Lithuanian representation at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market

Every year at the beginning of February, the world’s largest short film event takes place in France — the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival — attracting more than 50,000 film enthusiasts from around the globe. Due to its significance within the European film industry, the festival is often referred to as the “Cannes of short films.” Alongside the festival, the Short Film Market is held — the largest and most important marketplace dedicated to short cinema worldwide — bringing together up to 4,500 film industry professionals.

Since 2013, a Lithuanian stand has been presented annually at the Market, organised by the “Lithuanian Shorts.” Since 2022, in collaboration with partners from Estonia and Latvia, a joint Baltic stand titled “Baltic Shorts” has been implemented.

At the stand, visitors are introduced to the latest catalogue of Lithuanian short films, receive consultations regarding Lithuanian and Baltic film industries, explore co-production opportunities, establish new partnerships, and participate in meetings and events. Market attendees — including filmmakers, festival organisers and programmers, representatives of VoD platforms, television broadcasters, film funds, and film schools — are also introduced to short film initiatives taking place across the Baltic region. These include the Vilnius Short Film Festival, the Baltic short film industry event “Baltic Pitching Forum,” short film script development residency “Baltic Shorts Residency,” and other Lithuanian Shorts initiatives.

The joint “Baltic Shorts” stand and its activities are organised by the Lithuanian Shorts in cooperation with the Latvian Short Film Agency, Latvian Film Centre, “PÖFF Shorts” and the Estonian Film Institute. The institutional partner and supporter of Lithuania’s participation in the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market is the Lithuanian Film Centre.

Lithuanian Shorts stand 2016

31st Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 8-11 February.

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Lithuanian Shorts stand 2017

32nd Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 6-10 February.

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Lithuanian Shorts stand 2018

33rd Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 5-8 February.

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Lithuanian Shorts stand 2019

34th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 4-8 February.

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Lithuanian Shorts stand 2020

35th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 3-6 February.

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Lithuanian Shorts stand 2021

Virtual 36th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 1-5 February.

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Baltic Shorts stand 2022

37th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held in a hybrid format on 31 January – 4th of February, 2022.

In 2022 for the first time in a Market’s history, three Baltic countries had a joint BALTIC SHORTS stand, where visitors were able to hear about the newest Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian short films, short film events taking place in the Baltic region, to discuss the film industry in Baltic States and to discover new possible collaborations.

BALTIC SHORTS is the collective name for the film institutions and festivals from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that present and promote the best Baltic shorts for the international film community. The stand was organized by Lithuanian Short Film Agency LITHUANIAN SHORTS, PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival), Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Riga International Film Festival, Latvian Animation Association. Main sponsors: Lithuanian Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Latvian Film Center.

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Baltic Shorts stand 2023

38th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market was held on 30 January – 3 February 2022.

In 2023 three Baltic countries once more united to present a joint BALTIC SHORTS stand, where attendees had the opportunity to explore the latest Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian short films, get updates on short film-related happenings in the Baltic region, engage in discussions about the film industry within the Baltic States, and explore potential new collaborations.

Baltic Shorts is a collective name for the film institutions and festivals from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that present and promote the best Baltic shorts for the international film community. The stand was organized by Lithuanian Short Film Agency LITHUANIAN SHORTS, PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival), Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Riga International Film Festival, and Latvian Animation Association. Main sponsors: Lithuanian Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Latvian Film Center.

Find information about Baltic delegation, represented projects and market events HERE.

Baltic Shorts stand 2024

39th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market will be held on 2 February – 10 February 2024.

Since 2013, the Lithuanian short film agency “Lithuanian Shorts” has been participating in Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market presenting a national Lithuanian short films stand. From 2022, “Lithuanian Shorts” together with Latvian and Estonian partners presents the Baltic Shorts stand, where the visitors are introduced to the newest Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian short films, industry events, festivals, and co-production possibilities.

Baltic Shorts is a collective name for the film institutions and festivals from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania that present and promote the best Baltic shorts for the international film community. The stand was organized by Lithuanian Short Film Agency LITHUANIAN SHORTS, PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival), Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Riga International Film Festival, and Latvian Animation Association. Main sponsors: Lithuanian Film Center, Estonian Film Institute, Latvian Film Center.

Find information about Baltic delegation, represented projects and market events HERE.

Baltic Shorts stand 2025

40th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market will be held on 3 February – 6 February 2025.

The Baltic countries will return to the Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival to let the fulsome festival audiences experience new and lauded Baltic shorts and to present new talents and industry professionals from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to those attending the Market.

The delegation of Baltic Shorts at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market 2025 consists of representatives from PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival), the Estonian Film Institute, Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS, Riga International Film Festival, the newly created Latvian Short Film Agency, Latvian Animation Association, the National Film Centre of Latvia, Vilnius Short Film Festival, and the Lithuanian Short Film Agency “Lithuanian Shorts”. They will be on hand for the duration of the festival at the dedicated Baltic stand to promote shorts from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to the more than 3500 delegates attending the Short Film market.

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Baltic Shorts stand 2026

41st Clermont-Ferrand Short Film market will be held on 2 February – 5 February 2026.

Filmmakers and industry representatives from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia will once again champion great short films and the talents behind them during the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and Short Film Market, widely recognised as the largest dedicated short film festival and market in the world.

The 41st Short Film Market – welcoming more than 4000 delegates from across the world – will host the Baltic Stand, in which representatives from numerous Baltic film institutions will be on hand to promote shorts from the area. These will include Lithuanian Shorts, Vilnius Short Film Festival, Riga International Film Festival, PÖFF Shorts (Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival), 2ANNAS Riga International Short Film Festival, Latvian Short Film Agency and Estonian Film Institute.

Find information about Baltic delegation, represented projects and market events HERE.