The T-Short Animated Film Festival is an international event held in Karlsruhe, Germany, dedicated to showcasing auteur animation. The festival focuses on short animated films, typically up to 15 minutes in length and often without dialogue, with a preference for abstract, experimental, and surreal animation. It targets an adult audience and features a hybrid format, offering both in-cinema screenings at Kinemathek Karlsruhe and online viewing, though online access is restricted to German residents and invited participants from other countries. The name "T-Short" is a pun, combining "T-Shirt" with "short film."