Since 1956, the prestigious David di Donatello Awards have championed the best in Italian cinema. To celebrate its 71st edition, we’re spotlighting this year’s contenders for Best Short Film. Coming from tomorrow’s rising stars, these impressive nominees examine knotty ideas about the family and the home.
Structured around the revelation of a shocking secret, both Matteo Memè’s Extra Time (2025) and Nadir Taji’s Family Feast (2025) unveil the turmoil that ensues from an inability to communicate. Absence of familial care also haunts Diletta Di Nicolantonio’s Hello Warsaw (2025), in which an aspiring model is left to battle her own demons, including a debilitating eating disorder.
Meanwhile, Giorgio Giampà’s Astronaut (2025) proposes the possibility of intergenerational dialogue: Here, a father and daughter bond over their fascination with the Guatemalan rainforest. Love and warmth similarly flow through Omar Rammal’s documentary Everyday in Gaza (2025). As bombs rain down, tender moments shared by a displaced Palestinian family turn fragile. Packing a world of emotion into a compact running time, the new voices in this collection express the infinite potential of short filmmaking.

Since 1956, the prestigious David di Donatello Awards have championed the best in Italian cinema. To celebrate its 71st edition, we&#8217;re spotlighting this year&#8217;s contenders for Best Short Film. Coming from tomorrow&#8217;s rising stars, these impressive nominees examine knotty ideas about the family and the home. 
Structured around the revelation of a shocking secret, both Matteo Memè&#8217;s Extra Time (2025) and Nadir Taji&#8217;s Family Feast (2025) unveil the turmoil that ensues from an inability to communicate. Absence of familial care also haunts Diletta Di Nicolantonio&#8217;s Hello Warsaw (2025), in which an aspiring model is left to battle her own demons, including a debilitating eating disorder.
Meanwhile, Giorgio Giampà&#8217;s Astronaut (2025) proposes the possibility of intergenerational dialogue: Here, a father and daughter bond over their fascination with the Guatemalan rainforest. Love and warmth similarly flow through Omar Rammal&#8217;s documentary Everyday in Gaza (2025). As bombs rain down, tender moments shared by a displaced Palestinian family turn fragile. Packing a world of emotion into a compact running time, the new voices in this collection express the infinite potential of short filmmaking.

David di Donatello 2026: Best Short Film Nominees

DAVID DI DONATELLO 2026: BEST SHORT FILM NOMINEES

Since 1956, the prestigious David di Donatello Awards have honored the very best in Italian cinema. To celebrate its 71st edition, this collection spotlights this year’s impressive contenders for the Best Short Film prize, an exciting category that champions the future stars of the seventh art.

Since 1956, the prestigious David di Donatello Awards have honored the very best in Italian cinema. To celebrate its 71st edition, this collection spotlights this year&#8217;s impressive contenders for the Best Short Film prize, an exciting category that champions the future stars of the seventh art.