Framed Like Paintings

The Films

A selection of the shorts that have won at Inte Cinema Festival — the work that has filled our Roman evenings, category by category.

Fiction

Best Fiction Shorts

The Hours Between2026 · Argentina
8th Edition

The Hours Between

Dir. Cristina Zar Argentina

The Cartographer2025 · Lebanon / France
7th Edition

The Cartographer

Dir. Nour Al-Hassan Lebanon / France

Three Days2024 · Portugal
6th Edition

Three Days

Dir. Maria Santos Portugal

The Garden2023 · Guatemala
5th Edition

The Garden

Dir. Jayro Bustamante Guatemala

Documentary

Best Documentary Shorts

River Memory2026 · South Africa
8th Edition

River Memory

Dir. Lebohang Moeketsi South Africa

Saffron Season2025 · Iran / Germany
7th Edition

Saffron Season

Dir. Laleh Ahmadi Iran / Germany

The Weavers2024 · Guinea
6th Edition

The Weavers

Dir. Amara Diallo Guinea

Salt Road2023 · Ghana
5th Edition

Salt Road

Dir. Kofi Mensah Ghana

Animation

Best Animation Shorts

Paper Threads2026 · UK
8th Edition

Paper Threads

Dir. Tim Wickens United Kingdom

Moth and Moon2025 · Czech Republic
7th Edition

Moth and Moon

Dir. Petra Novak Czech Republic

Fox and River2024 · Japan
6th Edition

Fox and River

Dir. Yuki Tanaka Japan

Blue Fox2023 · Iceland
5th Edition

Blue Fox

Dir. Sigríður Björnsdóttir Iceland

Experimental

Best Experimental Shorts

Refraction2026 · Iran / Germany
8th Edition

Refraction

Dir. Alaleh Izadi Iran / Germany

Signal/Noise2025 · Romania
7th Edition

Signal/Noise

Dir. Andrei Luca Romania

Topology2024 · Moldova
6th Edition

Topology

Dir. Elena Miu Moldova

Mirror Protocol2023 · Greece
5th Edition

Mirror Protocol

Dir. Clio Papadopoulos Greece

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