Court Métrange Selections 2026

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Founded in 2003, Court Métrange is an international festival dedicated to strange, fantastic, horror and unconventional short films, held annually in Rennes, France. The festival provides a platform for emerging and established filmmakers while exploring the connections between fantastic cinema and other artistic disciplines.

As part of its 22nd edition, taking place from 29 September to 4 October 2026, Court Métrange explores the theme “La mort nous va si bien” (“Death suits us so well”), with screenings, exhibitions, conferences, debates, cine-concerts and events across Rennes.

Méliès d’argent – Best European Short Film

The Méliès d’argent competition at Court Métrange brings together 27 European short films, offering a diverse journey through strange, fantastic and unconventional contemporary genre cinema:

  • La Robe Peau – Joachim Hérissé, France, 15 min
  • Matin brun – Carlo Vogele, France/Luxembourg, 9 min
  • La anciana y la eternidad – Marc Martinez Jordan, Spain, 12 min
  • Banshee – Peter Vass, Ireland, 17 min
  • The Right to Be Forgotten – Tue Sanggaard, Denmark, 11 min
  • Pocongdorie – Jasper ten Hoor & Ivan Hidayat, Netherlands, 16 min
  • Sunlight Water – Zoë Bullock, UK, 17 min
  • Hôtel Acropole – Sarah Lasry, France, 20 min
  • Lanugo – Félix Dobaire, France, 23 min
  • La Forêt – Nacil Djemai, France, 13 min
  • Skin Flick – Louise Bailly, Daniela Del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno De Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç & Joey Quoc Tran, France, 8 min
  • La dernière neige – Rodolphe Bouquet-Populus, France, 20 min
  • Weird to Be Human – Jan Grabowski, Poland/France, 16 min
  • Adgwa-Ata – Zsuzsana Kreif, Hungary/France, 15 min
  • Algo en la casa – Carla Pereira, Spain, 12 min
  • Would You Rather – Sophie O’Donovan, Ireland, 11 min
  • La guerre des sens – Raoul Dattola, France, 11 min
  • The Pigs Underneath – Charlie Dennis, UK, 13 min
  • Fatum – Pim Vogels, Netherlands, 14 min
  • Les funérailles de la princesse limace – Hippolyte Thomas, France, 9 min
  • Like a Beast – Bruno Tondeur, Belgium/France, 15 min
  • Chair adolescente – Pablo Cabel, France, 18 min
  • Pobre Marciano – Alex Rey, Spain, 7 min
  • Återsådd – Emanu Garnheim, Sweden, 14 min
  • Charlie Is Not a Boy – Pol Kurucz, USA/France, 13 min
  • Um – Luis Nieto, France, 8 min
  • The Spectacle – Bálint Kenyeres, Hungary/France, 17 min

The winner will qualify for the Méliès d’or, the annual award celebrating European fantastic cinema.

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