Spanning the full width of the genre, this Encounters curated programme includes zombie feasts, extreme foley sessions, psychological thrills, domestic nightmares and a horror comedy about one woman’s desperate struggle to survive a pack of men who just want to help…

Encounters is the UK’s leading short film, animation and virtual reality festival.

The festival discovers, supports and develops new talent in filmmaking, providing a platform for emerging and established filmmakers from around the world, and continues to be a unique meeting place for the industry.

Screening:

All You Can Carry- Andrew Rose, 11 min 3 secs, US / UK

Ooze- Kilian Vilim, 5 min 29 secs, Switzerland

Déjà Vu- Olivier Labonté LeMoyne 9 min. Canada

And The Baby Screamed- Dan Gitsham, 3 min 27 secs, UK

Deliria- Tomas Stark, 8 min, Sweden

The Blue Door- Paul Taylor, 9 min 14 secs, UK

The Girl In The Snow- Dennis Ledergerber, 7 min, Switzerland

Asian Girls- Hyun Lee, 6 min 34 secs, Australia

Two Puddles- Timothy Keeling, 6 min, UK

Helsinki Mansplaining Massacre- Ilja Rautsi, 15 min, Finland