Blog: Film festivals

WELCOME TO SHORTS WRAP

Shorts Wrap organizes a curated screening of auteur short films, taking place from 11–13 December 2026 at the iconic Kino Úsmev in Košice, Slovakia. The Best Short Film will receive the Golden Fountain Award, which includes a €1,000 cash prize and a mentorship programme supporting the director's next short film project.

In collaboration with the Košice International Film Festival, Shorts Wrap also offers participants a programme of workshops, masterclasses, and networking events with fellow filmmakers and industry professionals.

Shorts Wrap collaborates with more than 10 film directors, screenwriters, and producers whose works have premiered in the Short Film Competition or La Cinef (student short films) section of the Cannes Film Festival.

OUR COLLABORATORS
* Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schluter (Iceland) – Special Mention, Cannes Film Festival 2023
* Raymund Ribay Gutierrez (Philippines) – Official Selection, Cannes 2016 & 2018; Jury Prize, Venice Orizzonti 2019
* Helena Brooks (Australia) – Official Selection, Cannes 2005
* Javier Palleiro (Uruguay) – Official Selection, Cannes 2008
* Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk (Ukraine) – Official Selection, Directors’ Fortnight 2022; Sundance 2023
* Erenik Beqiri (Albania) – Official Selection, Cannes 2019; Jury Prize, Venice Orizzonti 2023
* Lucía Florez (Peru) – Official Selection, Sundance 2022
* Elżbieta Bęnkowska (Poland) – Official Selection, Cannes 2013
* Dániel Erdélyi (Hungary) – Official Selection, Cannes 2008
* Carla Melo Gampert (Colombia) – Official Selection, Cannes 2023
* Karni Arieli & Saul Freed (UK) – Official Selection, Cannes 2023
* Daria Kashcheeva (Czech Republic) – Official Selection, Sundance 2020; Cannes 2023; Oscar nominee 2020 and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Our collaborators write reviews of the world's most acclaimed short films while also serving as mentors for emerging filmmakers. You can learn more about them on our website: shortswrap.eu.

You can also find us on social media under @shorts_wrap, where we regularly share important updates from the world of short films, including key submission deadlines for festivals that qualify films for the Academy Awards, BAFTA, and the European Film Awards (EFA). During the Academy Awards and BAFTA awards season, we also publish our predictions in the short film categories.

In addition, Shorts Wrap operates as a film distribution company. Films selected by Shorts Wrap have been included in the Shorts Wrap Curated Selection and showcased in the Short Film Corner Catalogue in collaboration with the Cinéma de Demain initiative at the Cannes Film Festival. We have also participated in the Breakfast Meetings, where we presented the Shorts Wrap platform to international industry professionals. Representatives from several major organisations attended our presentation, including Berlinale Generation, the Venice International Film Festival (La Biennale di Venezia), and many others.

Among the films we have supported is the animated short Psychonauts, which received a Special Mention at the 65th Annecy International Animation Film Festival, as well as Ianna, which was screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival and the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma.

TEAM
Shorts Wrap was founded by Erik Jasaň, whose short film qualified for the Academy Awards in the Best Live Action Short Film category and was screened at Balinale, the Tirana International Film Festival, the Odense International Film Festival, the St Kilda Film Festival, and the HollyShorts Film Festival. He has also served as a pre-selection screener for the Norwich Film Festival, the Hawai‘i International Film Festival, and the IndyShorts International Film Festival. The festival's International Ambassador is Patrik Krivánek, a BAFTA member.