2021 Catalogue
International Short Film Competition
10:45
An ordinary phone call of two small-town girls during which they reveal their daydreams and plans for the future turn
A Simple Event
A simple event in a bank will set out a young Serbian man on a journey through the immigrant communities in Berlin, w
Alive
Victoria is in a wheelchair and Ida works as her assistant. When Victoria meets Ida's boyfriend, something happens to
Alizava
This is a story about an orphan girl Alizava and her unfamiliar father, whose soul inhabits various things. In an aba
Beauty Boys
In a small village, Leo, 17 years-old, has a strong taste for make-up. His big brother, Jules, who fears to be laughe
Black Hole
When Vincent, a young skateboarder, meets a vulnerable animal at the bottom of a hole, the encounter will get him to
Cloud
As a gigantic cloud of ashes is about to blow over France, three women ignore the safety instructions and hit the roa
Comrade Tito, I inherit
A mountain slope, an orchard, a house. Idyllic pictures in southern Serbia. Three generations under the roof of the h
Coque
Coque, an 11-year-old boy, travels to the town where his grandparents live to spend the summer holidays. During those
Days Lost
Olja, disaffected, eighteen years old girl, lives in a family filled with misunderstanding. When her brother's girlfr
Distinct Properties of the Indonesian Spotted Tree Frog
Life is silly for Mochi, an office worker in an enigmatic coastal community - as he discovers his burgeoning psychic
Dolapo is Fine
A story about a young black girl's relationship with her hair and name, and how it helps her understand who she reall
Fabiu
80-year-old retiree Arthur lives in a modest home in Vienna. For quite some time he has lovingly been caring for his
Fading Snow
When a heart breaks the gap spreads along the weakest parts of the enclosing world. ‘Fading Snow’ presents one ni
Fish Like Us
As part of an unusual farewell ritual, two siblings end up at a Chinese restaurant. Both feel guilty after the recent
Good Thanks, You
In the aftermath of an attack, Amy is left voiceless, trapped in a whirlwind of incompetence. She must find a way to
Half a Saba
The film follows a dialouge between the filmaker and his Saba (Hebrew for Grandpa) at the last chapter of his life. S
Heart it Races
When her boyfriend Benni leaves her, Magda is left to live alone in their old apartment. With his departure, his hobb
In Nature
In nature, a couple is a male and a female. Well, not always! A couple is also a female and a female. Or a male and a
In Silence
“It’s good everywhere but at home it’s better”.
Lonely people wander the empty Saint-Petersburg trying
In the Inner Circle
A young woman feels threatened when a new stable girl is hired. Charged with training the new girl, her competence fe
King Max
Maximilienne discovers a new side of herself while playing with her appearance alone in her bedroom. One night, she r
Made in China
After matching on Tinder a young couple wakes up the morning after to find out that a strange pandemic will have them
Monica
Eva, mother of a teenager who goes missing, cannot cope with the loss. She decides to become Monika: dressed up as he
Mutha & The Death of Ham-Ma-Fuku
Mutha searches for antipersonnel mines in the Western Sahara Desert. Every day, she faces death. Every exploded landm
My Heart, My Traveler
Mere Dil Mere Musaafir (My Heart, My Traveler) is a visual expression of the unknown through the eyes of different cu
Old Hag
While his wife believes him at a coroporate seminar in Paris, Jean-Luc is sitting un a boat moving in the bayou somew
Pkhents
Hunchback Andrey Kazimirovich quietly lives in the communal flat until Veronika appears. Struggling to avoid young ne
Pops
How would you react if your father's last wish was to send his ashes to a - very - eccentric place? For siblings Roz
Revolykus
Several years ago I immigrated to Germany. Here, I live in a small old house. which urgently needs a modernization an
Some Things Are Hard to Say
It's hard to pinpoint Basti, a wild bearded man in a pastel colored suit. He seems determined to find back a long los
Son of the Wind
The fateful encounter at a wind farm in Inner Mongolia prairie makes a lonely young watchman fall in love with a myst
Survivers
Natural selection says that only those who adapt will survive. What if humans have become stupid?
Sweat
The first attempts to map the Mississippi Delta date back to the early 18th century. An uncontrollable, fragile and s
The Bath
Imed, a young father, finding himself alone for a few days with his five year old son due to his wife’s business tr
The Bedspread and The Mother
A mother goes to visit her daughter, just when she was going to leave. The daughter is in a hurry: she has argued wit
The Big Headed Boy, Shamans & Samurais
A film crew travels across remote villages in Western Nepal looking for the perfect kid who can play the 'Hero' in th
The Dreams Of Lonely People
After twenty years, the man returns to his family home. There, he establishes a relationship with the figure of magic
The Drowning Goat
Luca arrives by plane to visit his dad and his new family in Sweden. Luca is eager to make a good impression and to b
The End Of The Circle
A young girl recognizes her assaulter at her best friend's birthday party.
The Fall of The Swift
Bilbao, 1984. Kepa is a young working-class man who lives in a overwhelming family environment, and in which he feels
The Letter Room
When a kind-hearted prison officer (Oscar Isaac) is transferred to the letter room, he soon gets involved in an inmat
The Peace Pipeline
Comedians and activists Gitz Crazyboy and Tito Ybarra pose as a indigenous energy company sharing plans to reroute En
The Silence of the River
Juan, a 9 year-old Peruvian boy, lives with his silent dad in a floating house on the breathtaking Amazon River. This
The Stork
While smoking on the balcony, Citizen Stork is struck by a moment of clarity, in which he realises that he is not a p
The Verdict in the Case of K.
