THE BOY WHO CHEATED DEATH — МОМЧЕТО, КОЕТО ИЗМАМИ СМЪРТТА — 127
THE LOST WHITE — ИЗГУБЕНОТО БЯЛО — 128 THE MUSHROOM MAN — ЧОВЕКЪТ-ГЪБА — 129 THE THREE SISTERS — ТРИТЕ СЕСТРИ — 130
THREE BIRDS — ТРИ ПТИЦИ — 131
UNDERGROUND — ПОД ЗЕМЯТА — 132 WHEN IT COMES (IT WILL HAVE YOUR EYES) — КОГАТО СЕ
(ЩЕ
ТВОИТЕ ОЧИ) — 133 WHY DON’T YOU TOUCH ME? — ЗАЩО НЕ МЕ ДОКОСВАШ? — 134
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A LIFE OF WRESTLING — ЖИВОТ В БОРБА — 138
A TAREA — НА РАБОТА — 139
BLOODLINE — ПО КРЪВНА ЛИНИЯ — 140
BREAKS — НА ГРЕБЕНА — 141
CHASING ROO — ПРЕСЛЕДВАНЕТО НА РУ — 142
ELLA, EL AGUA — ТЯ, ВОДАТА — 143
HAMLOUL — ХАМЛУЛ — 144
HOLDING ON — ДЪРЖА СЕ — 145
IMMERSIVE — ПОТАПЯНЕ — 146
INSIDE, THE VALLEY SINGS — ВЪТРЕ ДОЛИНАТА ПЕЕ — 147
JAR OF TIME — БУРКАН НА ВРЕМЕТО — 148
LEVITATION — ЛЕВИТАЦИЯ — 149
LYNX — РИС — 150
MACHINE BOYS — МОТОМАНИАЦИ — 151
NEBBIA — НЕБИЯ — 152
ONE METER IS SIX CENTIMETERS — ЕДИН МЕТЪР Е ШЕСТ САНТИМЕТРА — 153
PALMENTO — ПАЛМЕНТО — 154
SAVING SUPERMAN — СПАСЯВАНЕТО НА СУПЕРМЕН — 155
THE GARDEN OF DELIGHTS — ГРАДИНАТА НА НАСЛАДИТЕ — 156
THE HOLD — НА ЕДИН ДЪХ — 157
THE KEEP — ХРАНИЛИЩЕТО — 158
THE LAST OF THE HAND WEAVERS — ПОСЛЕДНИЯТ ТЪКАЧ — 159
THE MAKING OF US — ЗАД КАДЪР: НИЕ — 160
THE SARDINE ROASTER — САРДИНИ НА ПЯСЪК — 161
WORKERS’ WINGS — КРИЛЕТЕ НА РАБОТНИЦИТЕ — 162
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5-CENT AMERICAN FLAG — АМЕРИКАНСКО ЗНАМЕ ЗА 5 ЦЕНТА — 166 12 ASTERISCI — ДВАНАЙСЕТЕ ЗВЕЗДИ — 167
CHASING WHALES — ПО ПЪТЯ НА КИТОВЕТЕ — 168
ELEMENTAL — СТИХИЙНО — 169
ENTROPIC MEMORY — ПЪРВИЧНА ПАМЕТ — 170
FINAL WHISTLE — ПОСЛЕДЕН
HUMANA CORPUS — ЧОВЕШКОТО ТЯЛО — 172
ICE BREATH — ЛЕДЕН ДЪХ — 173
LOSING TOUCH — ЗАГУБА НА РЕАЛНОСТТА — 174
— 171
MADWOMEN IN THE ATTIC — ЛУДИТЕ НА ТАВАНА — 175
PUT ALL EGGS IN ONE BASKET —
КОШНИЦА — 176
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY — ДЪЖД, ДЪЖД, ТРЪГВАЙ СИ — 177
REMASTERED BRUTALITY — НОВИЯТ БРУТАЛЕН РЕД — 178
WHERE BLUE MEETS RED — КЪДЕТО СИНЬОТО
STUDENT COMPETITION
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ANGEL — АНГЕЛ — 182
ANOTHER MANIAC — ОЩЕ ЕДИН МАНИАК — 183
BEYOND THE SEA — ОТВЪД МОРЕТО — 184
CATS — КОТКИ — 185
CHIQUITA PICONERA — МАЛКАТА — 186
DOG AND WOLF — КУЧЕ И ВЪЛК — 187
EDGES — РЪБОВЕ — 188
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM — СЛОН В СТАЯТА — 189
ERIN’S SLEEP — СЪНЯТ НА ЕРИН — 190
I WAS BUSY DREAMING ABOUT BOYS —
IF I FLOAT — АКО НЕ СЕ УДАВЯ — 192 IN HER SHOES — НА
— 193
MAJINI — МАДЖИНИ — 194
MONA LISA — МОНА ЛИЗА — 195
MY MOTHER IS A COW — МАЙКА МИ Е КРАВА — 196
МОМЧЕТА... — 191
PIZZA FLASH — ПИЦА ФЛАШ — 197
RED — ЧЕРВЕНО — 198
RED APRIL — ЧЕРВЕНИЯТ АПРИЛ — 199
ROUGE — ЧЕРВЕНО — 200
SAY WUFF! — КАЖИ “БАУ”! — 201
SLAVIC COWBOY — КАУБОЙ В ПАНЕЛКА — 202
SPOT — МЪРЛЯЧ — 203
SUGAR CUBE — БУЧКА ЗАХАР — 204
THE BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE — НАЙ-ДОБРИТЕ ГОДИНИ
ЖИВОТ — 205
THE BLUE FARAWAY — СИНЬОТО ДАЛЕЧЕ — 206 THE HAUNTED HOUSE HOTEL — ХОТЕЛ “КЪЩАТА НА ДУХОВЕТЕ” — 207
THE KITCHEN — КУХНЯТА — 208 THE RIVER — РЕКАТА — 209 THE TRAP — КАПАНЪТ — 210 THIS IS OURS — ТОВА Е НАШЕ — 211 THREE KEENINGS — ОПЛАКВАЧ — 212 TRASH — БОКЛУК — 213
WHERE TIME STOOD STILL — КЪДЕТО ВРЕМЕТО ПРИТИХНА — 214
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AMEN — АМИН — 218
AWAITING THE LIGHTNING BOLT — В ОЧАКВАНЕ — 219
BIRTH CONTROLLED — ПРОТИВОЗАЧАТЪЧНОСТ — 220
BRAIDED — ВПЛЕТЕНА — 221
CANNED — ОПАКОВАНА — 222
DAWN — ЗОРА — 223
DEAD RED KITE — МЪРТВО ЧЕРВЕНО ХВЪРЧИЛО — 224
INTERMISSION — АНТРАКТ — 225
LOVE IN THE TIME OF INFLATION — ЛЮБОВ ПО ВРЕМЕ НА ИНФЛАЦИЯ — 226
MOTHER’S CHILD — НА МАМА ДЕТЕТО — 227
PEAR GARDEN — ГРАДИНАТА С КРУШИТЕ — 228
SUBLIME — СУБЛИМНО — 229
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH — МАСКАТА НА АЛЕНАТА СМЪРТ — 230
THE SONG OF THE SHEEP — ПЕСЕНТА НА ОВЦЕТЕ — 231
TRASH — БОКЛУК — 232
VOID SPACES — ПРАЗНИ ПРОСТРАНСТВА — 233
WILD ANIMAL — ДИВО ЖИВОТНО — 234
WINDY DAY — ВЕТРОВИТ ДЕН — 235
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BABY BLUES — СЛЕДРОДИЛНА ДЕПРЕСИЯ — 238
BEYOND THESE WALLS — ОТВЪД ТЕЗИ СТЕНИ — 239
FEVER DREAM JANTIEN (JAN10) — АНАРХИСТИ — 240
ICARUS, COME — ИКАР, ЕЛА — 241
MASKS — МАСКИ — 242
PLACEKEEPERS — ПАЗИТЕЛИТЕ — 243
SWANLAKE — ЛЕБЕДОВО ЕЗЕРО — 244
THE GHOST — ПРИЗРАК — 245
THE MOLECULE OF HAPPINESS — МОЛЕКУЛАТА НА ЩАСТИЕТО — 246
THE STREETS KNOW MY NAME — УЛИЦИТЕ ЗНАЯТ ИМЕТО МИ — 247
THE WOLF — ВЪЛКЪТ — 248
TORN — РАЗКЪСАНА — 249
TOUGH MOVES — ГРОСМАЙСТОРСКИ ХОДОВЕ — 250
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EVERY LINE BECOMES A CIRCLE — ВСЯКА ЛИНИЯ Е КРЪГ — 254
HARVEST OF LIGHT — ЖЪТВА — 255 IT AIN’T WHERE YOU FROM — ТАМ ОТКЪДЕТО НЕ СИ — 256
KOKA — КОКА — 257
THE HUMAN VOICE — ЧОВЕШКИЯТ ГЛАС — 258
TRAUGOTT — ТРАУГОТ — 259
BEST FULL-LENGTH FILM CATEGORY
GRANNY MUST DIE — БАБА ТРЯБВА ДА УМРЕ — 262
LENA AND VLADIMIR — ЛЕНА И ВЛАДИМИР — 263
SATURN — САТУРН — 264
THE BIRDS — ПТИЦИТЕ — 265
THE HORSE TAIL — КОНСКА ОПАШКА — 266
SPECIAL PROGRAM
BOYAN AND PETRA — БОЯН И ПЕТРА — 270
CAT & MOUSE — КОТКА И МИШКА — 271
CATS HAVE NO ROOTS — КОТКИТЕ НЯМАТ КОРЕНИ — 272
CONNECTED — СВЪРЗАНИ — 273
DARK ROOM — ТЪМНА СТАЯ — 274
DEAR YOU, — ДО ТЕБ, — 275
DISTURBIA — DISTURBIA — 276
FURROW — БРАЗДА — 277
LEVANTER — ЛЕВАНТИ — 278
LONG UNFORGOTTEN — ОТДАВНА НЕЗАБРАВЕНО — 279
MANUAL OF HAPPINESS — НАРЪЧНИК ЗА ЩАСТИЕ — 280
METAMORPHOSIS — METAMORPHOSIS — 281
STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM — НАПРАВО ПАС — 282
STRANGERS — НЕПОЗНАТИ — 283
THE WEED’S GARDENER — ГРАДИНАРЯТ НА БУРЕНИТЕ — 284
TWO OF US — ДВАМА — 285
WHO IS PROF. CHIRKOV? — КОЙ Е ПРОФ. ЧИРКОВ? — 286
jury жури
ALESSANDRO GIORGIO —
ALESSANDRO GIORGIO has a Ph.D in Film History at the University of Turin. For several years, he collaborated on film research and retrospectives at Cinemambiente. He subsequently held various roles in cultural and sporting events in Europe and North America.
Alessandro was the general secretary of the Torino Short Film Market from the first edition in 2016 until 2021. Today, he is the programmer of the Italian Short Film Center, ShorTO Film Market and manages the selection of Cinemambiente.
Since 2014, he has been a distributor and executive producer for Withstand, an independent production company in Milan.
BOYANA BUCHVAROVA —
BOYANA BUCHVAROVA is a Sofia-based production designer who has over 15 years of experience in film, TV, theatre, and events. She holds a Ph.D. in Digital Scenography and teaches Film and TV Design at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA), where she is also an Assistant Professor. Since 2009, she has worked as a freelance designer and art director on numerous international and Bulgarian productions. Boyana is a member of the Production Designers Collective, Production Designers Research and Education Network, the Union of Bulgarian Artists, and the FilmEU project. Her design work is rooted in storytelling, blending traditional scenographic methods with contemporary art and emerging technologies.
DARCO MASNEC —
DARKO is an animator and academic based both in Zagreb and Bristol. In 2017, he earned his PhD with a thesis on the “Zagreb School of Animated Film” and its application in video games. With a creative portfolio that spans animated films, video games, installations, and conceptual art, he brings a multifaceted approach to his practice. His work often combines hand-drawn animation and classical gags with abstract, modernist aesthetic. He is interested in storytelling and experimentation through animation, motion and play.
He is an associate professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, within the Department of Animated Film. In addition, he is a member of the advisory board for MyWorld in Bristol and is a part the festival council of Animafest – the World Festival of Animated Film in Zagreb.
KATARZYNA SURMACZ —
KATARZYNA SURMACZ – Director of the Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival (Krakow, Poland). A graduate of the Jagiellonian University in Krakow. In 2004–2006 she was the director of the Rotunda Film Discussion Club and was responsible for programming the Cinema’s film repertoire. Since 2002 she has been working on the organization of Etiuda&Anima International Film Festival and other cultural and film events. She is currently the Festival Director. Curator of many film projects on a national scale (in 2009-2013 Krakow Summer Animation Days, animation workshops, nationwide animation screenings) and internationally.
She has been the curator of the „Polish School of Animation” project since 2011 - the project has been presented in 42 countries in Europe, North, South and Central America and Asia, including Korea, Mexico, Brazil, Portugal, Sweden, Finland, Japan, China and France. For two years she has been the programmer of the CREATIVE LAB E&A project dedicated to animation, virtual reality and various arts from the borderland.
е куратор на проекта „Полска школа по анимация“, който е представен
и Азия, включително в Корея, Мексико, Бразилия, Португалия, Швеция, Финландия, Япония, Китай и Франция. От две години е програмист на проекта CREATIVE LAB E&A, посветен на анимацията, виртуалната реалност и различни изкуства от гранични области.
LAURENCE BOYCE —
LAURENCE BOYCE was born in Leeds, UK and began his career in 1999 at the Leeds International Film Festival.
He relocated to Tallinn, Estonia in 2010 and works for the Black Nights Film Festival and is the head of Programme (Live Action) for PÖFF Shorts, the short film section of the festival.
He is also an award winning film journalist who writes for numerous publications amongst them Screen International, Talking Shorts, Sight and Sound and Cineuropa.
He is a member of FIPRESCI, the London Critics Circle, the European Film Academy and BAFTA. He is currently the chairman of the board of the Short Film Conference, a network of short film organisations from across the globe.
е ръководител на програмата (игрални филми) за PÖFF Shorts – секцията за късометражно кино на фестивала.
Той е също така награждаван филмов журналист, който пише за множество издания, сред които Screen International, Talking Shorts, Sight and Sound и Cineuropa. Член е на FIPRESCI, Лондонския кръг на кинокритиците, Европейската филмова академия и БАФТА.
Понастоящем е председател на управителния съвет на Конференцията за късометражно кино – мрежа от организации за късометражно кино от цял свят.
LÉONORE MERCIER —
LÉONORE MERCIER is a filmmaker, composer, and sound artist who creates immersive audiovisual works exploring perception and sensory connections. She studied cinema at the Beaux-Arts in Bourges and the Sorbonne.
At Le Fresnoy, she directed Via, a short film starring Denis Lavant about an actor trapped between fiction and reality. As an electroacoustic composer, she creates music for experimental films, including Baptême, a 360° sound piece commissioned by Radio France that offers a sensory journey from the sky to the ocean. She also directs music videos for Arthur H, such as Nancy and La boxeuse amoureuse.
Her latest film, Sauvage, selected for the César Awards and awarded at several festivals, including InthePalace, Fipadoc, and Makedox, follows wild horses trapped in an ancient tradition and uses sound to intensify the emotional experience.
в Сорбоната. В Le Fresnoy режисира късометражния филм Via с участието
и реалността. Като електроакустичен композитор създава музика
творба, поръчана от Radio France,
сетивно
от небето до океана. Тя също така режисира музикални видеоклипове
фестивали, като InthePalace, Fipadoc и Makedox, проследява
MARIO RADEV —
MARIO RADEV is a bulgarian visual artist and filmmaker based in London. He works as a director, animator, visual performer and educator. Mario creates intricate hand drawn worlds instilled with beauty, poetry and fantastical allegories. His short animated film [O] received a nomination for Short Film Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival in 2018.
Mario’s latest film [S] has won the Jean-Luc Xiberras Award at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024 and Best Abstract Film at London International Animation Festival.
фестивал в Лондон.
MARK BRENNAN —
MARK BRENNAN is a filmmaker based in the UK, working on short films since 2014. After successfully taking his first short film, Tea For Two, on to the film festival circuit, he later co-founded the Exit 6 Film Festival in 2015. This year, Exit 6 celebrates its 10th anniversary, having since become a BIFA-qualifying festival in 2023 and a mainstay on the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals list on FilmFreeway. He is also a Festival Strategist & Liaison at the internationally renowned Festival Formula, an agency specialising in festival strategy for short films, for whom he has previously represented at festivals such as Clermont Ferrand, HollyShorts, Indy Shorts, Aesthetica, Bolton International Film Festival, and IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival.
съосновава филмовия фестивал Exit
2015
Тази година Exit 6 празнува своята 10-годишнина и през 2023 г. получава статут на фестивал, квалифициращ за BIFA, като се утвърждава в списъка на 100-те най-високо оценени фестивала в FilmFreeway. Той е също така стратег и координатор по фестивални участия
Clermont-Ferrand, HollyShorts, Indy Shorts, Aesthetica, Bolton International Film Festival
IN THE PALACE Short Film Festival.
MATEI BRANEA —
Bucharest born and based visual artist: animation film director, comics author and illustrator. Branea’s work deals with brutal dark humor, erotic-(auto)irony & sarcasm. He is active in the alternative art scene and also has collaborations with mainstream media while keeping his personal style and approach. His comics and illustrations were published and exhibited nationally and internationally from Tokyo to New York, trough Berlin, London, Paris and of course, Bucharest. His film”OMULAN!” Was selected at IN THE PALACE ISFF 2015 Sofia. Matei Branea is currently head of the Animation and Interactivity Department and associated professor at the National University of Theatre and Film "I.L. Caragiale Bucharest" UNATC. Recently he just finished production for his latest animation film “Bunicu Doarme”(Grandpa is Sleeping) co-production of Safe Frame (RO) and Compote Collective (BG).
2015 г. в София. Понастоящем Матей е ръководител на катедра
MICHAEL HANNIGAN —
MICHAEL HANNIGAN has been involved in film exhibition throughout his career. For 24 years he was Director of Cork International Film Festival. He was founding Cinemas Director of the Irish Film Center. In 1986 he founded the Triskel Film Club and in 1996 established the Kino Art House Cinema. In 2025, as part of ‘Cork Capital of Culture’ he organised an International Short Film Symposium. He has served on the boards of Irish Screen, the Irish Film Institute and the Federation of Irish Film Societies.
In 2013 he co-founded the IndieCork Film Festival, Ireland’s largest festival for short films, of which he’s currently Festival Co-Director.
на кината в Irish Film Center. През 1986 г. основава Triskel Film Club, а
киното Kino Art House Cinema. През 2025 г., като част от инициативата „Корк
столица на културата“, организира Международен симпозиум за късометражно кино. Той е бил член на управителните
MOMCHIL GROZDANOV —
MOMCHIL GROZDANOV studied in High School of Stage and Film Design. Graduated BA and MA in Animation Directing in New Bulgarian University. Animator and director more than 25 years of experience in animation.
NIKOLA VUKČEVIĆ —
NIKOLA VUKCEVIC (born 1974 in Titograd, Montenegro) is prominent Montenegrin film director, theatre director and university professor of Film directing, Head of departement of FILM AND MEDIA at the national Faculty of dramatiuc Arts at University of Montenegro (UCG); participant in the prestigious Fulbright Program US Dept. Of State (New York, Los Angeles), National Delegate of the Assembly of Association of European Film Directors (FERA), President of the Festival Council of Montenegro Int. Film Festival (20202022), Vice-president of Council of National broadcaster Radio and Television Montenegro 2014-2017 and PhD in Filmology (Poetics of Ingmar Bergman on film and in the theater). Director of two prevous feature films (A VIEW FROM THE EIFFEL TOWER – 2005, THE KIDS FROM THE MARX AND ENGELS STREET - 2014), shown at about thirty international film festivals (incl. national Oscar candidate 2014) and new feature OBRAZ (November 2024: Cottbus, Cairo, Iffi Goa, Dhaka IFF, Jaipur IFF, Sofia IFF, Saragosa FF...); ten awarded theatre productions, more than 50 adevrtising campaings. For seven seasons he was the artistic director of the City Theater in Podgorica (Montenegro capital, 20032010). He is a lecturer at film directing workshops: Paris, Dubrovnik, Izmir, Porto, Istanbul, China...
Черна гора (2014–2017)
по филмология (с дисертация на тема
е на два игрални филма, ПОГЛЕД ОТ АЙФЕЛОВАТА
PER FIKSE —
PER FIKSE (b. 1965, Norway) is the Director of Minimalen Short Film Festival in Trondheim, Norway, from 1999 to date, a festival he has programmed for since 1994. The festival had its 37th edition in January, screening 250 films over six days, with competition categories for International, Nordic, Dance film, Student, and One-minute-films.
Per Fikse has made a few shorts and contributed with articles on film published in Norwegian and international media, most prominently the peer reviewed academic journal Short Film Studies from IntellectBooks – for instance on the specificity of short fiction film. Each year he serves in a number of film festival juries, among others Tampere Filmfestival (Finland), Uppsala Short Film Festival (Sweden), Jaffa Cinema Festival (Sri Lanka), Hamburg Intl. Short Film Festival (Germany), Kiev Intl. Short Film Festival (Ukraine), Riga Intl. Film Festival (Latvia), Teheran Intl. Short Film Festival (Iran) and Las Palmas Film Festival (Spain).
Per Fikse holds a Master of Management degree from NTNU, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and along with the festival management also works as a Software Development Manager in the private sector.
1999 г. до днес, фестивал, за който той програмира от 1994 г. Фестивалът имаше своето 37-мо издание през януари, показвайки 250 филма за шест дни, със състезателни категории за международен, скандинавски, танцов филм, студентски и едноминутни филми. Той е направил няколко късометражни филма и е допринесъл със статии за филми, публикувани в норвежки и международни медии, най-вече рецензираното академично списание Short Film Studies от IntellectBooks – например относно спецификата на късометражния филм. Всяка година той участва в редица журита на филмови фестивали, сред които Tampere Filmfestival (Финландия), Uppsala Short Film Festival (Швеция), Jaffa Cinema Festival (Шри Ланка), Hamburg Intl. Фестивал на късометражния филм (Германия), Международен Фестивал на късометражния филм в Киев (Украйна), Международен Филмов фестивал в Рига (Латвия), Международен Фестивал на късометражния филм в Техеран (Иран) и Филмов фестивал в Лас Палмас (Испания). Той има
PETER ZEMEK —
PETER is a Slovakian-born film curator and distributor based in Ireland for the past seventeen years, with a background in art history and philosophy.
He is the curator at IndieCork Film festival focusing on international shorts and international features. He is also the co-creator and director of Visegrad Film Festival since 2016, which currently features as a guest programme at IndieCork Film Festival.
Peter is the co-director and manager of Green Ray Film Agency, a festival distribution agency, where he focuses on short film distribution. Previously Peter was the founder and curator of the very popular indie cinema club The Deja View Cineclub at Camden Palace. Peter is a regular contributor and participant on international juries and film events. ПЕТEР
филми. Той също е съосновател и директор на Вишеградския
PHILIP ILSON —
PHILIP ILSON is the Artistic Director of the London Short Film Festival, which he co-founded in 2004, after running the Halloween Society film club for 10 years previously since 1994. He was also the short film programmer for the BFI London Film Festival between 2006 and 2022, and is currently short film programmer at the Dinard British & Irish Film Festival in France. He has previously worked as a programmer at the East End Film Festival (London), Cork Film Festival (Ireland), the Branchage Festival (Jersey), Latitude music festival, and at Curzon Soho Cinema.
RADOSTINA NEYKOVA —
RADOSTINA NEYKOVA is a Bulgarian director, animator, children’s book illustrator, and academic. She serves as Professor and Program Director of the Animation department, as well as Program Director of the Faculty “Production and post-production” at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA) “Krastyo Sarafov”. Her films are known for using non-traditional, handmade embroidery and textile cut-out animation techniques. She directed several award-winning animated shorts, including THE BOY WHO ERASED KISSES (2025), MARMALADE (2020), UGLY FAIRY TALE (2018), GRUMPY DOES REPAIRS (2015), and TRIP (2011). Radostina has also exhibited her embroidery and illustration techniques across Europe, America, and Africa, and frequently leads animation workshops and master classes internationally. Neykova is a member of ASIFA, the Union of Bulgarian Film Makers, and several other professional film and academic organizations. She has authored multiple academic books, including Aesthetics, Technology and Communication in Cinema for Adolescent Audiences (2022), Contemporary Cinema for Children (2016), and Comic Books on the Contemporary Screen (2009).
(2020), ГРОЗНА ПРИКАЗКА (2018), СЪРДИТКО ПОПРАВЯ (2015) и ПЪТУВАНЕ (2011). Радостина е представяла своите бродерии и илюстрации в изложби в Европа, Америка и Африка и често провежда анимационни работилници и мастър класове
мащаб.
Нейкова е член на ASIFA, Съюза
SANDY LIEBERSON —
SANDY LIEBERSON has been a major figure in the film industry in Europe and America since the 1960s, having acted as agent for among others, Sergio Leone, Peter Sellers, Richard Harris, Lindsay Anderson and the Rolling Stones. After producing Performance and Rolling Stones Rock & Roll Circus, he formed Goodtime/VPS with David Puttnam in 1970, going on to produce some of the most significant British films of the 1970s and 1980s.
From 1977 Sandy was International VP of Production and Marketing and later President worldwide production at 20th Century Fox, supervising the international launches of, among others, the early Star Wars films, and supervising the development and production of films by Herzog, Roeg, Bertolucci, Zinneman, Kurosawa and Ridley Scott. Founder and Chair of Film London, launching the groundbreaking Microwave Fund, Artists Moving Image and Production Finance Market.
A Co-founder of The Berlin Talent Campus, originator of the Producers Course at the NFTS and currently an advisor and contributor to a wide range of organizations and projects dedicated to the development of talent and skill in the film and media industries. Most recently executive producer of British Legends of Stage & Screen for Sky Arts/Sundance Channel.
и президент на световната продукция в 20th Century Fox, като ръководи международният пазар и на ранните филми на Междузвездни войни. Той наблюдава разработването и производството на филми на Херцог, Роуг, Бертолучи, Зинеман, Куросава и Ридли Скот. Основател
председател на Film London, стартиращ новаторския Microwave Fund, Artists Moving Image и Production Finance Market. Съосновател
The Berlin Talent Campus,
SOŇA MORGENTHALOVÁ —
SOŇA MORGENTHALOVÁ has a background in film theory and cultural management.
She worked with Bong Joon Ho’s crew during the filming of SNOWPIERCER in the Czech Republic and contributed to numerous international films and series through a Prague-based casting agency.
Since 2017, she has been managing training programs for film professionals at the MIDPOINT Institute, focusing on the development of feature and short films and skills development of emerging script consultants and producers. Soňa also initiated the Focus Queer program, a training initiative dedicated to promoting LGBTQ+ stories in cinema.
VÍTĚZSLAV
CHOVANEC —
VÍTĚZSLAV joined the team of Czech Film Center in 2017. He graduated from Film and Audiovisual Culture Studies at Masaryk University in Brno. During his studies he worked at the Czech Television as an assistant dramaturge.
Since 2010, he worked for several film festivals including Karlovy Vary IFF or Ji.hlava IDFF. As a journalist, he has contributed to various Czech outlets and he is currently writing for Cinepur magazine. He is also a member of programming team of One World Human Rights Film Festival in Prague.
At the CFC, Vítězslav is responsible for promotion of Czech documentary and short films abroad and consults festival strategies of upcoming films as well. In addition, he prepares the annual Czech Shorts Films collection and takes care of the presentation of Czech cinema at Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market.
A retired violist finds by accident money in the garden when walking her dog in the morning. She thinks the money she found will change her life for better, but it comes out the money is fake.
MOMCHIL KARAMITEV was born in Sofia, Bulgaria into a family with artistic tradition. He was trained as film director in Rome by professor Angelo D’Alessandro, Piero Spilla, Giuseppe Marrama and Massimo Mida. After his graduation Karamitev participated as an assistant director in various national and international film productions. His credits as a director include: “APOSTOL KARAMITEV”, “TRACE OUR ANCESTORS IN OCCITANIE”,”APOSTOL –SILATA NA DUHA”, “UNIFIER WITH ANGELIC VOICE”- documentary films. His first live action short film is “$100 (A HUNDRED DOLLARS BILL)” written by Sergei Komitski.
A BIRD FLEW —
Colombia, Cuba −
− 2024 − 20’00’’
Director: Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz
Writer: Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz, Fabián Suárez
Cinematography: Nicolás Ordóñez (AFG) (ADFC)
Editor: Liana Dominguez
Producer: Maria Alejandra Rodríguez, Dany Celeiro, Leinad Pájaro De la Hoz
As birds flutter in a large empty coliseum, time and death come together one night. The memory of a friend who is no more invades the mind of Boloy, main player of the Cuban volleyball team, who despite the pain tries to rejoin the morning training.
LEINAD PÁJARO DE LA HOZ is a director, photographer, teacher and artist. Graduate of the Fiction Directing course at Escuela Internacional de Cine y TV (EICTV). His works have been awarded and/or screened in national and international competitions such as Berlinale, TIFF, VLAFF, Visions du réel. His most recent fiction short film UN PÁJARO VOLÓ won the special prize of the international jury for Best Short Film at Berlinale 2024.
A FRIEND OF DOROTHY —
Director: Lee Knight
Writer: Lee Knight
Producers: James Dean, Scottie Fotré, Max Marlow
Cinematography: Vanessa Whyte BSC
Composer: Stuart Hancock
Editor: Phil Hookway
Cast: Miriam Margolyes, Alistair Nwachukwu, Oscar Lloyd, Stephen Fry
Режисьор:
Уайт BSC Музика: Стюарт Хенкок
Dorothy is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine. The cast includes Stephen Fry and Oscar Lloyd.
Стивън Фрай
LEE KNIGHT is an actor, writer, and director with a passion for storytelling across stage & screen. As an actor, Lee appeared as Rosencrantz alongside Sir Ian McKellen in HAMLET on Amazon Prime and THE STOLEN GIRL on Disney+. His other screen credits include HARRY POTTER & THE GOBLET OF FIRE, SHERLOCK and THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER. Lee creates comedy sketches, one of which was featured on the British Comedy Guide. FRIEND OF DOROTHY marks his debut as a writer and director.
A GREAT DAY —
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 10’49’’
Director: Georgi Yovchev
Writer: Yordan D. Radichkov
Cinematography: Kaloyan Bozhilov
Animation: Dimiter DimitrovAnimiter
Composer: Tommy Stefanov
Editor: Mitko Balabanov
Producer: Vanya Neykova
Cast: Nencho Kostov, Dzhuliana Gani, Nikola Dodov, Martin Dimiev, Martin Radoev, Alexander Karakolev, Valentin Vasilev
Анимитър
Оператор: Калоян Божилов
Музика: Томи Стефанов
Монтаж: Митко Балабанов Продуцент: Ваня Нейкова Участват: Ненчо Костов, Джулияна Гани, Мартин Димиев, Никола Додов, Мартин Радоев, Александър Караколев, Валентин Василев
A man starts another day at the office, where his boss is also his brother. Everyone around him – including his mother and coworkers – is excited about his brother’s birthday, constantly repeating how amazing he is. Meanwhile, through the window, the man witnesses a series of absurd and brutal events – a fire, beatings, a school explosion, a church robbery. As the world around him falls apart, the enthusiasm of those around him remains untouched. At the party, everyone is celebrating, and the man gives his brother a pistol as a gift. Soon after, explosions begin, consuming the entire planet.
GEORGI YOVCHEV is a Bulgarian film director from Varna. A graduate in Acting from NATFA and in Cinema & Finance from VUZF, he trained under names like Stephan Komandarev and worked at DNEG on major VFX projects. His short NO LOVE (2023) won Best Debut at the Athens Film Fest, followed by his new film A GREAT DAY, based on Yordan Radichkov.
A PIECE OF MEAT —
Hungary − Унгария − 2023 − 15’00’’
Director: Péter Goretic
Writer: Frigyes Hegyi
Cinematography: Jenő Kiss
Composer: Zsolt Cselenák
Editor: Ákos Nagy
Producer: Zsolt Kapin, Jenő Kiss, Éva Török
Cast: Gábor Jászberényi, Márk Durkő, András Palásthy, Ferenc Pataki
Режисьор: Петер Горетич Сценарист: Хеджи Фригеш
Оператор: Йеньо Кис
Музика: Жолт Челенак Монтаж: Акош Наги
Продуцент: Жолт Капин, Йеньо Кис, Ева Тьорьок
Участват: Габор Йозберени, Марк Дуркьо, Андраш Палашти, Ференц Патаки
A PIECE OF MEAT is a boxing drama inspired by Jack London’s short story. In the 2000’s, an aging boxer in the shabby suburbs of Budapest fights one last illegal match to provide for his sons.
PÉTER GORETIC is an aspiring director based in Budapest, Hungary. He grew up in Sombor, Serbia and he also attended school there. He moved to Hungary in 2014 and applied to the Metropolitan University in Budapest, and studied cinematography. He started directing short films during that time.
A SHORT TRIP —
France − Франция − 2023 − 17’16’’
Director: Erenik Beqiri
Writer: Erenik Beqiri
Cinematography: Guillaume Le Grontec
Composer: Rémi Durel
Editor: Pauline Pallier
Producer: Olivier Berlemont, Pierre Mourey (OriGine Films), Christie Molia, Antoine Heuveline (Moteur s’il vous plaît)
Klodi and Mira, a young Albanian couple, decide to marry Mira to a Frenchman for 5 years in exchange for money, in order to obtain the French nationality. They will then have to choose the right husband for her, and learn to detach themselves from each other.
ERENIK, a Film Directing graduate from the Academy of Arts, Tirana, made his thesis film SEED MONEY (written by Jim Uhls). He participated in the Sarajevo Talent Campus as a Screenwriter, developing REVERSE, which won awards at Drama ISFF and Thessaloniki ISFF. His short films ALPHONSO and BON APPÉTIT screened at various international festivals. THE VAN premiered in Cannes’ Official Competition in 2019, with over 50 selections. Erenik is currently writing his first feature film.
A TOI LES OREILLES —
Canada − Канада − 2024 − 13’20’’
Director: Alexandre Isabelle
Writer: Alexandre Isabelle
Cinematography: Isabelle Stachtchenko
Composer: Mathieu Robineau & Dâvi Simard
Editor: Myriam Magassouba
Producer: Silène Films
Cast: Bruno Bouchard, Gaston Lepage, Marie-Ginette
While the townsfolk are celebrating the village’s anniversary parade, Étienne tries the impossible: to show them how beautiful his family’s cacophony really is.
Quebec City filmmaker and philosophy teacher ALEXANDRE ISABELLE envisions his short films as aphorisms. Through their poetry, he seeks to inspire existential reflections. His short THE SUGARING OFF, which has earned him the most accolades yet, convinced him to establish his own production company, Silène Films, in order to create more works in line with his artistic vision. Since 2021, his short THEREFORE, SOCRATES IS MORTAL continues its tour of national and international festivals. 2024 will be the year of the release of his new short À TOI LES OREILLES
ANEMOS — АНЕМОС
Italy − Италия − 2024 − 19’00’’
Director: Vera Munzi e Caterina
Salvadori
Writer: Caterina Salvadori е
Mariasole Brusa
Cinematography: Davide Manca
Composer: Davide Caprelli
Editor: Simone Ludovici under the supervision Cecilia Zanuso
Producer: Gargoyle Srl, Eduardo Festa, Vera Munzi, Caterina
Salvadori E Produttore
Associato Odoardo
Maggioni
Cast: Matilde Gioli, Francesco Montanari, Thomas Trabacchi
Продуцент: GARGOYLE SRL, Едуардо Феста, Вера Мунци, Катерина Салвадори и ас.прод. Eдоардо
Маджони
Участват: Матилде Джоли, Франческо Монтанари, Томас Трабаки
Anna is a singer who, after a professional disappointment, moves to the countryside with her boyfriend Pietro, a jealous and manipulative man. She works in a riding school and trains a dangerous horse named Ánemos. Despite being injured, she doesn’t give up and saves the animal from death. Through working with the commanding horse, Anna regains her individuality and voice. Her music calms Ánemos, who reacts to her moods. This process helps Anna find herself and break free from her toxic relationship with Pietro.
