Welcome to The 29th Minimalen Short Film Festival!

The 29th Minimalen Short Film Festival proudly presents more than 200 world class films from Wednesday 25th to Sunday 29th of January 2017 at the Nova Cinema in Trondheim, Norway.

Be among the first to watch the seminal films, and celebrate talented filmmakers from all over the world. Afterwards, you can have a beer together at the Festival Club. Welcome to this year's film fest!

• INT: International Competition
(6 programmes with 45 films from the whole wide world outside the Nordic Countries)

• NOR: Nordic & Norwegian Competiton
(6 programmes with 38 films from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Iceland)

• One-minute-films & EMU
(1 programme with 28 films from Norway)

• Short Matters
(3 programmes with 15 films nominated to European Film Awards)

• Children's Programmes
Films for children, and a session with Pjotr Sapegin and Kristin Günther sharing how The Last Norwegian Troll was made. (4 programmes)

• Multiplié Dance Film
Dance and film is a powerful combination. DansiT presents a wide spectre of worldwide dance films.

• Music Video Party
Helmet Studio is the arena for this party with epic music videos, upcoming regional films, two bands, and DJs & VJs!

• Regional Premieres & Reception
Celebratory screening of three brand new films, followed by an opening reception for The 29th Minimalen.

• Czech Animation
Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic represent a level of their own within the history of animation. Get familiar with classics from the period 1946-1999 by Trnka, Pojar, Barta, Švankmajer, Pavlátová and Klimt. (3 programmes)

• Deborah Stratman
We are proud to present this year's main guest, who is based in Chicago and working with experimental and documentary film. The films often explore how places, ideas and the undercurrents of society are connected. See the films, and experience Deborah Stratman in person in the Masterclass. (3 programmes)

• Forum: Contemporary Propaganda
How are film and social media being used to construct and distribute ideas of conspiracy? We invite to a conversation with John Færseth, Bjørn Sørenssen and Kristine Ask exploring contemporary propaganda, in collaboration with Vitforum at NTNU. Note: In Norwegian, at Antikvariatet, Tuesday 24 January at 6:15 p.m.

• Norwegian Film Art: 1990-2000
We continue our journey through the history of Norwegian film art, decade by decade, in cooperation with Atopia. Now it's time for a closer look at the 90's. (2 programmes with 29 films from Norway)

• Short Film Studies Symposium
Two acclaimed short film are investigated to see how they work, with the participation and contribution of both filmmakers. A proper energizer for anyone who wants to understand or create a short film.

• Short Treats
Entertaining films borrowed from the International and Nordic competitions.