Project Type: ANIMATION Project Title: FROM THE INSIDE Brief Synopsis: Against the volcanic landscape of Jeju Island, an eleven-year-old boy with hearing loss discovers music in the sounds others barely notice. Through a homemade hearing aid, breaking waves, passing footsteps, and the laughter of strangers begin to form a melody. When a ruined music producer on the verge of giving up hears the boy’s melody, he quietly presses record. Their chance encounter becomes an intimate

Project Type: Film Project Title: Here’s Mud In Your Eye Brief Synopsis: Mud is the blood of the Earth. Landscapes buckle and mountains dissolve. In the Arctic, ancient muds fixed in permafrost dissolve into sediment plumes that spread across the ocean. Boundaries blur, leaving concepts in tatters. Geological and biological changes now occur at human speed. Distracted by sleek interfaces, we venture into "the realm of the unwell." In October 2025, the UN announced we surpasse

Project Type: Film Project Title: A Strange Collection Brief Synopsis: A documentary-style narrative spanning centuries, centered on a controversial collection of paintings resurfacing from the past and a mysterious veiled couple. Blending history and imagination, the film questions the boundary between truth and falsehood. Runtime:44:44 Completion Date: January 2026 Country of Origin: Italy Language: Italian Credits Director: Silvia De Gennaro Writer: Silvia De Gennaro Produ

Official Selection Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Hot Water with Lemon Brief Synopsis: A psychological drama about a woman in her 40s who's controlled life unravels after a breast cancer diagnosis, pulling her towards desire, chaos and transformation Director: Rose Esme Lucas Writer: Katarina Kostic Cast Rowan Polonski Katherine Wogan Producers Katarina Kostic David Wieder Marija Djikic Sam Holmes Valentina Novakovic Pardeep Sandhu Mia KaricD

Please start by telling us a bit about yourself. How did you become interested in cinema? Have you received any formal training in the field of cinema? I am the director of STILLS, and my name is Haiming Luo. My first impression of cinema actually came when I was in primary school. One day, a truck arrived in my hometown carrying equipment and set up a temporary screen for a film screening. I later learned that the first film I ever saw was actually projected from film. I hav

Project Type: Music Video Project Title: Where Will I Go Runtime 4:07 Completion Date May 2025 Country of Origin Poland Language Romani Carpathian Dialect Brief Synopsis “Taraf” - A Story About Wandering and Longing “Taraf” combines the simplicity of its message with a deep emotional charge. The song carries the atmosphere of a journey - both physical and spiritual. The text and music were written by Teresa Mirga. Although seemingly uncomplicated, the work explores universal

Project Type: Film Project Title: Lay Lefty Down Runtime: 14:58 Completion Date: 12/2025 Country of Origin: USA Language: English Credits Director: Traven Rice Writer: Brady Walker and Traven Rice Producer: Vadim Egoul Cinematographer: Eduardo Fierro Editor: Jessica Vale Key Cast: Tovah Feldshuh, Alexandra Seal, Walker Hare

Project Type Short Film (Experimental) Project Title: REALiTy? Brief Synopsis: REALiTy? follows a woman who finds herself imprisoned, trapped within a reality from which there appears to be no escape. Yet rather than surrendering to her circumstances, she begins to transcend them through music, movement, and artistic expression. What begins as a story of confinement gradually transforms into a surreal artistic journey. As she moves between imprisonment and freedom, darkness a

Project Type: Film Project Title: A.I. KILLED R. KELLY Brief Synopsis: Derek's tech-illiterate mother believes everything she sees online. And that includes everything. Runtime: 8 minutes Completion Date: October 2025 Country of Origin: United States Language: English Credits Director: Sheree M. Lewis Writer: Sheree M. Lewis Producer: Sheree M. Lewis Cinematographer:LaDarius Winns Editor: Sheree M. Lewis Key Cast: Yunior Reyes, Juli Harkins, Chris Silva, Ahmad DeChalus, Omina

Project Type: Film Project Title: CLASSROOM 4 Brief Synopsis: CLASSROOM 4 follows professor Reiko Hillyer as she teaches “The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States” inside the Columbia River Correctional Institution in Portland, Oregon. We witness as, over the course of a semester, “outside” students from Lewis & Clark College learn alongside “inside” students currently incarcerated at the prison, exploring concepts of mercy, justice, the evolution of the carce