VERA MUNZI (b. 1994, Feltre) is a psychology and music therapy graduate. Influenced by her filmmaker father, she directs dance and music videos. In 2019, she co-directed FOGLI DI CARTA, a short film on sexual abuse that won Best Subject at Tulipani di Seta Nera and screened at Venice Film Festival.
CATERINA SALVADORI (b. 1991, Bologna) wrote Netflix’s SOTTO IL SOLE DI RICCIONE and its novelization, plus the RAI comedy AL POSTO DI LEI and teen series SHAKE. She directs music videos, commercials (BMW), and shorts, earning awards like the SIAE Flaiano Award.
ANGELA — АНДЖЕЛА
UK − Великобритания
− 2024 − 14’58’’
Director: Brendan Cleaves
Writer: Brendan Cleaves & Joe Holweger
Cinematography: Chris Carcelle
Composer: Joe Holweger
Editor: Greg Hayes
Producer: Johnny Vivash, Brendan Cleaves & Joe Holweger
Cast: Joe Holweger, Philippa
Cole, Ivan Kaye, Eli Silverman, Johnny Vivash
ANGELA is a comedy about Crawford, an awkward singleton, and Angela, who hides her insecurities behind her humor, as they navigate a disastrous first date at a pub. Between misunderstood jokes, an emergency phone call, and the intervention of friends, the date seems doomed. However, when Angela’s prosthetic leg becomes a point of vulnerability, Crawford’s genuine kindness shines through. Their evening reveals that beneath the awkwardness and faux pas of dating, there’s a possibility for connection and understanding.
Измежду
шеги, спешно телефонно обаждане и намесата на приятели, срещата изглежда обречена. Когато обаче протезата на Анджела се превръща в уязвима точка, проблясва
Starting as a music video director in Camden, BRENDAN earned a UK Music Video Award nomination early in his career. Transitioning to directing music videos and commercials, he gained recognition for his dynamic style. His short film ROGER, starring John Bradley (GAME OF THRONES) and Seann Walsh, marked a breakthrough. He has since directed nine more shorts and a documentary, featured at over 100 prestigious festivals, earning Méliès d’Argent nominations. In 2024, two scripts were optioned by Rocket Soul and About It Films.
BALLOONS — БАЛОНИ
Poland − Полша − 2025 − 30’00’’
Director: Jakub Michnikowski
Writer: Jakub Michnikowski
Cinematography: Przemysław Brynkiewicz
Sound: Michał Kosterkiewicz Jr, Michał Kosterkiewicz, Karol Szykowny
Music: Unity Collective Orchestra, Jakub Michnikowski
Editor: Jakub Michnikowski, Natalia Jacheć
Producer: Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Tomanek MUNK STUDIO - POLISH FILMMAKERS ASSOCIATION
Cast: Michał Jarmicki, Izabela Noszczyk, Maria Łagan, Maksym Jasnionowski
Режисьор: Якуб Михниковски Сценарист: Якуб Михниковски
Оператор: Пржемислав Бринкевич
Музика: Unity Collective Orchestra, Якуб Михниковски
Участват: Михал Ярмицки, Изабела Ношчик, Мария Лаган, Максим Ясньоновски
A family lives in a small village in the middle of nowhere. The father (Maniek) runs away from growing financial problems. He believes that trying to break the absurd world record could solve them. His wife (Miłka) carries the burden of everyday life on her shoulders. Maniek, who cannot express his feelings in words, focuses his attention on beloved pig. The increasing stress overwhelms parents, and this affects the children. Only a strong event can bring about change. When the illusion bursts like a balloon, it turns out that beyond male ambitions there is something much more important: the need for feelings and true closeness.
си върху любимото прасе. Нарастващият стрес завладява родителите, а това се отразява и на децата. Само разтърсващо събитие може да доведе до промяна. Когато илюзията се спука като балон, се оказва, че отвъд мъжките амбиции има нещо много по-важно: нуждата от чувства и истинска близост.
JAKUB MICHNIKOWSKI - Film director, screenwriter. Author of many short films: IT’S ONLY A DREAM (2014), MAJA (2014), WASTELAND (2017) ... In 2016 he got a prestigious scholarship of the National Centre for Culture Poland „Młoda Polska” (“Young Poland”) in ‘film’ category. For a few years worked on sets making special effects for Canal+, Netflix movies and series. Currently he is finishing doctoral studies in Lodz Film School and developing feature length documentary and fiction films.
ONLY A DREAM (2014), MAJA (2014), WASTELAND (2017).
Father and son wander through a white wasteland covered with snow. The son was wounded, while the father tries to take him to safety, fighting against the winter and the forces of nature.
Graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje, Department of Film Direction. His shorts ALL OF THAT (2012) and A HEAD FULL OF JOY (2018) have been screened at over 50 film festivals around the world. His film ALL OF THAT has been screened on ShortsTV from London. His short documentary OBRAD premiered at Camerimage Film. He is the co-producer of the film GUARDIANS OF THE FORMULA, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival 2023, where it won two awards.
тични изкуства в Цетине. Неговите късометражни филми ALL OF THAT (2012) и A Head Full of Joy (2018) са прожектирани на над 50 филмови фестивала по целия свят. Филмът му ALL OF THAT е прожектиран по Шортс ТВ (ShortsTV) Лондон. Късометражният
(Camerimage)
BIKEMANIAC —
Spain − Испания − 2025 − 19’47’’
Director: Artal Y Carrascal
Writer: Artal Y Carrascal
Cinematography: Álvaro Sanz Pascual
Composer: Universal Music
Editor: Telma Carrascal
Producer: Juan CarrascalYnigo
Cast: Javier Pereira, Nora Y Olivia Estrada, Mercedes Asenjo
Режисьор: Артал
Matías suffers a terrible accident with his bicycle, in an inhospitable place. A girl finds him, Matías asks her for help, but the girl does not want to help him, she wants to cure him. The girl has found a funny game.
ARTAL AND CARRASCAL, are Juan Carrascal Ynigo and Arturo Artal Lozano, they met 20 years ago at film school in Madrid. Together, they have made a feature-length documentary 15/03/09 LA ÚLTIMA OFENSIVA and 12 short films achieving numerous selections and awards at both national and international festivals. Some of their notable short films include NAMELESS (2018), NACIONAL 106 (2020) and OTRO DÍA MÁS (2022), a candidate for the Goya for best documentary short film 2023.
пълнометражния документален филм „15/03/09 LA ULTIMA OFENSIVA“ и
BLOODSPORT —
UK − Великобритания
− 2024 − 14’54’’
Director: Kate Brooke
Writer: Tom Hammond
Cinematography: Johann Perry
Composer: Edmund Butt
Editor: Joe Carey
Producer: Grace Lovegrove, Emma Hammond
Cast: Robert Bathurst, Ellie James, Phoebe Campbell
Режисьор: Кейт Брук Сценарист: Том Хамънд Оператор: Джохан Пери Музика: Едмънт Бат Монтаж: Джо Кери Продуцент: Грейс Лавгроув, Ема Хамънд
Участват: Робърт Батърст, Ели
Джеймс, Фийби Кембъл
After a protest turns violent, young activists Nell and Esme are forced to go on the run. Tasked with lying low, they squat in a beautiful and seemingly empty mansion, awaiting further instruction. But a greater danger engulfs them when another interloper arrives at the house fresh from a morning of brutal sport, and reveals an unexpected connection to one of the runaways. “BLOODSPORT” is a piercing examination of privilege and progressivism, and asks the question of how far you would go to fight for what you believe in?
KATE is a writer, director and producer. She trained at the renowned Jacques Lecoq theatre School in Paris, then went on to produce, write and direct numerous theatre productions, including THE TENTH MAN by Graham Greene, BEL-AMI by Guy de Maupassant, CALIGULA by Albert Camus and THERESE DESQUEROUX by Francois Mauriac. Kate’s showrunning and exec producing credits for tv series include: The Winter King (ITVX and MGM Plus), A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (Sky), MR SELFRIDGE (ITV), and BANCROFT (ITV). Kate has written single films for tv, including THE MAKING OF A LADY (ITV), BREAKING THE MOULD (BBC), MURDER IN THE OUTBACK (ITV) and DANIELLE CABLE (ITV). BLOODSPORT is Kate’s film directing debut.
Lecoq)
WINTER KING (ITVX и MGM Plus), A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (Sky), MR SELFRIDGE (ITV)
BANCROFT (ITV).
THE MAKING OF A LADY (ITV), BREAKING THE MOULD (BBC), MURDER IN THE OUTBACK (ITV) and DANIELLE CABLE (ITV).
BRIGHT SUMMER DAYS —
Serbia, North
Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal − Сърбия, Северна Македония, Босна и Херцеговина, Португалия − 2025 − 14’00’’
Director: Nevena Desivojević
Writer: Nevena Desivojević
Cinematography: Gregor Božič
Editor: Martin Ivanov, Nevena Desivojević
Producer: Miloš Ivanović (Set Sail Films), Ivana Shekutkoska (Minimal Collective), Đorđe Ćirić (Neoart), João Matos (Terratreme Filmes)
Two sisters re-encounter between departures, absences and returns that seem impossible to have a place.
Born in Yugoslavia. In 2016 she completed a Master course in documentary filmmaking at DocNomads (Lisbon, Budapeste, Bruxelles). Her first short film, OUTSIDE THE ORANGES ARE BLOOMING (2019) premiered at DOKLeipzig Film Festival) was selected for more than 40 festivals and won several awards and nominations.
Between 2019 and 2021, she worked on several projects in theatrical distribution at Terratreme Filmes, and since 2022, she is a festival distribution coordinator at Terratreme. Lives and works in Lisbon.
курс по документално кино в DocNomads (Лисабон, Будапеща, Брюксел). Първият ѝ късометражен филм OUTSIDE THE ORANGES ARE BLOOMING (премиера през 2019 г. на филмовия фестивал DOKLeipzig) е селектиран за повече
César is 12 when his older sister Lou is sexually assaulted. In the changing rooms of the fencing classes he attends, everything is measured by the yardstick of violence. César would like to take part in every fight, but he doesn’t have the weapons.
After discovering cinema through self- produced projects and associations in her native region Brittany, VIOLETTE GITTON moved to Paris to direct CHANGING ROOMS with the Films Grand Huit production company. Drawing on her experience as an animator and director of holiday camps, she is also passionate about her job as a children’s coach, which she pursues alongside her writing. Violette is currently developing a sound documentary for Arte Radio and is thinking about her first feature film.
CHOICE — ИЗБОР
North Macedonia −
Director: Marko Crnogorski
Writer: Jana Paunoska and Marko Crnogorski
Cinematography: Naum Doksevski
Composer: Blazhen Nastevski
Editor: Mihail Dimitrov
Producer: Marko Crnogorski, Naum Doksevski, Jana Paunoska
Cast: Sara Sandeva, Eva Velic, Biljana Dragicevic Projkovska, Igor Angelov, Gjorgji Jolevski
Режисьор: Марко Църногорски Сценарист: Яна Пауноска и
Марко Църногорски
Оператор: Наум Доксевски Музика: Блажен Доксевски Монтаж: Михаил Димитров Продуцент: Марко Църногорски, Наум Доксевски, Яна Пауноска Участват: Сара Сандева, Ева Велич, Биляна Драгичевич Пройковска, Игор Ангелов, Джорджи Джолевски
A young mother and her toddler face a devastating reality when a new law bans her scheduled abortion. Desperate to avoid the lengthy process of obtaining a special license, she opts for an illegal procedure. As she delves into the underground world, the story takes a tragic turn, underscoring the harsh consequences of restrictive legislation on women’s reproductive rights.
MARKO CRNOGORSKI is a Macedonian director based in Skopje. His film CHOICE was the first of his projects supported by the North Macedonia Film Agency. As program director and producer of the Galichnik Film Festival, he supports emerging filmmakers in the Balkans. Throughout his career, Crnogorski has participated in various film programs, workshops and initiatives that have helped him refine his craft and expand his professional network.
DREAM CAR WASH follows Sara, an Iranian-Italian immigrant in London, through her daily struggle at a car wash. Amidst mundane routines and fleeting encounters, Sara’s inner dream of becoming a professional dancer yearns for expression.
EDOARDO is an Italian director based in London. His short films have screened at a number of festivals around the globe including OSCAR-Qualifying film festivals Izmir, InterFilm, Athens (Ohio) and BAFTA-Qualifying Cork Film Festival.
режисьор, живеещ в Лондон. Негови късометражни филми са прожектирани на редица фестивали по целия
ERASERHEAD IN A KNITTED SHOPPING BAG —
ERASERHEAD
2025 − 19’00’’
Director: Lili Koss
Writer: Lili Koss
Cinematography: Adrian Angehrn
Editor: Petar Tuhchiev
Producer: Vanya Rainova and Victoria Mitreva
Cast: Elena Zdravkova
Режисьор: Lili Koss
Сценарист: Lili Koss
Оператор: Ейдриън Ангърн Монтаж: Петър Тухчиев Продуцент: Ваня Райнова и Виктория Митрева Участват: Елена Здравкова
In the slow, sticky summer of late-90s Eastern Europe, twelveyear-old Ro sets out to procure a pirated copy of Eraserhead by David Lynch. Her journey—through crumbling friendships, stolen cigarettes, and VHS-era power games—unfolds in a world where childhood slips quietly into something else, and cinema becomes the only available glimpse of escape.
LILI KOSS studied film at New Bulgarian University. Her debut short, ERASERHEAD IN A KNITTED SHOPPING BAG, had its world premiere at La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes. Her work explores themes of intimacy, identity, and belonging through a distinctive, character-driven lens.
IN A KNITTED SHOPPING
GEKAS — ГОНЧЕ
Greece − Гърция − 2024 − 25’0’’
Director: Dimitris Moutsiakas
Writer: Dimitris Moutsiakas
Cinematography: Giorgos Karvelas
Editor: Yiannis Chalkiadakis
Producer: Yorgos Paterakis
And Alexandros Tiliopoulos
Cast: Nikos Georgakis, Pavlos Lagos, Panos
Koronis, Tzogia Gouma
Режисьор: Димитрис
Vasilis lives with his father in a Greek village in the countryside. When he turns 12, his father will start training him to be a hunter. When he gets a hound to help him hunt, Vasilis will find a hopeless friend in the face of the puppy. However, his father has a different opinion on how his son should grow up based on his own model.
DIMITRIS MOUTSIAKAS was born in 1986 and studied at the Lykourgos Stavrakos Film School. With his first film, WHO’S SANTA? (2011), he competed in the national and international section of Drama International Short Film Festival. The film also participated in international festivals around the world and was awarded the Odysseus Award of Best Short Film at the LGFF and Award of Silver Reel at Lucerne Film Festival 2013. In 2020 he made his second short film, BOURN, which has competed at the Drama International Short Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival and other festivals abroad.
GLORIA — ГЛОРИЯ
Finland, Sweeden −
− 2024 − 14’15’’
Director: Anton Tammi
Writer: Aleksi Tammi
Cinematography: Erik
Editor: Ogi Curcic & Anton Tammi
Producer: Joel Rostmark, Salim El Arja & Anton Tammi
Cast: Sara Assbring, Robin Nazari & Harald Hamrell
Happening in real-time, in one building, one room, and one coffin, we see an unfolding of a kidnap plan. The crime is performed by our likeable protagonist Gloria whose misdemeanours take us from one disaster to another, leading towards the inevitable failure. The victim is a handsome young man Charlie, from a wealthy family. Everything that can go wrong will go wrong: she can’t get the victim in her apartment alone, her phone dies at the critical moment, and the victim tries to escape. We are left to speculate on what will follow.
престъпления водят от една беда към друга, което пък довежда
ANTON TAMMI is a Finland based film director. Along the past 10 years he has introduced his film making style to the international commercial and music video industry. Tammi has directed four music videos for The Weeknd including the Blinding Lights video that won Tammi Video of The Year in the MTV Music Video Awards 2020. After which he has focused on directing short films and more narrative proof of concept pieces.
GOD’S WORK — Божа работа
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 34’59’’
Director: Maria Ivanova
Writer: Maria Ivanova and Hristo Rayanov
Cinematography: Nenad Boroevich
Composer: Kosta Kolarov
Editor: Peter Tukhciev
Producer: Galina Toneva and Kiril Kirilov
Cast: Marin Yanev, Vasil
Iliev, Nikola Tonev, Valeri Yordanov, Elina Ivanova
Режисьор: Мария Иванова
Сценарист: Мария Иванова и Христо Раянов
Оператор: Ненад Бороевич
Музика: Коста Коларов Монтаж: Петър Тухчиев
Продуцент: Галина Тонева и
Кирил Кирилов
Участват: Марин Янев, Васил Илиев, Никола Тонев, Валери Йорданов, Елина
Иванова
Life moves slowly in a forgotten border village. The grumpy widower Rusi and his neighbor Milko – a “priest” with the mind of a child – spend their days fishing and bickering. Everything changes with the arrival of Ali, a Turkish boy, and Lila, a Bulgarian girl, who seek their help to protect their forbidden love. Chased by Lila’s father – Tino – the young couple plans to escape the country. Rusi’s intervention saves them, softens Tino, and shows Milko that being a priest takes more than just a robe.
българско момиче, които търсят помощта им, за да защитят забранената си любов. Гонени от бащата на Лила –Тино, младите
MARIA IVANOVA is a Bulgarian film director and screenwriter who began her career on the theatre stage. She later turned to the visual arts, gaining professional experience in directing, producing, and photography. She holds a BA in Media Production from Coventry University (2018) and a degree in Film Directing from VGIK – Moscow (2024). Her short film SUNDAY received the Best Film award at the Ellen Terry Awards, and her work has been screened at international festivals.
JUNGLE LAW —
Estonia − Естония −
2024 − 18’00’’
Director: Madli Lääne
Writer: Madli Lääne
Cinematography: Ants Tammik
Editor: Patrick Antonjuk, Madli Lääne, Szilvia Ruszev
Producer: Marianne Ostrat
Cast: Aleksandra Saar, Rasmus Roopõld, Tristan Ruusmaa
Режисьор: Мадли Ляане Сценарист: Мадли
Three teenagers meet while hanging out by the sea. They begin to seduce and challenge, dominate and obey each other. The playful provocation leads to humiliation, and inexperienced youngsters are overtaken by instincts beyond their control. No one is brave enough to set their own boundaries and stop the downward spiral. Who is the victim? Who is to blame?
MADLI LÄÄNE is an Estonian writer-director and editor. Her films have screened at and received awards from festivals such as Busan ISFF, Leeds IFF, Uppsala SFF and IN THE PALACE ISFF. Madli’s coming-ofage short JUNGLE LAW premiered at the Odense IFF winning the Artist Award. Jungle Law won Best Short at Alice nella Città, parallel section of Rome FF, was honored with the Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Annual Culture Prize for Best Short Film 2024 and is nominated for Estonian Film & TV Award.
Alisha (9) is tired of being the only girl on the rugby pitch, but after clashing with yet another boy unwilling to lose to her, she realizes the other children are not where her problems are coming from.
ALESSANDRO’S early work was broadcast by BBC, FOX, MTV and Comedy Central, but he is best known for the short film SHAME AND GLASSES, which was acquired by HBO Europe and MoMa New York, and was an official selection in over 200 festivals, including the Academy qualifying TIFF Kids, Chicago Children’s Int Film Festival, Warsaw Film Festival, Uppsala Film Festival and Guanajuato Film Festival, and won the “Best Overall” award at CineYouth festival by Chicago Int Film Festival.
Би
Си (BBC), Фокс (FOX TV), Ем Ти Ви (MTV ) и Комеди Сентрал (Comedy Central), но най-известен е с късометражния филм SHAME AND GLASSES, който е придобит от Ейч Би Оу Юръп (HBO Europe) и MoMa Ню Йорк, и е в официална селекция на над 200 фестивала, включително Оскар-квалифициращите
The short film, titled LITTLE ATTILA, recounts the complex love relationship between two brothers with a large age difference, in a context where violence, machismo, and comradeship are the tools for becoming „grown up“.
GREGORIO MATTIOCCO, born in Rome in 1998, developed a passion for imagery through analog photography. After moving to Idaho for his senior year of high school, he graduated from Minico High School and returned to Italy. He earned a degree in Communication, Media, and Advertising from IULM University in Milan, where he developed a love for cinema. After completing a Master’s in Cinema, he produced his first short film, ASSIOMA, and founded Panoramic Studio. In 2023, he returned to Rome to study directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia.
Every day, a weakening karting champion works to accumulate the money necessary for his little girl to live their shared passion : racing. Through tires and trophies, nothing matters but each other’s presence. But in the midst of a gray autumn, his failing health prompts him to reflect on the legacy the will leave to her.
RAFAËL BEAUCHAMP is a French Canadian filmmaker, interested in enhancing modern societal issues through the lens of genre cinema. His films have been screened internationally at festivals such as SXSW, Palm Springs, Leiden Shorts and Inside Out. He is also an alumni of the Sundance Ignite program.
Víctor, a 65-year-old man, grows older and it turns out that at his age he has to hide part of his life due to rejection... from his own family! And this includes some mysterious pills that have disappeared... Will you join us to discover his secrets?
Social film director, who mainly directs documentary pieces and debuts with the short film PIRULETAS / LOLLIPOPS in fiction. He is a specialist in the use of audiovisual tools for social intervention, his filmography includes notable projects for important institutions such as the Ministry of Health and broadcast on RTVE. His works cover topics from public health to rural art, he has been recognized for their ability to transform realities through the lens, turning the stories he captures into engines for social change.
UK − Черна
гора − 2024 − 15’33’’
Director: Plum Stupple-Harri
Writer: Shaun Kobrak & Plum
Stupple-Harris
Cinematography: Tomas Brice
Composer: Harry Brokensha
Editor: Miles Berkley Smith
Producer: Ash Horne & Sophie Stacey
Cast: Harry Gilby - Oliver Huntingdon - Cavan Clerkin
Funerals can be true male environments where men want to cry but refuse to while their past rides up to hit them. Eddie Holgate is caught in this exact situation. His father has built him up all his life to be tough in an attempt to trickle down his masculinity. But as a tumultuous and charged service at his team’s football pitch sparks unwanted memories, Eddie is forced to examine the man he idolized his father to be against the husband and caregiver he very much was not. With the help of his older brother, Joe, Eddie manages to unpick years of emotional neglect and abuse, and finally, allows himself to cry.
PLUM STUPPLE-HARRIS started directing at 15 when he formed a theatre company with some of his mates called Strange Youngens. After a few years he was an associate director for Theatre Royal Plymouth & Red Ladder Theatre Company. Moving into film in 2016, he has directed a broad range of fiction & commercial productions. Additionally, Plum has directed many Music Videos for chart topping artists and award winning commercials. Along side his directing career he has enjoyed success as a producer’s assistant and development coordinator, involved in productions such as Fantastic Beasts, Sense 8, Yesterday and many more indie films. Plum’s passion is for stories that encourage empathy and tangle an audience up in the murky morality of modern life.
MAPUTO — МАПУТО
Brazil − Бразилия − 2024 − 16’50’’
Director: Lucas Abrahão
Writer: Lucas Abrahão & André Almeida
Cinematography: Lucas Haas
Composer: Pedro Santiago
Editor: Rafael Melo
Producer: Patrícia Maccioni
Cast: Leonardo Lovantino, João Guilherme Fonseca Режисьор:
In an abandoned farm, young Tatu is tricked by three older kids into believing that if he overcomes certain challenges he will become a MAPUTO, a supernatural being. Tatu remains resolute in his pursuit even as the tasks become increasingly dangerous.
LUCAS ABRAHÃO is a screenwriter and director whose work spans various styles, formats, and countries. His short films have been selected at over 100 international festivals, winning numerous awards. Beyond filming, Lucas is also a teacher of screenwriting at various Brazilian institutions and was a guest lecturer at Ashland University (USA). He has been selected for workshops such as Berlinale Talents - Buenos Aires (2017), POWR Baltic Exchange - Estonia (2018), and Willapa Bay AiRUSA (2019).
(2019).
MARION — МАРИОН
France, UK − Франция,
Director: Joe Weiland & Finn Constantine
Writer: Joe Weiland & Finn Constantine
Cinematography: Harry Wheeler
Composer: Interlude Sounds
Editors: Phil Currie & Maxime Caro
Producers and coproducers: Marija Djikic, Noémie Lisbonis Boyer, Nicolas Tiry
JOE WEILAND is a BAFTA-nominated writer and director from London. His debut film GORKA is nominated for a BAFTA for Best Short Film. He is also the recipient of two Young Director Awards. Alongside this - he has played at festivals such as BFI London Film Festival 2023 and Aesthetica Short Film Festival. Joe has a background in writing for television, commercials, and music videos and is now focusing on developing his debut feature film.
FINN CONSTANTINE is a writer/director and photographer working across film, fashion and art. He’s worked with brands such as Gucci, Adidas and Bottega Veneta. Constantine is the founder of art magazine PLASTER working across digital, print and video with the world’s leading artists. Having shot countless music videos and recently nominated for a UKMVA - he’s now moved into narrative work with his first short Marion and is currently developing a feature.
NEXT IN LINE —
2024 − 09’00’’
Director: Seyma Dag
Writer: Colleen Bell
Cinematography: Roz McCormick
Composer: Rahul Shah
Editor: Elizabeth Clutterbuck
Producer: Katriona Tweedie
Cast: Laura Lovemore, Louise Oliver
An observation of the benefits system, NEXT IN LINE centres a refugee doctor who’s seeking government financial assistance. At her job centre meeting she faces a harrowing decision – either she works as a cleaner or gets sanctioned.
SEYMA is a Glasgow and London based Filmmaker whose short films have been selected at Glasgow Short, Bolton, British Shorts Berlin, Norwich and more. During her studies at Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she made her first short, MOVING, which got nominated for the Young Filmmakers Prize at Glasgow Short Film Festival. Her short film, NEXT IN LINE, got commissioned by Screen Scotland through the GMAC Little Pictures scheme and won Best Film at Raindance Open Shorts. In addition to her directorial work, Seyma collaborates with other filmmakers as an Editor and continues creating work that touches on womanhood and immigrant experience.
Father and son are on their way to the airport to pick up a gift sent from abroad by the boy’s godfather. Amid bureaucratic hurdles, with little or no hope for real political and social changes in the country, they find comfort and strength in their shared optimism for the future.
SAMIR KARAHODA is a Kosovo-based photographer, filmmaker, and cinematographer known for his distinct storytelling style that explores Kosovo’s social and political realities. With a BA and MFA in Photography from Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul, he has also curated DokuFest’s short film program for over 20 years.
Karahoda’s directorial debut, IN BETWEEN (Në mes), premiered at the Berlinale in 2019. His second short, DISPLACED (Pa vend), premiered in Official Competition at Cannes 2021, winning multiple awards, including the IMDb Pro Short Cuts Award at TIFF, Best Nonfiction at Sundance, and a nomination for the European Film Awards. His third film, ON THE WAY (Rrugës), became his second short to be selected for Cannes (2024) and TIFF. Since 2021 he’s member of European Film Academy.
Italy − Италия − 2025 − 17’59’’
Director: Giulia Camba
Writer: Giulia Camba
Cinematography: Francesco Piras
Composer: Giulia Tagliavia
Editor: Matteo Manunta
Producer: Andrea Mura, Chiara Andrich
Cast: Ariele Arosio, Valentina Puddu, Andrea Petrillo
Nina wakes up restless in the middle of the night, wanders around the house and accidentally steps on a spider. Her father tells her that its death will bring bad luck. The next day, Nina goes on a seaside trip with her mother and other children. Among the beach dunes, she will realize what troubles her.
GIULIA CAMBA, director and photographer, holds a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from IED. She further pursued her studies in visual anthropology at the University of Kent in Canterbury. Her research takes shape through a dialogue between reality and imagination, focusing on cultural contaminations and the relationship between identity, place, and memory. She has created video art pieces and short experimental documentaries.
PARADISO
Bulgaria, Spain,
Germany − България, Испания, Германия − 2025 − 13’42’’
Cast: Lucia Zamora, Adela Trifonova, Jorge Cañas, Martin Taskov
Режисьор: Иван Димитров Сценарист: Иван Димитров и Фернандо Уете
Оператор: Иван Димитров
Монтаж: Иван Димитров
Продуцент: Красимира Александрова, Беа Гедеха-Марон
Участват: Лусиа Замора, Адела Трифонова, Хорхе Каняс, Мартин Тасков
Inside a cold and rusty bunker, Irina and Georgi endure the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. Georgi’s heavy radiation sickness and imminent death prompts Irina to repair his old and beloved guitar so he can hear it one last time.
IVAN DIMITROV is a Bulgarian-Spanish filmmaker. He studied at the ECAM school in Madrid. He has worked as a director and screenwriter on short films such as PARADISO (2025), SILENCIO (2024) and NEGATIV (2023). All his films are set in dark landscapes where the protagonists fall into madness and have to face themselves and the world around them. History, religion and the ethereal are recurring themes in Dimitrov’s films.
PUNTER — ИГРАЧ
South Africa, USA − ЮАР, САЩ − 2024 − 13’53’’
Director: Jason Adam Maselle
Writer: Jason Adam Maselle
Cinematography: William Douglas
Editor: Jason Adam Maselle, Nay Tabbara
Producer: Noam Argov, Jason Adam Maselle, Rethabile Mothobi
Cast: Tiago Marques, Bouwer Bosch
Режисьор: Джейсън
Young Brett must navigate the underbelly of the Johannesburg gambling world as a seemingly harmless horse racing bet jeopardizes the surprise he’s prepared for his Father’s birthday.
Мотоби
Участват: Тиаго Маркес, Бауър Бош
JASON ADAM MASELLE is a filmmaker from Johannesburg, South Africa currently based in New York City. His work is driven by his passion to share morally complex and character rich South African stories, while also pursuing universal themes such as unrequited love, grief and the special feeling you get in your chest when something takes your breath away. His work has screened on HBO Max, SportsNet New York and at numerous international and Oscar qualifying film festivals. Jason received his MFA in filmmaking from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is the recipient of the Maurice Kanbar scholarship and the Peter R. Gould scholarship. He is a Black Family Prize winner and a Riese Post-Production award grantee. He was a finalist for the ARRI Volker Bahnemann award for outstanding cinematography. His latest film PUNTER is executive produced by Spike Lee. The film won First Prize at NYU’s First Run Film Competition. The film is a top 3 finalist for a Student BAFTA. He misses going to the movies with his dad.
RAGAMUFFIN —
USA − САЩ − 2025 − 14’27’’
Director: Kaitlyn Mikayla
Writer: Kaitlyn Mikayla
Cinematography: Jared Bedrejo
Composer: James Parker
Editor: Bia Jurema
Producer: Hannah Alline, Christina Jundt, Amber Neukum, Sailor Larocque
Executive
Producer: Jason Reitman
Cast: Eden Harper, Robert Hadlock, Bailey Sloan, Courtney Dietz, Michael Aaron Milligan Режисьор:
A twelve year old motocross racer spends what seems like an average race weekend at the track with her father. But as the weekend unfolds, she’s faced with her identity, her deafness, and what it means to be a girl.
KAITLYN MIKAYLA has worked as a fashion photographer and commercial director over the last decade. Her fashion work has been published internationally, showcased on Times Square Billboards and her commercial work for brands like SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIM, JUICY COUTURE, NAUTICA, and BARNEY’S NEW YORK has been nationally syndicated. RAGAMUFFIN is her first foray into narrative filmmaking.
е работила като моден фотограф и режисьор на реклами. Нейните модни творби са публикувани в различни държави,
SAUNA DAY — ДЕН
Estonia − Естония − 2024 −
13’17’’
Director: Anna Hints & Tushar Prakash
Writer: Anna Hints & Tushar Prakash
Cinematography: Ants Tammik
Editor: Emeri Abel
Producer: Johanna Maria Paulson, Evelin
Penttilä (Stellar Film)
Cast: Rasmus Kaljujärv, Agur Seim
Режисьор: Ана Хинтс & Тушар Пракаш Сценарист: Ана Хинтс
SAUNA DAY invites you into the world of Southern Estonian men who go to the dark-intimate space of a smoke sauna after a hard day’s work. Beneath their tough exteriors lies a desire for connection, veiled in secrecy.
(Stellar Film)
Участват: Расмус Калюярв, Агур Сеим
ANNA HINTS is an Estonian film director deeply rooted in the culture of South Estonia, yet for 5 years her second home has been India. She studied literature and folklore and has a degree in Photography and Film Directing. Filmography: Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (2023), Ice (2017).
TUSHAR PRAKASH is an Indian filmmaker and graduate of Lodz’s National Polish Film School. He has been living in Estonia since 2020 and is currently working on a feature fiction film. Filmography: Jestem OK (2012), The Karma Killings (2016).
SMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD (2023), ICE (2017).
JESTEM OK (2012), THE KARMA KILLINGS (2016).
SHIFTING TIDES —
Bulgaria − България − 2024 −
19’55’’
Director: Yoan Petrov
Writer: Yoan Petrov
Cinematography: Giorgos Tsamis
Composer: Arn Andersson
Editor: Boyana Yordanova
Producer: Yoan Petrov, Dessy Tenekedjieva, Gary Stretch
Cast: Yuri Angelov, Yoan Popov
Режисьор: Йоан Петров Сценарист: Йоан Петров
Оператор: Йорго Цамис
Музика: Арн Андерсън
Монтаж: Бояна Йорданова
Продуцент: Йоан Петров, Деси Тенекеджиева, Гари Стреч Участват: Юрий Ангелов, Йоан Попов
Estranged uncle - Mitio and nephew - Chris, meet after many years and have to determine what to do with the fortune Chris’s mother has left behind after her death. Mitio, being a grumpy old timer set in his ways, and Chris - a young and progressive child of the world, end up bumping heads over ideologies, worldview and simple priorities. Soon however, Chris is forced to accept that not all is as he thinks it is, and he might himself be guilty of what he has been blaming his uncle for.
YOAN PETROV was born in 1999 and spent his childhood between Sofia and Sinemorets. At the age of 15 he moved to the UK to begin pursuing an education and later a career in filmmaking. After graduating from university with а BA Degree in film he took a sidestep, and began working in the AI industry for 4 years, before quitting, and spending his savings to make his debut short - SHIFTING TIDES. Yoan is eager to move into feature filmmaking and spends his time developing his debut feature film.
Felix, a 9-year-old boy, is about to move. He spends his free time at a stable but has never dared to ride a horse. He admires Victoria, a twelve-year-old equestrian prodigy. However, Felix is troubled by intriguing events: he observes with concern his friend’s gradual distance and notices a strange relationship between her and their coach.
дванадесетгодишно дете-чудо в конния спорт. Феликс обаче е обезпокоен от любопитни събития: той наблюдава с
NATHAN COEN began his career studying architectural and art photography before pursuing audiovisual studies at ESRA Paris. He worked as an assistant cameraman before joining the Ateliers du Cinéma de Beaune, where he trained under Claude Lelouch for three years. During this time, he wrote SILENT STABLE. Now a director, he also works in color grading at HD- Systems, deepening his passion for image-making.
Six — Шест
Greece − Гърция − 2024 − 12’26’’
Director: Leoni Xerovasila
Writer: Leoni Xerovasila
Cinematography: Thanos
Konstantopoulos
Composer: Nikos Papaioannou
Editor: Despoina Alexopoulou
Producer: Photini
Economopoulou & Vassiliki Patrouba
Cast: Leoni Xerovasila, Evelina Papoulia, Elena Topalidou, Anastasia Stylianidi, Maria Constanta, Areti Tili, Pelagia Papamichail
Режисьор: Леони Ксеровасила
Сценарист: Леони Ксеровасила
Оператор: Танос Константопулос
Музика: Никос Папайоану Монтаж: Деспина
Алексопуло
Продуцент: Фотини Економопуло & Василики Патруба
Участват: Леони Ксеровасила, Евелина Папулиа, Елена Топалиду, Анастасия Стилианиди, Мария Константа, Арети Тили, Пелагия Папамихаил
A rhythmic gymnastics champion is in a tense psychological state, caught between the past and the present. She constantly has nightmares that interfere with her daily life. Unable to drink water normally, she weighs it and knows that 6 sips is 100 g. Her life becomes increasingly heavy. The pressure builds and the nightmare returns every night. The sound of a waterfall in her mind becomes gigantic and invites her to make peace with it and move on with her life.
