Couch Fest Films was an international festival of

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hosted in private homes and alternative locations all on one day. The annual festival, which began in 2008 in

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, was held worldwide on the same day. Since 2015 it is part of Shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival.

History

Couch Fest Films is the largest single-day shorts film festival in the world. From

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, Seattle to

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, and

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, Couch Fest Films is a unique and cozy shorts film fest hosted in people’s houses and alternative locations all over the world. Each year Couch Fest Films presents films from such festivals as

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, CFC Worldwide Shorts, Seattle Int. Film Festival, and the New Horizons Film Festival to name a few. As the mission is to bring people together with what could be considered "mind-blowing films" each year Couch Fest Films presents over 65 of the very best of current short films to a huge audience of

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s worldwide.

shnit SHORTS

In 2015, Couch Fest Films became part of shnit SHORTS, which is a 12-day event for short films held in multiple cities around the world.

Winners

References

External links

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