Košice's Art Film Festival to Screen International Short Films Across Six Competitive Sections
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The 32nd edition of the IFF Art Film festival will feature an international short film competition in Košice, Slovakia's second-largest city, running from June 19 to 25, 2026. The competition spans six screening blocks and includes fiction, documentary, animated, and experimental films from around the world. Among the works competing for the Blue Angel award for best short film are films exploring themes such as a dictator watching a fellow autocrat's downfall on live television, online grooming seen through a child's perspective, resistance to artificial intelligence set in India, and paintball with a nude artist as a form of contemporary art therapy. The Blue Angel is the festival's top prize in the short film category.