претегля и знае, че 6 глътки са 100 г. Животът ѝ става все по-тежък. Напрежението се натрупва и кошмарът се завръща всяка нощ. Звукът на водопад в съзнанието ѝ става гигантски
LEONI XEROVASILA was born in Athens. She graduated from The National Theatre of Greece Drama School & the Panteion University Department of Psychology. She was a European Champion in rhythmic gymnastics. She works as an actress. The film titled SIX (2024) is the first film she has directed, written the script of and played the leading role. SIX premiered at Athens International Film Festival & Microμ Film Festival winning two awards for Best Actress & the Public’s Second favorite film.
SOAR — Полет
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 17’42’’
Director: Valya Pelova
Writer: Mariana Dimitrova, Elena Telbis
Cinematography: Alisiya Simeonova
Composer: Kosta Kolarov
Editor: Polya Hristova
Producer: Valya Pelova
Cast: Svetlana Yancheva, Elena Telbis
Режисьор: Валя
After losing her husband, Mila retreats to live alone in a camper by the shore of a dam. Lia is a young drifter, a traveler who has spent most of her life in motion. When their paths cross, both women are changed. Mila learns a little how Lia copes with the world: she hits the road on her own to discover who she truly is and how to be a better person.
VALYA is a debut film director, inspired by travel, and the invisible threads that bind people. She sees the road as a space for freedom, self-discovery, and genuine connection between strangers. Her first short film, Soar, reflects this vision through the story of two women who meet and are changed by each other.
STEPMOTHER —
France, Turkey − Франция, Турция − 2024
− 14’18’’
Director: Negar Naghavi
Writer: Negar Naghavi
Cinematography: Abib Sobhani
Composer: Fargana Gasimova
Editor: Mohammad Najarian
Producer: Idris Lettifi and Moussa Lettifi (Piano Sano Films) and Ilhan Shah (Ilhan Shah Production)
Cast: Panthea Panahiha
Режисьор: Негар Нагави
Негар
Абиб
Музика: Фаргана Гасимова
Мохамад
Продуцент: Идрис Летифи и Муса Летифи (Piano Sano Films), Илхан Шах (Ilhan Shah Production)
Участват: Пантеа Панахиха
Iran, isolated mountain. A wooden cabin. An old healer gives birth to... a turtle. …
I am NEGAR NAGHAVI an independent filmmaker. After I graduated from the university in the field of theater, I follow the cinema and I have been working in cinema since 2019. I made my debut in 2020 with my short film A SHARED PATH which was accepted by many festivals like Clermont-Ferrand film festival or LA Short Film Festival.
STOP THE CAR — СПРИ
Bulgaria − България − 2025
− 19’00’’
Director: Igor Hristov
Writers: Igor Hristov & Nevena Semova
Cinematography: Aleksandar Krumov
Music: Boris Nenov
Editing: Mitko Balabanov
Producer: Nevena Semova
Cast: OvanesTorosyan, Tigran Torosyan, Anika Alexandrova, Emil Videv, Radka Petkova
Режисьор: Игор Христов
Сценарист: Игор Христов и Невена
Two brothers, Deyan and Boyan, in search of easy money, steal a car from a roadside parking lot along the highway. They soon discover a sleeping child inside, and realize the car belongs to professional kidnappers. Boyan panics and urges his brother to stop, while the more cunning Deyan suggests using the situation to make a lot of money from the child. Boyan refuses and after a struggle the car veers off the road and gets stuck in a snow pile. The kidnappers catch up with the brothers and a fight starts. Boyan prevails and rescues the child, who finds comfort in his arms as the sound of approaching police sirens echoes in the distance.
в паника и настоява да спрат, а Деян, по-решителен, предлага да използват ситуацията, за да изкарат солидна сума пари за детето. Боян се възпротивява и след схватка, колата излиза от пътя и засяда в снежна преспа. Похитителите ги настигат и влизат в схватка с двамата братя. Боян надделява и спасява детето, а то, изплашено, намира утеха в прегръдката
IGOR HRISTOV is a director and screenwriter from North Macedonia, who studied directing at NATFA in Bulgaria. He has made several short films and documentaries, including DANDELION, OCEAN CHILD, and MARCH (shot on 35mm), screened at festivals in Sarajevo, Kustendorf, Sofia, Monterrey, and Sichuan. His most recent project, THIS IS HER STORY—a documentary omnibus about women in extreme sports—won five awards and was selected at festivals in Torelló, Barcelona, Ona, and Bansko.
THAT’S HOW I LOVE YOU —
Croatia, Portugal −
Director: Mário Macedo
Writer: Ivor Radmilović
Pavlek
Cinematography: Dubravka Kurobasa
Editor: Tiago Carvalho
Producer: Šimun Kuliš, Vanja Vascarac (Plan 9)
/ André Guiomar, Luís Costa (Olhar de Ulisses)
Cast: Viktor Fabiančić, Zdenko Jelčić, Edita Karađole
Участват: Виктор Фабианчич, Зденко Йелчич, Едита Караджоле
While spending holidays at his grandparents’ place in the countryside, a boy learns a cruel lesson of mercy.
Portuguese Catholic University of Porto (UCP). In 2011 finished the film course at the European Film College in Denmark. Right now, he’s developing a new short film together with Dornaz Hajiha, part of Factory and will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival 2023. Also, he’s preparing a feature film in Berlin, PURPLE MILKWEED, together with Christian Tranberg, and finishing writing his first solo feature film ТHE ROBBERY At the moment, he divides his time between Copenhagen, Zagreb, Berlin and Portugal.
THE CANON — КАНОНЪТ
Chile − Чили − 2024 − 20’00’’
Director: Martín Seeger
Writer: Martín Seeger
Cinematography: Víctor Rojas
Editor: Juan Murillo
Producer: Rodrigo Muñoz
Cast: Berdouay Camilus
Режисьор: Мартин Зегер Сценарист: Мартин Зегер Оператор: Виктор Рохас Монтаж: Хуан Мурийо Продуцент: Родриго Муньос Участват: Бердуей Камилус
Jean, a Haitian migrant in Chili, is admired everywhere he goes. His body represents all the classical values of the academy. However, in the anonymity of his existence, he is also a canon of marginality…
На Жан, хаитянски мигрант в Чили, се възхищават навсякъде, където отиде. Тялото му олицетворява всички класически параметри в изобразителното изкуство. В анонимността на съществуването си обаче, той е и канон на маргиналността…
MARTÍN SEEGER (1983, Santiago de Chile), Director and Screenwriter. He runs the production Company NACROVIA. Currently he is releasing the short film THE CANON (2024), producing the feature films THE RED SPOT (fiction) and WINDOWS (documentary).
МАРТИН ЗЕГЕР (1983, Сантяго де Чили) е режисьор и сценарист. Ръководи продуцентската компания Накровиа (NACROVIA). КАНОНЪТ (2024) е най-новият му филм. Освен това продуцира и пълнометражните филми THE RED SPOT (игрален) и WINDOWS (документален).
THE DAY SHE WILL BE BORN —
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 15’51’’
Director: Emil Spahiyski
Writer: Emil Spahiyski, Bogdan Muresanu. Based on short story written by Yordanka Beleva
In this psychological drama, Martha drifts between her youth, planning a wedding with Julian, and her harsh present in a nursing home marked by abuse. As dementia blurs time, her memories become refuge and resistance. What seems like confusion is, in fact, clarity—she unites all versions of herself for one final act of defiance. A story about resilience, love, and the power of memory. Dedicated to those who left before departing.
всички свои версии за последен акт на неподчинение. История за устойчивостта,
EMIL SPAHIYSKI is a film director, screenwriter, journalist and publicist with extensive experience in print media, television and cinema. He is known as the co-author of the script for the film “THE JUDGMENT” by producer and director Stefan Komandarev (Grand Prix--Indianapolis, Warsaw International Film Festival, “Golden Rose” and many more awards). Winner of the Bulgarian Film Academy’s Screenplay Award, the “Golden Rhyton” Award for directorial debut in documentary cinema. Screenwriter of the television series “STOLICHANI V POVE”, screenwriter and editor of television reality formats. In the print media he has worked from a reporter and political observer to a media executive. He was a correspondent for newspapers in the government, the presidency. He covered the war in Kosovo, he was a correspondent in the Caucasus.
THE EGGREGORES’ THEORY —
Italy − Италия − 2024 − 15’27’’
Director: Andrea Gatopoulos
Writer: Andrea Gatopoulos
Animation: Andrea Gatopoulos
Composer: Tommaso Barbaro
Editor: Andrea Gatopoulos
Producer: Ariens Damsi, Luigi Mascolo, Marco Crispano
Andrea Gatopoulos, Orazio Guarino, Marco Santoro
Cast: David Rumsey
Режисьор: Андреа Гатопулос Сценарист:
He does not remember much from that time. Things have faded, like the color of a painting after too much light. The only thing that bothers him is this music. It keeps popping up... He thinks he forgot what it meant. All he knows, for sure, is that he cannot get it out of his head.
е забравил какво означава. Всичко, което знае със сигурност е, че не може да я избие от главата си.
Talents)
He is a film producer and director, member of EFA and alumnus of Berlinale Talents and Locarno Spring Academy. He studied in workshops with Werner Herzog, Radu Jude and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. His film productions were featured in more than 150 festivals all around the world including Cannes Quinzaine, Locarno, Venice SIC@SIC, Camerimage, Rotterdam IFFR. His short film Happy New Year, Jim premiered at Cannes Film Festival during the 54. Quinzaine des Réalisateurs. In 2023, he took part in Locarno Spring Academy with Radu Jude where he shot Eschaton Ad. In November 2023, his debut feature documentary A STRANGER QUEST was presented at the 41. Turin Film Festival, Thessaloniki FF, Vancouver FF and others. In 2024, his short THE EGGREGORES’ THEORY opened Venice Film Critics’ Week.
(Cannes Quinzaine),
THE EXECUTIONER —
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 13’30’’
Director: Delyan Mihaylov
Writer: Delyan Mihaylov
Cinematography: Maria Takova
Editor: Delyan Mihaylov
Producer: Daniela Savchova
Cast: Ovanes Torosyan, Milena Ermenkova, Sevar Ivanov, Tzvetana Maneva, Nikolay Nikolaev, Natali Nikova, Nikol Gencheva, Marian Dulchev, Iliyan Nonov, Valentin Vasilev, Martin Ivanov, Konstantin Tishev, Ivan Damyanski, Viktor Anichin, Lilyana Anichina, Penka Damyanska as Villager, Krum Papazov
Натали Никоава, Никол Генчева, Валентин Василев, Мартин Иванов, Константин Тишев, Иван Дамянски, Виктор Аничин, Лиляна Аничина,
Пенка Дамянска, Крум Папазов
In a small village in post-liberation Bulgaria, during a time when public executions were a grim spectacle, the always cheerful executioner Bogomil finds himself entangled in a web of passion and betrayal. Despite his sunny disposition and love for life, he falls for the married Maria and, in a twist of fate, risks everything to save her husband from the gallows.…
DELYAN MIHAYLOV is a Bulgarian filmmaker whose work confronts the raw complexities of human existence through genre-defying storytelling. A graduate of the University of York, his student films garnered attention at international festivals, paving the way for his bold debut short The Executioner. A film funded by Bulgaria’s National Fund of Culture, starring Bulgarian icons Tzvetana Maneva and Ovanes Torosyan. As he develops his first feature, he remains rooted in Sofia’s thriving arts scene.
THE FISHERMAN — Рибарят
Bulgaria − България −
2024 − 18’30’’
Director: Peter Raijekov
Writer: Lora Markova
Cinematography: Georgi Gvozdev
Editor: Yulia Grozdanova
Producer: Peacture
Cast: Asen Blatechki, Mariya Sotirova, Elin Petkov
Режисьор:
THE FISHERMAN tells the story of a lonely fisherman who, developing Parkinson’s, begins to lose all his meaning and knowledge of life in a fight of not just the body but the mind. This is not simply a tale of reflections on neurological diseases, but on interpersonal relationships in the cold inner world of Balkan men and above all - the struggle to change one’s entire being having crossed life halfway.
PETER was born in 1997 in Sofia. He obtained a BA in directing at the New Bulgarian University but in his early days he turned towards a Director of Photography career path. Now after years of experience he boldly pursues a mixture of these two passions.
THE HUNTERS — ЛОВЦИТЕ
Portugal, France −
Director: David Pinheiro
Vicente
Writer: David Pinheiro
Vicente
Cinematography: João Ribeiro
Editor: Pedro Filipe Marques
Producer: Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar (O SOM E A FÚRIA) / Jérôme Blesson (LA BELLE AFFAIRE PRODUCTIONS)
1970 something. As the end of an era of repression approaches, a bourgeois family still in its bubble of power spends its vacation in a country house. The teenage cousins spend their days in indolence, interrupted by fits of hysteria. It will only take the introduction of an outside element for violence to erupt. 1970
began his film career as an art and assistant director. He completed the two short films comprising his filmography, WHERE THE SUMMER GOES (2018) and THE LAMB OF GOD (2020), which have been acclaimed at some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals — competing for the Golden Bear in Berlin and the Palme d’Or in Cannes. His work addresses questions of the body and spirit, proposing to investigate the complexities of physical and spiritual growth.
A son’s relationship with his mother can be the pinnacle of love between two people, but it can also mean an unavoidable distance when he tries to talk about what has never been said. A Sunday lunch seems to be the ideal occasion to try to overcome that distance.…
JULIÁN LONA was born in Córdoba, Argentina in 1989. He has directed 3 independent documentary feature films that participated in several festivals as: MarDoc Lab (International Film Festival of Mar del Plata), MIPTVMIPDOC (Cannes), Long Beach Indie (USA), Uruguay International Film Festival, among others. After 13 years filming he is now focusing in fiction, starting with his debut short film EL CANTO DEL CISNE starring Javier Godino (EL SECRETO DE SUS OJOS) and Lucas Ferraro (VIS A VIS), with original music composed by Sergio Acosta Russek (Zoé). This film has participated in internationally prestigious festivals such as In the Palace (Bulgaria, Oscar qualifier); Girona Film Festival, Elche and more.
He is currently in distribution of 2 short films (THE NEXT TIME starring Ana María Picchio / Esteban Meloni; and OROPEL starring Antonio Birabent). Also in search of financing for his next fictional feature film called VICTORIA).
THE PEARL COMB —
UK − Великобритания − 2024 − 20’33’’
Director: Ali Cook
Writer: Ali Cook
Cinematography: Dave Miller
Composer: Clark
Editor: Sadaf Nazari
Producer: Ross Williams, Matthew James Wilkinson
Cast: Beatie Edney, Ali Cook, Simon Armstrong, Clara Paget, Roxana Cook
Бийти Едни, Али Кук, Саймън Армстронг, Клара Пейджет, Роксана Кук, Томас Стокър
In 1893, an endearing Cornish fisherman’s wife captures the attention of the medical profession as the first person to ever cure someone of Tuberculosis. A doctor, hell bent on proving a woman’s place is in the home and not practising medicine, is sent to investigate her miraculous claim - only to discover the source of her unearthly power... През
THE PEARL COMB follows ALI’s BAFTA long listed short, THE CUNNING MAN, which screened at 88 international film festivals including FrightFest, the Oscar qualifying Cleveland International Film Festival, the Oscar qualifying Cinefest, the BAFTA & BIFA qualifying Norwich Film Festival, the BAFTA qualifying Underwire Festival, Morbido and the BAFTA qualifying Carmarthen Bay International Film Festival. It won 33 awards and was runner up for the prestigious Melies D’Argent award at the Abertoir Horror Festival.
THE SEA IN BETWEEN —
Slovenia, Czech Republic, Croatia −
Словения, Чехия, Хърватия − 2024 −
15’00’’
Director: Lun Sevnik
Writer: Lun Sevnik
Cinematography: Krystof Melka
Editor: Jana Vlcková
Producer: Rok Bicek
Cast: Bruno Mihanovic, Leon Lucev, Martin Pechlát
Режисьор: Лун Севник Сценарист: Лун Севник
Оператор: Кристоф Мелка
Монтаж: Яна Влъчкова Продуцент: Рок Бичек Участват: Бруно Миханович, Леон Лучев, Мартин Пехлат
While helping his father with the family business, a disgruntled teenage boy is stuck on a small boat with an older tourist. As the boy anxiously waits for his father to return with the daily catch, the tourist starts making lewd suggestions.
LUN SEVNIK is a film director from Slovenia. He was studying film directing at FAMU - Prague. His student film PLAYING (2019) was premiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and San Sebastian Film Festival. He just finished his graduation film THE SEA IN BETWEEN, produced by Rok Biček (Cvinger film / SI), which was a part of Clermont-Ferrand Euro Connection.
When a son can no longer afford to keep his disabled father in a nursing home, he has no choice but to bring him into the small apartment he shares with his wife, two toddlers and baby. The already cramped living conditions become even more challenging as the family struggles to adapt to the presence of the helpless grandfather. As he feels increasingly like a burden, tension grows within the household.
OGNJEN PETKOVIĆ is a versatile artist hailing from Vukovar, Croatia, born in 1986. He is renowned for his contributions as a film and theatre director, scriptwriter, and actor. He completed his acting studies at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia, in 2008. He further pursued his academic journey by obtaining a Ph.D. in Audiovisual Arts, with a specialization in film directing, from the same institution in 2021. As an actor, Ognjen has participated in more than 25 theatre plays. Ognjen‘s directorial career began in 2011 when he directed his first film. Over the years, he has crafted seven short movies, which has been showcased at more than 80 international film festivals. Ognjen Petković‘s creative efforts have been acknowledged with 21 international and national awards.
TIDY HOUSE —
UK − Великобритания
− 2024 − 12’48’’
Director: Douglas Dezzani
Writer: Douglas Dezzani
Cinematography: Llion Gtehin
Editor: Douglas Dezzani
Producer: Elan Isaac
Cast: Gruffudd Glynn, Ava Zeta Jones
TIDY HOUSE tells the story of Becca (Ava Zeta-Jones) witnessing her father Alan (Gruffudd Glyn) in personal crisis. What happens not only affects their camping trip, but also the future of their relationship. It explores the beginning of parentification - the role reversal that happens when a child must become the parent, at the expense of their own needs.
DOUGLAS DEZZANI is a writer/director living in Wales. Born in Hawaii and having lived in the United States, his passion for cinema and culture inspire him to share intimate stories about the human experience.
On a crime scene, a forensic’s man find out that one of his colleague erase an evidence. Caught red handed, he chase his colleague who’s running away. Криминалист
Assistant director since 4 years on a dozen projects for cinema and television. He directs, produces, writes and edits videos from an early age, and since several years he develops short films in parallel with his assistant career on fictional project.
A nomadic tribe of Iranian indigenous people, migrating in harsh snowy conditions, is faced with a violent storm and blizzard. Lohrsab, in a difficult choice, must decide between saving his father or his wife and son. According to the customs of the nomadic tribes, he entrusts his father to nature by leaving him in a shelter.
HOSSEIN ALLAHYARI is an Iranian independent film director and screenwriter. After graduating with a Master’s degree in cinema major from Tarbiat Modares University, Hossein began his career as an assistant director, working with renowned Iranian filmmakers. Assistant director on feature films in Iran, provided him with invaluable insights into the filmmaking process. In addition to his work as an assistant director, Hossein has also written screenplays and directed plays and short films in Iran. His short films, A MIRROR, THE WHIMPER AND EXISTENCE, have won awards at international film festivals.
Ireland − Ирландия − 2023 − 16’42’’
Director: Zoë BrennanWhitmore
Writer: Mary Rose Kirwan
Cinematography: Evan Barry
Composer: Eimear McCarrick
Editor: John Cutler
Producer: Fiona Dwyer & Natalie Britton
Cast: Mary Kirwan, John Doran, Shane Robinson, Colman Hayes, Eimer Morrissey, Robert Mitchell, Ali Hardiman, Michael Patrick, Emer O’Neill, Oren Connolly
Режисьор: Зоуи БренанУитмор
Сценарист: Мери Роуз Къруан
Оператор: Ивън Бари
Музика: Иймър Маккарик
Монтаж: Джон Катлър
Продуцент: Фиона Дуайър & Натали Бритън
Участват: Мери Къруан, Джон Доран, Шейн Робинсън, Коулман Хейс, Иймър Мориси, Робърт Мичъл, Али Хардиман, Майкъл Патрик, Имър О‘Нийл, Орън Конъли
Sadhbh is many things but mainly, to her, she is fat. After seeing the love of her life on a dating app, Sadhbh is too crippled by selfdoubt to swipe right. Instead, in a bid to summon confidence, she searches for signs that her feelings are reciprocated. This quest is hindered by The Ghosts of Dating Apps, a manifestation of her own inner thoughts in the form of the riff-raff she has seen on dating apps. Can she bring herself to believe that he feels the same way? In a society awash with fatphobia, finding this belief is harder than it seems.
е обхваната от съмнение в себе си. Тя търси признаци, че чувствата й са реципрочни. Може ли да се накара да
вяра е по-трудно, отколкото изглежда.
ZOË BRENNAN-WHITMORE is an award-winning director, producer, and writer from Dublin, Ireland. In her career so far, she’s collaborated with top companies like Samson Films and Shinawil and is now Creative Director at the female-led Heritage.In 2022, Zoë snagged the Virgin Media Discovers Award and was named ‘Best Producer’ at the Emerging Director Awards. That same year, she won the DLR First Frames Short Film Fund, graduated with distinction from Screen Ireland’s Advanced Producing diploma, and was nominated for a 1.4 European Directors Award. Zoë Brennan-Whitmore’s directing work stands out for its exploration of identity and human connection, particularly through the lens of the female experience.
WEIGHT — ТЕГЛО
Ireland − Ирландия − 2024 − 16’19’’
Director: Dale Leadon-Bolger
Writer: Dale Leadon-Bolger
Cinematography: Alba Fernandez
Composer: Andrew Dunne
Editor: Dale Leadon-Bolger
Producer: Dale Leadon-Bolger
Cast: Dale Leadon-Bolger, Ally Ní Chiaráin, Áine
Ní Laoghaire, Ally
Ryan, Dylan Audrey, Sofia Tomasin, Saoirse Grogan, Brian Mccarthy
Shauna Radford, Ciarán Hemeryck
Сценарист: Дейл ЛийдънБолджър
Оператор: Алба Фернандес
Музика: Андрю Дан
Монтаж: Дейл ЛийдънБолджър
Продуцент: Дейл ЛийдънБолджър
Участват: Дейл ЛийдънБолджър, Али Ни
Хиарайн, Оня Ни Лийри, Али Райън, Дилън Одри, София
A flat-jockey’s life begins to unravel after falling from his horse in a race. Fired by his trainer mother and grappling with his injury, he desperately tries to maintain his riding weight, whilst struggling to support his family.
DALE LEADON-BOLGER is an award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter from Ireland. He was awarded funding from Screen Ireland for his short film WEIGHT, a film that he wrote, directed and produced, which had its world premiere at the Academy Award qualifying Galway Film Fleadh in 2024. Dale was commissioned by Virgin Media Television and Screen Ireland to produce and direct the documentary WHEN HORSES RUN, which looked at the mental health of Irish jockeys. Having broadcast, it subsequently played globally at festivals and was nominated for the Headline Mental Health Media Awards and won the Irish Consulate Award at the Chicago Irish Film Festival.
Режисьор: Хули Суарес Сценарист: Хули Суарес Оператор: Хуан Аграмунт
Музика: Хавиер Перес Монтаж: Хавиер Перес Продуцент: LGC Films
Based on the worldwide bestseller of the same name written by Belén López Peiró, the short film shows Lucía (alter ego of the author of the book), a 22-year-old student, who reveals the abuse she suffered as a child. A trip to the town of her childhood will be the beginning of a process of resilience, but the silence and family hypocrisy she will encounter will be her greatest obstacle.
студентка, която разказва за малтретирането, претърпяла като дете. Едно пътуване до града на нейното детство
могване, но тишината
JULI SUÁREZ is a filmmaker. Producer and screenwriter. Graduated in audiovisual communication and creative documentary film at the ERAM-University of Girona. And he has completed his audiovisual training in different referential seminars with Abbas Kiarostami, Patricio Guzmán, Asghar Farhadi and Isabel Coixet. He is the founder of the production company LGC Films, based in Banyoles (Spain).
WHY DID YOU LEAVE THE HORSE ALONE? —
France, Morocco − Франция, Мароко − 2023 − 08’00’’
Director: Faouzi Bensaïdi
Writer: Faouzi Bensaïdi
Cinematography: Florian Berutti
Editor: Faouzi Bensaïdi
Producer: Saïd Hamich Benlarbi, Sophie Penson, Judith Abitbol
In the desert, a lone rider approaches at full gallop. His old, tired horse doesn’t convince. We repeat the sequence. Still not convincing. What are we going to do with this horse?
A theater director and actor, FAOUZI BENSAÏDI made his first multiaward-winning short, LA FALAISE, in 1997. He then co-wrote Loin with André Téchiné. In 2000, he directed two short films: LE MUR, presented at the Directors Fortnight, and TRAJETS, which won a prize at the Venice FF. His first feature, MILLE MOIS, won an award at Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard. This was followed by WWW – WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD at the Venice FF, and MORT À VENDRE, awarded by the Prix Art et Essai at the Berlinale. Театралният режисьор и актьор ФАУЗИ БЕНСАИДИ прави първия си многократно награждаван късометражен филм LA FALAISE през 1997 г. След това пише сценария на Loin заедно с Андре Тешине. През 2000 г. режисира два късометражни филма: LE MUR, представен на Directors Fortnight в Кан, и TRAJETS, който печели награда на Филмовия
YOU’RE STRONG!
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 22’00’’
Director: Daniel Ahmakov
Writer: Aneliya Kadiyska
Cinematography: Daniel Ahmakov
Animation: Daniel Ahmakov
Editor: Daniel Ahmakov
Producer: Daniel Ahmakov and Aneliya Kadiyska
Cast: Atani-Emanuel Lyubomirov, Aneliya Kadiyska, Evgeniya Chora, Desislava Ackermann, Leon Ackermann, Polia TzvetkovaGheorghiu, Andrei Gheorghiu, Leon Vladimirov, Proletina Chora
Режисьор: Даниел Ахмаков
Сценарист: Анелия Кадийска
Анимация: Даниел Ахмаков
Оператор: Даниел Ахмаков Монтаж: Даниел Ахмаков
Продуцент: Даниел Ахмаков и
Анелия Кадийска Участват: Атани-Мануел Любомиров, Анелия Кадийска, Евгения Чора, Десислава Акерман, Леон Акерман, Поля Цветкова-Георгю, Леон Владимиров и Пролетина Чора
си силна!
A single mother living in Germany is floating downstream trying to stabilize herself financially. Her internal struggle with unfulfilled dreams and caring for her son put her on the brink of making a choice. Самотна
DANIEL AHMAKOV made his directing debut with a dance theater performance of “WHEN THE GODS WERE BORN” (2006) with actors suffering from hearing loss. In 2007, he moved behind the camera and entered the world of cinematography. In 2016 Daniel earned a Master’s degree in film directing. He is deeply touched by social causes and human rights issues. Daniel deeply believes that social movies are the motors and the unheard voices that lead us to change the future.
ZANGE — КЛЕЩИ
Greece, Sweden −
Director: Iris Baglanea
Writer: Iris Baglanea
Cinematography: Konstantinos
Koukoulios
Composer: Elena Kakaliagkou, Ingrid Schmoliner
Editor: Thodoris Armaos
Producer: Annabelle Aronis, Helene Stergiopoulou
Cast: Rosa Prodromou, Thodoris Korozis, Eleni Trigka, Ektoras Mammasis
Режисьор:
A family of four lives isolated by a salt marsh, guarding a lighthouse. The children play freely, untouched by fear—chasing waves, hunting crabs, turning the lighthouse beam into a game. But their innocence falters as they grapple with nature’s cycles: their father’s impending death and their mother’s impending pregnancy. Life and death, arriving in swift succession, force them into adolescence. Childhood dreams twist into nightmares, soothed only by each other’s presence.
им и бременността на майка им. Животът и смъртта, идващи
IRIS BAGLANEA is a director and a performer. ZANGE is her second short after GOADS, which has screened at many festivals worldwide and received various awards. She is currently preparing her first feature film ACHINOS, for which she received the Onassis Film Award at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival Crossroads 2022. She is alumna of ARTWORKS by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (2021) and the Los Angeles GFF Discovery Days (2023). As an artist, she is interested in the liberating power of trauma as a manifestation of the human nature and how can it be rendered in the moving image.
ANiMAtION
Cyprus − Кипър − 2024 − 16’00’’
Director: Charalambos Margaritis
Writer: Charalambos Margaritis
Cinematography: Charalambos Margaritis
Animation: Charalambos Margaritis
Composer: Charalambos Margaritis
Editor: Charalambos Margaritis
Producer: Kimonos Animation
Studio
Режисьор: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Сценарист: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Оператор: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Анимация: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Музика: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Монтаж: Хараламбос Маргаритис
Продуцент: Kimonos Animation
Studio
An inept figure takes on the impossible task of dealing with the memory of the 1974 Turkish army invasion in Cyprus and its aftermath.
CHARALAMBOS MARGARITIS is a graduate of the National Superior Fine Arts School of Paris. He currently lives and works in Paphos, Cyprus, where, in 2015, he founded Kimonos Animation Studio. He teaches animation and art history at the Department of Multimedia and Graphic Arts of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts of the Cyprus University of Technology, while conducting his PhD research in experimental narrative techniques in animated film.
A PLEASURE tries to highlight those simple pleasures that are peculiar to each person, but which to a large extent coincide. Situations and acts that go unnoticed, those that one does not put on the list when telling another person what they have done to their advantage that day. Things that are exhausted in themselves and that do not lead to great arguments when one reflects on them, on why they are pleasurable, but which nevertheless seem to hide some wisdom.
SONIA is a stop-motion animation film director, producer and animator. She has professionally directed three short films; TXOTXONGILOA, MALKOAK and PLAZER bat and several commercials. She is also trained in Forestry and Environmental Chemistry, that’s why she fuses audiovisual production and sustainability. Nominated for the Goya Awards 2024 for the animated short film TXOTXONGILOA
ALMA’S CONDITION —
Portugal, Spain −
Director: Sara Naves
Writer: Sara Naves
Cinematography: Concha Fernández Garcia
Animation: Sara Naves
Composer: Óscar López Plaza
Editor: Leticia Fernandez Fresno
Producer: Nuno Beato, Diogo Carvalho, Jose Ma. Fernandez de Vega
Alma wakes up every day with a new condition, suffering the most varied physical transformations that reflect her feelings of inadequacy and prevent her from having a normal daily routine. With each passing day, Alma gradually feels more alone.…
I am a film director and 2D animator, working in international short and feature films from Portugal, having also participated in children’s TV series and illustrated books. I concluded my BA (HONS) in Animation Production in 2009 in England, at the Arts University College at Bournemouth, in traditional animation and film directing. I work at the University of Algarve since 2012, teaching 2D animation, character and background design, and film production. I’m interested in drawn movement and expression, concept art, digital painting and storyboard.
AS I WAS A TREE —
Germany, Syria −
Director: Jalal Maghout
Writer: Jalal Maghout
Animation: Jalal Maghout
Composer: Marcus Sander
Editor: Jalal Maghout
Producer: Jalal Maghout
Режисьор:
The film explores identity, perception, and life’s cycles through the Self—an individual’s inner journey—and Proteus, a shifting symbol of external forces shaping that path. Rooted in socio-political realities, it highlights the struggle to overcome societal constraints and break free from imposed identities.
JALAL is a Syrian animation filmmaker who began his career in 2010 with CREATURES OF INEXISTENCE. His 2013 film CANVAS ON MIXED MEDIA was shown at Annecy and on ARTE. After moving to Berlin, he made the animadoc SULEIMA, which premiered at DOK Leipzig 2014. His master’s film HAVE A NICE DOG! premiered at Filmfest Dresden, won multiple awards, and qualified for the 2020 Oscar shortlist. Jalal has also served on juries at ITFS, Annecy, and other festivals. ДЖАЛАЛ
CREATURES OF INEXISTENCE.
филм SULEIMA, с премиера на DOK Leipzig 2014. Дипломният му филм HAVE A NICE DOG! печели множество
кия списък за „Оскар“ 2020. Джалал е бил и член на жури на ITFS, Анси и други фестивали.
AZKENA — АЗКЕНА
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 09’00’’
Director: Ane Inés Landeta, Lorea Lyons
Writer: Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta
Animation: Lorea Lyons, Ane Inés Landeta
Composer: Llúcia Pla
Editor: Lorea Lyons
Producer: Izaskun Arandia
Cast: Ainhoa Larrañaga
Lorea's reference points are her mother and her grandmother. Through these two generations she observes the bond that women have experienced around motherhood. Now it is up to her to decide whether or not to become a mother herself and to look for answers to pending questions.
LOREA LYONS
She graduated in Audiovisual Communication in 2018. Since then she has worked mainly in cultural management and production. She has also participated in short films such as PETITE CON (2017) and INSTRUCCIONES PARA CAMINAR POR LA CIUDAD (2021).
PETITE CON (2017) и INSTRUCCIONES PARA CAMINAR POR LA CIUDAD (2021).
ANE INÉS LANDETA
She graduated in Fine Arts in 2018. In addition to production and photography work, she has participated as an animator in the production of several short films with the HauAzkena Animation Group.
HauAzkena Animation Group.
BALCONADA — Балконада
Bulgaria, France −
Director: Iva Tokmakchieva
Writer: Iva Tokmakchieva
Cinematography: Iva Tokmakchieva, Andrea Popyordanova
A hot summer day brings several neighbours out on their balconies. During a sudden rainstorm, one of them gets a burst of inspiration, which encourages the rest to live in the moment.
IVA TOKMAKCHIEVA graduated BA in Animation at the New Bulgarian University in 2019. Her graduation film LET’S MEET YESTERDAY was selected at numerous international and national festivals and was awarded with several prizes, including ASIFA Student Award in 2020. Since then Iva is part of Compote Collective and currently completed her debut film BALCONADA
In a cave within an incisor, a shaman works ambitiously on a massive mural. When she runs out of paint, she travels to the wisdom tooth at the back of the mouth to gather new supplies. Her journey is arduous, as toothpaste storms sweep through the oral cavity: the television presenter to whom the mouth belongs prepares to deliver the weather report with a brilliant white smile.
ALINE HÖCHLI is an artist specializing in animated film and illustration. She studied film in the animation department at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts HSLU, graduating in 2015. She founded KOLOSS Studio in 2016. Aline currently lives and works in Bern.
Slovenia, Croatia − Словения, Хърватия
− 2024 − 09’45’’
Director: Ana Čigon
Writer: Ana Čigon
Animation: Kata Gugić, Ana Čigon, Ana Horvat, Bernarda Kristan, Lea Vučko, Damir Grbanović
Composer: Tomaž Grom
Editor: Iva Kraljević
Producer: Viva Videnović Режисьор:
The film takes place in Catlands, the union of distinct feline territories inhabited by cats of various social statuses. The delicate established status quo is disrupted by newcomers trespassing the lawns of the cats’ united territories. To address this international issue, the most prominent residents devise a cunning plan, one that cannot be executed without harming some innocent victims.
ANA ČIGON (1982) is an established Slovene artist known for her video art, films and performances dealing with social issues which often contain elements of humour, irony and satire. She has made documentaries, experimental films and animation. It is in the latter that she recently found most inspiration because of her academic background in painting and video art.
DAGON — ДАГОН
Italy − Италия − 2024 − 06’07’’
Director: Paolo Gaudio
Writer: Paolo Gaudio freely inspired on a novel by H.P. Lovecraft
Cinematography: Andrea Gabriele
Animation: Gianluca Maruotti
Composer: Lorenzo Tomio
Editor: Riccardo
Lancialonga
Producer: Daniele Esposito
Режисьор: Паоло Гаудио
DAGON is a stop motion animation short film freely inspired by the story of the same name by cult author H.P. Lovecraft. In 1919 San Francisco, a man is standing on the ledge of a building ready to jump. Desperate, he relives in his memories the absurd and shocking episode that led him to the brink of suicide: the encounter with the monstrous and mythological Great Old One, DAGON.
DAGON е
PAOLO GAUDIO is a director, screenwriter, and stop motion animator. For over 18 years, he has explored animation techniques for film, TV, and web. His feature debut, Reveries of a Solitary Walker (2015), won international awards. He received a Nastro d’Argento for Looney Foodz! (2018), and THE BLACK Recat screened at major fantasy festivals. Since 2019, he has led IngenereCinema.com and the docuseries Il Giro dell’Horror. In 2024, he released Dagon.
