ANTON'S JOURNEY — France 2023 — Directed by: Mariana Loupan — 73 min — Spoken language: French — Subtitles: English, French — Production company: Schuch Productions — Producer: Anne Schuchman-Kune — Script: Mariana Loupan — Photography: Sarah Blum / Emmanuelle Collinot / Pukyo Ruiz de Somocurcio — Editing: Santi Minasi — Sound: Lilian Matigot / Graciela Barrault
Nothing and nobody could have predicted that Anton Hirschfeld, a young man with special needs, would one day become a recognized painter. Anton’s Journey retraces his journey, filmed by his mother since his birth. A journey made possible by the determination and love of his family and the pivotal encounters that marked his path.
THE LIGHTS OF KYIV — Switzerland 2023 — Directed by: Serhii Tykhoniuk — 16 min — Spoken language: Ukrainian — Subtitles: English, French — Production Company: ECAL — Producer: Paolo Moretti — Script: Serhii Tykhoniuk — Photography: Serhii Tykhoniuk — Editing: Serhii Tykhoniuk — Sound: Serhii Tykhoniuk — Music: Mathys Nouspikel
In exile, Lisa wanders Lausanne haunted by memories of Kyiv — a dreamlike reflection on war, identity, and the fragments of home carried by those forced to flee.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Núria Ubach, Marta Codesido, Dubi Cano, Ulrika Andersson — 20 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Production: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) — Producers: Marta Codesido, Núria Ubach
The daily walk of three grandmothers in Cabrianes is disrupted by the sudden death of one of them. But life goes on. In the meantime, party preparations are taking place for the oldest person in the village. A portrait that makes us reflect on the passage of time, our society’s aging population, and feeling closer to death.
LOVE ME TRUE — France 2023 — Directed by: Ines Sedan — 7 min — Spoken language: French — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Production Company: LARDUX FILMS — Producer: Benoit Ayraud — Script: Ines Sedan — Photography: Ines Sedan — Editing: Michele Le Guernevel — Sound: Adam Wolny, Olivier Calvert — Music: Olivier Calvert
Laurence is desperately looking for love. On the advice of a friend, she starts using online dating sites to find her soulmate. She becomes addicted to her phone and addicted to a toxic man. Adapted from the report “Love me Tinder” by Alain Lewkowicz, produced for Sonia Kronlund's radio program “Les pieds sur terre” on France Culture.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Aina Palomer — 24 min — Spoken language: Catalan — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Producer: Jane Claudine
L'art de l'antídot tells the story of Agus and his photography practice as a therapeutic art form after suffering an accident that changed his life and his relationship with his body. A short film that transports us through the streets of Barcelona and shows us a new perspective, reminding us of the importance of creation as a way to overcome obstacles.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Asier García — 4 min — Spoken language: Spanish — Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan — Producer: Asier García
Monstruo explores the possibilities of trans identity, in a context in which Asier (director) questions how to live in today's society and system. They do so through film, with its power of representation and identification, and with the etymological questioning of the words "identity" and "monster".
France, Martinique 2023 — Directed by: Aliha Thalien — 23 min — Spoken language: French — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Le Fresnoy — national studio — Producer: Bruno Morat — Script: Aliha Thalien — Photography: Nino Defontaine, Nicolaos Zafiriou — Editing: Eva Studzinski — Sound: Alexandre Pastel
In Martinique, a curse upon men leads to their disappearance. A group of young friends meet and talk about their relationship to the island.
Алое, фікус, авокадо і 6 драцен — France, Ukraine 2023 — Directed by: Marta Smerechynska — 8 min — Subtitles: English — Production Company: La Fémis — Producer: Julie Tingaud — Script: Marta Smerechynska, Kateryna Babkina — Photography: Asma Benazouz, Sarp Uzunoglu — Editing: Marta Smerechynska — Sound: Karina Rezhevska — Music: Marusya Chuprinenko — Co-Production: Marta Smerechynska, Ukraine
What to take, what to leave? How important are material possessions when you’re trying to save your life? Packages from Ukraine – filled with everything and nothing – wait patiently under a bridge to be found, while a voice stirs memories of frivolous and treasured personal effects, in an apparent heart-breaking farewell letter to Kyiv.
Spain 2023 — Directed by: Lucija Stojević — 80 min — Spoken language: Spanish — Subtitles: English, Spanish, Catalan — Producer: Andrés Bartos Amory — Producer: Lucija Stojević — Producer: Deirdre Towers — Pruduction Company: Noon Films
Holocaust survivor Pepi Perez sets out on a musical road trip across Europe to reclaim a haunting melody from his childhood in a concentration camp — a journey of memory, loss, and the healing power of song.
When we meet — Spain 2023 — Directed by: Group of young people from diverse backgrounds — 26 min — Production: Cinema en curs (amb estudiants d’EMAV, ERAM, UB i ESCAC)
A group of young filmmakers from across the globe come together in Barcelona to create a poetic journey through memory, migration, and belonging — a cinematic letter to the city that brought them together.
Germany 2023 — Directed by: Gudrun Gruber — 72 min — Spoken language: English — Subtitles: English — Production Company: NeoSolaris Film - Gudrun Gruber Filmproduktion — Producer: Gudrun Gruber — Script: Gudrun Gruber and Sabrina Banks — Photography: Bernd Effenberger — Editing: Sophie Oldenbourg — Sound: Andrew Mottl — Music: Dominik Giesriegl — Co-production: University of Television and Film Munich
Years after a traumatic assault, Sabrina battles daily seizures and haunting memories, supported by her father and husband — until a return to the place of pain becomes a path toward reclaiming her voice and healing.
Croatia, Italy 2023 — Directed by: Tea Vidović Dalipi — 75 min — Spoken languages: Croatian, Albanian, English — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Restart — Producer: Oliver Sertić
Just married Croatian-Roma couple, Tea and Mirsad, are trying to live together, suspended between expectations from families and communities in culturally irreconcilable backgrounds that do not accept diversities.
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