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OFFICIAL COMPETITION PROGRAM 2025
SHORT FILMS

ITALY
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AMARENA

Sabrina Iannucci

Claudia and Paolo are about to get married, despite their very different characters they always find the right tune to love each other. During breakfast the seed of a crisis creeps between Claudia and Paolo. How much Can different opinions undermine love?

UK/SERBIA/RUSSIA
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TEN DAYS

Anastasia Savinova

In late February 2022 Russia, the Ponomarev family continues their normal routine despite the outbreak of the war with Ukraine. However, Lena is deeply concerned and attempts to engage her family in discussions about the conflict. 

UK
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HOMEMAKER

Directed by: Ciara Kerr

Renee loses herself in a controlling relationship and the abuse she suffers gets worse until she is utterly trapped. Renee's only hope of escape is to understand that she deserves more than to be his property.

UK/USA
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SISTER WIVES

Louisa Connolly-Burnham

Sister Wives is a multi-layered love story that tells the tale of young women living in a strict, fundamentalist, polygamous society in 2003 Utah, USA. Kaidence and Galilee find themselves bound to one another, under the same roof, in the same marriage, as they develop scary, new, exciting feelings for each other. â€‹

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CROATIA
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OUR FIRST HIT

Sara Grgurić

Three best friends have a plan. It is their first attempt to achieve a long-awaited common goal and their last chance to preserve the friendship.

UK
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CHIVALRY

Directed by: Charlotte Yang

How bad can one night get? After a mediocre date goes awry, a young woman’s night spirals out of control as she confronts ever increasing absurd situations.

HONG KONG
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AFTERSCHOOL

Directed by: Ripa Lim

In a whirlwind of transience, a guarded schoolgirl finds an unexpected ally, forging a friendship that defies impermanence through their adventures.

SERBIA
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SMELL OF FRESH PAINT

Directed by: Nadja Petrovic

When Emma's (19) parents sell the apartment where she grew up, revolt, she runs away from home with her younger sister. Obsessed with returning to her true home, she begins following the man who bought the apartment.​

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POLAND
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FIRST LAST MONTH

Directed by: Elena Vatamanu

Doina, a 12-year-old girl, has her first period on the day her grandma has a stroke. Since then, their roles are inverted. When Doina’s dad considers taking grandma to a nursery home, the girl has to prove to him that she is mature enough to take care and keep her only mother figure close to her.

BELGIUM
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OLGA'S EYES

Directed by: Sarah Carlot Jaber

Olga, a music-loving octogenarian, is tired of killing humans. Could it be the vampire blues? For her daughter Simone, she’s just being picky! Olga is placed in a care home where she can deal with those “who have one foot in the grave”...

UK
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THE BIG PIGMY​

Directed by: Tom Chambers

After discovering that her manipulative ex-boyfriend Max (30) will be showing up to her photoshoot, foot-model Sally’s (23) big toe disappears. Sally struggles to escape the photoshoot.

USA
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CELYNA

Directed by: Artisha Mann Cooper

Celyna, a first generation Asian teen, must decide between holding onto her mother's memory through dance or walking her own path of rock and roll.

SPAIN
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A LITTLE DEATH

Directed by: Maria Pawlikowska

Eternal life is getting harder for the undead Tina, who subsists on the transfer of energies accessed during the male orgasm. When her partner-in-crime gives in to suicidal ennui, Tina is left alone to protect her species from extinction.

SERBIA
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OVERFLOW

Directed by: Jana Otković

SAE INSTITUTE

RUSSIA
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GIVE A WAY

Directed by: Maria Melenevskaya

On a narrow road, an intelligent woman cannot pass a car of a man who never backs up. She is used to yield, but not today.

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