и уеб. Игралният му дебют Reveries of a Solitary Walker (2015) печели международни награди. Получава
Nastro d’Argento за Looney Foodz! (2018) и THE BLACK Recat,
Dagon.
DEVIL'S BEACON —
Argentina −
Аржентина − 2024 − 11’10’’
Director: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza
Writer: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza
Animation: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza
Composer: Emanuel Gabotto, David Tokar
Producer: Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza
Martín, a young urban raver, becomes entangled in a strange accident on the road while heading to a party in the middle of the Argentine Pampas. Finding refuge in a mysterious countryside tavern and taken in by two strangers, Martín’s paranoia begins to take hold of him. As the hours pass, his perception starts to distort, unleashing unsettling visions that will lead him to confront the supernatural forces lurking in the night.
GERVASIO CANDA is an argentinian visual artist based in Montreal with experience in animation, video games, and design.
PAULA BOFFO is an animated film director and comic artist from Buenos Aires. His work includes SANTA SOMBRA and LUZ DIABLA, showcased at Sundance and Annecy, and he has collaborated with major studios like Disney and Netflix.
PATRICIO PLAZA is an award-winning animation filmmaker and producer, founder of Ojo Raro, with over 240 awards for his short films. He has 20 years of experience working with major studios like Cartoon Network, Disney, Warner Brothers, and Netflix.
Монтаж: Бастиен Дюприе Продуцент: Ричард Ван Ден Буум
In the countryside of yesteryear, in the mines and factories, these men of the past seem to share the same sorrows. Something seems to resonate within us today, maybe it’s just an illusion, or maybe it’s just the humbleness of everyday life.
Originally from the Lille region, BASTIEN graduated from a DMA in animation cinema in 2014 from E.S.A.A.T in Roubaix. He works as a set designer, and develops his own short film projects. Fascinated by music and the interaction it can have with abstract animation, he makes it one of the axes of his artistic approach.
In 1934, Professor Vangengheim is condemned to the Gulag on the Solovki. As he pretends to be on a grand voyage of exploration, he crafts imaginative tales in letters to his daughter Eleonora, shielding her from the truth of his sentencing as a “traitor to the motherland”. През
Born and brought up in Shatura, Russia. Graduated from Documentary Filmmaking at The Russian State University of Cinematography (VGIK) and Jiri Barta’ s animation atelier of University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. His graduation documentary film GOLDEN BUTTONS premiered at Vision du Réel and won the IDFA Talent Award, before being selected and awarded at numerous festivals around the world. ALEXEY took also part in the CEE Animation Forum, Euro Connection, IDFA Talent Campus, Visions du Réel Lab, Talent Campus of the Fajr International Film Festival.
Feferle, a whimsical and childlike being, awakens one fateful day with the unsettling knowledge that something terrible has happened. The sudden loss of her father shatters her world, leading her into a poignant exploration of family history. Tasked with sorting through the old cluttered apartment, Feferle delves into the material remains, with each item revealing the story of generations and encapsulating a century, a region, and the intricate history of a Jewish family wandering through Eastern Europe. FEFERLE unfolds as a touching tale of a young woman’s quest to make sense of her past, finding solace amid the artifacts that narrate not just her father’s life but the rich mosaic of a bygone era.…
че се е случило нещо ужасно. Внезапната загуба на баща ѝ разбива света ѝ, водейки я към трогателно изследване на семейната история. Натоварена със задачата да
ALICA KHAET was born in 1988 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and moved to Germany in 2009 after several years in Israel. She studied art and animation in Jerusalem, Prague, and Halle, graduating from Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle in 2018. Her work spans graphic art, painting, and animation. She has received multiple scholarships and awards for her artistic and film work. Khaet’s works are part of museum collections, including the House of German History (Haus der Geschichte der BRD) and others. In 2024, she released her debut animated short film FEFERLE, which has been successfully presented at international festivals.
FISHBOWL WORLD —
Spain − Испания − 2023 − 11’59’’
Director: Marco Antonio
Toledo Oval
Writer: Marco Antonio
Toledo Oval
Animation: Juan Carlos Sánchez
Lezcano
Composer: Marta Solís
Editor: Marco Antonio
Toledo Oval
Producer: Marco Antonio
Toledo Oval Режисьор:
On a normal day, Abdou leaves his shared flat incited by the bustle of the city. This unemployed immigrant, annoyed by the social commotion in the streets, decides to take a different way but also faces the harsh reality that engulfs him. The need for a change, his frustration and hostile environment cause a peaceful and humane revelation action that, at least, will get him out of “his fishbowl”.
В
Graduated in Film Sound Direction from the International Film and TV School of San Antonio de los Baños, Cuba (17th generation). Degree in Design at the University of La Laguna, Master’s Degree in Visual Arts and Multimedia at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Master’s Degree in Teaching at the University of La Laguna.
FLOW OF BEING —
Estonia, Bulgaria −
Естония, България − 2024 − 11’11’’
Director: Helen Unt
Writer: Anti Naulainen, Outi Inkeri Rossi, Helen Unt
HELEN UNT (1987) is an Estonian animator and filmmaker. She graduated with a BFA in Printmaking from the Estonian Academy of Arts, where she also completed her MFA in Animation. Since then, she has taught the development and production of animated films to children, school teachers, and animation students.
ХЕЛЪН УНТ (1987) е естонски аниматор и режисьор. Завършила е бакалавърска степен по графика в Естонската академия по изкуствата. Там завършва и магистърска степен
The white tranquility of mountains is disturbed by colorful winter sports enthusiasts who enjoy downhill skiing. The short film is an audiovisual experience, an abstract dance of freedom that reflects the joy and fragility of being.
EDMUNDS JANSONS is a Latvian-born director, animator, creative producer, book illustrator, and founder of animation film studio Atom Art. His filmography includes animated short and feature films in different genres, which have been awarded in various significant festivals. Besides, Edmunds teaches animation directing at the Academy of Arts of Latvia.
илюстратор
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 12’47’’
Director: Arturo Lacal, Alex Salu, Jordi Jiménez
Writer: Arturo Lacal
Cinematography: Sergio Daeira
Animation: Arturo Lacal
Composer: Jordi Jiménez, Zésar Martinez
Editor: Alex Salu, Arturo Lacal, Jordi Jiménez
Producer: Mónica Gallego
Режисьор: Артуро
Gilbert and Sullivan are inhabitants of a small archipelago in the middle of the ocean where Sullivan is a trumpeter and Gilbert distributes packages with his gondola. But one day Gilbert decides to keep a package that was intended for his neighbor.
ARTURO LACAL from Valencia, Alex Salu from Gijón and Jordi Jiménez from Girona are the co-directors of GILBERT, their joint debut film. The three met in a stop-motion animation course and from there they created the short film Haiku, which later inspired Gilbert. Individually, they have experience and training in visual arts (in addition to stop-motion) in painting, illustration, drawing, set design, post-production, editing, and graphic design. Arturo is responsible for animation, Alex for art, and Jordi for character design. GILBERT is the result of their passion for stop-motion and their respect for authenticity, tangibility, and originality.
HISTORY OF HUMANITY, SUMMARIZED. (FOR KIDS) —
Italy − Италия − 2024 − 01’30’’
Director: Stefano Bertelli
Writer: Stefano Bertelli
Cinematography: Riccardo Orlandi
Animation: Stefano Bertelli
Editor: Stefano Bertelli
Producer: Riccardo Orlandi
After thoroughly researching the History, I realized that it all boils down to superficiality.
STEFANO BERTELLI, born in 1981, began making his first amateur films with friends at the age of 16. In 2002, he entered the music industry as a director and producer of music videos, and to date, he has created numerous videos for nationally and internationally renowned artists, winning a Webby Award in 2021.
Since 2014, he has dedicated himself entirely to producing music videos made exclusively with stop-motion paper animation, a technique that marked his beginnings in 1997 with his first short films created in this style.
He collaborates with the most important record labels worldwide, directing and producing official videos for artists such as Eminem, Purple Disco Machine, Pink Floyd, Robbie Williams, Amy Lee, Alok, Lindsey Stirling, Alter Bridge, Frank Sinatra, Monsta X, Sebastián Yatra, Jimmy Sax, and She & Him (Zooey Deschanel’s band). The film ACID SPACE was an experimental test film marking his transition from traditional videos to paper animation videos.
Saying goodbye to your loved ones is difficult and painful. But sometimes they don’t want to leave. The memories cling to you and weigh so heavily that everyday life is an insurmountable burden. Every step hurts, every moment is agony and every smile hides a river of tears. But in the end, all that remains is to let go and take a step into a new era.Аll that remains is to replace the dead with the living. They are all worth it!
момент е агония и всяка усмивка крие река от сълзи. Но накрая
FARNOOSH ABEDI was born in 1985 in Isfahan, Iran. Graduated in Theater. He has made more than 20 short animated films and TV series, documentaries and one Feature Animated.
Joko — Йоко
Poland, Germany, Czech Republic
− Полша, Германия, Чехия − 2024 − 15’45’’
Director: Izabela Plucińska
Writer: Izabela Plucińska, Justyna Celeda
Animation: Martin Pertlíček, Izabela Plucińska, Karolina Gołębiowska
Composer: Aliaksandr Yasinski
Editor: Nikodem Chabior
Producer: Grzegorz Wacławek, Piotr Szczepanowicz, Izabela Plucińska, Martin Vanda, Paulina Ratajczak
Cast: Maciej Litkowski, Anna Januszewska, Beata Zygarlicka, Konrad Pawicki, Arek Buszko, Paweł Niczewski, Adam KuzyczBerezowski, Marysia Dąbrowska
Joko is a young man, supporting his entire family from his tanker job. On the second anniversary of his employment, Joko and his fellow workers are surprised by a meeting with unspecified foreign delegates who order...him to carry himself on his back. At first, Joko rebels against this humiliating practice, but he relents under peer pressure and the desire to earn a good salary. The delegates begin to increasingly dominate the boy. Red blisters appear on Joko’s back, and one of the wearers can’t get away from his back. Every subsequent delegate who touches Joko sticks to him.
IZABELA PLUCIŃSKA is a multi-awarded Polish animator and director who lives and works in Berlin. She has developed her own technique for creating animated films: she films figures that she herself makes from clay and plasticine. Thanks to the developed, special way of animation, the director manages to achieve the effect of smooth penetration of colors and even “painting” with plasticine.
Living a lonely life of isolation, a girl dreams of luxury and beauty. She fantasises about possessing the looks of her celebrity idol and winning the heart of her unrequited love, an oblivious worker at her local takeaway.
In a surreal, dreamlike turn of events, featuring a moth-like spirit, she discovers that perhaps she should have been more careful what she wished for.
би е трябвало да бъде по-внимателна в това, което си пожелава.
London based artist, ALICE BLOOMFIELD, embraces human emotion, sex and love through illustrated and animated works. Her linear, figurative style is reminiscent of manga with cool hues and rich compositions. Describing her art as “opulent, perturbing and sleazy”, she finds inspiration in tacky 70’s interiors and anything dark and mysterious. She has been signed as a Director to Black Dog Films since 2021 and worked on various projects with clients including Gucci, Rihanna, Marc Jacobs and Netflix
МATER BENEFACTA —
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 12`00’’
Director: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
Writer: Marc Riba & Anna Solanas
Cinematography: Anna Molins
Animation: Nuri Riba & Marc Riba
Editor: Sergi Martí
Producer: Anna Solanas
Режисьор: Марк Риба, Анна Соланас Сценарист: Марк Риба, Анна Соланас Оператор: Анна Молинс Анимация: Нури Риба, Марк Риба Монтаж: Серхи Марти Продуцент: Анна Соланас
In a convent in Spain during the dictatorship, nuns provide shelter to young girls in need. Yet what at first seems like a place of refuge, turns into a dark scene of conspiracy between the Catholic Church and Franco’s regime.
MARC RIBA and ANNA SOLANAS have been working in the world of puppet animation for more than 20 years. They have made several short films which have been selected in more than 1500 festivals around the world.
метражни
MORNING SHADOWS — Утринни сенки
Portugal −
Португалия − 2023 −
12’00’’
Director: Rita Cruchinho Neves
Writer: Pedro Castro Neves
Cinematography: Rita Cruchinho Neves
Animation: Rita Cruchinho Neves
Composer: Teho Teardo
Editor: Pedro Castro Neves, Rita Cruchinho Neves
Producer: Pedro Castro Neves / Modo Imago
Cast: Blixa Bargeld
Режисьор: Рита Крушиньо Невес
Сценарист: Педро Кастро Невес
Оператор: Рита Крушиньо Невес
Анимация: Рита Крушиньо Невес
MORNING SHADOWS tells the story of a unique life on its circular journey under the light of a brightening black sun.
Born in Lisbon in 1974. Studied animation in ACARTE – Gulbenkian Foundation between 1986 and 1991. Completed her university degree in Architecture in 1998. In 2006, studied animation at University of Bristol and Lisbon’s Escola Superior de Belas Artes. Between 2006 and 2010, worked in several award-winning short films by directors such as Pedro Serrazina, David Doutel & Vasco Sá, and José Miguel Ribeiro. Currently works as director, producer, architect and designer at her own atelier, Modo Imago.
In this film, cars have legs. Perhaps that is why they feel free to use the pavement as they please. There is no room, but could we perhaps be a little more considerate?
JELENA OROZ (1987) graduated with a BA in Fine Arts Education from the Academy of Arts in Osijek. In 2014, she obtained her MA degree in Animated Film and New Media from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb, where she now works as a tenured professor. Jelena’s films have screened at numerous festivals around the world and won many awards.
A lively and dynamic journey through the lives of best friends, soulmates Mila and Mara. Two quite different life paths join in a wonderful adventure over many decades, enriched and driven by sisterly love.
MILANKA FABJANČIČ is an academic painter, graduating from the Department for Painting of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana. She works in the fields of illustration, design and animation. Her professional debut, a short animated film LILIANA (2019) was awarded and screened at film festivals around the world. She teaches Storyboard at the Academy of Fine Arts Nova Gorica and at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design Ljubljana.
ON HOLD —
Switzerland
Director: Delia Hess
Writer: Delia Hess
Animation: Delia Hess, Aira Joana, Igor Kuzmic
Composer: Luc Gut
Editor: Thaïs Odermatt
Producer: Delia Hess, Anja Sidler
Режисьор:
A young woman is stuck in the hold queue of a telephone hotline. A surreal episodic short film about the absurdities of urban life and the frustration of a paralysing standstill.
DELIA HESS studied animation at the Lucerne School of Art and Design in Switzerland. Since her graduation in 2012 she has been working independently on her own short film projects as well as on commissioned films and illustrations. She lives and works in Lucerne.
P — Пи
UK − Великобритания
− 2025 − 21’24’’
Director: Stelios Koupetoris
Writer: Stelios Koupetoris
Animation: Kleopatra Korai, Elena Pavlaki, Katia Korzinov
Editor: Thodoris Armaos
Producer: Amit Russell Gicelter, Vassilis C Karamitsanis
STELIOS KOUPETORIS was born in Piraeus, Greece and he is a director, writer and sound designer. In 2019 he completed his first short film W and has been in the official selection of more than 80 film festivals, winning 21 awards and 12 nominations. W has also been distributed to German speaking schools for educational purposes through Interfilm International Film Festival and KFW organization. As a sound editor and sound designer he has worked on more than 90 film and TV productions, including the BAFTA winning Under the Shadow, McQueen, Cold Feet and Mum and the awarded with Primetime Emmy, Golden Globes and 5 BAFTAs (including for best sound) Killing Eve. He has two MPSE Golden Reel nominations and has been awarded for best sound at Drama Film Festival and Belgaum International Film Festival. His film music has been nominated 3 times at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards and has also been nominated at the International Sound and Music Film Festival of Croatia and at the Marseille international Film Festival-Music and Cinema.
A brave mouse in a cinema packed with cats is trying to twist a seemingly repetitive film, where a cat is chasing another mouse in hamster wheels.
POTTER’S MIRROR —
UK
− Великобритания
− 2024 − 08’36’’
Director: Katherine O’Connor
Writer: Katherine O’Connor
Animation: Katherine O’Connor, Matt Layfield, Shiyu Dong
Based on the themes of loss and grief through dementia, Potter’s Mirror symbolically represents the internal structures of the mind. We follow the daily activities of the Watchman as he tends to his memories and nurtures new emerging ideas. All is well until a deterioration of the environment forces him to escape through the window.
KATHERINE O’CONNOR is an award-winning director, writer and artist working across animation and installation. Based in the Northeast of England, where she specialises in animation and installation art. She has produced multi-award-winning short animated films that have been showcased on international platforms. Her latest film, POTTER’S MIRROR, received the Best Animated Short award at the Silver Wave International Film Festival in Canada and was honoured with a Jury Citation at the 44th Toman Eddison International Film Festival. This work was also recently reimagined for a site-specific exhibition at the Animex International Animation, Games and VFX Festival.
Beyond her filmmaking, Katherine’s taxidermy installations have been commissioned by various galleries and museums in the Tees Valley region. Her academic writings have appeared in edited collections, including the recent publication “The Uncanny and the Afterlife of the Gothic”, edited by Manuela D’Amore.
PREMISE explores every encounter as a confrontation, tracing humanity’s evolution through conflict and desire. It reflects on a primal urge for beauty—doomed to destroy what it seeks, only to begin again, ever more insatiable.
AMBRA GARLASCHELLI is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Milan. She teaches printmaking at IED and the International School of Comics. As a freelancer, she works with magazines, brands, music labels, and publishers, using ink, collage, printmaking, and digital techniques.
ROBERTO GRASSO studied animation at IED Milan, where his thesis film Lovorphosis won awards and was screened at international festivals. He now works as an illustrator and art director, collaborating with various publishers, including Cranio Creations.
ROOT NOTE — Основен тон
UK − Великобритания
2023 − 06’57’’
Director: Guy Larsen
Writer: Cambria BaileyJones,Guy Larsen
Cinematographer: Jamie Macleod
Animation: Guy Larsen
Composer: Benjamin Squires
Editor: Jamie Macleod
Producer: Cambria BaileyJones
Режисьор:
Four starving plants scavenge to exist on the edge of an arid slate mine. Then they discover something that gives them purpose and allows them to thrive - jazz music. ROOT NOTE is a story of finding your passion in a conforming world.
GUY LARSEN is a writer and award-winning director based in England. He works across film, commercial, documentaries and podcasts, with a specialism in stop motion animation. Guy‘s style is playfully dark and offbeat. He‘s worked with Instagram, Samsung and Sony, and has directed music videos for artists including dodie, Orla Gartland and Cavetown. His work has been screened at international film festivals, has won Lovie Awards and has been honoured at the Webby Awards. He was selected to be part of BAFTA Connect 2023.
He is an Executive Producer of ‚MARION‘ - a film by Joe Weiland and Finn Constantine, produced by OB42. It has been selected to screen at both Venice International Film Festival and TIFF 2024.
SNOW BEAR is a hand-drawn animated short by Aaron Blaise about a polar bear’s quest for connection in a changing world. Blending humor, heart, and stunning artistry, the film showcases Blaise’s decades of experience animating animals and tells a timeless story of friendship and resilience.
SNOW BEAR
AARON BLAISE is a world renowned animator, character designer and director. He spent 21 years at Disney, where he helped create classics like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Mulan. In 2003, he co-directed Brother Bear, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Feature. He was recently honored with the 2025 Winsor McCay Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the art of animation.
THE BOY WHO CHEATED DEATH —
France − Франция − 2025 − 05’17’’
Director: Pipou Phuong
Nguyen
Writer: Pipou Phuong
Nguyen
Cinematography: Simon Gesrel
Animation: many artists
Composer: Antoine Duchêne
Editor: Pipou Phuong
Nguyen
Producer: Maria Markova
A little boy tries to hide his mother from Death. They embark on a hide-and-seek game as creatures of earth, Death being their relentless predator. Finally, Death becomes the ultimate predator: Time.
PIPOU PHUONG NGUYEN is a Vietnamese director and animation mixologist based in Paris. Passionate about animation, an art form that has all the arts, she weaves eclectic universes and characters into a Pipou-esque storytelling. She combines 2D/3D animation, stop motion and puppetry; as well as AR / VR projects and oil paintings. She draws on these different mediums to discover new sources of inspiration and live her passion as an artist more intensely.
Following the adventures of this special bear, we will reflect on how life, sometimes, forces us to adapt to new circumstances, or vice versa, how it is precisely the circumstances that shape our being. A journey of transformation that will lead the protagonist to change, taking on a new color.
LAURA PIZZATO, a versatile illustrator and visual artist, blends poetry and delicacy in a unique style. Trained at ISIA Urbino, she stands out for her ability to move across illustration, animation, and set design. Her talent has earned international acclaim, with honors like the Nastro d’Argento and the IDA in Los Angeles, and her works have been featured in renowned exhibitions and prestigious publications.
THE MUSHROOM MAN —
Greece − Гърция − 2024 − 04`00’’
Director: Petros Niamonitakis
Writer: Petros Niamonitakis
Cinematography: Stelios Tsimpidis
Animation: Stelios Tsimpidis
Composer: Petros Niamonitakis
Editor: Konstantinos
Vachlas
Producer: Petros Niamonitakis
Cast: Foula
Anastasopoulou, Dimitris Poriotis, Nikos Poriotis, Helen Scope, Мaria Christina Tsirtsoni, Elias Tsimpidis, Stelios Tsimpidis, Konstantinos
The film is about the life of a boy, childbirth, school, friendships, love, everyday life, and death. Everything seems to be predestined. Will he finally be able to discover his true self?
PETROS NIAMONITAKIS co-founded Correct Creative Productions in May 2004. He is an executive producer, director & musician. He has produced countless commercials, several feature films and has invested them with his tailor-made music.
THE THREE SISTERS —
Cyprus − Кипър − 2024 − 14’32’’
Director: Timur Kognov
Writer: Timur Kognov
Cinematography: Timur Kognov
Animation: Sveta Zamostyan, Sheldon Graswood
Composer: Michael Serensky, Efraim Bartanov
Editor: Timur Kognov
Producer: Alexander Perishev, Dave Henderson
Режисьор: Тимур Когнов Сценарист: Тимур Когнов Анимация: Света Замостян,
Three sisters live a lonely life on an isolated island, each in their own small house. One day, circumstances develop in such a way that they are forced to rent out one of their houses.
Born on April 19, 1969 in Georgia. Graduated from art school there. In 1997, graduated from the directing courses at the Academy of Arts and Design in Georgia. After that, he actively worked as a storyboard artist and director of episodes in the field of commercial animation, on TV series and feature films. In collaboration with the independent studio Polydontfilms has created several independent films that participated in various film festivals. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada, where he continues his professional career.
THREE BIRDS — ТРИ
Slovenia, Croatia −
Director: Zarja Menart
Writer: Zarja Menart
Animation: Zarja Menart, Anka Kočevar, Matej Lavrenčič, Milly Yencken, Ditiya Ferdous, Andreja Goetz, Leo Černic
A wise birdwoman sends three birds to guide a girl into the dark unknown landscapes of her inner world.
ZARJA MENART is a director, animator, illustrator and art director. She has been working side by side with Špela Čadež for a decade, revitalising the animation technique of multiplane cut-out as the main animator on Čadež’ multi award-winning films NIGHTHAWK and STEAKHOUSE. The short animated film Three Birds is her directorial debut film.
UNDERGROUND is a dark fantasy about Phí, a young man trapped in a harsh world where only the strongest survive. Hunted by a deadly worm, Phí fights to escape and save a nearby trapped woman. His only ally is Rain, a comforting voice guiding him. The story twists at the end—what seems like death is actually a new beginning, and darkness leads to light.
UNDERGROUND e
Award-winning Cypriot filmmaker based in Athens, with extensive experience in both live-action and animation. He is a Berlinale Talent Campus alumni and a graduate of NYU’s School of Continuing Education in Filmmaking. He also received a scriptwriting scholarship masterclass from The Script Factory in London, as part of the Göteborg Film Festival’s educational programs. Additionally, he was selected to participate in the When East Meets West Inspirational Labs in 2025.
To date, he has directed and produced several short films and over a hundred commissioned projects that have participated in festivals around the world. Yiannis also works extensively in the animation field and has directed both commercially and artistically acclaimed projects, including commissioned work.
WHEN IT COMES (IT WILL HAVE YOUR EYES) —
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 12’37’’
Director: Izibene Oñederra
Writer: Izibene Oñederra
Cinematography: Eduardo Elosegi
Animation: Izibene Oñederra
Composer: Javier Ucar
Editor: Candela Carroceda García Bobadilla
Producer: Izibene Oñederra, Diego Herguera Acosta Режисьор:
A small community has entered a state of collapse due to an environmental crisis and is adapting as best it can to the new reality. The privileged residents live a hedonistic life based on carpe diem, while the others struggle to survive without any other alternative. What is yet to come? If there is nothing left, can anything save us?
An animated film director with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of the Basque Country. She holds an honorary doctorate from the same university and is currently an assistant professor in the painting department of the UPV-EHU.
WHY DON’T YOU TOUCH ME? —
Czech
Republic −
Director: Eliška Oz
Writer: Eliška Oz
Animation: Lee Oz
Composer: Nitzan Rom, Lior Naar
Editor: Lee Oz
Producer: Libor Nemeskal
Режисьор: Елишка Оз Сценарист:
Inventively crafted and emotionally compelling, the short film by Eliška Oz explores the dilemma of a young woman trying to reconcile her identity as both a creator and a mother. As the protagonist struggles to find a balance between maternal instincts and her passion for creation, her world slowly crumbles, much like a clay sculpture gradually falling apart in her hands.
в ръцете ѝ
Czech animator and art designer ELIŠKA OZ focuses primarily on traditional animation techniques. She graduated from the University of Tomas Bata in Zlín. After both a creative and personal partnership with Israeli animator Lee Oz, they co-founded a family animation studio with a distinctly recognizable style called Oz Animation.
DOCUMENTARY ДокумеНТаЛНИ
A LIFE OF WRESTLING — Живот
Switzerland −
Швейцария − 2024 −
19’30’’
Director: Gabriel Murisier
Writer: Gabriel Murisier & Arnaud Mathey
Cinematography: Gabriel Murisier
Composer: Martin Seve, Paul Berrocal & Oscar Hallen
Editor: Gabriel Murisier
Producer: Gabriel Murisier
Cast: Arnaud Mathey
A documentary portrait of Raklor, an amateur wrestler from Geneva, during the intense day leading up to his first match.
GABRIEL is a Swiss screenwriter, director and editor who makes absurdist humor, mockumentaries, repetitive humor, black comedy and repetitive humor. Self-taught, he didn’t wait for outside funding or special validation to start writing and directing short films. A bold gamble that hasn’t yet paid off, since his parents are still helping him pay his insurance.
A TAREA — На
Spain − Испания − 2025 − 28’00’’
Director: Alfonso O’Donnell
Writer: Alfonso O’Donnell
Cinematography: Alfonso O’Donnell
Composer: Ivan Miguélez, ARTLIST ARTLIST
Editor: Alfonso O’Donnell
Producer: Alfonso O’Donnell
Cast: Iberia Currás, María Dolores Álvarez, Rosa Pérez Trigo, María josé Freitas, María Soledad
Pérez, Ana Vidal, Luis Sequeiro, Miguel Rodal
Poachers and climate change are wiping out the fine clam and the slimy clam in the Galician estuaries. A group of shellfish gatherers on foot fight to remedy this imbalance. A hard work whose tradition is extinguished with each generation.
Музика: Иван Мигелес, ARTLIST ARTLIST
Монтаж: Алфонсо О‘Донъл Продуцент: Алфонсо О‘Донъл Участват: Иберия Курас, Мария Долорес Алварес, Роса Перес Триго, Мария Хосе Феритас, Мария Соледад Перес, Ана Видал, Луис Секейро, Мигел Родал
ALFONSO O’DONNELL has been director, editor and director of photography for over 14 years. He has extensive experience in the world of documentary filmmaking. In his career he has 49 nominations and 9 First Prizes in national and international festivals. His two most outstanding works are “VIENTO DE ATUNES”, winner of 3 National Awards and nominated for the Goya Awards as Best Documentary Short Film in its 2016 edition and “ABUELO FUEGO” winner of 6 First Awards in 2019. After “ES LA VIDA” documentary directed in 2023, touring the festival circuit. He is currently presenting his new documentary film “A TAREA”.
BLOODLINE —
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 13’00’’
Director: Wojciech Węglarz
Writer: Wojciech Węglarz
Cinematography: Wojciech Węglarz, Jonasz Mularz, Radosław Moszczak
A bison, prevented from returning to its native herd by a wall on the Polish-Belarusian border, witnesses dramatic events.
Documentary film director and cinematographer. Cinematography student at Polish National Film School in Lodz. Studied at School of Films in Thessaloniki and Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School. Volunteer on the Poland-Belarus border.
BREAKS — НА
United Kingdom − Великобритания −
2024 − 9’31’’
Director: Christina Yianni
Cinematography: Noé Silue
Composer: Harry Tarlton
Editor: Rachel Roberts
Producer: Christina Yianni
Cast: Hannah Dines, Nathaniel Bailey, Ben Clifford, Sam Bleakley, Ben Wei, Similo Dlamini, Michele Macfarlane, Icah Wilmot, Marcio Dias Режисьор: Кристина
A deeply personal documentary that follows Team England parasurfer and Paralympian, Hannah Dines, who lives with cerebral palsy and PSC, from the shores of Wales to California to compete in the World Championships.
Рейчъл Робъртс Продуцент: Кристина Яни Участват: Хана Дахнс, Натаниъл Бейли, Бен Цлифърд, Сам Блейкли, Бен Уей, Симило Дламини, Мишел Макфарлейн, Ика Уилмът, Марсио Диас
BREAKS is CHRISTINA‘S first documentary film as a producer/director, having previously written and directed two short fiction dramas. Christina‘s background is in theatre. Hailing from Cypriot parentage and raised in the outskirts of West London, she followed her dream to study at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. More recently she pursued healthcare design at the Royal College of Art, combining it with her passion for filmmaking, which was the catalyst for BREAKS, a film about parasurfing.
CHASING ROO —
USA, Australia −
Director: Skye Fitzgerald
Cinematography: Talal Khoury
Composer: William Campbell
Editor: Brady Darragh
Producer: Skye Fitzgerald
CHASING ROO is an intimate portrait of wildlife rescue experts who have devoted their lives to saving Kangaroos in tension with professional hunters seeking to harvest them. Vérité-driven, Chasing Roo immerses the viewer into the parallel realities of wildlife harvest and rescue in the deep outback of Australia.
SKYE FITZGERALD founded SPIN FILM to bear witness to unfolding crises with the intent to deepen empathy and understanding. Fitzgerald is best known for a trilogy of films focused on the global refugee crisis: 50 FEET FROM SYRIA was voted onto the Oscar® shortlist, LIFEBOAT was nominated for an Academy Award® and national Emmy® and HUNGER WARD was nominated for an Academy Award®. His latest film, CHASING ROO, was shortlisted for an Oscar®. Fitzgerald is a member of the Documentary Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, rides his bicycle to ruin, and hugs three dogs on a daily basis.
задълбочи емпатията и разбирането. Фицджералд е най-известен с трилогията си филми, фокусирани върху глобалната бежанска криза: „50 FEET FROM SYRIA“ (номиниран за „Оскар“,) „LIFEBOAT“ (номиниран
„Оскар“ и „Еми“), и „HUNGER WARD“ (номиниран за
ELLA, EL AGUA — Тя, водата
Argentina − Аржентина − 2024 − 14’58’’
Director: Miguel Angel San Joaquin
Writer: Miguel Angel San Joaquin
Cinematography: Miguel Angel San Joaquin
Editor: Miguel Angel San Joaquin
Producer: Miguel Angel San Joaquin
Cast: Laura Babahekian
Laura Babahekian is a professional diver and underwater film director. Portraying ordinary individuals performing terrestrial activities under the sea, she brings the underwater world closer to people with a view to preserve and promote the fragile ecosystem.
MIGUEL A. SAN JOAQUÍN is the Founder and Director of POLO Stories. He is also the author of REFLECTIONS ON LOVE and THE INSPIRING MILE. Miguel is a former scholar at the University of Oxford, and diplomat at the World Bank, where he worked as a Senior Economist, spending over a decade in Africa and Asia.
HAMLOUL — ХАМЛУЛ
United Arab Emirates
Director: Hajar Abdeaziz
Writer: Hajar Abdeaziz
Cinematography: Ruslan Bekshenov
Editor: Majid Sarhaddi
Producer: Hajar Abdeaziz
Режисьор:
Hamloul is a young race camel forced to retire early due to an injury. Linda Krockenberger, his keeper, is working on raising his confidence again. During a journey across Dubai desert, we’ll discover Hamloul’s unique personality and the deep bond they have developed. Хамлул
HAJAR ABDEAZIZ, is a Sudanese filmmaker born and raised in Sharjah, UAE. Currently working as a freelance photographer and video editor, she is drawn to stories about human connections, culture and nature. Her passion for photography makes her see ordinary things in a different way.
Through diary footage filmed over many years and a fleeting yet precious summer a single mother records her son’s transition into young adulthood whilst struggling to keep a connection with him. She turns the camera on her son and his skateboarding hobby, documenting him growing up and in turn, rediscovering herself. The film combines documentary and poetry to delve deep into a mother’s complex and profound love for her only son. It is a bittersweet depiction of a mother’s gaze as she watches her son’s last summer of boyhood. While the mother tries to hold on tight, her son teaches her to let go.
EMMA CROFT is an English actress, writer, and filmmaker. She began her career with the English Shakespeare Company and has acted alongside Colin Firth, Julia Ormond, Ian Glenn, and John Hannah in various films and TV dramas. Emma’s short film HONEST LIES (2015) screened at the London Short Film Festival, and her feature debut INVINCIBLE (2025) is currently screening at international festivals. She is working on new projects and lives in London with her son.
(English Shakespeare Company).
IMMERSIVE —
Norway, France, UK − Норвегия,
Франция,
Великобритания − 2024 − 22’36’’
Director: Rohan Thomas
Writer: Rohan Thomas, Thibaut Barreyre
Cinematography: Rohan Thomas, Thibaut Barreyre, Dan Fornari
IMMERSIVE takes viewers on a captivating journey into the depths of the ocean, where oceanographer Thibaut Barreyre and director Rohan Thomas uncover hidden wonders. As they explore the enigmatic world of hydrothermal vents and the unique ecosystems they sustain, an unsettling truth is revealed: these fragile environments are at risk from the growing threat of deep-sea mining. With a focus on discovery and conservation, the film invites viewers to reflect on the unseen world beneath the surface and the urgent need to protect it.
Томас разкриват скрити чудеса. Докато изследват загадъчния свят на хидротермалните извори и уникалните екосистеми, които те поддържат, наяве излиза тревожна истина: тези крехки среди са застрашени от нарастващата заплаха на дълбоководния добив. С акцент върху откривателството и опазването, филмът приканва зрителите да се замислят за
ROHAN THOMAS is an itinerant explorer who has lived across three continents, he is driven by a creative practice with a psycho-geographic approach to place, the natural world, and media. His multi-disciplinary approach includes painting, sound, music, and cinematography. As a video artist, he also engages in theatre production and multimedia installation.
INSIDE, THE VALLEY SINGS —
Ireland − Ирландия − 2024 − 14’59’’
Director: Nathan Fagan
Animation: Natasza Cetner
Composer: Die Hexen
Producer: Seamus Waters Режисьор:
Secluded in 6x9 cells year after year with little or no human contact, three individuals in prisons across the United States experience the tedium, loneliness and psychological despair of longterm solitary confinement. Over time, they begin to construct elaborate fantasy worlds to escape their daily reality. Through vivid, hand-drawn animation, ‘INSIDE, THE VALLEY SINGS’ tells their remarkable real-life stories and paints an unforgettable portrait of the power of the human imagination.
да изграждат сложни фантастични светове, за да избягат от ежедневната си реалност. Чрез ярка, ръчно рисувана анимация „ВЪТРЕ ДОЛИНАТА ПЕЕ“ разказва техните
NATHAN FAGAN is an award-winning Irish filmmaker. A two-time IFTA nominee, his films have screened at film festivals all over the world.
