RIGA IFF has the pleasure to host this year’s meeting of the Members of the European Film Academy Short Film Network.

Ever since the European Film Academy was founded it has been its intention not only to honour the outstanding achievements of established filmmakers, but also to support and promote short films, often made by talented newcomers. From 1998 onwards, the European Film Academy included the European Short Film category at the annual European Film Awards. Recent winners of this prestigious award are Urška Djukić & Émilie Pigeard’s Granny’s Sexual Life (2022), Olga Lucovnicova’s My Uncle Tudor (2021) and Lasse Linder’s All Cats are Grey in the Dark (2020).

The nominees for the European Short Film are chosen by the members of the European Film Academy Short Film Network. This pan-European network currently includes a total of 30 festivals with an international short film competition, as well as renowned international short film festivals in 23 European countries. Each festival selects one short film candidate for the annual European Film Awards. From this group the 5 nominees are chosen every year and presented to the 4 600 members of the European Film Academy, who vote for the winner.