EuroAsia Shorts 2024
EuroAsia Shorts (EAS) returns in 2024 with a packed week of five in-person screening, discussion, and reception events featuring international short films at Washington, D.C. embassies and cultural centers, available free to the public, June 10 – 14. Join an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian as we celebrate 18 years of EAS!
This year, EAS events take place throughout a single week, with five screening events Monday-Friday. The first four evenings—each a pairing blending short films from two or three countries designed as a cinematic conversation—will be followed by the traditional closing night on Friday June 14, featuring short films from all nine current partner countries represented by DC-based embassies and cultural organizations. Several events include post-film discussions and complementary receptions.
All EAS films speak to and are tied together by a central theme, which in 2024 is Dignity. This concept encompasses a broad array of topics, including poverty and privilege, health and compassion, dis/ability and LGBTQ+, and how diverse cultures uniquely express yet are united by fundamental notions of human dignity.
All EAS programs are free to attend. Registration is required, with limited ticket quantities. All films are presented with original audio and English subtitles (as needed). Find complete information, schedules, images, and partner information at www.EuroAsiaShortsDC.com.
About the Theme: Dignity
The theme for EuroAsia Shorts 2024 is Dignity. Wherever we are in life, whatever obstacles we face, the desire to preserve our dignity and the dignity of others is universal. Dignity is as fundamental to our humanity as safety, nourishment, or social connection. And yet, there are times when we choose to sacrifice it, in ways both large and small—for other priorities, for other people, or for causes greater than ourselves. Can we place a value on dignity? Is it a right, a privilege, or merely a matter of perspective? When human dignity is threatened, how far are we willing to go to preserve it? To practice dignity requires more than words, especially in a shrinking world of diverse human values, abilities, cultures, and experiences. Perhaps in our search for answers to these questions we can rediscover our shared humanity.
About the Festival
Now in its 18th year (2024), 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 350 short films, including many award-winning and aspiring filmmaker shorts making their U.S. debut. Each year an exceptionally broad variety of films and styles are presented, all connected by a single theme to facilitate meaningful, insightful discussion. EuroAsia Shorts offers an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian.
EAS pairing programs were originally conceived as a format that can foster a cultural dialogue, showcasing about 30 minutes of short films from each of two countries—one Asian and one European—followed by a wide-ranging audience discussion with guest speakers from culture and film. The final closing program features extra-short shorts films from all participating countries and a lively panel discussion, tying together the festival’s broader theme of universality and cross-cultural understanding.
The 2024 festival features films from 9 countries. Check out the links below for more on each partner organization and our many cultural programs beyond EAS.
Partner Organizations
Alliance Française de Washington
Austrian Cultural Forum Washington
Cultural Office, Embassy of Spain
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Goethe-Institut Washington (Germany)
Japan Information and Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
Korean Cultural Center, Embassy of the Republic of Korea
The Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center (Oman)
Brief Schedule
Pairing Programs | June 10 – 13
Italy, Oman, & South Korea | In-person
Monday, June 10 at 6:00 p.m.
Embassy of Italy
3000 Whitehaven St NW, Washington, DC 20008
Spain, France, & South Korea | In-person
Tuesday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Former Residence of the Ambassadors of Spai
2801 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Germany & Indonesia | In-person
Wednesday, June 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Goethe-Institut Washington
1377 R St. NW, Ste. 300 Washington, DC 20009
Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m.
Japan Information & Culture Center, Embassy of Japan
1150 18th St NW #100 Washington, DC 20036
Closing Program | June 14
All Countries | In-person
Friday, June 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Embassy of Austria
3524 International Ct NW, Washington, DC 20008
How to RSVP
RSVP links will be posted publicly at www.EuroAsiaShortsDC.com. Different events may post their RSVP links at different times. To receive invitations directly, follow our partners on social media or join their e-mailing lists, via the links on the central website above.
Press Contacts / EAS 2024 Co-Chairs
Adam Wojciechowicz, Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C.
(202) 587-6168, AWOJ@koreaembassy.org
Michele Giacalone, Italian Cultural Institute
202) 518-0998 x27, michele.giacalone@esteri.it