JAR OF TIME —
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 27’25’’
Director: Nevena Semova & Swapnil Arjun
Writer: Nevena Semova & Swapnil Arjun
Cinematography: Swapnil Arjun
Sound: Sangam Panta
Composer: Hristiyan Georgiev
Editor: Ros-Mari Hinkova, Stefan Boyadzhiev, Gergana Vranchewa
Ayshe and Djemal lead a modest life, raising cows in the beautiful yet harsh Rhodope Mountains. Their livelihood depends on selling dairy products, but strict regulations increasingly complicate their daily life. With the arrival of autumn come hard days—they must slaughter part of the herd. Winter is tough, but as spring approaches, nature awakens again. The birth of new calves brings joy and a sense of new beginnings—a fleeting but priceless moment of happiness.
тежка, но с приближаването
NEVENA SEMOVA is a Bulgarian director and producer. After earning a KinoEyes master’s in film production, she returned to Bulgaria in 2022 and founded Attic Films. In 2025, she joined the ProPro women-in-film program by the International Screen Institute.
International Screen Insitute.
SWAPNIL ARJUN earned a KinoEyes master’s in cinematography. He holds a fine arts degree from Mumbai, India, and has worked on projects including the documentaries Khamma Gir Ne (2018) and Gulal (2025).
(2025).
LEVITATION — ЛЕВИТАЦИЯ
France, China −
Франция, Китай − 2024 − 20’42’’
Director: Zhang Xiquan, Mathieu Forget
Writer: Zhang Xiquan
Cinematography: Zhang Xiquan, Mathieu Forget, Li Xuan
Set in the heart of Paris, where history meets modernity, LEVITATION is a captivating short film blending movement, art, and philosophy. Created with the 2024 Paris Olympics and French athletes, it explores the limitless potential of the human spirit. Mathieu Forget, the artist behind the film, is known for his gravity-defying photography and motion. He reflects, “Athletes are artists in their own way, but all artists must work as hard as athletes to succeed.” This idea shapes the film’s story, highlighting the shared dedication of athletes and artists.
в сътрудничество с Олимпийските игри в Париж 2024 и група френски
ZHANG XIQUAN, a director at China Media Group with a master’s in Journalism, has spent 20 years making films about sports, dance, and arts education. His acclaimed work BENEATH THE SURFACE (OF ICE), about Olympic skater Sui Wenjing, won top awards at the FICTS Milan and Palermo Sports Film Festivals. His latest documentary, STARLET’S JOURNEY, follows Paris 2024 Olympic volunteers and is currently competing in major international festivals.
Lynx — Рис
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 11’33’’
Director: Stefan Voyvodov
Writer: Stefan Voyvodov
Cinematography: Stefan Voyvodov
Animation: Stefan Voyvodov, Daria Ruseva, Mihaela Naydenova
Editor: Stefan Voyvodov
Producer: Stefan Voyvodov
Режисьор: Стефан Войводов
Сценарист: Стефан Войводов
Анимация: Стефан Войводов, Дария Русева, Михаела Найденова
Оператор: Стефан Войводов
Монтаж: Стефан Войводов
Продуцент: Стефан Войводов
Since the middle of the 19th century in Bulgaria, the lynx has been accused of being a wrong and unnecessary animal, as a result, it has been subjected to targeted extermination. Prejudice and ignorance build a false mystique around this secretive forest animal. However, there is a fragile, valuable, and critically endangered population of lynx in Bulgaria, and the task of this unprecedented film is to make a cinematic portrait of this animal. A conservation appeal through the power of art or a black documentary chronicle of another irreparable act against nature?
STEFAN VOYVODOV was born in 1995 in Sofia, Bulgaria. He earned his Bachelor‘s degree in Animated Cinema and his Master‘s degree in Directing for Animated Films from New Bulgarian University. Currently, he is a lecturer at the same university and a member of the World Festival of Animated Film in Varna. Stefan has directed both animated and documentary films, which have been selected and awarded in national and international film festivals, pitching forums, and other industry events.
MACHINE BOYS —
Nigeria, Germany, Italy
− Нигерия, Германия, Италия − 2024 − 8’50’’
Director: Karimah Ashadu
Cinematography: Aigberadion Israel Ikhazuangbe
Editor: Karimah Ashadu
Producer: Fondazione In Between Art Film and Golddust by Ashadu
Режисьор: Карима Ейшаду Оператор:
In Between Art Film и Golddust by Ashadu
“MACHINE BOYS” is a short film which explores the informal economy of motorcycle taxis; colloquially known as “Okada”, in the mega city of Lagos. Banned due to the government’s inability to regulate it, “Machine Boys” portrays a hardy group of bikers who continue this work, seeking to attain financial autonomy and independence.
With its innovative, cutting-edge style and sartorial references, the film engages in a dialogue around post-colonial informal economy structures in Nigeria, as well as opening a window into the socio-cultural nuances of its most populated city.
на правителството да ги регулира. „Мотоманиаци“ описва
KARIMAH ASHADU (b. London 1985) is a British-born Nigerian Artist and Film Director living and working between Hamburg and Lagos. Ashadu’s work is concerned with labour, patriarchy and notions of independence pertaining to the socio-economic and socio-cultural context of Nigeria and its diaspora. Her work has exhibited and screened at institutions internationally, including the 60th Venice Biennale, where she was awarded the Silver Lion. In 2020, Ashadu established her film production company Golddust by Ashadu, specialising in Artists’ films on Black culture and African discourses.
Italy − Италия − 2024
Director: Tommaso Diaceri
Writer: Tommaso Diaceri
Cinematography: Enrico Licandro
Composer: Music from: Piano Concerto 5, Beethoven
Editor: Carolina De Arcangelis
Producer: Sofia Consarino, Andrea Greco
Режисьор: Томазо Диачери Сценарист: Томазо Диачери Оператор: Енрико Ликандро Музика: Концерт на Пиано №5 на Бетовен
Монтаж: Каролина де Арканджелис
Продуцент: София Консарино
Участват: Андреа Греко
In a kennel, from morning to night, the dogs live and ordinary day. All except Nebbia. Old and now ill, he can only watch his companion‘s lives go by, while at night, when the kennel lights go out, he dreams of free spaces where, in the company of a little girl, he is still able to run.
TOMMASO DIACERI, 1997, lives between Rome and Milan, where he was born. He is attending the last year of directing at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia. Among his works, SEMPREVERDI (ShorTS International Film Festival - Maremetraggio), NEBBIA and DEUS VULT, presented in competition at the XXII edition of Alice nella Città, at the Rome Film Festival.
Cena, the grouchy Slovenian woodcarver spent his childhood dreaming of jumping from the Giant of Planica, a legendary skijump built to break records. Although a bad case of asthma cut his wings at an early age, his dreams live on. Each summer, he organizes his very own Ski Jumping World Championship - in his own garden.
Сина,
лято той организира свое собствено Световно първенство по
JUŠ JERAJ (1992) is a film director, screenwriter and a PhD student of philosophy. ATILA URBANČIČ (1994) studied screenwriting at AGRFT in Ljubljana and is currently writing his debut feature film “THE HEALERS”. After TRAHERE (2017), ONE METER IS SIX CENTIMETERS is their second short film.
ЮШ ЙЕРАЙ (1992) е филмов режисьор, сценарист и докторант по философия. Атила Урбанчич (1994) учи сценарно писане в Академията по театър, радио, кино и телевизия (AGRFT) в Любляна и в момента пише своя дебютен игрален филм „THE HEALERS“. След TRAHERE (2017), „ЕДИН МЕТЪР Е ШЕСТ САНТИМЕТРА“ е вторият им късометражен филм.
PALMENTO — ПАЛМЕНТО
USA, UK − САЩ,
Director: C. L. Barnes
Writer: C. L. Barnes
Cinematography: Giuseppe Distefano, Alfonso Nogueroles
Composer: Carlo Gesualdo
Editor: Yan Vega
Producer: Jason E. Borrows, C. L. Barnes
Cast: Salvo Foti, Marco de Grazia, Ciro Biondi, Salvino Benanti, Serena Costanzo, Frank Cornelissen, Benedetto Alessandro, Benjamin Spencer, Mario Paluzzi
Режисьор: Кристофър Л. Барнс Сценарист: Кристофър Л. Барнс
Оператор: Джузепе ди Стефано, Алфонсо Ногеролес Музика: Карло Джесуалдо Монтаж: Ян Вега
Продуцент: Джейсън Бороус, Кристофър Л. Барнс Участват: Салво Фоти, Марко де Грация, Чиро Бионди, Салвино Бенанти, Серена Костанцо, Франк Корнелисен, Бенедето Алесандро, Бенджамин Спенсър, Марио Палуци
The short film Palmento offers an intimate look into the winemaking traditions of the Mount Etna region, focusing on the ancient practice of using palmenti—stone wine presses carved into volcanic rock. In modern times, the traditional use of Palmenti has been outlawed by governmental agencies and today a group of winemakers are fighting to protect an important winemaking heritage. The spectacular images of volcanic eruptions are all filmed by cinematographer and Etna local Giuseppe Distefano.
е забранена и група винопроизводители се борят за защита
C.L. BARNES is the founder of Grape Collective, a multi-media company that has been operating for over a decade. Before Grape Collective, Barnes co-founded and served as Publisher of amNewYork in New York City, the largest free daily newspaper in the United States. He has also been involved in start-ups in Boston and London, including co-founding The London Monthly. Barnes has a BA in Film and English Studies from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, U.K.
SAVING SUPERMAN —
US − САЩ − 2024 − 10’33’’
Director: Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
Cinematography: Adam Oppenheim
Composer: Mark Crawford
Editor: Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian
Producer: Adam Oppenheim, Samuel-Ali Mirpoorian, Julie Spiller
Режисьор: Адам Опенхайм, Самюел-Али Мирпуриян
Оператор: Адам Опенхайм
Музика: Марк Крофорд
Монтаж: Самюел-Али Мирпуриян
Продуцент: Адам Опенхайм, Самюел-Али
Мирпуриян, Джули
Спилър
In a small suburb outside of Chicago lives Jonathan, a 57 year old man with ASD (autism spectrum disorder), also known as ‘Superman’. Known for his heroic actions, Jonathan is a revered member of the Glen Ellyn community and has been a staple in the 4th of July Parade for nearly 30 years. When Jonathan’s living circumstances were threatened by a new building owner, the townspeople sprung into action after his best friend Julie started a fundraiser to save his home.
ADAM OPPENHEIM is a Midwest-based director of photography specializing in documentaries and commercials. He was the cinematographer on the award-winning feature documentary GREENER PASTURES, which premiered on PBS‘ Oscar-nominated and Emmywinning series INDEPENDENT LENS in March 2024. SAVING SUPERMAN is his directorial debut.
PASTURES“,
PBS INDEPENDENT LENS SAVING SUPERMAN“
SAMUEL-ALI MIRPOORIAN is an Iranian-American filmmaker whose debut feature GREENER PASTURES won over 15 awards. He was named a PBS Wyncote Fellow in 2023 and received the Kodak Bronze Award for Excellence in Filmmaking. His work explores social themes through the lens of time, isolation, and science.
In a culinary school, some student chefs are training with the hope of one day working in a renowned Michelin-starred restaurant, “The Garden of Delights,” a career destination where each of them projects their own hopes and desires. Today is the day of the final selections, and the preparation of each recipe will be the beginning of an introspective journey into their family memories, emotions, and cultural origins.
SIMONE SPAMPINATO (Rome, 1995) is an Italian filmmaker. After studying cinema at RUFA Rome University of Fine Arts, he wrote and directed short films and documentaries. In 2016, he co-founded Jumping Flea, a film production company. In 2021, he co-directed “FORT APACHE” (2021), a documentary selected at Shanghai International Film Festival and RIFF Rome Independent Film Festival. In 2022, he was involved as assistant director, co-author, and executive producer in the documentary “Come una vera coppia”, directed by Christian Angeli. СИМОНЕ СПАМПИНАТО (Рим, 1995) е италиански режисьор.
за изящни изкуства (RUFA), той пише и режисира късометражни и документални филми. През 2016 г. съосновава продукционната филмова компания Jumping Flea. През 2021 г. режисира „FORT APACHE“ (2021), документален филм, селектиран на Шанхайския международен филмов фестивал и Фестивала за независимо кино в Рим (RIFF). През 2022 г. той участва като асистент-режисьор, съавтор и изпълнителен продуцент в документалния филм „Come una vera coppia“, режисиран от Кристиан Анджели.
THE HOLD —
UK − Великобритания − 2024 − 09’57’’
Director: JD Donnelly
Cinematography: Jack Worrall, James Adair
Composer: Matthew Valentine
Editor: Ben Cowan
Producer: JD Donnelly
Режисьор: Джей Ди Донъли Оператор: Джак Уорал, Джеймс Адеър
Музика: Матю Валънтайн
Монтаж: Бен Коуан Продуцент: Джей Ди Донъли
A real-time journey into the mind and story of champion free-diver Alice Hickson as she performs her record breath hold.
Hi! I’m JONNY, a London-based director lucky to be making films about people much more interesting than myself. After studying languages and film history at university, I began working in commercials and branded content, and simultaneously developed a love of documentary storytelling and techniques. My first independent short, THROWN AWAY CHILD (2022), told the story of Louise Allen, an artist who slipped through the cracks of the care system as an adopted child and had to fight her way out to pursue her dream of becoming an artist.
THE KEEP — Хранилището
Italy
− Италия
− 2024 − 17’08’’
Director: Federico Conti
Writer: Federico Conti
Cinematography: Simone Coppola
Composer: Matteo Di Nunzio
Editor: Federico Conti
Producer: Federico Conti, Marta Grillo, Mattia Bosco
Sally Barnes is the last person in Ireland to smoke exclusively wild fish. Overwhelmed by the consequences of climate change and intensive fishing, her inestimable know-how is in danger of disappearing forever.
Born in Turin in 1991, Director, Producer, Editor. Co-Founder of BE.POLAR Studio. “THE KEEP” (2024, short-documentary) represents his debut as Director. Since 2010 he has been involved in production and post-production for commercials, music video and in independent film projects such as MILITE (2022, short film), THE RED DEATH (2020, short film), ESUBERANTE MA FRAGILE (2020, documentary), CHEZ MOI (2018, short film), HO VISTO COSE (2010, documentary).
документален филм „THE KEEP“ (2024) е дебютът му като режисьор. От 2010 г. участва в продукцията и постпродукцията на реклами, музикални видеоклипове и независими филмови проекти като MILITE (2022, късометр.), THE RED DEATH (2020, късометр. филм), ESUBERANTE MA FRAGILE (2020, док. филм), CHEZ MOI (2018, късометр. филм), HO VISTO COSE (2010, док. филм).
THE LAST OF THE HAND WEAVERS —
Ireland − Ирландия − 2025 − 10’50’’
Director: Simon Barr
Writer: Simon Barr
Cinematography: James Dennison
Editor: Simon Barr
Producer: Simon Barr
Cast: Eddie Doherty
Режисьор: Саймън Бар
Сценарист: Саймън Бар
Оператор: Джеймс Денисън
Eddie Doherty is a modest and humble man who, at the age of 84, still carries on the tradition of hand weaving the Donegal Tweed fabrics at his small shop in Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland. He tells his story of starting hand weaving in the 1950’s, how the once booming trade declined due to modern industrialisation and now only a few hand weavers remain. He gives his insight into the modern world, the changes he has seen over the years and what the future holds for the weaving tradition.
своята история — как е започнал да тъче на ръка през 50-те години на миналия век, как някога процъфтяващият занаят запада заради модерната индустриализация и как днес са останали само няколко ръчни тъкача. Еди споделя своята гледна точка за съвременния свят, промените, на които е бил свидетел
SIMON BARR is a primarily a wedding filmmaker from the northwest of Ireland, now turning to the world of independent short documentaries. With his debut film - THE LAST OF THE HAND WEAVERS, he has been selected to screen at several festivals and recently won the prestigious “Consulate of Ireland Chicago” Award at the 26th Chicago Irish Film Festival.
THE MAKING OF US — ЗАД
England − Англия − 2024 − 20’44’’
Director: Gavin Stewart
Writer: Lauren Pouchly
Cinematography: Gavin Stewart
Composer: Lewis Metcalfe
Editor: Gavin Stewart
Producer: Lauren Pouchly
Режисьор: Гавин Стюарт
Сценарист: Лорън Поучли
Оператор: Гавин Стюарт Музика: Люис Меткалф
Монтаж: Гавин Стюарт Продуцент: Лорън Поучли
This documentary follows a group of marginalised people in Manchester, England who have experienced homelessness and addiction. The one thing that has kept them going is a drama group where they have spent years coming together and creating films as a community. The film follows them as they receive bad news, and a question is explored - should the arts be a human right? This documentary not only celebrates the resilience of the clients but also serves as a powerful reminder of the human spirit‘s ability to overcome adversity.
е групата по драма, в която са прекарали години, събирайки се и създавайки филми като общност. Филмът проследява момента, в който групата получава лоши новини, и изследва въпроса – трябва ли изкуствата да бъдат човешко право? Този документален филм е не само възхвала на емоционалната
GAVIN‘s journey began at Salford University, where he honed his filmmaking skills studying Media & Performance. This launched him into a decade-long career in freelance television production. He‘s been fortunate to be involved in a diverse range of projects, from broadcast TV and charity work to corporate films and weddings. Gavin‘s passion for collaboration and creativity, coupled with his talent for working with people, fuels his ongoing artistic pursuits. By sharing powerful stories, Gavin hopes to inspire others and foster a greater sense of empathy and understanding in society.
THE SARDINE ROASTER —
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 14’50’’
Director: Adrián Ordóñez
Writer: Paco Bernal
Cinematography: Antonio Aparicio
Composer: Miguel Olmedo
Editor: Paula Bugni
Producer: Jaime Lucas, Adrián Ordóñez
Cast: Manuel Galindo
Режисьор:
Manuel Galindo, a man linked to sand, fire, sea and air, as the last sardine roasters. Raised on the beaches, Manuel was not initially destined to be a sardine roaster, but a family tragedy forced him to devote himself to this profession. Through the embers and the flavors he creates, he reveals stories of memory, identity and deep human connections on our coast.
тази професия. Чрез жаравата
на Малага.
Málaga, 1991. He began his first journeys in cinema with the Master in Cinematography at the SchoolTraining School of Film and Sound. With the short film “EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL”, won 13 awards, earning 48 official selections. Among them, Nominated for Best Fiction Short Film in the third edition of the Carmen Awards 2024 from the Andalusian Film Academy. Filmography: “THE SARDINE ROASTER”, “EVERYTHING IS GOING WELL” (2023).
Milazim, Fatmir and Liridon are manual labourers injured at work. What comes after?
How do they feel? What are their hopes? What does the future hold for them?
Every line on their faces is sculpted by life itself.
ILIR HASANAJ is a filmmaker with roots in both Kosovo and Switzerland, embodying a unique blend of cultural influences. He honed his craft with a degree in Film from the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) and has since created documentaries that resonate globally. Recently, Ilir‘s film „WORKERS‘ WINGS“ earned him the prestigious Tiger Short Award at the International Film Festival Rotterdam in 2024.
EXPERIMENTAL
5-CENT AMERICAN FLAG —
USA, Belgium − САЩ,
Белгия
− 2024 − 06’15’’
Director: Vito A. Rowlands
Cinematography: Vito A. Rowlands
Animation: Vito A. Rowlands
Composer: Jordan Dykstra
Editor: Vito A. Rowlands
Producer: Vito A. Rowlands
Режисьор: Вито А. Роуландс
Оператор: Вито А. Роуландс
Анимация: Вито А. Роуландс
Музика: Джордан Дикстра Монтаж: Вито А. Роуландс Продуцент: Вито А. Роуландс
5-CENT AMERICAN FLAG TAKES a forensic approach to the conspiracy-fueled events of JFK’s assassination, creating an abstract crypto political thriller that asks: which flags are we flying? More than 4,800 unique stamps from 1963 anxiously flutter across the screen, its cancellation marks and slogans becoming coded messages. When words are absent, custom rubber stamps applied to clear leaders form black airwaves and red-inked U.S. flags are stamped and folded into the reel, transforming into pareidolic bloodstain patterns.
5-CENT AMERICAN FLAG използва криминалистичен подход към събитията, подхранвани
убийството на Кенеди, създавайки абстрактен крипто политически трилър, който пита: „Кои знамена развяваме?“ Повече от 4800 уникални печата от 1963 г. тревожно се веят, а техните марки за погасяване и лозунги се превръщат в кодирани послания. Когато думите липсват, персонализирани гумени печати, поставени
VITO A. ROWLANDS is a Belgian filmmaker and scholar. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Experimental Film and Media at New York University‘s Tisch School of the Arts and an instructor at Mono No Aware in Brooklyn. Vito’s experimental films have screened at festivals and venues around the world, and his first feature is the Metamorphoses-inspired 35mm anthology film Ovid, New York (2024).
12 ASTERISCI —
Germany − Германия − 2025 − 08’02’’
Director: Telemach Wiesinger
Writer: Telemach Wiesinger
Cinematography: Telemach Wiesinger
Editor: Telemach Wiesinger
Producer: Telemach Wiesinger
Режисьор:
For the film poem 12 ASTERISCI (after the twelve stars on the European flag), the German artist Telemach Wiesinger visited numerous places on the internal and external borders of the European Community. The film‘s open, experimental form visually loosens boundaries and aesthetically overcomes their rigid regulations.
За филмовата поема 12 ASTERISCI (after the twelve stars on the European flag),
TELEMACH WIESINGER was born in 1968 in Bielefeld, Germany. He graduated in Visual Communication from the University of Kassel, Germany in 1995, where he received a Master of Arts degree. His multiple award winning 16mm analogue film works are presented in solo programs or performances and on numerous international festivals and locations. Telemach Wiesinger is also a visiting lecturer at universities and art schools. As a photographer he is working for many art books and solo-exhibitions.
CHASING WHALES —
France − Франция − 2025
− 05’26’’
Director: La Fille Renne
Writer: La Fille Renne
Cinematography: La Fille Renne
Composer: Elisa Monteil
Editor: La Fille Renne
Producer: La Fille Renne
Cast: Baptiste, La Fille Renne
CHASING WHALES is an experimental short documentary film following the journey of the French filmmaker La Fille Renne on the trail of cetaceans, reflecting on our relation to them and the evolution of their hunt in Northern Europe.
CHASING WHALES
LA FILLE RENNE is a non-binary photographer, director and artist from Lyon (France). They are passionate about analogue photography, ecology, osteology, the Arctic, and also intimacy. They direct short movies on film, alone or as part of a collective with Laure Giappiconi and Elisa Monteil. Their movies have been shown in numerous festivals around the world, from Berlin to Montreal, Sundance, Rotterdam’s IFF, Athens, Chennai, Istanbul, Warsaw… CHASING WHALES is their first solo movie.
ELEMENTAL — СТИХИЙНО
USA − САЩ − 2024 − 07’39’’
Director: Marie Gayeski
Cinematography: Marie Gayeski
Editor: Marie Gayeski, Ted Richardson, Shirin Maleki
Режисьор: Мари Гайески Оператор: Мари Гайески Монтаж: Мари Гайески, Тед Ричърдсън,
Elemental, a silent film, addresses the transitioning of the body in form and matter. After enduring lifelong genetic illnesses and a Category 5 hurricane that destroyed my family’s home and business, I sought peace, acceptance, beauty, and connectedness in life, death, the forces of nature, and the Cosmos. This work emerged from trauma, from the recognition of reorientation and survival. I believe nothing is destroyed by nature, but continually enveloped and recreated by it.The film includes universal natural patterning found in the coastal landscape of North Florida superimposed with fleeting images of my medical symptoms and hurricane damage that impacted my family. Seeing the relationship between our bodies and the Cosmos has been a healing force in my life.
заболявания, и ураган от пета категория, който унищожи дома и бизнеса на семейството ми, потърсих покой, приемане, красота и свързаност в живота, смъртта, природните сили и Космоса. Това произведение се роди от травма, от осъзнаването на преориентиране и оцеляване. Вярвам, че природата не унищожава, а непрестанно ни обгръща и пресъздава.
MARIE GAYESKI holds an MFA from Duke University, a BFA from Parsons School of Design, an MPA in Nonprofit Management and a BA in Political Science. In addition, she attended Brooks Institute of Photography and The Corcoran School of Art. Ms. Gayeski has worked as a TA at Duke University, in museum membership and development at The Georgia Museum of Art and The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, as well as an intellectual property licensing contract manager in NY. Her work focuses on the natural environment and formative health experiences. Her most recent work documents transitioning through natural disaster and chronic illnesses.
ENTROPIC MEMORY —
Canada − Канада − 2024 − 06’28’’
Director: Nicolas Brault
Animation: Nicolas Brault
Composer: Mathieu
Charbonneau, Simon Trottier
Editor: Serge Verreault
Producer: Nicolas Brault, Christine Nöel
Режисьор:
This photographic exploration of family photo albums ravaged by water evokes hazy and indistinct memories, poignant witnesses of a fragile past.
NICOLAS BRAULT is a multi-award winning filmmaker and Professor teaching the art of animation at Université Laval. In 2000, he won the National Film Board of Canada’s Cinéaste recherché(e) competition. His film ANTAGONIA (2002) won an award at the Cinanima International Animated Film Festival, and THE CIRCUS(2011) was nominated for Best Animated Film at the 37th César Awards. In 2012, he developed a series of short non-narrative films and immersive projections around the human body. Of this series, FOREIGN BODIES (2013) won the Off-Limits Award at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, and SQUAME (2015) received several international awards. The series’ newest entry is ENTROPIC MEMORY (2024).
Лавал. През 2000 г. той спечели конкурса Cinéaste recherché(e) на Националния
FOREIGN BODIES (2013)
FINAL WHISTLE —
Switzerland −
Швейцария − 2024 −
03’09’’
Director: Lotti Bauer
Writer: Lotti Bauer
Cinematography: Lotti Bauer
Animation: Lotti Bauer
Composer: Minerva and Felicitas Ops
Editor: Lotti Bauer
Producer: Annas Nichte Film
Режисьор: Лотти Бауер Сценарист: Лотти Бауер
Оператор: Лотти Бауер Анимация: Лотти Бауер
Музика: Минерва и Фелиситас Опс
Монтаж: Лотти Бауер Продуцент: Аннас Нихте Филм
Grand gestures, determined expressions and tight legs. Roughly collaged footballers don‘t owe each other anything and a referee loses the overview.
Големи
LOTTI BAUER works as a freelance animation film designer and teaches basic principles of fine arts in Zurich, focussing on illustration and animation.
Since 2018 she has been creating sound design and music for her films under the pseudonym „The Ops-Sisters“.
ЛОТТИ БАУЕР работи като дизайнер на анимационни филми на свободна практика и преподава основните принципи
HUMANA CORPUS —
France − Франция −
2024 − 21’00’’
Director: Coraline Zorea
Cinematography: Coraline Zorea
Editor: Coraline Zorea
Producer: Natalia Trebik
A drawn body of a woman, based on photographed and imagined images, stands alone in a room. Through everyday gestures and basic needs, it embodies an isolated existence, where routine is tinged with crisis, while interaction with the outside world remains digital, immaterial, mediated by a screen. Revealed by a scrolling movement, physical space dissolves into dreamlike dimensions, transforming into a surreal, cosmic environment. In its organic fragility, the body is placed between realistic and imaginary dimensions, questioning its very being through a two-dimensional image, emptied, doubled and distorted.
CORALINE ZOREA is a multidisciplinary filmmaker and artist working in the fields of cinema and contemporary art. A graduate of Le Fresnoy, she made her film LA MÉTHODE, which was acquired by ARTE for Court-circuit magazine and Arte.tv, and received special mentions in the Prix Analix Forever and the Prix Studio Collector, which screened it at the Jeu de Paume as part of Paris Photo festival. Her work HUMANA CORPUS was featured as an installation in the Panorama 26 exhibition and was nominated for the 2025 Prix Émergences of La Scam. An honors graduate of Sam Spiegel, her film STAGNANT WATER won Best Student Film at the VGIK Festival, Magda Mayer Prize, and a Special Mention at the Olhares de Mediterrâneo Festival. Along with other films she has edited, it has also been selected for several festivals around the world, including Watersprite, TISFF, Interfilm Berlin, Festivals Haifa and Jerusalem, UK Jewish film festival, Filmmor, Docaviv, Filmfest München, and others.
ICE BREATH — ЛЕДЕН
Romania − Румъния − 2024
− 42’50’’
Director: Leonard Alecu
Producer: Leonard Alecu
Ice Breath is an experimental, 43-minute black-and-white movie by photographer and filmmaker Leonard Alecu, dedicated to the melting icebergs off the eastern coast of Greenland. Climate change and human hubris lie at the core of this movie, which transgresses genres. Cloaked as a documentary, Ice Breath is a filmed essay on appearing and perishing, on becoming and decaying, on extinction and genesis. The film is a parable of life's fragility, against the backdrop of which develops the unending aspiration for absolute perfection.
With a master’s degree in microelectronics, LEONARD ALECU is also a photographer and filmmaker. Captivated by subjects in the distant frozen lands of the North, he exhibits his large-format works in museums and galleries, such as the Museum of Recent Art in Bucharest and the University of Arts Gallery in Iasi. The film ICE BREATH was born from the need to convey the movement and hidden drama Alecu always felt during his photographic expeditions to Greenland—something his large-format camera could not capture on the ocean. The transition from photography to film occurred spontaneously, with the same visual and existential explorations guiding the artist.
LOSING TOUCH —
UK, Germany −
Великобритания, Германия − 2024 − 10’00’’
Director: Charlie Black
Writer: Charlie Black
Cinematography: Charlie Black
Animation: Charlie Black
Composer: Lucas Hochar, Charlie Black
Editor: Charlie Black
Producer: Charlie Black Режисьор:
The film depicts the internal dialogue on coping with the grief of ecological degradation. As the body and mind wander through the streets of Berlin, encounters over 24 hours depict a sensational, overstimulating cityscape. With multimedia recordings from a camcorder, beer developed film, and cyanotype, metal and flesh entangled themselves within and between the frames. Subverting the nature-culture dichotomy, the city and nature merge into a dirty, omnipresent force. What have we become?
сензационен, свръхстимулиращ градски пейзаж. С помощта на мултимедийни записи от видеокамера, металът
CHARLIE BLACK is a filmmaker and animator from the U.K.. Her practice focuses on the ecology of lived spaces, documenting the complex relationships between humans and the rest of nature that manifest in our daily lives. Using research and imagination, her work values emotionally driven documentary, blurring the boundary between subjectivity and objectivity. She highlights this through emphasising the material quality of film, working with both analogue and digital materials.
MADWOMEN IN THE ATTIC —
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 15’58’’
Director: Tamara García Iglesias
Writer: Tamara García Iglesias
Cinematography: Tamara García Iglesias
Editor: Laura Moreno Bueno, Álvaro Herrero
Producer: Katixa de Silva, Tamara García Iglesias, Pako Ruiz
Cast: Manuelle Ripert, Carmen San Esteban Режисьор:
Can Marguerite Duras cure us of madness? Can that woman who is mute in soul be crazy? This film, through analog casting, explores the representations of madness in silent films of the 20s and 30s.
Director, producer, and curator for the last 10 years between Spain and Argentina. Режисьор,
In a vibrant, eclectic room adorned with new-age trinkets and bohemian decor, Beatrice sits behind a sewing machine, reflecting on her mother’s stern life lessons. Experimental visuals—handdrawn overlays and fragmented editing—intertwine with her monologues, revealing her inner conflict. The contrast between her mother’s rigid advice and the free-spirited environment underscores Beatrice’s struggle to reconcile expectation with individuality, making this a layered exploration of identity and choice.
В пъстра, еклектична стая, изпълнена с нови елементи и бохемски декор, Беатрис седи зад шевна машина, размишля-
Експериментални визуални ефекти – ръчно рисувани наслагвания и фрагментиран
ZELJKO VUKICEVIC, known as Zhel, is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist exploring film sound, ethics, and media spectatorship. His films recontextualise narratives, challenging storytelling norms. He has performed worldwide at ICA, FACT, Cafe OTO, and Transmediale. He won the Octavian Award and Best New Director at the 9th DHF, Zagreb (2000). His short films have gained international acclaim and are archived by the British Film Institute as part of One Minute Volumes.
RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY —
UK − Великобритания
Director: Ronan Mackenzie
Writer: Ronan Mackenzie
Cinematographer: Ronan Mackenzie
Animation: Ronan Mackenzie
Composer: Nathan Geyer
Editor: Ronan Mackenzie
Producer: Ronan Mackenzie Режисьор:
At home, a lonely old woman tunes into the radio to concoct a dream in order to escape from her own reality. When the dream rains down its imperfections, they transmit and begin to drip into her own reality, leading to pandemonium.
RONAN MACKENZIE is an artist, filmmaker and animator based in Blackburn, UK. He is a 2023 Fim London Lodestar and an alumni of the FLAMIN Fellowship and BBC New Creatives. His work has screened nationally on TV through the BBC and internationally at festivals. His films are created through an intuitive process where ideas come naturally to him in an unconscious, painterly approach. Akin to a painting that moves, he combines multiple layers of images to create depth and texture to his frames.
REMASTERED BRUTALITY —
Turkey − Турция − 2024 − 13’36’’
Director: Alinur Bağcı
Writer: Alinur Bağcı
Cinematography: Alp Akıncı
Editor: Alinur Bağcı
Producer: Şükrü Arda Güral
Cast: Alinur Bağcı, Cemal Ataş, Wickham Catesby Flannagan, Kadri
Özcan, Kayra Ungör, Fırat Karaduman, Mehmet Numan, Alkım Yaprak
The movie itself happens to be about a mercenary named M who inadvertently causes an apocalypse. As he tries to “create” the destruction of this supposed apocalypse through utilizing technical gimmicks that he has enforced onto the production of the film, this supposed effort also creeps in as a force that starts to “destroy” him, piece by piece.
този предполагаем апокалипсис чрез използване на технически похвати, това предполагаемо усилие се прокрадва и като сила, която започва
ALINUR BAĞCI, born in 2002, has graduated from Bilkent University, the department of Communication and Design. He has been interested in filmmaking and film theory - has always tried to pursue both lanes simultaneously during his academic student tenure. He is now trying to make films through COMD’s Media Archeology lab - his aim is to intertwine this interest with his passion of trying to form new ways of approaching this ever changing form that we know as filmmaking.
WHERE BLUE MEETS RED —
Hungary − Унгария − 2024 − 04’04’’
Director: Tamás Patrovits
Writer: Tamás Patrovits
Cinematography: Tamás Patrovits
Animation: Tamás Patrovits
Composer: Lőrinc Barabás
Режисьор:
The film, consisting of countless original risograph prints, is an under-the-camera, straight-ahead animation improvised to the rhythm of the scores of Hungarian Barabás Lőrinc jazz trumpeter. This animation, as a consistent conceptual work, avoids any sorts of post-digital manipulation, and solely consists of a series of prints captured under the camera.
бягва всякакъв вид пост дигитална манипулация и
Animated film director, graphic artist, and art teacher. He finished his studies at the Hungarian University of Arts and Design in 1994, at the faculty of animation and video. Since 1995, he teaches animation and creative design thinking. He founded the Primanima World Festival of First Animations in 2012 and ever since he is the creative director of the event. He is founder and director of Budaörs Animation and Creative Space – BABtér, which is a unique art and education studio with numerous animation and graphics equipment.
Angel struggles with grief after losing his wife and battling Parkinson’s disease. Obsessed with repairing a family chess set, he spirals into isolation and hallucination, rejecting his distant son’s help. His fixation becomes a symbolic fight against mortality, climaxing in a confrontation with death itself. The film explores enduring love, blurred realities, and human devotion.
MARGARITA RUSEVA is a Bulgarian director, screenwriter and assistant director. She is a final year student of film directing at NBU. Her debut film ANGEL was selected at many international film festivals, winning first prize at many of them. Margarita directs documentaries and series, commercials, and music videos. She works as a 1st and 2nd assistant director in television productions, series, commercials and international film projects.
