Six Incredible Shorts. One Historic Vote.
Friday, August 21, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
CSU Screening Room at the Idea Center (Floor 6) 1375 Euclid Ave, Suite 600 Cleveland, OH 44115
Help launch the very first film selected for CIFF51
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Join the Cleveland International Film Festival for the August Shorts Club Event, CIFF50 Best of the Rest, which will feature six short films that just missed the cut for CIFF50! The Short Films Programming Team has identified the six films they can't wait to share and better yet you'll get to vote on the films and help select the very first short to make the CIFF51 lineup. It's another version of CIFF's Get Shorty Program! In this case you'll be granting a film that missed the cut last year the very first slot in next year's festival! Please join CIFF and help them take the first steps on the road to the 51st Cleveland International Film Festival!
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