATION — KPLUS at Berlinale 2022, and Warsha by Dania Bdeir winner of Best International Short Film: Fiction at Sundance Film Festival 2022. Speaking about the selections, Bolaji and Tarek said: “Through fiction, documentary, animation and experimental works we are brought to an array of experiences that delve into the fantastical with films showcasing folktales and mythology as well as a look into contemporary issues concerning gender, the LGBTQ+ community, women’s rights and more. We explore themes such as coming-of-age, alienation, grief, family and acceptance through genres such as comedy, horror, drama and fantasy.” Book Your Tickets Here DIFF Shorts 1 Dolorosa – Emma Martin/Hugh O’Conor, Ireland Will You Look At Me? – Shuli Huang, China Baths – Nell Hensey, Ireland Deer – Hadi Babaeifar, Iran The Small Makings of a Storm – Avery Angle, Ireland Everything At Once – Henrik Dyb Zwart, Norway Bean Feasa – Daniel Butler, Ireland One Good Conversation – Clare Dunne, Ireland Wednesday's Child – Laura O’Shea, Ireland Sons of the Crezent – Brendan Canty, New Zealand DIFF Shorts 2 Mud Queen – Nathan Fagan/Luke Daly, Ireland You're Not Home – Derek Ugochukwu, Ireland On Xerxex's Throne – Evi Kalogiropoulou, Greece My Girlfriend – Kawthar Younis, Egypt Cracks Will Come – Daniel Mateo Vallejo, Colombia Sons of Roisin – Conor Bradley, Ireland Blind Spot – Lotfi Achour, Tunisia People of the Plaza – Paul Gleeson, Ireland DIFF Shorts 3 Rosemay A.D. (After Dad) – Ethan Barrett, USA Warsha – Dania Bdeir, France/Lebanon Full Moon – Alexander Wilson-Flynn, Ireland Tsutsué – Amartei Armar, France/Ghana Glitterbug – Tania Notaro, Ireland La Tumba – Natasha Waugh, Ireland Far Calls – Olwen Fouere/Tristan Heanue, Ireland Screen Ireland Shorts Safe as Houses – Mia Mullarkey, Ireland Regular Rabbit – Eoin Duffy, Ireland Shadow – Janna Kemperman, Ireland Bad Boy Buck – James Fitzgerald, Ireland Red Rabbit – Rory Kerr, Ireland Hermit – Sarah Benson, Ireland Lamb – Sinéad O’Loughlin, Ireland