EuroAsia Shorts 2026

Now in its 19th edition, EuroAsia Shorts (originally the Asian-European Short Film Showcase) remains a collaboration between a small group of Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural centers. Since 2006, the festival has presented more than 300 short films, including many award-winning shorts making their U.S. debut.

Each year, EuroAsia Shorts presents a diverse range of films and styles united by a common theme. The event features post-screening cultural Q&A sessions and discussions with experts every night, fostering an international cinematic dialogue unique to Washington.

This year’s theme: Past/Present/Future.

The theme for EAS 2026 is Past/Present/Future. Individuals, communities, cultures, and countries are all constantly journeying from the past, through the present, and into the future. From time to time we pass certain milestones and may reflect on how far we've come—or the unwritten and unimaginable road ahead. Some traditions deserve to be carried forward, while others are best left behind, either for their own sake or to pave the way forward. Regardless, the decisions of today are often driven by our experiences as much as by what we want to become. Touchstones, innovations, nostalgia, trepidation, and aspiration all compete for our fleeting attention. Thus, to balance the past, present, and future without being bound to any one is an eminently human challenge.

• On Friday, June 5, at 6:00 pm.
• Spanish Cultural Center, 2801 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009.
• Free, RSVP required.

• Directed by Hugo De la Riva, Spain, 2015, 15 minutes.
• July 11 , 2010. In a few hours, the Spanish Football Selection Johannesburg will face the Netherlands in the World Cup final organized by FIFA. The whole country seems focused on the possibility that Spain is crowned for the first time, world champion. Fran (Alberto Amarilla ), Soto and Tejera approach a bar of his people, in the Mancha, to enjoy the party, wines and festive atmosphere created around. However, when everything seems prepared to give beginning the end, Fran gets a call that could make the evening would a beat. Because of her, Fran could miss the match, losing even their friends, and ultimately lose something with a higher value both.

• Directed by David Pérez Sañudo, Spain, 2023, 19 minutes.
• Manuel, a small business owner downtown, and his daughter Vicky, a recent graduate from the University of Burgos, are weathering a rough patch in their city center apartment. But one day, Vicky begins spending well beyond her means, triggering Manuel’s suspicions. Where is Vicky getting the money?

• Directed by Ali Al Baymani, Oman, 2021, 20 minutes.
• The film documents the situation of the oldest traders in Bahla market, in which the traders recount their situation with trade in the and now, and mainly deals with the secret of their survival in the market for many deacdes, up to seventy years for some of them.

• Directed by Mustafa Al Lawati, Oman, 2022, 15 minutes.
• Nawal’s journey with her two brothers, Misha’al and Anas, turns into one fraught with mystery when they find themselves in a village in the mountains that is full of surprises and adventure.

• On Friday, June 12, at 7:30 pm.
• At the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman.
• Free, RSVP required. Tickets will be available soon.

Important Information

• A reservation on Eventbrite is mandatory, printed tickets are not required.
• Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
• Doors open 20 minutes before posted showtime.
• Ticket holders will have access to the event while space is available. A reservation does not guarantee admission.
• No Late Seating, ticket holders may not be allowed to enter 15 minutes after posted showtime.
• Right of admission reserved.
• If you need special assistance, please contact us at [email protected].

How to get there:

The best way to arrive is by public transportation. The closest Metro station is Columbia Heights (Green line). Limited metered and two-hour zoned parking is available in the surrounding neighborhoods. Public parking garage is available at DC USA Shopping Mall (Columbia Heights Metro Station).

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