As the seventh edition of the IrishFilmFesta approaches, Wanted in Rome highlights the 15 short films that have been selected for the 2014 competition.

Due to the amount and quality of entries received, festival organisers decided to increase this year's number of shorts from the usual 10 to 15.

The shorts are screened in English, in addition to the festival's feature films, documentaries, acting masterclasses, conferences and public interviews with special guests. 

The Live Action category features 10 shorts while the animation category features five.

The films in the Live Action section are:

I Can’t See You Anymore by Michael Kinirons

Mechanic by Tom Sullivan and Feidlim Cannon

Morning by Cathy Brady

Nocturne Passage by Amy-Joyce Hastings

Off Your Trolley by Terence White

Stolen by Yvonne Keane

The Daisy Chain by Denis Fitzpatrick and Ken Williams

The Girl by John Hayes

Tidings by Greg Colley

Volkswagen by Joe Brian Deane

The shorts in the Animation section are:

After You by Damien O’Connor

Fear of Flying by Conor Finnegan

Irish Folk Furniture by Tony Donogue

Learning to Fish by Teemu Auersalo

Two Wheels Good by Barry Gene Murphy

The IrishFilmFesta take places from 27-30 March at the Casa del Cinema. For full details see website.