After the verdict in a trial, a family tries to find their way back to normality. The morals of the single father and
Tom
Tom was just a normal dog when he went to space with his human, Mei. When she leaves for a space walk and doesn't com
Torasidis Last Masterpiece
A passionate artist (Torasidis) with a series of eye-catching and bestial works in the luggage, decides to do his las
Trans-celestial Railways
Josip lives at an abandoned train station. They will demolish it down tomorrow, so Josip must leave.
We'll Never Get Lost Together Again
27 y.o. Sasha, PhD student from Kyiv, has been hiking in a distant southern country, when he received the message tha
Widow&Orphan
Two lost souls in London. Connected through a poem in German and the question of how they will meet.
Witness
A mother helps an elderly woman in a shopping mall in Tehran. A tragedy occurs, brutally confronting her with the imp
Zef
ZEF follows a 21-year-old genderqueer topless meat raffle worker through a collage of moments, sensations and memorie
Zheng
Zheng is a lonely Chinese young man, who works in Italy since he was a child. Even he has succeeded to stop from work
National Short Film Competition
Ajotin
An illegal Kurdish refugee, Tajdin (35) has worked and lived in a park as a night watchman for five years, with no hope of a better future. There is only one thing that connects him to a li
Burhan
Burhan and Emin, who have been friends since high school, have been working at a factory as security guards. One night when they were listening to radio, the announcer mentions the birthday of
Çamur
The Clay is about the life of pottery master Osman Menteş when the pottery profession in Turkey has come to a standstill. Describes the fineness of pottery, state craftsmanship and lining.
The Foundain
What happens to ordinary people when an empire collapses? 30 years ago, the Gagauzian minority living in the northern regions of the Black Sea was left abandoned in the middle of colliding poli
Endangered
Have you ever considered about what gifts that we all had from mother nature? How do we understand what are those gifts and how to evaluate them? Our most basic instinct is to use these gifts i
Fish Out of Water
Fish Out Of Water is a short experimental animated movie. When the norms, traditions, customs and culture of the society are taken as basis, there are individuals outside of them. These individ
The Gas
At the end of an extraordinary situation in the village, when the people of the village cannot reach the government, they try to break a curse by organizing various rituals under the leadership
Giving Life to the Future
In the district of Ankara, Ayaş, people grow pine saplings. In the forest nursery where this work is carried out, approximately 15-20 women work in order to contribute to the family income. We
İs: Makineye Hoş Geldin
Çağrı's dream as a child was to become a famous opera singer. When his mother is murdered by his father, he has to live with this trauma and his dreams are hard to reach.
Ash
The documentary "Ash" which shows us the effects of 36-years-old termic reactor located in the Cogulhan village of Afşin municipilaty of Kahramanmaraş city on the village focuses on immigrati
Mavi
For a child living in isolation from the outside world, a little trip can change everything.
Distances
One night, three teenagers spraying the walls have to get into the car of a policeman who they think he did not see them spraying the walls.
Monachopsis
Monachopsis is the name given to the state of not feeling of belonging, the constant desire to go and waiting for something without knowing what is happening. Missing, not being able to meet, a
Phantom Sounds
Short film about Tinnitus & its impact on human psychology, through the personal experience of director, who also suffers from it.
Seaward
Özgür is a young man working as a waiter in a seaside town during the summer season. One day, a woman who has been subjected to violence by her boyfriend comes to the restaurant and Özgür i
Uyuşma
This movie is about the events after dictatorial regime rule over the world. The people captured by the regime, and regime send the captives to the brainwash facilities to make them slaves of t
Québec Mon Amour Films by Alexandre Dostie & Emilie Mannering
I'll End Up in Jail
Jarvik
As the summer is coming to an end, Léa needs to breath but her brother's mechanical heart constantly reminds her tha
Mutants
In the summer of 1996, life throws a curveball in the face of Keven Guénette… And it strikes. Guided by his parapl
Star
Star follows the path of Tito and Jay, two brothers living in the Montreal neighborhood of Park Extension. Accompanyi
Too Shorts by Gregorio Franchetti
Ain’t Nobody Better Than Our Jury
Ben and Mimi/Mimi and Ben
Boğulmanın Adabı
Da Yie
A foreigner in Ghana gets an assignment from his gang to find kids for a risky job that will take place later that ev
Homur Homur
People say there is no place or time to show your love to your significant other. But what if love shows itself in th
Lekesiz
Mrs. Selma decides to give one of her deceased husband's suits to the apartment’s janitor who needs it for her son
Noa
Noa is a lonely single mother looking for a job. She hopes Yair, a family man and the vice president of a successful
Son Amazon
Don't believe everything you see! Sadet was born in the Terme district of Samsun, where the Amazons live, and immigra
Süt İzni
Ayşe, mother of two, working in a public institution, has just given birth and used her legal allowance to breastfee
Rain, Snorkel & Green Beans
It is just an ordinary day after thirty-two years. The son confronts the father with all his courage and tells him th
Special Screening
Belgrade Forest Incident ...and What Happened to Mr. K?
Mr.K walked to the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul on 2nd of October 2018 to apply for a divorce certificate in order to re
Wren Boys
In his sermon on St Stephen’s Day, a priest from County Cork recalls the now-outmoded wren hunting tradition.