They provoke, excite, enchant, and they deceive. They breed desire and need. They flirt with you and make you fall in love long before the first date. They brim with promises and hints. They playfully leave the door open and slightly twitch the curtain. Short, dazzling, fleeting. When they’re spot on, they make you want a lot more. That’s the point of any trailer – to make you beg for more.

We know very well how important trailers are for film festival organisers, as the “86” team puts a great deal of effort into producing its own trailer each year. And then this massive block of high-quality video content enjoys only a few days of circulation. This year, the “86” IFFU will host the world’s first film festival trailer competition, bringing a second bite of the cherry and a new audience to this small form.

Video poetry by Johann Johansson, Joey Rosenblatt, Abel Ferrari, John Smith and Marina Razbezhkina – it’s all of this and so much more in our selection of festival trailers.You are guaranteed to be surprised and you’ll definitely want more.