International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A decolonial fable, this fantastic essay takes a unique look at peacock colonies in Berlin and hippopotamuses in Colombia to reflect on the roles of the powerful and on freedom.
ABOUT HAPPY HIPPOS AND SAD PEACOCKS
- Johannes Förster, Elkin Calderón Guevara
- 2024
- Germany, Colombia
- s.t. French or English
- 29 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In this two-part experimental short, two seemingly innocuous mysteries intertwine and complement each other, without being fully resolved.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A look at the absurdity of authorities governing gender identity through the exploration of the unusual behaviours observed in hens and roosters from 1471 to the present day.
DE GALLO QUI OVAVIT
- Nina Forsman
- 2024
- Finland
- s.t. French or English
- 16 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
detours while speaking of monsters explores the mystical Lake Van in Turkey, intertwining Armenian and Kurdish folklore with the filmmaker’s personal journey to reveal the hidden wounds of history and family.
DETOURS WHILE SPEAKING OF MONSTERS
- Deniz Simsek
- 2024
- Germany, Turkey
- s.t. English
- 19 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In the darkness of a gigantic blackout, nightlife comes alive in mystical forms. The collective destiny of the Cuban people patiently takes shape until dawn.
HISTORY IS WRITTEN AT NIGHT
- Alejandro Alonso Estrella
- 2024
- Cuba, France
- s.t. French or English
- 21 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Filmed in 16mm, this short film astutely and delicately explores the paradoxes of the American dream via a deep friendship between two neighbours living in the same cul-de-sac.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
The shadow of a war at its boiling point haunts the filmmaker's family home and the people who live there.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through its pixelated, dysfunctional archive, a broken cellphone reveals fragments of a romantic relationship, underscoring the fragility of love and technology.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Troubled by the death of her grandmother Miren, filmmaker Malen Otaño examines her family archives in the form of a photographic essay to reveal their hidden meanings.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Between poetry, history, science, and popular culture, this experimental film plunges us into the heart of the Amazon, weaving a link between the moon and the rocks of the region's caves.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Within a polyphonic composition of images from Iranian films from the late 90s, two female students try to get published in their country's first women's newspaper.
RAZEH-DEL
- Maryam Tafakory
- 2024
- Iran, United Kingdom, Italy
- s.t. English
- 28 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Spurred by childhood memories, this poetic work questions the promises of progress in industrial mining, with its various economic and social repercussions.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Lyrical and meditative in nature, this short film pays tribute to the sacred nature of La Gomera’s collective memory, infused in the fabric of its landscapes and history.
THE SONG OF THE YEARS TO COME
- Alexander Cabeza Trigg
- 2023
- Spain
- s.t. French or English
- 23 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In the absence of their favourite radio host, will listeners be able to overcome their love dilemmas?
SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE
- Saurav Ghimire
- 2024
- Nepal, Belgium
- s.t. French or English
- 17 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In lush Angola, the all-powerful Portuguese colonizer emerges like a parasite, ravaging the fauna, flora, and local populations.