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| name               = Shots International Short Film Festival
| local name         = Shots, mednarodni festival kratkega filma
| logo               = SHOTS2024 logotip.jpg
| street             = Rotenturn, Šolska ulica 5
| town               = SI-2380 Slovenj Gradec
| website            = https://shots.si/
| email              = info@shots.si

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| organised by       = Experimental Art Society Slovenia
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| frequency          = Annual
| festival dates     = 4.8.2016 - 6.8.2016, 3.8.2017 - 5.8.2017, 2.8.2018 - 4.8.2018, 1.8.2019 - 4.8.2019, 6.8.2020 - 8.8.2020, 5.8.2021 - 7.8.2021, 3.8.2022 - 6.8.2022, 3.8.2023 - 5.8.2023, 1.8.2024 - 3.8.2024
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  | role        = Director, Experimental Art Society Slovenia President
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  | email       = tomo@novosel.si
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[[Shots International Short Film Festival]] was launched in [[established::2016]] in Slovenj Gradec, a town in northern Slovenia, by a young and ambitious team of film, media, and tourism professionals. It screens a diverse program of short films from all over the world on three evenings at the Rotenturn courtyard open-air venue in the center of the town. The applications for eligible films are usually open from August until May.

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==Programme==
The [[Shots International Short Film Festival|festival Shots]] took a ''less is more'' approach, meaning that it shows only around 20 to 30 short films every year from a vast selection of more than 1500 submissions coming in from all over the world. This approach ensures high quality in the program while maintaining a manageable quantity for every visitor. The program ranges from feature to documentary and animated shorts.

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==Accompanying programme==

Interesting film guests from the European film scene are the main attraction of the accompanying program. Due to the hospitality of the team and the town, they visit the festival in large numbers and spend the entire duration of the festival in Slovenj Gradec. Concerts by local bands, local cuisine, and visits to the cultural and historical sites of the town and its surroundings are also organized.

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== Zebra the animation friendly festival ==
Part of the festival is also its smaller and younger brother, Zebra, the animation-friendly festival which is focused on animated films for children. It is usually organized on the weekend before the [[Shots International Short Film Festival|Shots festival]], at the beginning of August.
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==See also==
* [[FeKK Ljubljana Short Film Festival]]
* [[Stoptrik International Film Festival]]
* [[Enimation, International Children and Youth Film Festival]]
* [[Koroška Regional Museum]]

==External links==
* [https://shots.si/ SHOTS website]

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[[Category:Festivals]]
[[Category:Film festivals]]
[[Category:Festivals in August]]