Public Shorts: Opening

Thursday, 26 February 2026, 18:00
Kino & Bar in der Königstadt
English
2:30
In this opening screening our meta-jury member - Luce deLire - prepared a fine selection of films to explore the festival's large selection, with 2 themes:
- Post-tech Dystopias
- Storie of imaginative powers (and their toxic exploitations)
The tickets can be reserved in the link below, and entrance must be paid on-site, in cash. 5€ (Soli-price)* / 8€ (Standard) / 10€ (Supporters)
* Students, unemployed, and anyone who needs it.
Public Shorts 24/7
Missed a short? Hungry for more? You can visit the festival 24/7, from February 27 to March 15 at Hobrechstraße 54, 12047 Berlin. The window of Zönoteka serves as a non-stop look into the festival’s selection. For the schedule and more information visit publicshorts.org Visit, and vote on your favorite shorts to create the selection for our final event on March 5.

your words are like kisses on the forehead
Alena Saakian

#toma*_001
Ahmet Mete Balyan

Future Shit Shock
Cihan Küçük

@-----!!!
Lucy Ellis

look me in the eyes right fucking now
Lyra Robinson

Guided Meditation
Desirée Alagna

Tekhné
Lucas Ribeiro

cambrian_explosion_2.0
Johanna Spieker

When People Talk About Their Dead, They Look Up
Anna Halbleib

What If It’s Not Good?
Mirac Aykın

Sip into the Grind
Juliet Lazek

Charybdis
Kahee Jeong

Poplars
ALEXANDROS VOUNATSOS

GAMES
Patrick Sampong, Dennison Osei, Edem Adjah

Tsuru
Pedro Anias

Will You Come With Me?
Derya Durmaz

after THAT
Shiou Fen Li

criticism of criticism / I like everything
Dima Makhno, Polina Kamenetskaya