Fear Screen 2024 Online Shorts Programme
Friday, 29th March – Monday, 1st April Online
We are delighted to present a special selection of European horror short films as an accompanying programme to Fear Screen: European Thrillers and Horrors at CIFF.
Be immersed in a terrific selection of horror short films, from post-apocalyptic animations to body horrors that will make your hair stand on end (or fall out…), you don’t want to miss out on this chilling programme. Available on our Digital Festival Platform from 12am on Friday, 29th March until 11.59pm on Monday, 1st April. After this content becomes available, you’ll have 72 hours to start watching. Once you begin, you’ll have 30 hours to finish watching.
NOT SUITABLE FOR UNDERS 18s
Individual Tickets:
- Virtual Tickets: €9 (Concessions/Students/Under 25s: €7.50)
THE PROGRAMME
HEAT
Dir. Thessa Meijer – Netherlands – (2019) – 18
During an extreme heat wave, a shy girl seeks refuge in an ice cream shop. But when she looks into the eyes of the charming vendor, she is on thin ice…
THE BOOB FAIRY
Dir. Léahn Vivier-Chapas – France – (2021) – 18
Who will best play her part: the dancing lioness or the little girl we attempt to tame? Only the Boob Fairy will know who is really worthy of her attention.
THEY SALIVATE
Dir. Ariane Boukerche – France – (2020) – 18
They Salivate is the story of a kiss. A couple kiss each other in their deserted living room. The party begins and one guest drinks the couple’s last kiss.
THE HUNT
Dir. Krzysztof Raczkowski – Poland – (2017) – 18
A she-wolf tries to save herself and her puppies from consumption. Constant escape causes loss of consciousness, what is real and what is not.
MAD IN XPAIN
Dir. Coke Riobóo – Spain – (2020) – 18
In a post-apocalyptic Spain, different tribes survive, struggling to take control of the only existing sustenance: a red wine of negligible quality. (A sequel to Made in Spain, 2016.)
SWIPE
Dir. Niels Bourgonje – Netherlands – (2019) – 18
A girl finds out that she has a match on a dating app with a stranger, despite swiping him to the left moments ago. She starts to fear that the man is dangerously close to her.
SHINY NEW WORLD
Dir. Jan van Gorkum – Netherlands – (2021) – 18
Fifty-year-old Barry is a special kind of cleaner: he cleans crime scenes where demons have wreaked havoc. While making a corporate film about his work, a normal working day for Barry gets out of hand in a bloody way.
BAD HAIR
Dir. Oskar Lehemaa – Estonia – (2020) – 18
Insecure and balding Leo has closed himself in his apartment to try a hair growth liquid for fixing up his looks. As Leo tries to get his bodily changes under control the evening quickly turns into chaos.
