Short Film Hub

Inaugurated in 2023, the Short Film Hub enters its sophomore year by widening its range of industry activities and by initiating supportive initiatives opening new horizons for the coming years.

Beyond the screenings of the selected shorts at DISFF, the HUB – standing for Harmony | Unity | Bravery – is a key initiative to forge bonds, to bring more individual guidance, and to focus on talent development, as well as on the support and the travel of projects.

With the ambition of opening ways for filmmakers from Greece and abroad, this year’s programme will explore new paths of cooperation and celebrate the many inspiring ways of creating through the short film format. With that aim in mind, a pilot edition of a Residency rises and will serve as stepping stone for the coming editions to allow filmmakers focus on script development and tailor-made industry guidance. In 2024, we shine a light on the talented Greek voices and up-and-coming directors.

To celebrate this new impulse for the Short Film Hub, a brand new partnership has also been initiated with Talking Shorts, the online film magazine & platform aiming at producing universally readable content that can inspire, cultivate, and educate a broad range of audiences, from students and scholars to non-cinephile readers. A new collaboration that makes a lot of sense for Drama International Short Film Festival that has been created by filmmakers and for filmmakers, putting discussions and creation at the heart of its ambitions.

Speaking of which, Workshops –with a special look on film criticism and curation– Keynotes, and One-to-One meetings will allow closer interactions and networking opportunities. Of course, a lively program of Talks –towards topics such as hybridity in the short film format, distribution, first feature development & production, new models of curating, programming and building film festivals, to name a few– and Masterclasses with renowned figures such as Yorgos Mavropsaridis and Constantine Giannaris, will keep the sunny days lively and the thirst of the festival-goers alive!

Florian Fernandez
Head of Short Film Hub