ANOTHER MANIAC — ОЩЕ
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 22’00’’
Director: Nikola Koparov
Writer: Yoana Mircheva
Cinematography: Petar Dimov
Animation: Radoslav Ukalski
Composer: The tower of light, The mini vandals, Odd crew, Tube Headzzz
Editor: Nina Altaparmakova
Producer: Nikola Koparov
Cast: Nikola Koparov
Режисьор: Никола Копаров Сценарист: Йоана Мирчева Анимация: Радослав Укалски Оператор: Петър Димов
Музика: The tower of light, The mini vandals, Odd crew, Tube Headzzz
Монтаж: Нина Алтъпармакова
Продуцент: Никола Копаров
Участват: Атанас Костадинов, Китодар Тодоров, Любомила Клисуранова, Мартин Димитров, Николай Петков
Yavor (Martin Dimitrov) and his mysterious accomplice (Kitodar Todorov) face the consequences of their criminal act. In search of revenge, the two take the life of Ivan (Atanas Kostadinov), who caused the death of a 6-year-old child in an car accident. Unknowingly, on the path of his “universal justice”, Yavor also commits a fatal crime against a child.
NIKOLA KOPAROV was born in Sofia in 1983. He graduated from the Department of Film Directing at the New Bulgarian University in the class of Prof. Georgi Dyulgerov. His professional career began in 2012, when he began writing scripts and directing music videos and adds. His directorial debut in feature films was the short film “ANOTHER MANIAC”.
BEYOND THE SEA —
Germany − Германия − 2024 − 21’34’’
Director: Jona Schloßer
Writer: Amar Mehmedovic, Jona Schloßer
Cinematography: Fizzy
Animation: Joshua Grill (VFX)
Composer: Peter Albrecht
Editor: Julia Hänel
Producer: Marc Colditz
Cast: Klaus Stiglmeier, Rakim Hazaz
Режисьор: Йона Шлосер
(VFX)
The wind sweeps across the sea, causing small white foam crests to form. The old lighthouse keeper Otto goes about his daily tasks. As he trudges into the tidal flats, he startles: A young man lies motionless on the shore.
JONA SCHLOSSER, born in Munich in 2001, has been passionate about filmmaking since his youth. At 15, he created his first feature film, My Big Journey (2018). After graduating in 2019, he worked on various film and series productions. His short FORGIVE ME, FATHER won the 2021 German Youth Film Award and screened at LA Shorts. In 2022, Allein received the same award. Since 2021, he has studied directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. He is based in Munich, Germany.
CATS — КОТКИ
Serbia, Switzerland −
Director: Danilo Stanimirović
Writer: Danilo Stanimirović, Irena Parezanović
Cinematography: Aleksa Borković
Editor: Nevena Jovanović
Producer: Danilo Stanimirović, Ikonija Jeftić
Cast: Sergej Totić, Jovana Stević, Ivan Tomić
Режисьор: Данило Станимирович
Сценарист: Данило Станимирович, Ирена Парезанович
Оператор: Алекса Боркович
Монтаж: Невена Йованович
Продуцент: Данило Станимирович, Икония Йефтич
Участват: Сергей Тотич, Йована Стевич, Иван Томич
A silent little boy Miša finds an abandoned kitten on the street. As his parents neglect him, he is left to learn to live life on his own through the only relationship he can build, with the kitten.
DANILO STANIMIROVIĆ is a young filmmaker and chocolate lover. With his short films Bambiland, Prokop and 5/3/0 he has visited hundreds of international festivals and won numerous awards. He is an alum of many workshops and programs including FIDCampus Marseille, Sarajevo Talents Campus, Ateliers Varan, Odense FF TalentCamp, Film+ Bucharest… He has a background in film education and directing TV series. Currently he is working on 3 new films.
късометражните си филми Bambiland, Prokop и 5/3/0 той е посетил стотици международни фестивали
носител
множество награди. Участник в много уъркшопи и резиденции, включително FID
CHIQUITA PICONERA —
Spain − Испания − 2024 − 12‘09’’
Director: Mey Montero
Writer: Almudena García
Cinematography: Carlos Cuervo
Composer: Marcos Carvajal
Editor: Víctor Merino
Producer: Clara Atero
Cast: Helena Martín, Lucía Fernández, Jimena Toledo
Режисьор: Мей Монтеро Сценарист: Алмудена Гарсия
Оператор: Карлос Куерво
Музика: Маркос Карвахал
Монтаж: Виктор Мерино Продуцент: Клара Атеро
Участват: Елена Мартин, Лусиа Ферандес, Химена Толедо
In a Spanish town, a lineage of washerwomen have not only inherited this profession, but also the passion for flamenco dance and singing that enlivens their work. One day Carmencita, the youngest daughter of the family, appears drowned in the river. Carmen, her mother, unable to accept it, is convinced of the imminent return of the girl, whose ghost continues to appear to her through a shadow. Rocío, Carmen’s other daughter, must carry alone the weight of her own mourning and of a mother who seems to veil the memory of a dead daughter, forgetting herself along the way. Only through dance and by Rocío’s hand, Carmen will travel the mourning until she lets Carmencita’s ghost go, accepting her absence.
най-малката дъщеря на семейството, е намерена удавена в реката. Нейната майка Кармен, неспособна да го
е убедена в скорошното завръщане на момичето, чийто призрак продължава да ѝ се явява. Росио, другата дъщеря на Кармен, трябва сама да понесе тежестта на собствения
MEY MONTERO (Madrid, 2000) began her studies in Humanities, which is reflected in her interest in historical fiction and its connection to folklore, legends and myths. She has studied the degree in film direction at the TAI school. Oriented towards fiction, she has directed and written the short films KOSOVO (2021); VENUS IS NO SAINT (2022), and CHIQUITA PICONERA (2023). She has also worked as an art director and producer of music videos and advertising for brands such as Xiaomi, L’Oreal or San Miguel and for artists like Chicxs Rosas, Ani Queen, Mentira, Kay Rose, Artica or Jacob Mey. She is in the pre-production of his fantastic short film Sacra lunaria, and Cerro Cabeza.
DOG AND WOLF —
Czech republic −
Чехия − 2025 − 20’00’’
Director: Terézia Halamová
Writer: Terézia Halamová
Cinematography: Dušan Husár
Composer: Kryštof Blabla
Editor: Lukáš Janičík
Producer: Natália Pavlove
Cast: Tomáš Čapek, Kateřina Hulinská
Режисьор: Тереза Халамова Сценарист: Тереза
Rudo is a 25-year-old stripper who has chosen to embrace a life of perpetual partying and sleep deprivation. As he navigates through the chaotic nightlife fueled by drugs and dance, memories of his ex-girlfriend Misha haunt him, reminding him of broken promises and lost connections.
ships.
TERÉZIA HALAMOVÁ is a Slovak director who earned her MA at FAMU in Prague. Her award-winning short film SING FOR US (2020) premiered at the Kaohsiung Film Festival in Taiwan and was screened at numerous international film festivals. She also collaborated with foreign musicians, and her music video MOVE HONEY won the Jury Prize at the Polish Papaya Young Directors Competition and was featured at the Berlin Music Video Awards. All of her films are connected by the themes of loneliness, growing up, and exploring intimacy. She repeatedly likes to work with non-actors and is interested in the plasticity of interpersonal relation-
EDGES — РЪБОВЕ
Spain, Brazil −
Director: Giulia Levy and Júlia Faria
Writer: Giulia Levy and Júlia Faria
Cinematography: Mariano Rodriguez
Composer: João Rudge
Editor: Lucas Cainã
Producer: Giulia Levy and Júlia Faria
Cast: Mar Blanch, Enzo Oliver, Carol Canhisares and Rafaela Rivas
Режисьор: Джулия Леви
An afternoon in the pool was supposed to be just a chill hangout for 16 year-old Laura, but when she runs into her mother’s old friend and her son Marco, their interaction makes her circle the edges of what is or is not considered abusive.
GIULIA LEVY has been working as an Assistant Director since 2017, mainly on advertisement and videoclip projects. In 2022, she graduated with a Master’s in Film Directing from Escola Superior de Cinema I Audiovisuals de Catalunya. At the end of the course, she won a pitch and secured funding for the co-directed short film “Edges”, premiered in EMIFF in 2024.
JÚLIA FARIA is a Brazilian producer at Kaus Film in São Paulo. She works with budgeting for advertisement projects and has produced for brands like McDonald’s, Estrella Galicia, Knorr, Amazon, Spaten, Kit Kat, Schweppes, and more. Simultaneously, Júlia serves as an executive producer for short films, with three currently in the distribution phase.
ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM —
Germany − Германия − 2025
− 14’30’’
Director: Micha Muhl
Writer: Micha Muhl
Cinematography: Sebastian Ganschow
Composer: Micha Muhl
Editor: Chris Hans
Producer: Max Koehler
Cast: Burak Yigit, Hakan Orbeyi, Nico Ehrenteit
Режисьор:
Gilles celebrates his finissage while his severely overweight brother passes out drunk. Upon waking, he discovers ‘Art has no borders’ on the back of his head—and pretends to be unconscious, triggering a bizarre rescue operation involving a fire crane.
Born in 1995 in Chur, Switzerland and raised in Zurich, MICHA MUHL came straight to film after school. After working on the cheapest and most expensive film set in Europe and a master school with a Swiss scandal director, he found a suitable place at the famous Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in the tiny town of Ludwigsburg.
ERIN’S SLEEP —
UK − Великобритания
− 2024 − 12’26’’
Director: Edwin Hasler, Mayla Valdes Santos
Writer: Edwin Hasler
Cinematography: Edwin Hasler
Composer: Memotone
Editor: Edwin Hasler
Producer: Edwin Hasler
Cast: Ruby Wilson, Ean Skinner, Sarah Harris
Режисьор: Едуин Хаслър, Майла Валдес Сантос
Сценарист: Едуин Хаслър
Оператор: Едуин Хаслър
Музика: Memotone
Монтаж: Едуин Хаслър
Продуцент: Едуин Хаслър
Участват: Руби Уилсън, Ийн Скинър, Сара Харис
A reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. Trapped in a dream, princess Erin fights to escape her overbearing father. Paranoid and confused about who she can trust, she is pulled into a psychic battle outside of time.
EDWIN grew up in Bristol in the South West of England. He studied Fine Art in Falmouth before working in factual television as a self-shooting producer. In 2023 Edwin gave up work to become a student again and study Cinematography on the Film MA at University of South Wales.
I WAS BUSY DREAMING ABOUT BOYS —
Germany − Германия
− 2024 − 13’13’’
Director: Katharina Sporrer
Writer: Larissa Jacobsen
Cinematography: Marvin Rizzo
Composer: Julian Moldoon
Editor: Alissa Joy Conway
Producer: Lena Oelschlegel, Hamburg Media School
Cast: Annika Schrumpf, Maha Hamo, Yannick Niehoff, Karim Ben Mansur, Ilka Mahrholz Режисьор:
Powerless. Alma is sexually harassed by a friend in a club. At first, she wants to forget all about it quickly and dismisses it as a drunken mistake. But the experience sends her into a downward spiral that she can’t seem to get out of - until she has to.
KATHARINA, daughter of a Bulgarian mother and an Austrian father, grew up between Vienna and New York. She majored in Film and Literature at the University of Vienna and Acting in Los Angeles. She studied dramatic writing at the Burgtheater, did journalism internships at the daily newspaper Der Standard and Radio Fritz and works as an actor and voiceover artist based in Berlin. In 2020/21 she was awarded the Drehbuchwerkstatt screenwriting fellowship at the University of Film and Television in Munich, during which she realized that directing was her calling and that it allows her to combine all that she has previously learned. She is grateful to be currently studying Film Directing at the Hamburg Media School.
IF I FLOAT —
Romania − Румъния − 2024 − 11’57’’
Director: Bogdan Alecsandru
Writer: Maria Amarinei & Bogdan Alecsandru
Cinematography: Alin Ciuchi
Composer: Eduard Dabrowski
Editor: Cristina Popa
Producer: Dan Grossu
Cast: Paula Pîrvu, Cătălina
Romaneț, Alex Stavrositu, Andrada Ionescu, Oana Jindiceanu
Vio shouldn’t have come to the pool today. She really dislikes her classmates. One classmate in particular: Sara — the most popular girl in the group.
BOGDAN ALECSANDRU is a Bucharest-based filmmaker who recently completed his MA in Film Directing at UNATC “I. L. Caragiale.” His short films have been screened at festivals such as Karlovy Vary IFF, Sarajevo IFF and PÖFF: Tallinn Black Nights FF. In 2024, Bogdan was one of 10 filmmakers selected for the EPF Future Frames: Generation NEXT of European Cinema program at Karlovy Vary IFF and was also part of the Directors Summit in the Talents Sarajevo program. His work explores themes of the unconscious, queer identity, and the boundaries of abuse in interpersonal relationships.
БОГДАН АЛЕСАНДРУ наскоро завърши магистърската програма по филмова режисура в Националния университет по театър и кино „И. Л. Караджале“ в Букурещ (UNATC “I. L. Caragiale”). Негови късометражни филми са прожектирани на МФФ Карлови Вари, МФФ Сараево и филмовия
IN HER SHOES —
Estonia − Естония −
2023 − 09’34’’
Director: Gergana Dyankova
Writer: Gergana Dyankova
Cinematography: Otto Färm
Composer: Petko Manchev
Editor: Olivers Keiss
Producer: Mark Pervakov
Cast: Kristiin Räägel, Mia Moore
Режисьор: Гергана Дянкова Сценарист: Гергана
In a hopeless attempt to keep her lover close, a hotel maid develops a weird obsession with a foreign musician. Breaking all possible boundaries, the maid invades the privacy of the woman she slept with, her wardrobe, her personal belongings. Walking in on that and unable to comprehend, the musician runs away, leaving the obsessed maid to dwell in her downward spiral on the borderline of “Did I want to be with her or become her?”.
чуждестранната музикантка, с която е
и неспособна да разбере, музикантката бяга, оставяйки обсебената камериерка да се задълбочава в низходящата
I love telling stories. And in every story I tell, no matter how important, I want my audience to experience it with me. At some point I realized film is exactly the method I want to use - I want to touch on the visualization of emotions. Other than IN HER SHOES I have directed one documentary, oen short film and a short music video, which is not that much of experience, however, I have been making my way on sets, learning from every aspect of the craft of filmmaking.
MAJINI —
Germany − Германия
−2025 − 19’28’’
Directors: Joshua Neubert, Victor Muhagachi
Writer: Joshua Neubert
Cinematography: Larius Kieninger
Animation/VFX: Sören SchmidtClausen, Aaron Eisel
Composer: Peter Albrecht
Editor: Emma Holzapfel
Producer: Franzis Unger, Leon Harms, Fabienne Sailer
Cast: Shedrack Kwao Waziri, Omar Sheha Kombo
Режисьор: Джошуа Нойберт,
Аарон
Fari (13) is afraid of deep water. He admires his older brother Danford (17), who goes fishing with their father every day to provide for the family. When their father falls ill, Fari must take his place on the boat. Fearing they will come home empty-handed, Danford steers the boat further and further out to sea. Alone on the open waters, the boys get caught up in an increasingly dangerous masquerade of masculinity.
Фари (13) се страхува от дълбока вода. Той се възхищава на по-големия си брат Данфорд (17), който всеки ден ходи на риболов с баща им, за да осигури прехраната
да заеме неговото място на лодката. Страхувайки се, че
JOSHUA NEUBERT (1994) is a German filmmaker who grew up in Tanzania. In 2020, he enrolled in the Fiction Directing program at Filmacademy Baden-Wuerttemberg. He has directed films in Germany, Tanzania and the US, with his latest work GRANICА shortlisted at the Student BAFTAs. Joshua is currently in development of his debut feature film.
VICTOR MUHAGACHI (1996) is a Tanzanian filmmaker who loves telling stories that matter. He’s mixed his eye for beauty with real, raw narratives to create something truly special. Outside the lens, he’s all about exploring, passionate about culture and landscapes. When he’s not behind the camera, you might find him enjoying sports or planning his next adventure. Victor’s work is a reflection of his journey, and he’s just getting started.
MONA LISA —
Czech Republic −
Чехия − 2024 − 20’09’’
Director: Jan Daniel
Writer: Jan Daniel
Cinematography: Jakub Myška
Editor: Lukáš Skalník
Producer: Miloň Terč
Cast: Kristýna Jedličková, Tomáš Weisser
Режисьор: Ян Даниел Сценарист: Ян Даниел Оператор: Якуб Мишка Монтаж: Лукаш Скалник Продуцент: Милон Терч Участват: Кристина Йедличкова, Томаш Вайсер
Beata lives a happy life with Jura. They create imitations of wellknown paintings together - he takes pictures of her, she poses for him. They love each other. They catch happy moments of their lives in photos that they carry as unchanging memories. Their lives take an unexpected turn, photos fade and memories slowly begins to change. Beata is afraid that when she closes and opens her eyes, she will discover that she has lived in vain.
JAN DANIEL was born in 1998 in Czech Republic. He studied at Film Academy of Miroslav Ondricek, where he has directed seven shorts. His previous short, TOMORROW’S IN A FEW HOURS, has been screened on several international film festivals, for example KVIFF. He’s also interested in theatre - he acts, directs and has written six plays. ЯН ДАНИЕЛ е роден през 1998 г. в Чехия.
MY MOTHER IS A COW —
Brazil − Бразилия − 2024 − 15’00’’
Director: Moara Passoni
Writer: Moara Passoni, Fernanda Frotté
Cinematography: Carolina Costa, AMC
Editor: Germano de Oliveira
Producer: Sofia Geld, Daniel Liu
Cast: Luísa Bastos, Amorosa, Helena Albergaria, Ana Carolina Guztazazky, Claudio Rodrigues da Silva
Продуцент: София Гелд, Даниел Лиу Участват: Луиза Бастос, Амороса, Хелена Албергариа, Ана Каролина Гузтазазки, Клаудио Родригеш да Силва
Left in her aunt’s care on a family ranch at the edge of the burning Brazilian wetland, 12-year-old Mia is desperate for the touch of her mother’s love – but in this volatile natural world, with the impending threat of a deadly Jaguar consuming the family, love comes in unexpected form.
форма.
Moara Passoni IS A BRAZILIAN WRITER & DIRECTOR. SHE WROTE AND DIRECTED the feature-length essay film EXTASE (CPH:DOX, MoMA’S Doc Fortnight, Visions du Réel) which received critical acclaim and won a gamut of international awards. Moara was co-writer of the Academy Award-nominated The Edge of Democracy. She was named one of the “25 New Faces of Independent Filmmaking” by Filmmaker Magazine, is an alumna of TorinoScriptLab, La Fémis-Cannes Producing Atelier, GOTHAM Week and NYSCA.
EXTASE (CPH:DOX, MoMA’S Doc Fortnight, Visions du Réel),
The Edge of Democracy.
PIZZA FLASH —
Italy − Италия − 2025 − 15’52’’
Director: Luca Guanci
Writer: Luca Guanci
Cinematography: Mattia Bonanno
Composer: Sebastiano Ratti
Editor: Luca Guanci, Egidio Prudenzano, Luigi Timpano
In a world where the meaning of things seems to slip away, a young couple sells poetic VHS tapes to help people remember.
LUCA GUANCI, born in 2001 in Milan, is a young director and graduate student in Cinema at IULM University. His work focuses on cinema as a place of thought. After working as a videomaker, Luca redefined his relationship with images, distancing himself from the idea of them as products. For him, images contain a deep reflection on the contemporary, where the past, present, and future intertwine in a time that seems lost but remains alive like a ghost in our collective imagination.
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 21’01’’
Director: Sophie Horry
Writer: Sophie Horry
Cinematography: Mauricio Blas
Composer: Szymon Kusior
Editor: Weronika Szela, Janek Komorowski
Producer: Maciej Ślesicki
Cast: Clothilde Raskin, Gaelle Malandrone, Sylvain Le Gall Режисьор:
Nina has just gotten her first contraception. The 16-year-old is ready to make love, not sex. Yet her mom’s new relationship, as well as her work in the sex industry, embodies what Nina despises. While Annette tries to be present for her daughter, Nina shuts down for a worthy act of love. When Nina discovers the simple and physical act of sex, the young girl questions her ideals.…
SOPHIE HORRY was born in 1998 in Poissy, France, where she started showing interest towards art very early on notably in drawing and painting. She explored photography and acting as growing up. Sophie realised her interest her acting and directing working on sets in Paris. As a young adult, she validated a bachelor in English Litterature and a bachelor in Cinema as well as entered an acting education in Paris. After validating her Cinema and Drama studies in Dublin, Ireland, she started studying directing in Warsaw Film School in Poland.
RED APRIL —
USA − САЩ − 2024 − 15’35’’
Director: Boris Vesselinov
Writer: Boris Vesselinov
Cinematography: Tom Bolles
Composer: Ben Doherty
Editor: Charlie Zehner, Boris Vesselinov
Producer: Jillian Caforio, Sophia Costanzo
Cast: Yavor Vesselinov, Victoria Myssik, Eric Etebari
Режисьор: Борис Веселинов Сценарист: Борис Веселинов Оператор: Том Боулс
In 1876 Bulgaria, a desperate revolutionary must convince a room of suspecting Ottoman soldiers that he is innocent. През
BORIS VESSELINOV is a writer and director. His stories often take place in tense historical settings, from Revolutionary America to a record-breaking 1960s submarine.
Boris’ work includes a short film starring David Mazouz and Aoi Takeya, and two feature screenplays selected as Academy Nicholl Fellowship Quarterfinalists (2022 and 2023). He has also qualified for a 2024 Oscar in the Live-Action Short category with SUNLESS He is a first-generation American, originally from Bulgaria.
France − Франция −
2024 − 23’00’’
Director: Jason Boussioux
Writer: Jason Boussioux
Cinematography: Anton Belyakov
Composer: Clémentin Bonjour
Editor: Inès Clivio
Producer: ENS Louis-Lumière School
Cast: Catherine Arondel; Marina Delmonde; Christophe Grundmann; Vincent Valette; Sylvain Baumann; Iñaki Lartigue
On a December night in 1947, in an outskirts hotel, the mayor’s son is discovered dead in a room where he typically indulges his discreetly unsavory desires. Amidst corrupt cops and unexpected foes, beneath the crimson glow of the hotel’s neon lights, masks are unveiled: what truly unfolded on the night of the murder? Who is Louise, the one trying to cover up the case?
A graduate of Cannes, Sorbonne and ENS Louis-Lumière, JASON BOUSSIOUX crafts films as screenwriter, director, and cinematographer. Drawing from nocturnal imagery, his work spans genres with an affinity for mystery and crime. His neon visuals, dreamlike sequences and orchestral scores transform ordinary spaces into uncanny worlds. His short film Rouge was selected at the 2024 Lauriers de l’Audiovisuel and Energa Camerimage festival. Influenced by Chazelle, Lynch, Wong Kar Wai and the Coens, his recent work explores family dynamics through his Catalan and Jewish heritage.
Say Wuff! — Кажи
Germany − Германия
− 2024 − 17’14’’
Director: Fabian Podeszwa
Writer: Fabian Podeszwa
Cinematography: Paul Faltz
Composer: Andrew Collberg
Editor: Fabian Podeszwa
Producer: Fitore Muzaqi
Cast: Julien Wolff, Carlotta Truman, Béla Gábor Lenz, Tatiana Feldman
Set in the streets of an unknown German city in the 90s - An Indonesian boy falls in love with a blue-haired hairdresser. A declaration of love to the beauty of simplicity and to quirky oddities of life.
FABIAN PODESZWA is a German writer and director rooted in guerrilla filmmaking and early VHS horror shorts. He studied film at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne; his thesis film SAY WUFF!, funded by Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, won international acclaim at festivals like Sitges. He has directed over 40 music videos—from underground artists to major acts like Milky Chance. He is currently gaining experience on international feature film sets.
SLAVIC COWBOY —
Czech Republik −
− 2024 − 17’46’’
Director: Iyanah Bativala
Writer: Iyanah Bativala
Cinematography: Manvi Jain
Editor: Dmitar Janjuševic, Oleksandr Veremeyenko
Producer: Anna Horáková Cast: Michal Slavov, Daniel Svoboda, Zuzana Stavna, Natalie Golovchenko
Режисьор: Ияна Батилава
Сценарист: Ияна Батилава
Оператор: Манви Джейн Монтаж: Дмитар Янюшевич, Олександр Веремейенко Продуцент: Анна Хоракова
KUBA, a socially stunted young man, lives his life through the fantasies he tries to sell to himself and the people around him. In his head he’s been a football coach, a lion tamer, and now his latest pipe dream - a cowboy. He attempts to bring his dream to fruition by joining a niche Rodeo community in the Czech Republic, living out an outdated notion of the American dream in the heart of Central Europe.
IYANAH BATIVALA, born in New York and raised in Mumbai, began her film studies at Cornell University and is currently pursuing an MFA in Directing at FAMU (The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague). With three years of professional screenwriting experience, she has contributed to several projects, including working in the writers’ room for the upcoming Amazon series, Waack Girls, set for release in November 2024.
Croatia − Хърватия −
2024 − 21’36’’
Director: Sara Alavanić
Writer: Sara Alavanić
Cinematography: Ivor Lapić
Editor: Stjepan Hren
Producer: Lucija Perić, Roza Medvešek
Cast: Kristian Bonačić, Nikola Jandrić, Lucija Nera Đurić, Luka Galešić, Nicole Gotovina
Режисьор: Сара Алаванич Сценарист: Сара Алаванич
Оператор: Ивор Лапич
Монтаж: Стиепан Хрен
Fleka doesn’t leave the vicinity of his building. He spends time with his neighbors and occasionally skateboards. Since his mom ended up in a psychiatric clinic, his best friend is his only family. Sometimes, he passes the time with a neighbor who has mental health issues and has adopted a pig. Soon, he realizes that this neighbor is his only friend.…
SARA ALAVANIĆ (Croatia, 1998) studies Film and TV Directing (MA) at Zagreb’s Academy of Dramatic Arts. She previously earned a degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Graphic Arts. She is a member of Blank_Film Incubator, where she directed her first films PEOPLE STINK, BUT THEY’RE WARM (Pula Film Festival 2020) and DO YOU FEEL NERVOUS WHEN I APPROACH YOU? (ZagrebDox 2020). Her most recent film SPOT, premiered at Zagreb Film Festival (2024) and won the Golden Pram.
Сценарист: Александър Суванджиев, по разказа „Бучка захар“, от Добри Немиров.
Оператор: Тихомир Рачев
Музика: Маргарита Върбанова
Монтаж: Александър Суванджиев
Set as a tale, the story takes us on a journey alongside Dobri. A teenager, who having just finished high school with the dream of becoming a writer, arrives in the capital city looking for work. As soon as he arrives though, his bicycle gets stolen. Struggling to find work to survive, Dobri stumbles upon a stranger who helps him out, as both tie a friendship for a lifetime.
ALEKSANDAR SUVANDZHIEV was born on the 11th of June 1992 in Ruse, Bulgaria. While he was a student at the Economics High School, he took part in the Municipal Children’s Centre for Culture and Arts, where he participated in numerous theatre plays. After completing his high-school education, he went on to study acting, earning a bachelor’s degree at the University of Salford (Manchester, England) in 2015. During his studies there, he participated in a number of student films and theatre plays, as well as devising and performing a graduating one-man show. After his graduation he continued to seek work as an actor, landing a small part in the film GOD’S OWN COUNTRY 2017’, directed by Francis Lee. In 2021, he returned to Bulgaria, where he was accepted to study a master’s degree - Film and Television Art, with a degree in directing, at the New Bulgarian University, where with the help of his colleagues, he created his diploma short film SUGAR CUBE based on the story by Dobri Nemirov.
THE BEST TIME OF YOUR LIFE —
The Netherlands − Нидерландия − 2023
− 18’04’’
Director: Danae Grannetia
Writer: Danae Grannetia
Cinematography: Joren Pelsma
Composer: Lisa Tiersma
Editor: Britt Beckers
Producer: Danae Grannetia, Ilse Lavell
Cast: Fedja Louman, Ramses van Hall, Lara Bakker
20-year-old Mees lives what appears to be a boundless and carefree student life. Constantly seeking entertainment, distraction and adventure. But what lurks behind this regardless and simplistic place? When an unexpected event occurs within a sorority, Mees tries to escape the lost feeling he is left with. As he wanders lonely through the turbulent student life, the journey slowly makes Mees realize that he needs to find a piece of himself again.
20-годишният
DANAE GRANNETIA (2000) graduated from HKU University of the Arts in 2023. Her work explores the unspoken rules shaping our behavior and how shame, fear, and vulnerability influence our connections. She doesn’t shy away from discomfort and embraces the flaws of human nature. Her films are marked by a subtle, personal approach, capturing the things left unsaid. Danae values offering a female perspective and creates openness through stories that both confront and comfort.
THE BLUE FARAWAY —
Director: Sofia Spotti
Writer: Angus Blair
Cinematography: Ola Mesmer
Composer: Darren Sng
Editor: Katariina Rahumagi
Producer: Sanjana Pathania
Cast: David Elliot, Rocky Marshall, Isaac Addington
Режисьор:
When an isolated man discovers his beloved dog is dying, he is confronted by long- buried childhood memories of life on the sea with his father.
SOFIA SPOTTI is an Italian director currently pursuing an MA at the National Film and Television School. Her interests vary in many subjects with a specific attention on human behaviour and psychology. Her style is influenced by the Italian magic realism directors and her films try to investigate the relationship between reality and surrealism through a dreamy point of view. Her previous work was screened in different international film festivals such as Festa del Cinema di Roma.
THE HAUNTED HOUSE HOTEL —
Bulgaria − България − 2024
− 15’45’’
Director: Moe Acharki
Writer: Mat Growcott
Cinematography: Erik Bassan
Composer: Harry Winstanley
Editor: Moe Acharki
Producer: Moe Acharki
Cast: Bojidar Nikolov, Martin Zannato, Philipa Nikolova, Yana Kushlova, Mat Growcott
Welcome to the Haunted House Hotel, where quirky charm meets unsolved murders. When Edward DeWitt rises from the grave to solve his own murder—and film a documentary—he faces love, mystery, and the challenges of being Hollywood’s first undead filmmaker. The Haunted House Hotel is a comedic murder mystery about love, loss, and ectoplasm.
режисьор в Холивуд. The Haunted House Hotel е
MOE ACHARKI, a Gibraltarian filmmaker trained by Martin Campbell and a graduate from the University of Wolverhampton. He has directed award-winning shorts like A PART OF IT ALL (2021) and THE EYES IN THE BOX (2022). He worked at Nu Boyana Film Studios on THE EXPENDABLES 4 (2023) and while there directed THE HAUNTED HOUSE HOTEL (2024). Currently, he’s finishing a new short and prepping a documentary. THE HAUNTED HOUSE HOTEL was made at Nu Boyana for FilmForge as a student training project, filmed in two days with minimal prep, capturing the excitement of the set.
Nu Boyana Film Studios
THE HAUNTED HOUSE HOTEL (2024).
THE KITCHEN — КУХНЯТА
Czech Republic −
Чехия − 2024 − 13’11’’
Director: Valér Futej
Writer: Zuzana Nevolová, Valér Futej
Cinematography: Kristina Kůlová
Composer: Pavel Nesit
Editor: Valér Futej, Barbora Marková
Producer: Adéla Růžičková
Cast: Judit Pecháček, Jan Révai, Vladimír Pokorný, Nikol Stýblová, David Pavlis, Radovan Táborský, Veronika Klučková, Kateřina Táborská, Vojtěch Franců
The static environment of the kitchen is disrupted by the arrival of a young woman—a new cook—who tries to adapt to the strictly defined working conditions and settle into the established routine. By the time she realizes the system is exerting overwhelming pressure on her, it is too late to break free from the mechanism she has become a part of.
Музика: Павел Несит
Монтаж: Валер Футей, Барбора Маркова
Продуцент: Адела Ружичкова
Участват: Юдит Пехачек, Ян Реваи, Владимир
Покорни, Никол Стиблова, Давид Пaвлис, Радован
Таборски, Вероника Клучкова, Катерина Таборска, Войтех Францу
VALÉR FUTEJ is a Slovak director and editor studying at FAMU in Prague. He made several short films awarded at local film festivals. In his works he focuses on a distinctive stylization of narrative, location, acting and directing. He’s passionate about diversity and marginalised storiesthrough fictional, highly-stylized narratives, he sets up a mirror of young individuals trying to fit into today’s modern society.
THE RIVER — РЕКАТА
France − Франция −
2024 − 15’00’’
Director: Elise Levy
Writer: Elise Levy
Cinematography: Micaela Albanese
Composer: Thks4Crying
Editor: Titouan Ropert
Producer: Alice Eynaud
Cast: Melissa Guers, Louise Adda, Suzanne Ballier, Alexia Stefanovic
Thks4Crying
One afternoon, three high school students sneak out of their allgirls Catholic boarding school. Sunny, the new girl, has gone for a swim in the river. Sarah is eager to join her, even though Clémence disapproves.
ELISE is a screenwriter and director, with a master’s degree in social policy from Sciences Po Paris and a screenplay diploma from La Fémis. LA RIVIÈRE is the second short film she made as part of her studies. She is currently writing a feature-length film to develop its universe and characters.
THE TRAP — КАПАНЪТ
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 08’55’’
Director: Vitalii Havura
Writer: Vitalii Havura
Cinematography: Stanisław Horodecki
Editor: Jakub Rados
Producer: Filip Marczewski
Cast: Alana Ivory, Mykola Kryvoruchko, Marcin Maranda
Режисьор: Виталий Хавура Сценарист: Виталий Хавура Оператор: Станислав Хородецки Монтаж: Якоб Радос Продуцент: Филип Марчевски Участват: Алана Айвъри,
Ukraine, 2022. Kherson under Russian occupation. Kostya, involved in the underground fight against the Russians, is constantly in hiding. Only his mother knows his whereabouts, and she believes that the Russian invasion is a salvation for the country. That night he narrowly escapes death. So he comes to his mother to check if she was the one who betrayed him. A heated argument breaks out between them, but when his mother offers him a meal, he is unable to refuse and sits down at the table in silence. The already tense situation results in an unexpected twist as the son decides to leave.
VITALII HAVURA, director and scriptwriter, born in Kherson. Graduate of the Kyiv National I.K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University (Directing), the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Key (Cultural Studies) and Wajda School (Film Bridge Ukraine film course). Author and director of the shorts: CHACHO (FIPRESCI award at 11th Odesa IFF), ROMANI DANCE (“Bardak” festival award). Author of the investigative documentaries regarding war crimes for Kyiv Independent.
THIS IS OURS — ТОВА
UK
− Великобритания
− 2023 − 25’41’’
Director: Simon London
Writer: Simon London
Cinematography: Helena Gonzalez
Composer: Samuel Read
Editor: Marie Langin
Producer: Critsina Isgrò
Cast: Olivia Booth-Ford, Alice Miles, Oliver Allen, Francesca
Knight, Miles
Yekinni, Daisy Moore, Sureya Ghauri
Режисьор:
Finch is trapped in a facility that is measuring the value of children through a series of absurd tests and challenges. When her roommate rebels, Finch’s blind obedience is thrown into question and she is forced to re-evaluate the way she sees the world.
SIMON grew up in a volcano crater in the South Island of New Zealand and is now based in the UK. After two decades as an actor and photographer he found filmmaking and his short films are playing in festivals around the world. He recently graduated with an MA in Directing Fiction from The National Film & Television School and continues to develop short and feature length projects.
THREE KEENINGS —
UK, Ireland, USA −
Великобритания, Ирландия, САЩ − 2024 − 10’00’’
Director: Oliver McGoldrick
Writer: Oliver McGoldrick
Cinematography: Gianna Badiali
Composer: Alex Gray
Editor: Oliver McGoldrick, Reuben Hamlyn
Producer: Oliver McGoldrick, Natalie Remplakowski, Cade Featherstone, Chloe Langton
Ian is a struggling actor who finds himself in the unconventional role of a professional mourner. As he tours the Northern Irish countryside, his practised mask of apathy begins to slip amongst the humour and heartache of the local funeral circuit.
OLIVER MCGOLDRICK grew up in the countryside outside Belfast, Northern Ireland and is currently an MFA Candidate at New York University’s Graduate Film Program. His most recent short film THREE KEENINGS premiered at the 2024 Venice Biennale.
TRASH — БОКЛУК
Bulgaria − България −
2025 − 13’20’’
Director: Alexey Kojuharov
Writer: Alexey Kojuharov
Cinematography: Rosen Daskalov
Teacher
Animation: Vladimir Stanchev
Composer: Ace Vaptsarov
Editor: Kristian Georgiev
Producer: Nikolay Mutafchiev, Mira Boyadjieva
Cast: Krasimir Vasilev
Режисьор:
Angel, a young man of Roma origin, starts his day by collecting waste from the landfill and garbage containers. Defending what he has collected, he goes through various ups and downs and conflict situations. Nothing unexpected for his ethnicity. At the end of the day, however, the collected garbage takes on a different meaning.
