The pre-selection jury of the festival has selected 59 short films from the 818 entered in the competition. According to the decision of the pre-selection jury, 45 short films were admitted in the International Competition program and 14 in the National Competition.
In the International Competition program there are 24 fiction films, 19 animations, 1 documentary and 1 experimental film. Among the most appreciated films, Hungary and France have eight each and Romania six creations. In total, 28 countries are represented.
In the National Competition, which is a separate section, are 14 shorts, including 11 fictions, 2 experimental and 1 documentary films.
The members of the pre-selection jury were: Otília Ármeán (university lecturer at Sapientia University), György Durst (producer), Jenő Hartyándi (independent filmmaker), Radu Vasile Igazság (visual artist, director, professor at the National University of Theatre and Film I.L.Caragiale), Szabolcs Előd Németh (journalist, film critic, at the same time the artistic director of the Alter-Native festival), Tibor Schneider (director, cameraman at Romanian Television).
The list of selected films it is available under the Competition Program menu.