Selected from more than 4,000 submissions representing 121 countries, these 57 films comprise the official selection for the Linz International Short Film Festival 2026 Short Film Competition.

Together, they reflect a remarkable diversity of voices, cultures and cinematic perspectives. We are delighted to present the filmmakers and works selected for this year’s competition.

1. The Swimsuit — Directed by Amina Krami — Austria
2. One Way Ticket to Tbilisi — Directed by Paul Ploberger — Austria, Georgia, Germany
3. Morî — Directed by YAKUP TEKİNTANGAC — Türkiye
4. The Shadow — Directed by Petra Balekić — Croatia
5. Detlev — Directed by Ferdinand Ehrhardt — Germany
6. The Stolen Dream — Directed by Astrid Rothaug — Austria
7. It All Comes Down — Directed by Meg Earls — United Kingdom
8. The Look of Glass — Directed by Tomás Murphy — Argentina
9. ERKEN HISSLER [Early Feelings] — Directed by Nurlan Hasanli — Azerbaijan
10. Da Mor Ghag (The Voice Of Mother) — Directed by Mian Ijlal Ahmad — Pakistan
11. Stuporia — Directed by Joshua Jádi — Austria
12. Yo Yo — Directed by Mohammadreza Mayghani — France, Iran
13. ZOOTROPE — Directed by Léna Martinez — France
14. How to Listen to Fountains — Directed by Eva Sajanová — Slovakia
15. The Accused Showed No Remorse — Directed by Ramin Soltani — Country not specified
16. Rabbit Don’t Run — Directed by Maximilian Conway and Elisabeth Jakobi — Austria, Germany
17. Lost Touch — Directed by Justine Klaiber — Switzerland
18. Four — Directed by Dea Jagic — Croatia
19. Sensual — Directed by Tanja Nuijten — Germany, Switzerland
20. Walter L. — Directed by Barbara Wolfram and Paulus Wagner — Austria
21. My Grandmother is a Skydiver — Directed by Polina Piddubna — Germany
22. Stallion y la Bola de Cristal — Directed by Christian Avilés — Spain
23. Empty Room — Directed by Soroush Alizadeh and Ali Sedaghat — Iran
24. Cairo Streets — Directed by Abdellah Taïa — France
25. Floating — Directed by Jelena Milunović — Serbia
26. Dioscuri — Directed by Eireen Emlyn and Artemii Kostenko — Russian Federation
27. Imagine me like a country of love — Directed by Thana Faroq — Qatar, Yemen
28. Pasta Negra — Directed by Jorge Thielen Armand — Canada, Colombia, Italy, Venezuela
29. We are Animals — Directed by Lorenzo Pallotta — Italy
30. Ali — Directed by Adnan Al Rajeev — Bangladesh, Philippines
31. Dog and Wolf — Directed by Terézia Halamová — Czechia
32. No Skate! — Directed by Guil Sela — France
33. Feed, Wash & Love — Directed by Veronika Pasterná Szemlová — Czechia
34. From 6 to 5 — Directed by Erlisë Beqiri — Kosovo
35. 12 Moments Before the Flag-Raising Ceremony — Directed by Zhizheng QU — China
36. Summer of Goodbyes — Directed by Minsho Limbu — Nepal
37. A Fleeting Idea of Coexistence — Directed by Katharina Pichler — Austria
38. Permanent center of gravity — Directed by Liliya Timirzyanova — Italy
39. Madres de nacimiento — Directed by Gloria Isabel Gómez Ceballos — France
40. Death of a Seagull — Directed by Ainaz Azarhoush — Iran
41. THE SPECTACLE — Directed by Bálint Kenyeres — France, Hungary
42. CASI SEPTIEMBRE — Directed by Lucía G. Romero — Spain
43. Chica — Directed by Matheus Malburg and João Victor Silva — Brazil
44. At Night — Directed by Pooya Afzali — Iran
45. First fire — Directed by Blanca Camell Galí — France, Spain
46. playing — Directed by Fabian Rausch — Austria
47. Baixada: In Cubatão’s Waters — Directed by Renato Martin de Castro — Brazil
48. Mosquito — Directed by Varia Garib and Kirill Komar — Austria
49. The Things That Vanish — Directed by Kenta Ikeda — Japan
50. Balyk — Directed by Tolomush Zhanybekov — France, Kyrgyzstan
51. Kentucky Gaza — Directed by Omar Rammal — Jordan
52. The World’s Best Picture — Directed by Ali Amiri — Austria, Iran
53. The Prologue — Directed by Marzieh Emadi and Sina Saadat — Austria
54. Datna Éclat — Directed by Tina Frank & General Magic — Austria
55. Challenges of a Solitary Mind — Directed by Astrid Rothaug — Austria
56. Headworks — Directed by Anna Vasof — Austria
57. FLIM FLAM — Directed by Siegfried A. Fruhauf — Austria