Ангел,
ALEXEY KOJUHAROV began his artistic journey in the early 1990s, graduating from the Acting Master’s Program at the Municipal Youth Experimental Theater “A’part” in Plovdiv. He briefly studied Bulgarian Philology at Plovdiv University “Paisiy Hilendarski,” before fully committing to the dramatic arts. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Acting for Dramatic Theatre (1994–1998) and later a Master of Arts in Directing for Dramatic Theatre (1996–2003), both from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov” in Sofia. Continuing his pursuit of visual storytelling, in 2022–2023 he completed a Master’s program in Screen Directing at the same academy. His education reflects a deepening dedication to performance, direction, and cinematic language.
A widowed mother and daughter’s ascetic life in an isolated village in the Caucasus mountains is interrupted by the arrival of a foreign traveller in need of shelter. His presence awakens erotic longing in both women, who are left to simmer in their guilty consciences after the traveller departs.
NINO BENASHVILI is a writer and director from Tbilisi, Georgia, and a 2023 BAFTA scholar. She is currently a Grad film student at NYU Tisch. Her debut narrative short, WHERE TIME STOOD STILL (2024), premiered at the San Sebastian Film Festival. Her documentary CHILDREN OF NIKOZI (2021), about her childhood village bombed in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, won Bronze Remi at Houston WorldFest and aired on PBS. She earned her B.A. from St. John’s College in philosophy and history of math and science.
STUDeNt
ANiMAtION
France − Франция − 2024 − 06’32’’
Director: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Writer: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Animation: A. Zundel
Composer: N. Cornil
Editor: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Producer: J. Deparis
Режисьор: О. Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Мингонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел
Сценарист: О. Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Майнгонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел Анимация: А. Зундел Музика: Н. Корнил Монтаж: Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Мингонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел Продуцент: Ж. Депарис
A group of pigs are living peacefully in a monastery. One day one of them is taken out of the enclosure by a monk. He is brought to a dark room full of knives and meat, and he understands what fate awaits him: the monks are going to turn him into charcuterie. Like a hero, guided by a divine force, he manages to break free and makes a return to the enclosure to also free his friends. Thus starts a great escape throughout the monastery, will they be able to get to freedom?
воден от божествена сила, той успява да се освободи и се връща в заграждението, за да спаси и приятелите си. Така започва едно голямо бягство из целия манастир, дали ще успеят
A group of 6 students studying digital cinema at the École des Nouvelles Images. They came together to work on this graduation film after spending 5 years during their studies specialising in different areas of 3D.
École des Nouvelles
AWAITING THE LIGHTNING BOLT —
Italy, UK − Италия,
Director: Marco Russo
Writer: Marco Russo
Cinematography: Marco Russo, George Milburn, Nat Sale
Animation: Marco Russo
Composer: Matt Loveridge
Editor: Marco Russo
Producer: Marco Russo
Cast: Lupo Misrachi, Lorenzo Ferrero
Renato, an eccentric Renaissance inventor, dares the impossible: capturing a lightning bolt in a jar!
Fuelled by ambition and defying the skepticism of his peers, he races against time in a thrilling journey, where each storm offers an extraordinary glimpse into the mysteries of nature and the power of love.
Ренато, ексцентричен ренесансов изобретател, се осмелява да направи невъзможното: да улови мълния в буркан! Подхранван от амбиция и противопоставяйки се на скептицизма на колегите си, той се състезава с времето в едно вълнуващо
MARCO RUSSO is a writer, director, animator and puppet maker. He started his career as a comic book writer, working with publishers such as Les Éditions Dupuis and Panini Comics, in Italy, France and Belgium. He studied film-making at Stockholms Filmskola and directed some live-action short films. In 2024, he attended the Aardman Academy, where he crafted and directed “AWAITING THE LIGHTNING BOLT”, a short film in stop-motion animation, selected in multiple film festivals around the world.
BIRTH CONTROLLED —
USA − САЩ − 2024 − 04’59’’
Director: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Writer: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Cinematography: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Animation: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Composer: Lux Monsalve
Editor: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Producer: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Cast: Isabela Fraga-Abaza
Директор: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Сценарист: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Оператор: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Анимация: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Музика: Лукс Монсалве
Монтаж: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Продуцент: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
Участват: Изабела Фрага-Абаза
This film is a visceral response to a lifetime of medical neglect, patriarchal control, and the systemic failure to treat vaginas as vital organs essential to health and well-being. It reflects the deep frustration and loss of autonomy I have experienced over my own body. We live in a world that fetishizes controlling vaginas while denying them the care they deserve.
необходим за здравето и благополучието. Той отразява дълбокото разочарование и загубата на автономност, които съм преживяла по отношение на собственото си тяло. Живеем в свят, който фетишизира контролирането на вагините, като същевременно
отказва грижите, които заслужават.
ISABELA FRAGA-ABAZA is a Latina-Arab animator and artist from Washington, DC, with a BFA in 2D Animation from Pratt Institute. She specializes in 2D animation, clay painting, experimental storytelling, and performance. Her work offers a unique perspective through the female gaze, serving as a mirror that encourages viewers to confront their own biases and discomforts.
USА, China − САЩ,
− 2023 − 06’19’’
Director: Chenxi Zhang
Writer: Chenxi Zhang
Cinematography: Chenxi Zhang
Animation: Chenxi Zhang
Composer: Squash & Biscuit (Shuwen Zhao & Brian Griffith)
Mom always braided my hair so tightly that it carved a distinct path atop my head. But one day, she cut off the carefully braided hair. Along the path, I touched our unbreakable inner attachment, and the journey of female growth we were both unprepared to face.
CHENXI ZHANG is a Chinese independent animation artist, explores the delicate emotions and subtle contradictions in human relationships through hand-drawn animation, seamlessly integrating material experimentation to elevate the narrative and create captivating visual experiences. Her works capture the unspoken intricacies between individuals, unveiling a realm of unexpressed sentiments.
Belgium − Белгия − 2024 − 06’07’’
Director: Hasse Van Overbeke
Writer: Hasse Van Overbeke
Cinematography: Thomas Berger, Cédric De Smedt
Animation: Hasse Van Overbeke
Composer: Han Lauwers
Editor: Ayzo Engele Algera
Producer: Sam Scheunders
Cast: Egon Jacquemyn
Режисьор: Хасе Ван Овербеке Сценарист: Хасе Ван Овербеке Оператор: Томас Бергер, Седрик де Шмед
Анимация: Хасе Ван
Овербеке
Музика:
Сам Шойндерс Участват: Егон Жакмин
Fourteen-year-old Sam is being bullied at school and takes refuge under a desk. In desperation, he puts the teacher’s fishbowl over his head to protect himself from his bully. As he walks down the school’s dark hallway, he glimpses his reflection. Seeing himself distorted by the bowl, his anxieties grow as he tries to shape his body to fit inside. When he encounters his mother, she reaches out to help him, but Sam remains hidden in his protective shell, unsure if he can face the world outside.
на
той зърва отражението си. Виждайки се изкривен от аквариума, тревогите му нарастват, докато се опитва да оформи
HASSE VAN OVERBEKE, born in Belgium in 2001, discovered animation at age seven through Flipnote Studio on a Nintendo DS. This sparked a passion that led to art school at thirteen. Despite battling anorexia during difficult school years, Hasse recovered with support. In a master’s program, Hasse created the short film CANNED, graduating with honours in 2024. Now focused on stop-motion and digital cut-out animation, Hasse enjoys yoga, gardening, gaming, and time with a beloved cat.
DAWN
France − Франция − 2024 − 05’29’’
Director: Group of students from the French school ESMA.
Writer: Group of students from the French school ESMA.
Cinematography: Group of students from the French school ESMA.
Animation: Group of students from the French school ESMA.
Composer: Bonnardel Dorian (Philarmedia)
Editor: Group of students from the French school ESMA.
Producer: ESMA
Режисьор: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Сценарист: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Оператор: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Анимация: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Музика: Бонардел Дориан (Филармедия)
Moнтаж: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Продуцент: ESMA
Lucky, a sea turtle, enters this world at dawn and starts her journey to the ocean. Soon, she faces the first danger on her way: birds. She, along with some of her companions, has been taken captive. But luckily, she was dropped near a canyon. As Lucky moves on, a crab appears and grabs her. She struggles to escape and gets injured. Just as she is about to be caught, two Komodo dragons show up and eat the crab. Lucky is frightened and rushes into a trunk, trying to hide herself. Two dragons fight over eating her. Meanwhile, Lucky tries hard to go as fast as possible and finally reach the ocean.
до каньон. Докато Лъки продължава напред, се появява
когато е на път да бъде хваната, се появяват два комодски варана и изяждат рака. Лъки се плаши и се втурва в един ствол, опитвайки се да се скрие. Два дракона се борят да я изядат. Междувременно Лъки се опитва да се придвижи възможно
The production team consists of the students: TC. YuFang, D. Matthieu, F. Maxime, J. Lucas, M. Noah, P. Marie, R. Apolline, S. Lorys.
DEAD RED KITE —
UK − Великобритания
− 2023 − 04’03’’
Director: Finn Morgan-Roberts
Writer: Finn Morgan-Roberts
Cinematography: Finn Morgan-Roberts
Animation: Finn Morgan-Roberts, Louis Campeau
Composer: Finn Morgan-Roberts, Roman Starkman
Editor: Finn Morgan-Roberts
Producer: Finn Morgan-Roberts
Cast: Kizzy Edgell, Phillip Rhodes, Virginia Thorne
Режисьор: Фин Морган-Робъртс
Сценарист: Фин Морган-Робъртс
Оператор: Фин МорганРобъртс Анимация: Фин Морган-Робъртс, Луи Кампо
Музика: Фин Морган-Робъртс, Роман Старкман
Монтаж: Фин Морган-Робъртс
Продуцент: Фин Морган-Робъртс
Участват: Кизи Еджъл, Филип Роудс, Вирджиния Торн
When a bird of prey gets rаn over, a teen girl›s insistence to give it a funeral ignites conflict within her family. Dark, twisted, and yet still light-hearted, this animated horror drama plays on the extremes of childhood emotions.
FINN MORGAN-ROBERTS has been working in live action and animation for nearly 8 years, with his film DEAD RED KITE being his first CGI short film. His work focuses on subverting horror conventions, and often combines multiple mediums like live action, stop motion, 2D, and CGI. He currently lives in London where he does freelance animation, and is working on his next short film.
ФИН
и анимацията от близо 8 години. Филмът му DEAD RED KITE е първият
UK, France −
Великобритания, Франция
− 2024 − 09’48’’
Director: Milo Bonnard
Writer: Milo Bonnard
Cinematography: Jake Duncan
Animation: Milo Bonnard
Composer: Lucas Wide
Editor: Carmela Schonenberger
Producer: Idris Bakker
Cast: David Holt, Melody Gibson
Режисьор:
A young man goes to a concert with the hope of being movedonly to feel more detached than ever before.
MILO BONNARD is a French filmmaker & a recent graduate of the National Film and Television School (UK). Using stop-motion, he crafts stories full of irony and warmth, capturing the absurdities of everyday life—its social discomforts, fleeting joys, and occasional transcendence.
налното училище за филмово и телевизионно изкуство (Великобритания). Използвайки стоп-моушън, той създава
LOVE IN THE TIME OF INFLATION —
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 02’37’’
Director: Zuzanna Heller
Writer: Zuzanna Heller
Animation: Zuzanna Heller
Composer: Wiktor Szymurski
Editor: Cecylia Pacura
Producer: Agata Golańska, The Polish National Film School in Lodz
Stefa goes shopping despite rampant inflation. An expressive animated film painted on glass that tells the short story of a young woman in times of rampant inflation. During her daily shopping, she meets a young man with whom she quickly forms a romantic bond. Their relationship develops in a surreal reality where everyday objects and ingredients shrink in sync with inflation, symbolizing economic hardships. The film provokes reflection on the impact of economic conditions on interpersonal relationships.
Въпреки
си пазаруване тя среща млад мъж, с когото бързо създава романтична връзка. Връзката им се развива
HELLER, a student of the Animated Films and Film Special Effects at the Polish National Film School in Lodz.
ZUZANNA
MOTHER’S CHILD
The Netherlands −
Холандия − 2024 − 09’06’’
Director: Naomi Noir
Writer: Naomi Noir, Maya Devincenzi Dil
Cinematography: Naomi Noir
Animation: Naomi Noir, Lara Adriolo, Max Gierkink
Composer: Kris McDonald
Editor: Maryam de Vries
Producer: Naomi Noir, Richard Valk
Режисьор: Наоми Ноар Сценарист: Наоми Ноар, Мая Девинчензи Дил
Музика: Крис Макдоналд Редактор: Марьям де Врис Продуцент: Наоми Ноар, Ричард Валк
Mary can‘t catch a break. Fusing motherhood with being a fulltime carer for her disabled son has her up to her ears in red tape. A surreal situation is looming.
Born in 1999, in The Netherlands, NAOMI NOIR is a Dutch writer, director, and animator. Her often absurdist works blend witty linguistics with raw linework, providing a surreal snapshot of the inner worlds of her unique characters. Her films draw inspiration from pub tales, reality television, and the painful topics most of us avoid. Naomi‘s award-winning film, MOTHER’S CHILD, lays bare the everyday intricacies of having an adult child with special needs.
Six-year-old Lily visits her grandma, who underwent a mastectomy and lost her breasts, in her grandma’s pear garden. Lily is confused by her grandma’s changed appearance upon arrival. At night, she discovers that her grandma’s shadow still has breasts. Lily follows the shadow as it leaves through the window while her grandma is sleeping, guided by her own shadow. On her journey, she finds a tree with breast-like fruits and thinks she has found replacements. Lily picks two, but upon returning, they turn out to be pears. Disappointed, she throws them away, causing them to break. By observing the broken pears, finally she finds a solution; Lily takes the seeds and places them on her sleeping grandma’s scars, hoping they’ll grow into breasts.
излизайки през прозореца, водена от собствената си сянка. По пътя си тя намира дърво с подобни на гърди плодове и си мисли, че е
заместители. Та взима два плода, но
SHADAB SHAYEGAN, born in Tehran, Iran. At 18, she moved to Vienna to study music composition at the University of Performing Arts. While experimenting with composing sounds, she discovered her interest in combining images with sounds, which led her to explore animation. This passion inspired her to join the Animation and Painting class at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. To further develop her skills, Shadab pursued Animation Directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Germany. There, she worked on her diploma film PEAR GARDEN, which was longlisted for BAFTA student award.
SUBLIME — СУБЛИМНО
France − Франция − 2024 − 08’02’’
Director: M. Heribel, C. Yernaux, J. Buysschaert, C. Leroy, J. Vendeville, M. Laurent, L. Foutrier
Writer: Marie Heribel, Candice Yernaux
Cinematography: Candice Yernaux
Animation: Juliette Buysschaert, Joséphine Vendeville, Lucas Foutrier
Composer: Ingrid Tronchon
Editor: Marie Heribel, Martin Laurent
Producer: Carlos De Carvalho
Режисьор: М. Херибел, К. Ерно, Ж. Буйшаер, К. Лерой, Ж. Вендевил, М. Лоран, Л. Футрие
Сценарист: Мари Херибел, Кандис Ерно Оператор: Кандис Ерно
Музика: Ингрид Троншон Монтаж: Мари Херибел, Мартин Лоран Продуцент: Карлос де Карвальо
In a society where beauty is revered like a deity, a doll seeks to find her place.…
MARIE HERIBEL, CANDICE YERNAUX, JULIETTE BUYSSCHAERT, CAMILLE LEROY, JOSÉPHINE VENDEVILLE, MARTIN LAURENT and LUCAS FOUTRIER have graduated from the Piktura school (Roubaix, France). In 2024, they co-directed the short film SUBLIME
THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH —
Belgium − Белгия − 2024 − 08’08’’
Director: Rune Callewaert
Cinematography: Rune Callewaert
Animation: Rune Callewaert
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns, Bart Maris
Editor: Rune Callewaert
Producer: KASK & Conservatorium Gent
Режисьор:
When the eccentric owner of a bustling nightclub keeps an eye on his business, his gaze falls on a mysterious lady dressed in red, whom he wants to make his own at all costs. While the other guests at the club loose themselves in decadence, the owner remains spellbound by the lady and his inner demons. Will he risk to loose it all?
Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe in which a bloody pestilence manages to invade a masked ball inside a barricaded castle.
RUNE CALLEWAERT is a master student of animation at KASK Ghent, Belgium. He specializes in stop motion animation, for which he designs and builds both puppets and decors. He often tries to achieve an absurd and dark, but also slightly humorous atmosphere within his films, while experimenting with different techniques. Themes surrounding art history, decadence and classical music feature frequently in his work.
THE SONG OF THE SHEEP —
France − 2024 − Франция − 7’48’’
Director: J. Marcel, A. Castro de Angel, Ju. Bigo, Je. Bingo, E. Lambert, A. Le Ruyet, A. Ledoux
Режисьор: Ж. Марсел, А. Кастро де Анхел, Ху. Биго, Хе. Бинго, Е. Ламбер, А. Льо Рюе, А. Леду Сценарист: Жюл Марсел
Оператор: Анаис Леду Анимация: Жулиет Биго, Жан Биго, Анаис Леду Музика: Баптист Лаграв Монтаж: Анаис Кастро де Анхел Продуцент: Филип Мейс Участват: Климон Биго, Фредерик Сутерел
At dawn, in the Alps, Frank wakes up drunk. There‘s only one cure for the headache: a drink. But misfortune strikes! His cellar has been emptied overnight. Who could this mysterious thief be? Hervé, the talking sheep, may have the answer...
JULES MARCEL, ANAÏS CASTRO DE ANGEL, JULIETTE BIGO, EVAN LAMBERT, ALEX LE RUYET, JEANNE BIGO and ANAÏS LEDOUX have graduated from the Supinfocom Rubika school (Valenciennes, France) with a Master in digital director. In 2024, they co-directed the short film „THE SONG OF THE SHEEP“.
ЖУЛ МАРСЕЛ, АНАИС КАСТРО ДЕ АНХЕЛ, ЖУЛИЕТ БИГО, ЕВАН ЛАМБЕР, АЛЕКС ЛЬО РУЙЕ, ЖАНА БИГО и АНАИС ЛЕДУ са завършили училище Supinfocom Rubika (Валансиен,
TRASH — БОКЛУК
France − Франция − 2024 − 06’51’’
Director: Group of students from the French school ESMA
Writer: Group of students from the French school ESMA
Cinematography: Group of students from the French school ESMA
Animation: Group of students from the French school ESMA
Composer: Quentin Chauvineau
Editor: Group of students from the French school ESMA
Producer: ESMA
Режисьор: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
In a dark alley, a scrawny rat has no choice but to fight with a pigeon for a small slice of pizza. Without a second thought they throw themselves in a vertiginous chase from the top to the bottom of the street.
Сценарист: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Оператор: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Анимация: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Музика: Куентин Шовиньо Монтаж: Група ученици от френското училище ESMA
Продуцент: ESMA
The production team consists of the students: G. BOUZID, M. CRANÇON, R. DELAPORTE, M. DURAND, R. FLEISCHER, A. LE RAL, M. LUTZ, F. VECCHIE.
Група ученици
М. ДЮРАН, Р. ФЛЕЙШЕР, А. ЛЕ РАЛ, М. ЛУТЦ,
VOID SPACES —
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 13’42’’
Director: Marta Koch
Writer: Marta Koch
Animation: Marta Koch, Karina Paciorkowska, Marta Iwańska
Composer: Teoniki Rożynek
Editor: Marta Koch
Producer: Grzegorz Wacławek, Piotr Szczepanowicz (Animoon)
Cast: Marta Koch, Agnieszka Mandat
Режисьор: Марта Кох Сценарист: Марта Кох Анимация: Марта Кох, Карина Пачьорковска, Марта Иванска Музика: Теоники Рожинек Монтаж: Марта Кох Продуцент: Гжегож Вацуавек, Пьотр Шчепанович (Animoon)
Участват: Марта Кох, Агнешка Мандат
Therapy session opens memories from five different places and times. Traumatic experiences come back in expressive and suggestive images. Slowly, chaos becomes calmer and changes into peace. It shows new horizons and perspectives which is helpful to talk about the painful past. The film is a story about loss thanks to which there is opportunity to find power and hope.
успокоява и се превръща в мир. Показва нови хоризонти и
In 2023 she graduated from the Film Animation and Special Effects Department at the Polish National Film School in Łódź. In her films, she explores various psychological themes such as loneliness, complicated interpersonal relationships, difficulties in trusting oneself and the world, and the duality of human nature. Her latest film, “SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TOWN,” was screened at almost 30 festivals around the globe.
WILD ANIMAL — ДИВО
China, USA − Китай,
Director: Tianyun Lyu
Writer: Tianyun Lyu
Cinematography: Tianyun Lyu
Animation: Tianyun Lyu
Composer: Louzhang
Editor: Tianyun Lyu
Producer: Xiaowen Wu
Cast: Tianze Lyu
Режисьор: Тианюн Лиу Сценарист:
In the Mongolian wilds, a hunter‘s heir,
With his father, a bond so rare.
Kindness within, ‚midst nature‘s might, A tale of love, in the wild‘s wild fight.
TIANYUN LYU is an independent director who brings a fresh perspective to the world of animation. As a freelancer Lyu spends her free time experimenting with a variety of animation techniques, including direct animation, cut-out animation, and hand-drawn animation.She is also interested in studying how to turn various artistic styles into smooth 2D animation. Her films have been screened in film festivals around the world. With a passion for storytelling, Lyu never shies away from exploring new ways to bring her characters to life.
WINDY DAY —
France − Франция − 2024 − 06’32’’
Director: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Writer: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Animation: A. Zundel
Composer: N. Cornil
Editor: O. Coutier, B. Demarty, K. Maingonnat, L. Perego, L. Poulain, A. Zundel
Producer: J. Deparis
Режисьор: О. Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Мингонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел
Сценарист: О. Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Майнгонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел Анимация: А. Зундел
Музика: Н. Корнил
Монтаж: Кутие, Б. Демарти, К. Мингонат, Л. Перего, Л. Пулен, А. Зундел
Продуцент: Ж. Депарис
A group of pigs are living peacefully in a monastery. One day one of them is taken out of the enclosure by a monk. He is brought to a dark room full of knives and meat, and he understands what fate awaits him: the monks are going to turn him into charcuterie. Like a hero, guided by a divine force, he manages to break free and makes a return to the enclosure to also free his friends. Thus starts a great escape throughout the monastery, will they be able to get to freedom?
си. Така започва едно голямо бягство из целия манастир,
A group of 6 students studying digital cinema at the École des Nouvelles Images. They came together to work on this graduation film after spending 5 years during their studies specialising in different areas of 3D.
BABY BLUES follows Elena, a mother silently battling postnatal depression, shedding light on this widespread but often silent issue affecting almost 1 in 5 mothers in Ireland. The documentary offers hope and guidance, emphasising the importance of breaking the silence. It explores the emotional realities of the condition and motherhood in a broader sense, highlighting Elena’s resilience and the power of community, offering inspiration to those facing similar challenges.
BABY BLUES проследява
SOPHIE is an Irish director/producer who has worked with numerous production companies on films funded by the likes of Screen Ireland and The Pitch Fund UK, which have been screened at festivals worldwide. Her interests lie in coming-of-age films, with a new interest in documentaries that focus on human connection.
ALANNAH is an Irish director/producer who has produced several short Independent films and documentaries, as well as working funded projects by the Arts Council. Alannah believes in creating visually engaging stories, with boundary pushing narratives.
BEYOND THESE WALLS offers a rare insight into a secured girls‘ home in Singapore, delving into the lives of its residents. Through observational footage and intimate interviews, it illuminates the diverse circumstances and challenges faced by these girls. From struggles with familial relationships to navigating personal growth, the film provides a rare glimpse into their world, highlighting resilience and the quest for hope amidst adversity.
CHRISTINE SEOW is a Singaporean filmmaker based in London and a Master‘s graduate from the National Film and Television School. Her short documentary series While You Sleep won Best Documentary at the Asia Web Awards 2018, and her short film ‚BEYOND THESE WALLS‘ was nominated for the Grierson Awards 2024. Christine was part of the Youth Jury & Critics Programme at the 2016 Singapore International Film Festival and participated in the Creative Producing Lab at Docs by the Sea 2021.
FEVER DREAM JANTIEN (JAN10) —
Estonia, The Netherlands
Холандия 2024 19’12’’
Director: Maros Pulscak
Cinematography: Maros Pulscak
Composer: Fausta Noreikaite
Editor: Maros Pulscak
Режисьор: Марош Пулшак
Оператор: Марош Пулшак
Музика: Фауста Норейкайте
The Netherlands, a bastion of capitalism, has struggled with housing crises since 2018. This brings a rise of different ideologies that challenge the dominant status quo. In the city of Nijmegen, an anarchist collective JAN10 battles the ongoing housing crisis by squatting empty buildings, which poses a threat to the established capitalist order. The documentary ‘FEVER DREAM JAN10 chronicles the journey of this close-knit anarchist collective as they confront the housing crisis head-on, perpetually at odds with capitalist interests, potentially disrupting the established order.
Нидерландия, бастион на капитализма, се бори с жилищна криза от 2018 г. насам. Това води до възход на различни идеологии, които оспорват доминиращото положение на нещата. В град Ниймеген анархисткият колектив JAN10 се бори с продължаващата жилищна криза, като се настанява в празни сгради, което представлява заплаха за установения капиталистически ред. Документалният
MAROS PULSCAK is a Slovak film director specializing in fiction and documentary cinema. He studied Arts and Culture at Radboud University and earned a Master’s in Documentary Film from the Baltic Film School. Influenced by Surrealism and the Czechoslovak New Wave, his films challenge social norms and explore unconventional themes. His works BACKSTAGE BARDO (2023) and FEVER DREAM JANTIEN (2024) premiered at Black Nights. He is currently developing films like GUZZLING MOUTH and other projects.
ICARUS, COME —
Director: Ziya Lemin
Cinematography: Ziya Lemin
Editor: Ziya Lemin
Режисьор:
I found a little bird on the sidewalk, just around the corner from my house. We became roommates and close friends, connected by our shared otherness, confined within the four walls of my bedroom. Setting up the camera became a ritual, a way for us to interact and explore our relationship. As I scroll through the memories on my iPhone, Icarus gradually transcends his avian nature. Slowly, he transforms into an image himself, inviting a closer look at the human-animal relationship we capture and preserve on our phones.
спалня. Нагласянето на фотоапарата се превърна в ритуал, начин да взаимодействаме и да изследваме връзката си. Докато прелиствам спомените в телефона си, Икар постепенно излиза извън рамките на своята птича природа. Постепенно той самият се превръща в образ, подканващ към по-близък поглед към връзката
ZIYA LEMIN (1997, Antwerp) graduated in 2023 with a Master’s degree in Audiovisual Arts from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium. She is a documentary filmmaker with careful attention for the mundane. Recently, she has become interested in ways in which the camera could be a mediator in human and nonhuman relationships. This serves as an inspiration for the PhD-project she is currently working on at LUCA School of Arts and KULeuven reconceptualizing educational film by using the camera as an instrument for study.
When the first snow falls, the fifth season begins in the village surrounded by mountains. Once a year, the ‘untamed and wild’ is allowed to burst out of the men under the protection of the masks.
AMINA KRAMI was born in Salzburg in 1992 as the daughter of an Algerian father and an Austrian mother. She has been studying scenic directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg since 2020. In 2022, Amina Krami is a scholarship holder of the Baden-Württemberg Foundation at the film school “La FEMIS” in Paris. 2023 she is nominated for the Simon S. Newcomer Director Award. 2025 Amina Krami is a scholarship holder of the Deutschlandstipendium.
PLACEKEEPERS —
Georgia, USA −
Director: Robert Hope
Cinematography: Anna R. Japaridze
Composer: Ben Wheeler
Editor: Anna R. Japaridze
Producer: Robert Hope
Режисьор:
As the only road leading to the Caucasus mountain region of Tusheti, Georgia, closes for 7 months of winter, a handful of holdouts remain. Experiencing time outside the flow of state regulation and consumer exchange, this smattering of people form a tight, interdependent group — navigating intergenerational friction, the remnants of the Soviet Union, and uncertainty over their community’s future.
ROBERT HOPE, a documentary director and producer, divides his time between San Francisco and Tbilisi, Georgia. His work focuses on community, loss, and the concept of home. Last year he received a year-long fellowship for his current documentary work in the Caucasus. His short doc, HEAVEN ON EARTH, played in multiple U.S. Oscar-qualifying festivals and was released online through Directors Notes. He holds an M.F.A in film production from The University of Texas.
SWANLAKE — ЛЕБЕДОВО
Germany − Германия − 2024 − 5’33’’
Director: Stella Deborah Traub
Writer: Stella Deborah Traub
Cinematography: Stella Deborah Traub
Editor: Stella Deborah Traub
Producer: Stella Deborah Traub Режисьор:
When we are ill, all we want is one thing - to stop being ill. The filmmaker sees a swan in a duck pond and dreams with Long Covid of the realm of the healthy. An essay about enchanted sick people and dreaming birds.
STELLA DEBORAH TRAUB, born in 1996, is a freelance photographer and studies documentary film directing under Prof. Karin Jurschick at the HFF Munich. They are part of the interdisciplinary artist collective queer:raum. In their work, they deal with feminist narratives and social class relations.
THE GHOST — ПРИЗРАК
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 06’55’’
Director: Jakub Gomółka
Cinematography: Vincent Prochoroff
Music: Paweł Bednarczyk
Editor: Zuzanna Grabowska
Producer: Agata Golańska
Cast: Andrzej Wojtasik
Режисьор: Якуб Гомулка Оператор: Винсент Прохоров Музика: Павел Беднаржик Монтаж: Зузана Грабовска
Andrzej has completed a two-year course at the center for former prisoners in Silesia, the mining region in Poland, which was intended to bring him back into the society after detension. However, it turns out that the society does not forget about the past. The landscape outside Andrzej’s room window and repeating sound of the voicemail intensify his loneliness.
Student of directing department at the Polish National Film School in Lodz. Previously a student of intermedia. A cinephile. An amateur photographer and writer. Raised in the village near Krakow, son of the Baltic Sea.
THE MOLECULE OF HAPPINESS —
Czech Republic − Чехия
− 2024 − 23’57’’
Director: Martin Studnický
Writer: Martin Studnický
Cinematography: Martin Studnický
Animation: Martin Studnický
Editor: Martin Studnický
Producer: Silesian University
Cast: M. Oslanec, M. Tomka, K. Habartová and others
Режисьор: Мартин Студницки Сценарист: Мартин Студницки
Оператор: Мартин Студницки Анимация: Мартин Студницки
Монтаж: Мартин Студницки
Продуцент: Силезийски
университет
Участват: М. Осланец, М. Томка, К. Хабартова и др.
I’m dopamine—the molecule that powers your joy, motivation, and desires. When I’m in balance, you feel energized and alive. But when I’m off, emptiness, anxiety, or addiction can take over. I control your cravings, drive, and mood—often without you realizing it. Understand me and take control before I take control of you.
Studying Multimedia Technology at the Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic. His first film, THE MOLECULE OF HAPPINESS, was also his bachelor‘s thesis. MARTIN is currently pursuing a master‘s degree and working on a new documentary that expands on it. He also creates music videos and commercials.
THE STREETS KNOW MY NAME —
Director: Eghoghon S. Ifidon
Writer: Eghoghon S. Ifidon
Cinematography: Tyla Emmanuel Orji
Animation: Anush Venkataraman
Editor: Mrinal Rajeev
Producer: Iseland Films, University of Reading FTT
Cast: V. Peter, O. Success, G. Coker, B. Adedeji, O. Ibrahim, O. Omo
Режисьор: Егогон С. Ифидон Сценарист: Егогон С. Ифидон Оператор: Тайла Емануел Оржи Анимация: Ануш Венкатараман Монтаж: Миринал Раджиев Продуцент: Изеланд Филмс, Университет на
Рединг FTT
Участват: В. Питър, О. Успех, Г. Кокър, Б. Адеджи, О. Ибрахим, О. Омо
THE STREETS KNOW MY NAME is a powerful documentary about a young Togolese man who survived child trafficking and built a new life in Nigeria. As he pieces together a past lost to trauma, he reflects on the journey to reclaim his name, identity, and sense of belonging. Along the way, he finds unexpected community and strength in the streets that once felt foreign. The film explores the psychological scars of trafficking, the refuge Nigeria offers, and the resilience of the human spirit. A team of researchers sets out to retrace his forgotten roots, guided only by memory and hope. Blending documentary and fiction, it asks: where is home—his native Togo or the land that raised him?
намира подкрепа и нова сила – на улиците, първоначално чужди. Филмът изследва белезите, които оставя трафикът, тихото спасение, което Нигерия му дава, и устойчивостта на човешкия дух. Изследователски екип поема на път, воден само
EGHOGHON SARAH IFIDON is a Nigerian filmmaker and MRes Film graduate from the University of Reading. ISELAND FILMS, she tells powerful human stories from overlooked places. Her previous film – It’s a , is a raw, intimate look at men’s mental health in contemporary society. Driven by a passion for real-life stories that challenge injustice and provoke reflection, Sarah uses film as a tool for advocacy and emotional truth. Her work seeks to amplify unheard voices and connect audiences to the realities often hidden in plain sight.
THE WOLF — ВЪЛКЪТ
Germany − Германия − 2024 − 20’00’’
Director: Naama Heiman
Writer: Naama Heiman
Cinematography: Nora Daniels
Editor: Naama Heiman
Producer: Naama Heiman
Cast: Bela Bulgakova, Christian Muetze, Paul Muetze, Raja
In „THE WOLF“ Bela gets lost in the forest, where she follows a wolf through his transformation into a werewolf.
„THE WOLF“ is also a film about filmmaking, taxidermy, werewolf horror, digibeta tapes, non actor students, untrained animals, no-budget special effects, and a director who comments on her failure.
В „ВЪЛКЪТ“ Бела се загубва в гората, където наблюдава вълк по време на трансформацията му в върколак.
„ВЪЛКЪТ“ е и филм за киното, таксидермията, хорър филмите с върколаци, дигибета лентите, студентите-неактьори без подготовка, филм за необучените животни, специалните ефекти с ограничен бюджет и режисьорка, която открито коментира провала си.
NAAMA HEIMAN is a filmmaker based between Cologne and Tel Aviv. She studied film and creative writing at the Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Her first film “PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK” (Germany, 2021) was screened at several film festivals, and won the “Fresnoy Green Years Award” in Doc Lisboa 2022. Her feature documentary film “MY LIFE AS A DOG” (in post production, completion in 2024) is funded by the NRW Film und Medien Stiftung.
Austria − Aвстрия − 2024 − 30’00’’
Director: Simone Hart, Jon H. Geirfinnsson
Cinematography: Simone Hart
Composer: Jon H.
Geirfinnsson
Editor: Andreas Moser
Producer: Jakob Widmann
Cast: Inga Birgitta Spur, Jon H. Geirfinnsson
Режисьор: Симон Харт, Йон
Inga Birgitta Spur found art as her life‘s calling at a young age. Her love for the artist Sigurjón Ólafsson and his art led the native Dane after World War 2 to Iceland. There she dedicated her live to enabling Sigurjón to create his works, despite the challenges of a foreign country and unfamiliar culture. Now, at over 90 years, she still directs the Museum she founded for her late husband. TORN gives us a glimpse of her perspective of this artist‘s oeuvre and her relationship with his art.
Alongside working on her masters degree in cinematography at the Vienna Film Academy, SIMONE HART lives and works in Vienna as a director of photography for various fictional and documentary projects for film and television. After studying music in his home country Iceland, JÓN H. GEIRFINNSSON moved to Vienna where he, in addition to his studies as Tonmeister at the University of Music and Performing Arts, works as a freelance sound engineer and composer for music and film.
In TOUGH MOVES 13-year-old Arminius navigates the contrasting worlds of his unique sport. In one moment, he is immersed in the calm concentration of the chessboard; in the next, he is engaged in the intense physicality of the boxing ring. This challenging balance extends into his home life, because his father, is also his boxing coach. While Arminius can learn a lot physically from his father, he must master the complexities of chess on his own. Together they train for the German championship.
