BIFFF Selection 2025
BIFFF 2025: Méliès d’Argent Short Film Competition
The Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF) returns in 2025 with a rich and diverse lineup of short films competing for the Méliès d’Argent for Best European Fantastic Short Film.
This year’s competition includes 14 films representing a broad spectrum of genre cinema—from psychological horror to surreal animation, dark fantasy to sci-fi satire. Each short showcases the vibrant creativity of Europe’s genre filmmakers.
The 2025 Méliès d’Argent competition lineup at BIFFF:
- Inside Us – Sarah Bordji | France | 20’
- Dragfox – Lisa Ott | United Kingdom | 8’
- Outside Noise – Ethan Evans | United Kingdom | 8’
- Mushroom Cut – Kuba Szutkowski | Netherlands | 8’
- Trees Painted In Tar – Casper Rudolph | Denmark, France | 14’
- Cuckoo – Nano Nguyen | Germany | 12’
- Izzy – Yfke van Berckelaer | Netherlands | 5’
- The Musical Spider – Henry Moore Selder | Sweden | 11’
- Dagon – Paolo Gaudio | Italy | 6’
- Peat – Paudie Baggot | Ireland | 18’
- Kokuhaku – Adrià Guxens | Spain | 10’
- Bobblehead – Pierre-Marie Charbonnier, Simon Pierrat | France | 15’
- Don’t Be Afraid – Mats Udd | Sweden | 15’
- Atom & Void – Gonçalo Almeida | Portugal | 9’
Winners of the Méliès d’Argent will go on to compete for the prestigious Méliès d’Or, awarded to the best European fantastic short of the year by the Méliès International Festivals Federation.
🎟️ More info and screening details available at www.bifff.net
📍 Brussels | April 2025