150 films, 7 days, 6 cinemas! The British Shorts Film Festival is back in 2025 to present the most exciting, funny, strange and thrilling new short films from the home of bad weather - drama, comedy, thriller, animation, experimental, documentary, horror, science fiction and music videos from the UK and Ireland.
Live on stage before the opening screening at City Kino Wedding: stand-up comedian Chris Davis ... and musical guest: Berlin Thistle!
The festival at a glance:
Thu 23.1.
8 pm, City Kino Wedding: Opening, Festival-Screening & Live: Chris Davis (Comedy) & Berlin Thistle (Pipes & Drums)
Fri 24.1.
6 pm, Sputnik Kino: Festival-Screening (Documentary Special)
8 pm, Sputnik Cinema: Festival screening
8 pm, Xenon Cinema: Festival screening
10 pm, Sputnik Cinema: Festival screening
Sat 25.1.
12-5pm, Sputnik Kinobar: Festival workshop (registration required)
5 pm, Sputnik Cinema: Festival screening (Documentary Special)
7 pm, Sputnik Cinema: Festival screening
7 pm, Acudkino: Festival screening
9.30 pm, Sputnik Cinema: Festival screening
9 pm, Acudkino: Festival screening
10 pm, Sputnik Kinobar: Matching Outfits (concert, Free admission)
11.30 pm, Sputnik Kino: Festival screening (Midnight Movies - Horror & Weird Stuff, 18+)
Sun 26.1.
3 pm, Klick Kino: Festival screening
5 pm, Sputnik Kino: Festival screening (Documentary Special)
7 pm, Sputnik Kino: Festival screening
8 pm, City Kino Wedding: Festival screening & jury award ceremony
Mon 27.1.
7 pm, Sputnik Kinobar: Workshop-Screening (Free admission)
8 pm & 10.15 pm, Intimes Cinema: Festival screening
Tue 28.1.
7 pm, Sputnik Kino: Festival screening (Documentary Special)
8 pm, City Kino Wedding: "The Hypnotic Explorations of Peter Strickland" (retrospective)
Wed 29.1.
8 pm, City Kino Wedding: Festival screening (Animation Special) & Audience Award Ceremony & Live: Shanty Crew Kreuzberg
Info & tickets: www.britishshorts.de