European Short Film Industry Events Summit (ESFIES) is the first gathering of representatives from European short film industry events, markets, and forums. Its goal is to provide dedicated time and space for representatives to openly discuss common challenges, share best practices, and explore opportunities for collaboration – both in supporting emerging European talents and professionals, and in fostering new synergies among film industry events across Europe.
The 3-day Summit will include a dedicated meet-up for participating representatives of European short film industry events, markets, and forums, as well as participation in the Baltic Pitching Forum activities, including short film project pitching sessions. During the dedicated meet-up, the discussions will focus on shared challenges faced by short film industry events – particularly how to stay relevant and make a meaningful impact on the European short film ecosystem.
The Summit will be advised and moderated by short film industry expert Jing Haase.
The attending representatives of ESFIES 2025 are:
- Short Film Corner | Rendez-Vous Industry (Céline Roustan, France)
- Euro Connection | Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market (Julie Rousson, France)
- ShorTO Film Market (Elena Ciofalo, Italy)
- European Short Pitch (Lauma Kaudzīte, France)
- Brussels CoProMarket (Alicia Martinez, Belgium)
- DokuFest Short Film Forum (Eroll Bilibani, Kosovo)
- Nordisk Panorama (Lea Maria Strandbæk Sørensen, Sweden)
- RIGA IFF Test Screenings (Lauma Kaudzīte, Latvia)
The European Short Film Industry Events Summit will take place from 8–10 October 2025 in Vilnius, Lithuania, during the 13th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum.
The organiser is Lithuanian short film agency “Lithuanian Shorts”. The main partner is Baltishes Haus.
