The Night of the Short

25/04/2026 | 11:00 PM – 3:00 AM | Flagey

Forget sleep and embrace a joyful bout of insomnia with the craziest event of the festival: The Night of the Short !

Short film lovers, curious minds, and die-hard night owls, join us on Saturday, April 25 at 11:00 PM at Studio 4 in Flagey for an evening that will carry on into the early hours of the morning.

On the programme:

• A dose of thrills with the Comedy Horror programme;
• Carte blanche to Brussels’ most underground festival: Court Mais Trash;
• Ultra hot and fiery: BSF-FESSES;
• One-minute films that reimagine cinema’s great classics, created by young animation talents: Arte’s Short Cuts
• And finally, a best-of selection of the finest gems of the night presented by the Brussels Short Film Festival.

The night promises to be beautiful, wild, and full of surprises. One thing is certain: you won’t be sleeping anytime soon!

To make sure you don’t miss a thing, book your ticket now.

A quick reminder to nocturnal cinephiles: a good Night of the Short unfolds in five parts:

Program 1: Comedy Horror

Program 2: BSF-Fesses

♦ HOT DOG | Alma Buddecke, Marleen Valin | 08’00

♦ Make Me a Pizza | Talia Shea Levin | 12’00

♦ Simbiosis Carnal | Rocio Alvarez | 10’00

♦ The Male Gaze Recipe | Joey Arand | 03’00

♦ Vulvine Reine d’Extase (Vulvina Queen of Ecstasy) | Clémence André, Nawel Bahamou, Ming-Chieh Chang, Theo Guyot, Mariia Yanko | 08’00

Program 4: Arte Short Cuts

To accompany you throughout the night: young talents in animated cinema revisit cult classic films in just 60 seconds. Will you be able to recognize these great classics? If so, win some drink tickets!

Program 5 : Best of BSFF

A best-of selection of the finest gems of the night presented by the Brussels Short Film Festival.