Ramaskrik Selection 2024

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The Méliès International Festivals Federation (MIFF) is thrilled to announce the lineup of short films competing in the Méliès d’argent competition at the 2024 edition of the Ramaskrik Filmfestival. Set to take place in Norway from October 17th to 20th, Ramaskrik is one of the premier festivals for European fantastic cinema, and this year, for the first time, the festival will host the prestigious Méliès d’argent competition.

The selected films represent some of the finest talent in genre cinema, each showcasing creative storytelling and visual flair. These films, hailing from countries across Europe, will compete for the Méliès d’argent, awarded for excellence in cinematic quality and creativity. The winner will then qualify for the Méliès d’or competition, held annually to celebrate the best in European fantastic film.

Ramaskrik Melies d’argent Short Movie Selection 2024

Here is the list of films competing for the Méliès d’argent at Ramaskrik 2024:

Daughter (Jorge Sermini, Belgium) – 20 minutes
The Shadow of Dawn (Olga Stalev, Estonia) – 15 minutes
The Cost of Flesh (Tomas Palombi, France) – 10 minutes
Reel (Rodrigue Huart, France) – 4 minutes
Paspocalypse (Jasper ten Hoor & Ivan Hidayat, Netherlands) – 6.5 minutes
Mother (Sean Eric Talgo, Norway) – 4 minutes
Ole (Ambrozie Pura, Norway) – 5.5 minutes
Smiley (Jon Muotka Pedersen & Gerry Lister, Norway) – 22 minutes
Snot (Henrik Schefte, Norway) – 5 minutes
Taste in Music (Kyle Sevenoaks, Norway) – 9.5 minutes
Apotemnofilia (Jano Pita, Spain) – 10 minutes
Don’t Talk to Strangers (Imanol Ortiz López, Spain) – 5 minutes
Off Cuts (Ben Steiner, UK) – 4 minutes
Strings (Ava Pearson, Eleanor Smith & Nina Zandvliet, UK) – 15 minutes
Wolf Whistle (Jennifer Handorf, UK) – 4.5 minutes
The Wyrm of Bwlch Pen Barras (Julien Allen, UK) – 17.5 minutes


As always, the Ramaskrik Filmfestival is committed to bringing audiences the very best in fantastic cinema. We can’t wait to see which of these exceptional short films will win the coveted Méliès d’argent and move on to compete for the Méliès d’or.