В ГРОСМАЙСТОРСКИ
активност
JAKOB MICHAL is a director and editor based in Berlin. Raised in a small village near Hamburg as the child of two journalists, he developed an early passion for filmmaking. After his graduation, he spent several years working at a commercial film production company in Hamburg. 2020, he moved to Berlin to study history and politics at the Free University of Berlin. Since October 2023, he is studying directing at the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF. TOUGH MOVES is his debut project.
EVERY LINE BECOMES A CIRCLE is a powerful documentary about 93-year-old German artist Inge Besgen. Her life and art reflect how every experience and choice shapes who we become. Inge’s story is one of resilience, creativity, and the belief that it’s never too late to follow your dreams.
LYNNETTE LUIS is a director/producer from California, now based in Berlin. She entered the film industry in 1994 with an internship at Paramount and has worked in editing and production for Disney and German TV. She trained at the Koelner Filmhaus and has extensive experience as an assistant director and script supervisor.
OTTILIE MATERS is an Amsterdam-based director and photographer. A self-taught creative, their work blends strong visual, textual, and musical elements.
CHRISTOPHER LEETE is a Berlin-based director from Denmark with roots in the UK. Influenced by skate culture and editing, he creates visually striking documentaries focused on freedom and inclusivity, collaborating with brands like Oakley and Adobe.
Turkish capital Ankara’s district Evren is home to a community of seasonal workers. The workers, who come with their families to harvest onions, are trying to cope with various difficulties while holding on to life. The documentary “Harvest of Light” is centered around the generator, used as a metaphorical beacon of hope in the film, and operates for only 2 hours a day. In this short time, the workers tell their stories amidst the chaos of labor, perseverance, and the struggle to catch up with life.
Documentary filmmaker with BA and MA from Bilkent University. After 15 years at TRT, ESIN founded ArtEA Productions in 2023. She produced international co-productions with ABU and organized TRT Documentary Days. A founding member of the Balkan Network of Science Journalists and member of the Association of Documentary Filmmakers in Türkiye, her award-winning film Harvest of Light continues to screen at international festivals.
IT AIN’T WHERE YOU FROM —
United Arab Emirates
Director: Philip J. Rachid
Writer: Philip J. Rachid
Cinematography: Tarek Merhi, Taha Ibraheem, Ian D Murphy, Taha, Philip J. Rachid
Animation: JJ Agency, Anastasia Maystrenko, Gary Fedorenko
Composer: Mohamed Araki
Editor: Maitha Alawadi, Philip J. Rachid
Producer: Tiece Edwards, Philip J. Rachid
Cast: Lana Ramadan, Abdulla Alhayaki, Jawhar Zitouni, Mohammed Al Khafaji, Feraz
Режисьор: Филип Джамал Рашид Сценарист: Филип Джамал Рашид
Оператор: Тарек Мерхи, Таха Ибрахим, Ян Ди
Мърфи, Таха, Филип
Джамал Рашид
Анимация: JJ Agency, Анастасия
Майстренко, Гари
Федоренко
Музика: Мохамед Араки
Монтаж: Майта Алауади,
Филип Джамал Рашид Продуцент: Тийс Едуардс, Филип
Джамал Рашид
Участват: Лана Рамадан, Абдула
Алаяки, Джавар
Зитуни, Мохамед Ал Хаваджи, Фераз
What do you do when you grow up without a family or a homeland, with a different vibe and a different tribe? You have to create your own path! Dance, music, spoken word, graphics and street art collide in this powerful film portrait of a thriving scene. Imbued with saturated colours, stylish fashion and backed by a pulsating soundtrack. Each artist has a personal history, each is struggling to find their way. We get to know what it takes to follow their passions.
Soultrotter Films is founded by PHILIP JAMAL RACHID an (Iraqi-Kurdish / Bulgarian) internationally awarded writer & director who began his film and television career as a reputable actor in1997 in the Netherlands. His short films received critical acclaim and won over a dozen awards. His edgy and dynamic style that pushes traditional boundaries of genre and humanitarian themes are distinguishable hallmarks of Philip’s mastery of visual storytelling.
Soultrotter Films
KOKA — КОКА
Poland − Полша − 2024 − 47’00’’
Director: Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
Writer: Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
Cinematography: Aliaksandr Tsymbaliuk
Composer: Olga Markowska
Editor: Vlad Fishez
Producer: Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska/ Munk Studio – Polish Filmmakers Association
The story centres on an intimate relationship between Koka and his father Stas that live on the edge of Chukotka, the shore of the Bering Sea. The harshness of the local climate and living conditions determines not only the life cycle of its inhabitants but also dictates its own specific forms of love expression and devotion. Stas is a harsh parent, but it seems that this strictness comes from desire to prepare him for the future life in difficult circumstances. The knife that Stas teaches Koka how to use appears more than once in the frame throughout the film. A ritualistic object that will pass from father to son, a metaphor for survival in the harsh tundra.
ALIAKSANDR TSYMBALIUK is 34 years old, born and raised in Pinsk, Belarus. At the age of 24 he was enrolled in Lodz Film School to cinematographer department and successfully graduated. During and after his studies he took part in different projects, both in fiction and documentary films. But as it turned out in the process his inner preference was for documentary films, and he has decided to focus on developing himself as a documentary cinematographer and director. His last major project as a one of cinematographers was “QUEENDOM” dir. Agnia Galdanova which premiered at SXSW 2023 and won prizes on CPHDOX Festival, Zurich Film Festival, Athens International Film Festival, Munich Film Festival, L.A. Outfest.
THE HUMAN VOICE —
Germany − Германия − 2024 − 46’41’’
Director: Iphigenie Worbes & Andreas Schröder
Script: Iphigenie Worbes & Andreas Schröder, Text: Jean Cocteau
Cinematography: Andreas Schröder
Composer: Francis Poulenc
Editor: Iphigenie Worbes & Andreas Schröder
Producer: Iphigenie Worbes & Andreas Schröder
Cast: Iphigenie Worbes
Режисьор: Ифигения Ворбес, Андреас Шрьодер
Сценарист: Ифигения Ворбес, Андреас Шрьодер, Текст Жан Кокто
Оператор: Андреас Шрьодер
Музика: Франсис Пуленк
Монтаж: Ифигения Ворбес, Андреас Шрьодер
Продуцент: Ифигения Ворбес, Андреас Шрьодер
Участват: Ифигения Ворбес
THE HUMAN VOICE is an opera film based on Francis Poulenc’s mono-opera. After a breakup, Elle anxiously awaits a call from her ex. When the phone finally rings, their fragmented conversation unfolds through surreal imagery and shifting music. Her ex’s words remain unheard, suggested only through her reactions. The phone becomes both a lifeline and a gallows rope, blurring the line between hope and despair as Elle spirals through the pain of separation.
им разговор се разгръща чрез сюрреалистични образи и променяща се музика. Думите на бившия ѝ не се чуват,
IPHIGENIE WORBES is a versatile, award-winning artist from Germany. Prior to her Opera Studies (M.Mus.) at the Jerusalem Academy of Music & Dance, she studied Fine Arts at the Bezalel Academy (Israel) and Acting at The Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute, New York.
ANDREAS SCHRÖDER is an interdisciplinary visual artist from Germany. He studied Photography and Moving Images at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig.
THE HUMAN VOICE is their first artistic cooperation, fusing opera and visual art.
Portrait of a man who fled Nazi-Germany in 1934 to start a new life in Istanbul where he became a legendary teacher: Traugott Fuchs, who suffered from severe depression all of his life, left behind a unique and excessive legacy. Hundreds of paintings, thousands of drawings, poetry, diaries and an extensive collection of letters - among them several from world-class poet and author Hermann Hesse - were found in his apartment after he was hospitalized before his death. Almost ending up in the trash they were saved by close friends and finally shed a light on a fascinating man who also tried to embrace his gay identity.
в апартамента му след като е хоспитализиран малко преди
Director DIRK SCHÄFER - graduate of the Academy of Media Art in Cologne and winner at the Max Ophüls Festival - has been living and working in Istanbul for a substantial part of his life, betimes as a lecturer at Bilgi University. His more than 20 documentaries and feature films have been shown at numerous festivals, including Berlinale, San Sebastian, Cannes, Oberhausen, Leipzig, Clermont-Ferrand, New York, Sydney and Istanbul.
FULL LENGtH
GRANNY MUST DIE —
Taiwan − Тайван − 2024 − 87’05’’
Director: Yi Jung Chen
Writer: Chiou Yi Tsai, Ken Chang
Cinematography: Wen Lau
Animation: Hans Wang, Jasper Chen
Composer: Hsu Chi Yang
Editor: Yu Shing Fung
Producer: Ken Chang
Cast: Li Yin Yang
Режисьор:
In a three-generation household in Taipei, Huichiao murders her grandmother Chunmei, exposing long-held resentment. As tensions unravel, family secrets and personal traumas surface, with Fusang caught in the middle, trying to keep peace. Huichiao’s connection with her colleague A-jie sets off a chain of suspicions. Told through shifting perspectives and timelines, the story uncovers hidden truths, culminating in a dramatic revelation.
Director YI-JUNG, CHEN, a graduate of Lumière University, blends European classical and contemporary aesthetics with a unique style from her documentary and VR directing experiences, showcasing strong fusion and experimental elements.
LENA AND VLADIMIR —
North Macedonia −
− 2023 − 95’08’’
Director: Igor Aleksov
Writer: Aleksandar Rusjakov
Cinematography: Dushan Kardalevski
Animation: Krste Gospodinovski
Composer: Darko Spasovski, Goran Kerkez
Editor: Martin Ivanov
Producer: Dejan Iliev, Ilija Ciriviri
Cast: Sara Klimoska, Tony Naumovski, Deniz Abdula, Luran Ahmeti, Petar Mircevski, Petre Arsovski, Blagoja Corevski, Kiril Korunovski
Режисьор: Игор Алексов
Сценарист: Александър Русяков
Оператор: Кръсте Господиновски
Музика: Дарко Спасовски,
Горан Керкез
Монтаж: Мартин Иванов
Продуцент: Деян Илиев, Илия Циривири
Участват: Сара Климоска,
Тони Наумовски,
Денис Абдула,
Луран Ахмети,
Петър Мирчевски,
Петре Арсовски,
Благоя Цоревски,
Кирил Коруновски
Vladimir, lives in self-imposed exile in a secluded forest where its spring all year around. His solitude is disrupted when he meets Lena, a young girl fleeing abuse. Reluctantly, Vladimir allows her to stay with him, and an unlikely bond occurs. As Lena’s presence awakens long-dormant emotions in Vladimir, they both begin a journey of healing and self-discovery. However, their fragile peace is threatened when Lena’s abusers come searching for her, forcing Vladimir to confront his past.
IGOR ALEKSOV is a film director based in Skopje, North Macedonia, born on 12 November 1980. With a career spanning eighteen years, Igor has actively contributed to the film industry in North Macedonia, working as both a director and assistant director on numerous short and feature film projects. One of his short films, BIT PLAYER, has won 5 international awards. His debut film, LENA AND VLADIMIR, was released in 2023. Currently, he is in pre-production with his second feature, BARE HILL
SATURN —
United States − САЩ −
2025 − 100’00’’
Director: Eric Esau
Writer: Eric Esau, Anna Esau, Douglas Haines
Cinematography: Matthew Lowe
Composer: Emer Kinsella
Editor: Eric Esau
Producer: Douglas Haines, Eric Esau, Anna Esau
Cast: Dominic Bogart, Piercey Dalton, Elijah Maximus, Marc Rissmann
Режисьор: Ерик Есау Сценарист:
Лоу
Музика: Емер Кинсела
Монтаж: Ерик Есау
Продуцент: Дъглас Хейнс, Ерик Есау, Анна Есау
Доминик Богарт, Пиърси Далтън, Илайджа Максимъс, Марк Рисман
Saturn is a character-based science fiction film about a family in a picturesque seaside town whose lives are upended when a strange planet appears in the sky on a collision course for Earth. The planet’s appearance brings back a life that James thought he had left years ago when he settled down with his wife and young son. We slowly learn that James is more than meets the eye. He has a secret he’s never shared with anyone… a secret that is humanity’s only hope. САТУРН
планета връща Джеймс към живот, който е напуснал преди години, когато се е установил със съпругата си и малкия си син. Постепенно научаваме, че Джеймс е повече от това,
ERIC ESAU is an American film director known for the docu-narrative feature film THE HEART OF MAN, which screened internationally in 800 theaters across 30 countries. He also directed the award- winning documentary RAPE FOR PROFIT, executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith. Through his production company Mew Studios, he has directed documentaries and commercials for international brands like Amazon, Microsoft, and Costco. His latest film, SATURN, an original feature which he wrote and directed, is currently in the festival circuit.
THE BIRDS — ПТИЦИТЕ
Portugal
− Португалия
− 2025 − 73’18’’
Director: Pedro Magano
Writer: Pedro Magano
Cinematography: Manuel Pinto Barros
Editor: Nuno Rocha
Producer: Pedro Sá
Cast: Gustavo Sumpta, Mafalda Rocha
Режисьор: Педро Магано Сценарист: Педро Магано
Педро Сá Участват: Густаво Сумпта, Мафалда Роча
Isolated in a lifeless estuary with muddy banks, an old man who despises the gods lives alone, keeping a caged cockatiel as his only companion. To the bird, he shares his dreams of escaping his monotonous routine to a city where humans and birds can live freely. But Death is slowly approaching, accompanied by Time. Inspired by Mia Couto’s tale A Morte, O Tempo E O Velho and Aristophanes’ The Birds, this fable delves into the relationships between humans, gods, and time, the cycles of life and the quest for freedom. Старец,
веят свободно.
придружена от Времето.
A Morte, O Tempo E O Velho
PEDRO MAGANO began his career as a camera operator and worked as a director of photography on film and TV. His directorial debut, the feature-length documentary OS IRMÃOS (2015), won the Caminhos do Cinema Português National Competition and the Golden Lynx award at FEST - New Directors/New Films. He’s directed and produced mainly documentaries that have been featured in festivals such as Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón, É Tudo Verdade, DOCS MX, Festival de Cine de Cartagena, and others.
At the foot of a cliff, between a rubbish dump, barns and a forest, there is a place where people form incestuous relationships and hold painful secrets. THE HORSE TAIL is a junk version of the myth of Oedipus. Diana ageing prostitute, comes back to a small town. She has memory blanks and milk streams from her breasts. Maj an orphan and outcast suspects that she is his mother. When they meet Diana treats him like a client. In the forest the policeman’s was raped and Maj is accused of it. The atmosphere gets much tenser when Maj becomes a friend with girl, daughter of policeman and a victim. Their relationship, based on their particular sensitivity and their opposition to the rotten world they live in, does not stand a chance of surviving. While they are playing in a river, a horse’s tail twines around their bodies. Maj knows that it is a bad sign.
тече сред кръвосмешения и болезнени тайни. Диана, застаряваща проститутка, се завръща в родния си град. Тя страда от загуба на паметта, а от гърдите и тече мляко. Мая, сирак
Film director, screenwriter, TV producer also painter, visual artist, and university lecturer (University of Rzeszów, Institute of Fine Arts). Graduated in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow (2000) and in Film Directing at The Polish National Film School in Lodz (2007). She also defended her PhD there (2023).
SpeCIaL PRoGram
СПЕЦИАЛНА ПРОГРАМА
BOYAN AND PETRA —
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 06’07’’
Director: Alexander Milchev
Writer: Alexander Milchev
Cinematography: Ralitsa Kirilova
Composer: Via Mardot
Editor: Alexander Milchev
Producer: Rumen Barosov
Cast: Iliana Kodjabasheva, Vladimir Angelov, Anna-Maria Konova
Режисьор: Александър Милчев Сценарист: Александър Милчев Оператор: Ралица Кирилова Музика: Виа Мардот Монтаж: Александър Милчев Продуцент: Румен Баросов Участват: Илиана Коджабашева, Владимир Ангелов, Анна-Мария Конова
Years after they break up, a man and a woman meet by chance on the street. The man talks to her, but the woman claims that she does not know him. After a short and awkward conversation, the two part. Moments later, an accident occurs.…
Години
ALEXANDER is an emerging filmmaker and writer born in 1995 in Sofia. He gained a BA Film degree at Falmouth University graduating with the experimental film “A COUPLE OF CACOPHONIES”. Before that he filmed in Bulgaria the interactive “SAY THAT AGAIN”, which was broadcasted live at the time of its filming. As a writer, Alexander has been published in KINEMATOGRAF.BG and in Portal “Kultura”.
Роден през 1995 година в София, АЛЕКСАНДЪР завършва „Кино“ във Falmouth University. Дипломира се с експерименталния си филм „A COUPLE OF CACOPHONIES”, а преди него снима в България интерактивния „SAY THAT AGAIN”, излъчващ се на живо в момента на
CAT & MOUSE —
Bulgaria − България −
2024 − 19’11’’
Director: Peter Chiviyski
Writer: Peter Chiviyski and Jeremy Storey
Cinematography: Mladen Minev
Composer: Yavor Karagatliev
Editor: Mitko Balabanov
Producer: Peter Chiviyski
Cast: Martin Dimitrov, Ralitza Tudzharo, Denis Kolomoets, Vladimir Mateev
Режисьор: Петер Чивийски Сценарист:
When elite corporate negotiator and covert assassin Harry returns to Sofia for a high-stakes job, he unexpectedly reunites with his old flame, Iva. As sparks fly, he discovers she’s the target of his mission—a brilliant scientist with a dangerous secret. With ruthless enemies closing in, Harry must choose between duty and love, unaware that Iva has her own deadly agenda. In a game of deception and betrayal, only one will come out alive.
задачата му – брилянтна учена с опасна тайна. С безмилостни
PETER CHIVIYSKI studied Film and Television Directing at NATFA, Bulgaria, and later specialized in Screenwriting through an online program at Cambridge. He has directed multiple award-winning short films, recognized at A and B-class festivals. In recent years, he has shifted his focus to directing music videos, collaborating with some of Bulgaria’s most renowned singers, bringing his cinematic vision to the country’s music scene.
CATS HAVE NO ROOTS —
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 27’14’’
Director: Anthoniy Hristov
Writer: Stefan Stoykov
Cinematography: Alexander GeorgievLupata
Animation: Maria Hristova and Sofia Todorova
Composer: Dobromir Kisyov
Editor: Ivan Denkov
Producer: Dessy Tenekedjieva
Cast: Maksim Kostadinov, Dariya Dimitrova, Mariya Statulova, Ivelin Keranov, Ivalin Dimitrov, Galya Aleksandrova, Mihaela Minova, Georgios Sigas
Режисьор: Антоний Христов
Сценарист: Стефан Стойков
Анимация: Мария Христова и
Nasko is left at his grandma’s Fany for the summer, while his parents are working in Spain. Nasko unites with the kids from the neighbourhood - Petyo and Vesi -against their scary neighbour with a scar on his face - Dachko. After unsuccessful attempt to ambush Dachko they lose the slingshot they have borrowed from grandad Mitko. Determined to get it back, Nasko gets everyone involved in an uncomfortable situation that unravels the mystery of the odd man Dachko.
In 2020 ANTHONIY HRISTOV has graduated BA in film production, specializing in Directing and Producing at Arts University Bournemouth in Bournemouth, UK. After his return in Bulgaria he enrolls for a master’s degree course - Directing for Screen at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts “Krastyo Sarafov”, where he graduates in November 2023. During his studies, he wins the prize of the special jury of the “Stoyan Kambarev” foundation with the short film “FLEA”. Afterward Anthoniy works on his latest short film “CATS HAVE NO ROOTS”, music videos and adverts and is currently working on a feature documentary film named “LIFE ON PAUSE”.
The film “CATS HAVE NO ROOTS” is the director’s seventh short film, supported by the National Culture Fund, the municipality of Stara Zagora and the Bulgarian National Television.
In a dying city inhabited by technology-obsessed people, Ana struggles to find her place. Seeking answers in the past, she discovers that she is not alone.
SIMEON SOKEROV was born in 1977. He has works in the fields of cinema, advertising, and games. In 2002, he graduated with a master’s degree in Animation Direction from NATFA in the class of Donyo Donev. Later, in 2016, he graduated again from NATFA, this time in Film Direction.
DARK ROOM — ТЪМНА
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 11’12’’
Director: Julian Rachev
Writer: Julian Rachev
Cinematography: Alexander Dobrev
Composer: Svetlin Hristov
Editor: Dimitar AndreevLalri
Producer: Frame Film Company - Yanitsa Lazarova
Cast: Elena Zamyarkova, Boyko Krastanov
Режисьор: Юлиан Рачев Сценарист: Юлиан Рачев
Оператор: Александър Добрев
Музика: Светлин Христов
Монтаж: Димитър АндреевЛалри
Продуцент: Frame Film Company –
Яница Лазарова
Участват: Елена Замяркова, Бойко Кръстанов
Lina ends up in the dark room blinded by Angel’s charm. When she sees his true nature, it’s too late. Lina drowns into darkness and loneliness, and the way out of Angel’s trap is impossible.
JULIAN RACHEV is a film director, writer, and editor from Sofia (Bulgaria). In 2018 he graduated from the National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts, NATFA (television & film directing). His graduation film „A MOMENT OF LOVE“ has over 40 film festival selections (Class „A“ - Drama International Short Film Festival) and has won over 10 awards for Best Student Film, some from Tetova International Film Festival, SEECS Film Festival, Best Indie Film Award, etc.
DEAR YOU, — ДО ТЕБ,
Bulgaria
− България − 2025 − 08’26’’
Director: Tanya Bozhinova
Writer: Tanya Bozhinova
Animation: Tanya Bozhinova
Composer: Tanya Bozhinova, Soundscapers
Editor: Tanya Bozhinova
Режисьор: Таня Божинова
Сценарист: Таня Божинова
Анимация: Таня Божинова
Музика: Таня Божинова, Soundscapers
Монтаж: Таня Божинова
Fighting words and feelings, a man embarks on an emotional journey to confess his love.
TANYA BOZHINOVA is a 2D and motion graphics animator and illustrator based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Her experience is both in commercial advertisement as a member of studio Lobster and independent filmmaking as a student in New Bulgarian University. For two consecutive years she worked as a festival coordinator for the World Festival of Animated Film Varna.
As part of her early artistic experimentations, Tanya directed the three shorts - JUST ONE, in 2019, #LOVEINQUARANTINE, in 2020, and THE MATCHBOX, 2021. Tanya’s graduation film ‘DEAR YOU,’ took part in the 2022 Annecy - Sofia Animation Pitching Workshop with Olivier Catherin.
правенето на независими филми като студентка в Нов български
филм Варна.
DISTURBIA
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 06’23’’
Director: Mira Yankova
Writer: Mira Yankova
Animation: Mira Yankova
Composer: Alexander Daniel, Alexander EvtimovShamancheto
Editor: Todor Velev
Producer: Adrian Georgiev
Режисьор: Мира Янкова Сценарист: Мира Янкова Анимация: Мира Янкова Музика: Александър Даниел, Александър ЕвтимовШаманчето Монтаж: Тодор Велев Продуцент: Адриан Георгиев
Before our very eyes a strange human-bird hybrid undergoes constant transformation to cope with the omnipresent tensions of economical, ideological, military, and climatic threats.
MIRA YANKOVA is Bulgarian visual artist, director and producer. She graduated from the National Academy of Fine Arts and has a Master degree from New Bulgarian University in ‘Cinema and TV Directing’. She works as 2D and 3D animator and teaches animation in New Bulgarian University.
“Furrow” is a palimpsest of the Macedonian folk tale “Siljan the Stork”. The film goes beyond the theme of cultural identity, as “self-awareness about belonging to a particular group. In order to rise to the self-reflection of the spirit, a child meets his own doubled self-reflection into the form of the stork to get rid of the daily cared for and rises to the heights of the free, the creative opportunities.
A film about a hero - the rising spirit - in different statuses
„Бразда”
NAIDEN NIKOLOV was born on December 15, 1970, in Ruse, Bulgaria. He discovered his path in animation and studied under established artists such as Proyko Proykov and Anton Trayanov. He completed a one-year course in film and television directing under the guidance of Prof. Ivan Terziev, and later earned a degree in Animation Directing from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (NATFA). His professional path in cinema began in After spending several years in Portugal, he returned to Bulgaria in 2021 and founded his own production company, Meristem Film, focusing on auteur cinema. He is currently working on a new animated short for children titled SISI THE FEATHER
He captures death through the lens of his camera. She fights every day to save lives. They live on opposite ends of the world, but the Eastern wind will bring them together on the shores of the Black Seа and will not let them go.
VANINA KONDOVA is an actress and director. Her acting credits include the feature films WILD STRAWBERRIES and ETERNITY PACKAGE, as well as her original one-woman show THE OTHER NEW YORK, which won the Golden Kukerikon Award for Best Play. She is the creator of the web series LOST & FOUND NY (Amazon Prime), which was selected by over 15 international film festivals.
Vanina studied Acting at the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia, the Atlantic Acting School in New York, and holds a Master’s degree in Film Directing from New Bulgarian University.
Участват: Ангела Николова, Марин Янев, Дара Спасова, Дария Тихомирова, Кристина Миткова, Людмила Ганчева, Джулия Спасова, Василена Расулска, Василена Мутавджийска, Васил Маринков
Angela is a five time youth swimming champion of Bulgaria. She used to practice at the city pool in her hometown Kyustendil. Together with her teammates they were a formidable force, on their way to becoming professional athletes. Now, many years later, Angela works as a programmer. When she goes back to her hometown to take a walk around the decaying pool, memories of the past glory start haunting her.
успехи. Треньорът, както и цял Кюстендил гледат на момичетата като бъдещи олимпийски надежди. Един ден техният втори дом, басейнът, неочаквано затваря врати. Сега, години по-късно, Ангела работи като програмист. Всеки път когато тя мине покрай развалините, които някога са били басейна, спомени от славното минало започват да я преследват.
HRISTO PETKOV graduated from Bournemouth University with an MA in Film Directing. He directed Internet and TV commercials, music videos and short films, and received praise for his work from top brands, such as Microsoft, Samsung, Unicef, Nivea and Lexus to name but a few. Hristo‘s film – “1, 2, 3… UNTIL YOU FIND ME” won a visual excellency award at the Quarantine Film Festival. His films “A COMMON CONNECTION” and “GIANTS” were screened at the Sofia International Film Festival.
Bournemouth University
Unicef,
MANUAL OF HAPPINESS —
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 21’40’’
Director: Lora Markova
Writer: Lora Markova
Cinematography: Peter Raijekov
Composer: Vassil GeorgievThe Patch
Editor: PEACTURE
Producer: PEACTURE
Cast: Martin Taskov, Lubomir Boyadjiev, Alexander Hadjiangelov, Nicole Sultanova, Mario Gyurov, Yavor Gadjev, Martin Dimiev
Режисьор: Лора Маркова
Сценарист: Лора Маркова
Оператор: Петър Райжеков Музика: Васил ГеоргиевКръпката
Монтаж: PEACTURE
Продуцент: PEACTURE
Участват: Мартин Тасков, Любомир Бояджиев, Александър Хаджиангелов, Никол
Султанова, Марио
Гюров, Явор Гаджев, Мартин Димиев
Nikola and his grandfather Ivan, with a suitcase full of old photographs pedal through exciting memories of the past century. As they come to life before their eyes, the recipe for happiness becomes clearer to Nikola. There‘s no need to search far for it because it can be grasped right where he is with a slight shift in perspective. In fact, he has always known it, and now, back home, the warm memory of his deceased grandfather Ivan shows him the right path.…
там, където е, с една лека промяна в перспективата. Всъщност той винаги го
у дома, топлият спомен
Screenwriter & director crafted in the UK with several successful shorts, commercials and music videos. Her curiosity with peoples‘ mental world aims to explore a different aspect of the psyche in each of her films no matter the genre.
A boy talented in robotics, is confined in his home with his neglecting parents, who are absorbed in their work. In his loneliness, he creates an advanced machine in which he finds a friend, however this leads to terrifying consequences.
My name is TOMMASO MAZZARINI, and I come from Jesi, a small town in central Italy. What draws me to cinema is its power to reshape reality—to not just reflect the world, but reinterpret it through my own lens. I’ve worked across various roles on set, from production to the camera department, but directing is where I feel most at home. It allows me to transform abstract ideas into images that speak, question, and sometimes even challenge meaning. I’m particularly obsessed with the postmodern relationship between humans and technology—a recurring theme in my work that explores how machines mirror, distort, and redefine our identities.
My name is VESSELIN NEDELCHEV, I come from Sofia, Bulgaria. I’ve always been passionate about cinema and music, two forms of expression that deeply shape the way I see the world. Alongside directing, I work as a music producer and sound designer, where I explore the emotional layers of storytelling through sound. I’m fascinated by the idea of the Renaissance man—someone who doesn’t limit themselves to one field, but embraces a wide range of knowledge and artistic disciplines to create meaningful and multifaceted work.
Продуцент: Йозеф Войковски Участват: Михал Савов, Алена Циепла, Щепан Цоуфал
Financial pressures and relationship strain lead Alex to a casting call that plunges him into Prague‘s gay porn world. Initially hesitant, he‘s drawn in by easy money, navigating on-screen encounters that challenge his perceptions. This journey forces Alex to confront his own desires, culminating in a moment of self-discovery after a surprising revelation from his girlfriend. Финансови
екранни срещи, които поставят под въпрос собствените му
CHRISTIAN VARBANOVSKI (NYU Tisch, FAMU) is a Bulgarian filmmaker and multi-faceted artist crafting stories that shine light on contemporary issues. His artistic journey began at age five with the renowned vocal group ‚Bon-Bon,‘ where he learned the craft of singing and musical theater. Known for voicing popular characters like Lincoln Loud and Steven Universe, his work challenges norms and explores underrepresented worlds with honesty and heart.
STRANGERS — НЕПОЗНАТИ
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 18’40’’
Director: Alexandra Maydavska
Writer: Alexandra Maydavska
Cinematography: Anton Bakarski
Composer: Petar Dundakov
Editor: Alexandra Maydavska, Anna Dimitrova
Producer: Alexandra Maydavska, Milena Veleva
Cast: Sirma Kuncheva, Bogdan Buhalov, Lana Gekova, Ivan Zgriparov
Режисьор: Александра Майдавска
Сценарист: Александра Майдавска
Оператор: Антон Бакарски
Музика: Петър Дундаров
Монтаж: Александра Майдавска, Анна Димитрова
Продуцент: Александра Майдавска, Милена Велева
Участват: Сирма Кунчева, Богдан Бухалов, Лана Гекова, Иван Згрипаров
Adi, an aspiring actress, and her friend meet the enigmatic Georgi and his companion at a mountain cabin. During a phone call, Adi learns that she has lost yet another casting while struggling with her growing debts. Georgi offers to help her financially. Sensing that something is off, Adi uses her acting skills to uncover Georgi’s secret. The revelation of his criminal activities forces Adi to confront reality and reconsider her dreams.
си дългове.
ѝ предлага финансова помощ, но цялостното му поведение буди подозрения. Ади използва актьорските си умения, за
разбере тайната му. Разкритията
ALEXANDRA MAYDAVSKA was born on October 5, 1997. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Acting from NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov” and later obtained a Master’s degree in Film Directing from New Bulgarian University. During her studies, she worked on two documentary projects. She graduated with her debut short
THE WEED’S GARDENER —
Bulgaria − България − 2025 − 12’04’’
Director: Assia Kovanova
Writer: Assia Kovanova
Art Director: Assia Kovanova
Animation: Sava Stefanov, Kalina Vutova, Apostol Stoyanov, Yanko Petrov, Nikolay Ivanov, Dmitry Yagodin
Composer: Ivo Paunov
Editor: Assia Kovanova
Producer: Andrey Koulev / Koulev
Film Production,
With the support of bulgarian national film center
Cast: With the voices of Dimitar Kotsev-Shosho As The Mole And Georgi PretrovKoala Monk As The Gardener
Режисьор: Ася Кованова Сценарист: Ася Кованова
Художник: Ася Кованова
Анимация: Сава Стефанов, Калина
Вутова, Апостол
Стоянов, Янко Петров,
Николай Иванов,
Дмитри Ягодин
Музика: Иво Паунов
Монтаж: Ася Кованова
Продуцент: Андрей Кулев / Кулев
Филм Продукция
С подкрепата на
Национален филмов център
Участват: С гласовете на Димитър
Коцев-Шошо като
Къртицата и Георги
Петров-Коала Монах
като Градинаря
A short story about two good old friends and neighbours (a gardener and a mole) who live in the wilderness, waiting for the wind, which will help them fulfil an absurd dream.…
Director, screenwriter, producer, designer. Born in Sofia. Graduated in animation directing at the National Academy of Theatre and Film Art. Conducted a series of lectures on animation at the Varna Free University. Author of animated films that have participated and won awards at many international festivals. Illustrator and designer of various books and magazines. Member of ASIFA and the Union of Bulgarian Filmmakers. Art director and designer of the World Festival of Animated Film, Varna. Режисьор, сценарист, продуцент, художник. Родена в София. Завършва НАТФИЗ, специалност анимационна режисура. Две години преподава анимация във Варненски свободен университет. Член на съюза на българските филмови дейци и АСИФА, България. Режисьор е на анимационни филми, участвали и награждавани на редица международни фестивали. От 2011 е арт директор и дизайнер на Световен фестивал на анимационния филм, Варна.
TWO OF US — ДВАМА
Bulgaria − България − 2024 − 14’14’’
Director: Simona Evstatieva
Writer: Simona Evstatieva
Cinematography: Ivan Tsutsumanov
Composer: Tsvetoslav Toshev
Editor: Doris Petrova
Producer: NATFA “Krastyo Sarafov”, executive producer: Maria Georgieva
Cast: Pavel Poppandov, Meglena Karalambova, Yassen Atanassov, Eleonora Ivanova, Yana Bozhanin
Режисьор: Симона Евстатиева Сценарист: Симона Евстатиева Оператор: Иван Цуцуманов Музика: Цветослав Тошев Монтаж: Дорис Петрова Продуцент: НАТФИЗ “Кръстьо Сарафов“, изп. Продуцент: Мария Георгиева Участват: Павел Поппандов, Меглена Караламбова, Ясен Атанасов, Елеонора Иванова, Яна Божанин
Kamen (75) prefers to live in his memories after the sudden loss of his beloved wife. The search for a simple rope leads him to meet colourful characters who suspect that he is preparing his suicide. Камен (75)
SIMONA EVSTATIEVA graduated from University College Utrecht with a degree in Media Studies and Art History, later earning a Master’s in Media, Art and Performance. In 2024, she completed a second Master’s in Film Directing at NATFA, where she directed “TWO OF US,” winner of the Cinelibri short film contest. Her film “THE STORK” won the 355 competition of the Stoyan Kambarev Foundation, and her upcoming project “CREATURES OF THE NIGHT” won the 2024 In the Palace Pitching Prize.
A brilliant and noble-hearted Bulgarian doctor defies the odds to perform the first heart transplant in the Eastern Bloc, revolutionizes the medical scene in Bulgaria, and saves thousands of lives. His groundbreaking work inspires future doctors, but despite his magnificent achievements, he is suddenly dismissed from his very own hospital. The film prompts us to question how society rewards those who work for its benefit—and what happens when such individuals are discarded.
мисленето на лекарите, на студентите си и създава поредица от инициативи, които са рутинна практика и след него. Историята на проф. Чирков е история на доброта, великодушие и дълбок ангажимент към родината.
ELMA NEYKOVA is a Greek-Bulgarian filmmaker and producer, founder of Tangy Films production company. As a director, she has created three short documentaries “MARRY ME IN DELHI”, “MOUSTAFA: THE IMAM OF LESVOS” and ‘WHO IS PROF. CHIRKOV?”. As a producer, she has contributed to the production of international films, TV shows, and documentaries throughout Europe, such as “TREASURES OF THE WORLD WITH BETTANY HUGHES”, “JUDI LOVE’S CRUISE COOKBOOK”, “JEWELS OF THE MED”
“MARRY ME IN DELHI“, “MOUSTAFA: THE IMAM OF LESVOS“
„TREASURES OF THE WORLD WITH BETTANY HUGHES“, “JUDI LOVE’S CRUISE COOKBOOK” и “JEWELS OF THE MED”
