The PIFFF is also about discovering a worldwide panorama of today's fantastic short film production from every angle. From the purest Lovecraftian style to the goriest splatter, there is always something for everyone.
And like every year, it's the audience that decides the winner of the International Short Film Competition: don't forget to vote at the end of the screening!

OPENING SHORT

IT DAWNS THE LONGEST NIGHT

Carlos Fernández de Vigo, Lorena Ares, ES, 2022
FRENCH PREMIERE ⭐
The 4 horsemen of the Apocalypse meet to review the state of humanity and discuss strategies for the future.

INTERNATIONAL SHORT COMPETITION

DON’T BREATHE
Milad Nasim Sobhan, IR, 2022
FRENCH PREMIERE ⭐
Despite the danger, a smuggler agrees to take unusual merchandise across the border.

GOOD BOY
Eros V, UK, 2022
FRENCH PREMIERE ⭐
A tiny, adorable Pomeranian turns out to be a psychotic killing machine, to the horror of his inexperienced dog sitter.

DARKER
Frank van den Bogaart, BE, 2022
When her father goes missing, young Rhena enters the woods to seek out a mythological creature believed to collect the stories of dying beings.

THE TEMPLE
Alain Fournier, CA, 2022
After an inexplicable explosion in the engine room, a German U-Boat slowly sinks to the abyssal depths, while madness decimates the submariners.

GNOMES
Ruwan Heggelman, NL, 2022
FRENCH PREMIERE ⭐
Unknowingly, a girl enters the habitat of a tribe of killer gnomes during her daily run. Lured by mysterious glowing mushrooms, she'll soon wish she'd stayed on her usual tracks…

THERE ARE NO GHOSTS
Nacho Solana, ES, 2022
FRENCH PREMIERE ⭐
Andrea is a young woman with a special function. When somebody feels some paranormal phenomenon at home, she is the only one who can clear it up. But on each visit Andrea always insists: There are no ghosts.

SUCKS TO BE THE MOON
Tyler March, Eric Paperth, US, 2022
EUROPEAN PREMIERE ⭐
Jealous of the Sun’s stardom, the Moon journeys into space, searching for a planet that actually cares about him.