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Prague’s BOO puts short-film awards in juries of different generations

The Czech capital’s second BOO International Short Film Festival brings more than 100 shorts to Prague from November 2 to 8. Alongside professional competitions, children, teenagers and viewers over 60 choose awards. The programme combines Cannes Critics’ Week selections with experimental screenings and concludes with winning films and a meeting of cinema and poetry.

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Over the shoulder of an older juror, viewers over 60 discuss short films around a working table at a Prague film festival.

Different generations choose short-film awards

Prague, the Czech capital, hosts BOO’s second international short-film festival from November 2 to 8. Its programme includes more than 100 films chosen from over 2,500 submissions. Alongside professional juries, children, teenagers and audiences over 60 select winners in dedicated categories. There are six competition categories in all.[1]

BOO emerged in 2025 when two Czech events, ELBE DOCK and Young Film Fest, merged. The organisers confirmed the start of this edition on November 2, with screenings at cinemas and cultural venues including Kino Kavalírka, Kino Ponrepo, KP Smíchov and MeetFactory.[1], [2]

Cannes shorts join European competitions

The programme includes the short-film selection from Cannes Critics’ Week, the French festival’s showcase for emerging filmmakers. BOO also has European and Czech-German competitions. Winners of the two main competitions receive 1,000 euros and support for distribution in Czech cinemas. Some competition screenings with English subtitles are followed by English-language filmmaker discussions.[1]

The final day combines winning films and poetry

The published schedule places the awards ceremony on November 7 at KP Smíchov and screenings of winning films on November 8 at Kino Kavalírka. Film & Poetry closes the public programme that day, bringing short-film screenings together with poetry readings.[1]

References

  1. News sourceThe Prague ReporterBOO returns to Prague with over 100 shorts and juries across generations↩1↩2↩3↩4
  2. News sourceBOO / krutónBOO begins its short-film festival in Prague↩

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