Project Type: Film Project Title: The Cloud Factory Brief Synopsis: For more than 25 years, the chimney of Amsterdam's coal-fired power plant was a landmark. In 2019, as part of the energy transition, the Dutch government decided to shut down the plant at the end of that year. It would take another 6 years before the 175 more high chimney would be demolished. Runtime: 48 min Completion Date: 1 February 2026 Country of Origin: Netherlands Language: Dutch Credits Director: Di

Project Type: Music Video Project Title: Something Brief Synopsis: Black-and-white rock music video about lies Runtime: 2 minutes 37 seconds Completion Date: about a year ago Country of Origin: USA Language: English Credits Director: MIKY MIK Writer: MIKY MIK Producer: MIKY MIK Cinematographer: Mathias Fau Editor: Chriz Amaya Key Cast: MIKY MIK, Justin Spartacus, Snoddy

ProjectType: Short Film ProjectTitle: Kompis, vi måste snacka (”Brother, We Need to Talk) Brief Synopsis: Childhood friends Juan and Nima reunite in therapy to understand why they have grown apart. With the help of a nearly certified therapist - who mistakes them for a romantic couple - their longstanding friendship faces its ultimate test. Runtime: 14:50 Completion Date: 2024 Country of Origin: Sweden Language: Swedish Credits Director: Michael Rendell Writer: Michael Rendel

Project Type: Film Project Title: IVA DELTA 7 RECOD: The Definitive Vision Brief Synopsis: In a dystopian future, a lone operative is drawn into a covert time-shifting mission capable of altering the balance between control, identity, and resistance. As fragmented memories and hidden agendas collide, the boundaries between the time travel agency and artificial systems begin to dissolve. Runtime: 49min 11s Completion Date: 05/Set/2026 Country of Origin: Brazil Language: Portug

Project Type: Music video Project Title: Waltz for Ukraine Brief Synopsis: The gentleness of ordinary lives: the city, a house, a warm interior. Outside, nature stretches peacefully with its forests, rivers, and fields. From their semicircular chambers, men argue over territories on maps, as if they were sharing a cake. The decision is made: war is declared. From his podium, a man presses a button, triggering an explosion. This gesture sets off a barrage of bombs and plunges

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Vergezichten Brief Synopsis: A lost 20-year-old escapes to Tokyo, hoping to find the missing piece of themself. Runtime: 07:16 Completion Date: 20/08/2026 Country of Origin: Netherlands, Japan Language: Dutch Credits Director: Noah Milanovi Writer: Noah Milanovi Producer: Noah Milanovi Cinematographer: Noah Milanovi Editor: Noah Milanovi Key Cast: Silvester van der Meer

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Fight Like a Girl / Pelea Como una Chica Brief Synopsis: Black Panther Namibia, Lioness Lia - They say: You fight like a girl. Fight Like a Girl / Pelea Como una Chica (2025) is a short film accompanying the project of the same title exhibited and performed at the 15 Bienal de la Habana at Wifredo Lam Contemporary Art Centre, in collaboration with Namibia Flores Rodríguez. Internationally famed Cuban style boxing is deeply rooted in 'Ju

Project Type: Short Film (narrative) Project Title: EXPLOSIVES Brief Synopsis: Trapped in a car in the middle of the night, two friends see their evening spiral into an absurd, claustrophobic situation where every minute brings them closer to the point of no return. Runtime: 20'20 Completion Date: March 2026 Country of Origin: France Language: French, with English subtitles Credits Director: Carole SCHMIDLIN Writer: Carole SCHMIDLIN Producer: Carole SCHMIDLIN, Steve DE ROCCO,

Project Type: Short Film Project Title: Penelope, Penelope, Penelope Brief Synopsis: A short film of the backstory to an iconic tale told in the dark, in front of the mirror... Runtime: 4:33 Completion Date: 10/31/2025 Country of Origin: Untied States of America Language: English Credits Director: KC Hampton Writer: KC Hampton Producer: KC Hampton Cinematographer: KC Hampton & Brian Giliberti Editor: KC Hampton Key Cast: KC Hampton

Project Type: film Project Title: KEY TO HEAVEN Brief Synopsis: From the perspective of the filmmaker, we follow the process of a possible feature film about a photographer (Lea) who is tasked with documenting the energy transition in the port area of Amsterdam. This brings up a flood of memories and associations. Runtime: 94 min. Country of Origin: the Netherlands Language: Dutch, with English subtitels Credits Director: Digna Sinke Writer: Digna Sinke Producer: Tomtit Film