A SHORT TRIP

a film by Erenik Beqiri

17 min - 2023 - France - Drama

Synopsis
Mira and Klodi, a young Albanian couple arrive in Marseille with a crucial mission. As they face a fateful appointment and a room full of waiting men, time is of the essence. As they confront the urgency of their choice, they must also confront the growing need to let go of each other.

Erenik Beqiri
Erenik Beqiri graduated from the Tirana Academy of Arts with a Master’s Degree in Film Directing. In 2010 he directed his graduation film Seed Money, a short film written by Jim Uhls Fight Club. He participated in the Talent Campus in Sarajevo in 2009, as a screenwriter to develop the script of Reverse. Afterwards, he wrote and directed two short films, Alphonso in 2013 and Bon Appétit in 2016 nominated for the Silver Méliès.

His short film The Van was in the official competition in Cannes Film Festival and many others like Melbourne International Film Festival, Clermont Ferrand International Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival and it was shortlisted for the Oscars in 2021. His last film A Short Trip, won the Best Short Film Award in Venice 2023.

Awards
Best Short film - Phoenix Rising International Film Festival (USA)
Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film - Venice International Film Festival (Italy)
Best Western Europe Short Film - Link International Film Festival (UK)
Best Drama Short - Oakland Short Film Festival (USA)
Best Short - Hollywood Shorts Fest (USA)
Best Drama - Dallas Independent film festival (USA)
Best Short - Galichnik Film Festival (Serbia)
Best Short - Incanto Short Film Festival (Italy)
Award-Lublin Film Festival (Poland)
Best Short - Milano Indie Film Awards (Italy)
Best Short - Greece International Festival
Best International Film - CINEVERSE Brussels International Film Festival
Best International Director - CINEVERSE Brussels International Film Festival
Silver Frame Award - Short Focus Film Festival
Best actress Award - Nordic Star Film Festival

Festivals
Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers Film Festival (North Macedonia) - In competition
Thessaloniki International Film Festival (Greece) - Reflections of Topos Special Tribute - Out of competition
Cinemed - Festival International du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier (France) - In competition
Les Arcs Film Festival (France) - In competition
Festival Tout Courts Aix-en-Provence (France) - Out of competition
Un court tournable (France) - In competition
Festival del cinema de Cefalu (Italy) - In competition
Dublin Independent Film Festival (Irlande) - In competition
Sulmona International Film Festival (Italy) - In competition
Short Film Mediterranean Festival "Passaggi d’Autore: intrecci mediterranei" (Italy) - In competition
Mediterranean Film Festival (France) - In competition
Un poing c’est court de Vaulx-en-Velin (France) - Out of competition
IBIZA Independent Film Festival (Spain) - In competition
Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille (France) - In competition
Moscow Indie Film Festival (Russia) - In competition
Short Film Breaks (Romania) - In competition
Festival du Cinéma Européen de Lille (France) - In competition
Orion International Film Festival (Australia) - In competition
Aaretaler Kurzfilmfestival (Switzerland )- In competition
Artinvita Festival (Italy)-In competition
Dallas Independent Film Festival (USA) - In competition
Le cri du court (France) - In competition
Venezia Shorts (Italy) - In competition
La Guarimba Film Festival (Italy) - In competition
Golden Ger Film Festival (Mongolia) - In competition
Mediterranean Film Festival Split (Croatia) -In competition
Psarokokalo Film Festival (Greece) - In competition
Adriatic Film Festival 2024 (AFF). - In competition
Mediterranean Film Festival Split (Croatia) - In competition
Passagid’autore 2024 (Italia) - In competition
Galichnik Film Festival (Macedonia)- In competition
Drim Short Film Festival (Macedonia)- In competition
FeKK - Ljubljana Short Film Festival (Slovenia) - In competition
Ariano international film festival (Italy) - In competition
Festival de cinéma de la ville de Québec (Canada) - In competition
Dokufest (Kosovo) - In competition
Sapporo Short Film Fest (Japan) - In competition
Batumi International Art Film Festival (Georgia) - In competition
Nashville Film Festival (USA) - In competition
Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Scotland) - In competition
New York Indie Shorts Awards (USA) - In competition
Bolton International Film Festival (England) - In competition
Festival court métrage d’Aiges Morts (France) - In competition
Kraljevski Film Festival (Serbia) - In competition
Edinburgh Short Film Festival (Scotland) - In competition
Goa Short Film Festival (India) - In competition
CinEast (Luxembourg) - In competition
IndieCork (Ireland) - In competition
Festival international Signes de Nuit (France) - In competition
International Festival of Local Television Golden Beggar (Slovakia) - In competition
Cannes Indie Shorts Awards (France) - In competition
Académie des César (France) - In competition
Catania Film Fest (Italy) - In competition
Alessandria Film Festival (Italy) - In competition
International Film Festival KineNova Skopje (Macedonia) - In competition
Lublin Film Festival (Poland) - In competition
Oslo Film Festival (Norway) - In competition
MONTIFF Montpellier Indie Film Festival (France) - In competition
Festival du Court métrage d’Auch (France) - Out-of-competition
Signos da Noite (France) - In competition
BARCIFF - Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival (Spain) - In competition
West Bengal Short Film Fest (India) - In competition
Festival La Balade des Courts (France) - In competition
Aguilar Film Festival (Spain) - In competition
Out of Bounds Film Festival(Italy)- In competition
MADRIFF • Madrid Indie Film Festival (Spain)- In competition
Lisboa Indie Film Festival (Portugal)- In competition
Festival de Largos y Cortos de Santiago (Chile) - In competition
Liverpool Indie Awards (UK) - In competition
Cambodia International Film Festival (Cambodia) - In competition
IN THE PALACE International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria) - In competition
Greece International Festival - In competition
Yerevan Short Film Festival - In competition
Santa Cruz International Film Festival - In competition
Mansfield Town Film Festival (UK) - In competition
Kansas City Underground Film Festival (US) - In competition
Short Focus Film Festival (UK) -In competition
VitaFest - In competition
Nordic Star Film Festival
Phoenix Rising International Film Festival
5e édition du Festival international du court métrage Short Encounters

Press Releases
- The Hollywood Reporter
- France 24: L’Albanais Erenik Beqiri, cinéaste de l’amour rattrapé par l’exil
- ZIZ.NEWS: Erenik Beqiri’s ‘A Short Trip’ is an unforgettable cinematic dagger to the soul
- SOT: Erenik Beqiri with "A Short Trip" wins the "Best Orizzonti Short" award at the Venice Film Festival
- Guillaume Le Grontec, AFC, à propos de "A Short Trip", de Erenik Beqiri
- Format Court: Erenik Beqiri et Luàna Bajrami, à propos de A SHORT TRIP, Prix Orizzonti du Meilleur Court à Venise

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