Brussels CoProMarket – Short Film Sessions - Brussels Short Film Festival

The Brussels CoProMarket – Short Film Sessions is an initiative that aims to promote partnerships between European producers and enhance the opportunities for networking with other industry attendees.

April 28th & 29th 2025

1050 Brussels

For: producers, TV buyers, distributors, festival programmers...

The selection will be announced by the end of March.
How to attend the Short Film Sessions without a project

The call for projects 2025 is now closed

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The Brussels CoProMarket is organised in English

BOOKLET SELECTION 2025

OFF MARKET AWARD

Music & Cinema
Award

The 2025 selection

Discover the short films selection of the Co-Production Forum

A VIOLENT NATURE

by Arthur Lecouturier

Produced by Tarantula – Belgium

Bastien is 11 years old, and his parents are wondering who will take care of him this weekend. "He's unmanageable and got into another fight at school. Take him," says his mother. But Philippe doesn’t want to; he’s been invited to a hunting trip by his boss, and he has to go. At the same time, she’s been handling everything for a month. Philippe no longer comes home, and she’s at her limit. Bastien goes hunting with his father. Let’s hope it goes well.

ALBERT IS BACK HOME

by Anaïs Debus

Produced by Big Trouble in Little Belgium – Belgium

BYSTANDERS
by Ivar Aase

Produced by Yukunkun Productions – France

EMPTY HOUSE

By Sheida Sheikhha

Off Beat Films – Czech Republic

FRIED CHICKEN AND STRIP CHECKERS
By Ophelia Harutyunyan

Produced by Wombat Films – France

ICEBERG SAFARI

By Ivar Jansson & Norah Lång

Produced by Vilda Bomben Film AB – Sweden

“Iceberg Safari” follows tourist guides Jørgen and Jørgen in Ilulissat, Greenland – one in his 20s with his mind set on changing careers, the other an opinionated ice enthusiast in his 60s. We also meet several vagabonds arriving in town, hungry for Arctic escapades. Together, they tell a paradoxical story. Tourists want to see the ice before it melts, but in doing so contribute to it. While local guides enjoy sharing their love for the Arctic, they also fear what it might cost them.

IVAN, SID, THE MAYOR, THE POLICE AND THE WALKERS

By Salomé Crickx

Produced by Rayuela Productions – Belgium

KINSKI'S FEVER
By Anne Milojevic

Produced by Local Films – France

SOLAR PLEXUS, RIBS AND TAILBONE
By Daria Zhuravel

Produced by Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema (CUC) – Ukraine

21-year-old Nadya lives in a small wartime town, where only women remain visible, and works as an emergency locksmith. Her only friends are a pet rat and an elderly neighbour.
One day, her flatmate, who has been hiding at home for a long time, gets drafted to the army because of her. As the inevitable unfolds, she roams through her dimming hometown. In the end, she finds a way to disappear.

SOURDOUGH

By Chico Noras

Produced by MATINÉ – Portugal

SWIPE

By Carolina Gómez de Llarena

Produced by Origine Films – France

THE MAN OF THE WEST
By Sassoun Demircio

Produced by The Breach – Belgium

U-20
By Alexandros Rellos

Produced by Open Borders Productions – Greece

Nikos trains his son, Aris, with the dream of a professional football career for him. When they discover that the coach of the Under-20 years old department, Pantelis Youtkoulas, demands a bribe to include Aris in the team, their relationship is put to the test. Despite Aris's exceptional performance, Youtkoulas confirms that money is more important than skill. Aris decides to move forward on his own terms, staying out of the team due to the coach's unethical practices.

VISITING DAY
By Stelios Polychronakis

Produced by Decoy Images – Greece

In a 1960s, decaying suburban neighbourhood, a young woman called Frosi, is trapped between caring for her alcoholic father, and the inexplicable hostility of the neighbours. Her only consolation is visiting day, when she can briefly see her imprisoned brother Yiannis. A series of flashbacks torment Frosi, revealing that it was a visit from a close relative, and its tragic consequences, that brought things to this point. When the psychological and emotional pressure from her environment becomes unbearable, Frosi will find a way to escape from the grim reality she lives in.

WILD BOAR
By Sara Grgurić

Produced by Pipser – Croatia

The forest creatures descended on the small village to drive away winter. For Željko, this was meant to be another carnival night, but it will become an inevitable rite of passage – the moment when his friendship with Zvone turns into rivalry, and Miha's boyish loyalty becomes a burden. Through male rivalry, physical aggression, and repressed instincts, the bell-ringer tradition will reveal their true nature, forcing Željko to realize that what bound them in childhood is no longer enough

In 2025, the Brussels Copromarket winners were :

The Music and Cinema Award goes to Empty House (Off Beat Films) by Sheida Sheikhha
The OFF Market Award goes to Solar Plexus, Ribs and Tailbone (produced by Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema (CUC) by Daria Zhuravel

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