Balkan New Film Festival - DOC:SHORT selection Stockholm
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The Balkan New Film Festival DOC:SHORT is a Stockholm-based selection of the Balkan New Film Festival devoted to documentary and short films. It is notable for presenting recent films from the Balkans and the wider region, alongside premieres, classics, guest appearances, and industry discussions, making it a recurring platform for Balkan cinema in Sweden and the Nordic region.[2][3][5] The DOC:SHORT edition has been run as a special annual program since 2015 and is distributed across venues in Stockholm and other Scandinavian cities.[5]
Last updated Aug 16, 2026
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- 14 years of verifiable history
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