shnit TBILISI 2026: Opening Night, Party + Short Films under the stars

shnit worldwide shortsfestival comes to Tbilisi for the first time, opening with a rooftop party on Saturday and seven international short films at FOMO Open-Air Cinema.

Opening Night introduces the range of the festival in just over an hour. The program moves between animation, online culture, historical drama, beauty standards, artistic failure, childhood imagination, and a pop singer who finds an unusual solution to his lack of rhythm.

There is no single genre holding the evening together. That is the point. shnit builds its programs through contrast, placing different countries, styles, and perspectives alongside one another until they begin to speak to each other.

Doors open at 18:00 for the festival opening party. Arrive early, order a drink, meet the local festival crowd, and watch the sun set over Tbilisi before the films begin at 21:00.

Seven films. Seven countries. 1h03m48s.