UNiCA 2026 Main Program Palmares
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UNiCA 2026 Main Program Palmares |
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| 1 CHE Switzerland Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 9:00 |
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| FILM2026CHE01 Duration : 08:03 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | St. Aubin – hidden Treasure |
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| Synopsis | Beneath the surface of Lake Neuchâtel lies a hidden world – this film dives in and lets images speak that few eyes have ever seen. | ||
| Author(s) | Daniel Baudois | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026CHE02 Duration : 04:44 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | An Almost Perfect Day |
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| Synopsis | A radiant day, a perfect couple, an undisturbed harmony. What can happen on a day that seems to be perfect? | ||
| Author(s) | Graziella & Angelo Lunetta | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026CHE03 Duration : 02:51 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Well done |
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| Synopsis | A carpenter and a bee – an unequal battle with unexpected consequences. | ||
| Author(s) | Ernst Wicki | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026CHE04 Duration : 05:55 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | O.F.N.Y. KYTT |
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| Synopsis | Three men, a cornfield, and a mystery far bigger than they bargained for – an atmospheric thriller caught between the familiar and the inexplicable. | ||
| Author(s) | Romain Chautems | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 2 SVN Slovenia Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 9:45 |
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| FILM2026SVN01 Duration : 22:15 Palmares: Bronze Special award: CICT-UNESCO "Delmiro de CARALT" International Prize |
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| Title | Blue Horse of Desire |
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| Synopsis | The Blue Horse Marco Cavallo, a four-meter sculpture, travels across Slovenia in support of deinsitutionalization. It visits bystanders and institutional residents along the route. | ||
| Author(s) | Jakob Vogrinec, Ciril Zupan, Staša Prah | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SVN02 Duration : 15:49 Palmares: Gold Special award: Best Cinematography |
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| Title | The Cauldron |
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| Synopsis | In a remote and isolated home, a young man is forced to protect his family from an unknown threat. As the danger draws ever closer, he must confront not only the threat outside, but also the darkness within himself. | ||
| Author(s) | Thomas Pierce | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 3 BEL Belgium Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 11:00 |
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| FILM2026BEL01 Duration : 10:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | On the hill |
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| Synopsis | Benjamin and Romane have been hiking for a few weeks. After a long day's walk, they arrive at Yvette's, the owner of the "Sur la colline" guesthouse. Benjamin has the impression that they are the only ones staying there... | ||
| Author(s) | Bertrand De Breuck | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026BEL02 Duration : 21:00 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Guards |
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| Synopsis | In a dystopian society where the zombie virus imposes many restrictions, three sisters attempt to build a harmonious society nonetheless. They succeed quite well until it turns out that... even harmony takes its toll. | ||
| Author(s) | Werner Haegeman | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026BEL03 Duration : 08:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | The super divers of Antarctica |
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| Synopsis | The Southern Ocean is home to creatures with astonishing abilities. Their extreme resistance to water pressure allows them to survive at depths of up to 2000 m or to hunt with surgical precision. | ||
| Author(s) | Marc Preschia | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| 4 SWE Sweden Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 11:45 |
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| FILM2026SWE01 Duration : 04:13 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Reflexion |
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| Synopsis | A surreal reflection that questions society and our norms. What do we as a society do with those who do not fit in? Why do we flee or chase life? What is emptiness? Here's one who breaks the pattern and stops to reflect. | ||
| Author(s) | Jennifer Frödin | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SWE02 Duration : 15:00 Palmares: Silver Special award: Best Performance |
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| Title | SNAP |
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| Synopsis | Stella sends a nude photo to her crush and suffers the consequences. The film is based on real events and is a dark depiction of reality for young people today, where social media is a natural part of everyday life. | ||
| Author(s) | Dea Lundström Lilliestierna | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SWE03 Duration : 04:07 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Angelica |
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| Synopsis | Angelica is an 85-year-old pensioner and activist, who fights for transgender rights. Now she spends most of her time fighting for transgender people's rights in Sweden. The film depicts Angelica's experiences as a trans woman and her warm character radiates through her home and personality. | ||
| Author(s) | Gry Corfitzen | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SWE04 Duration : 09:54 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Maj & Majd |
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| Synopsis | A fish sings "Don't worry be happy" and the TV character Alf protects against ghosts. With small gestures and a big heart, the meeting between pensioner Maj and Majd from the home care service is portrayed. About loneliness and our need for closeness and contact <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Leandro Netzell Cerón & Samori Tovatt | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 5 UKR Ukraine Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 14:00 |
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| FILM2026UKR01 Duration : 07:28 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The old pencil |
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| Synopsis | The mundane black-and-white life of a grey-haired old man is brought to life by a chance discovery — an old red pencil that his mum gave him many years ago. This film is dedicated to the best dad in the world! | ||
| Author(s) | Anastasiia Alekseienko, Konstantin Faryatiev | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026UKR02 Duration : 14:52 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The Father’s Homestead |
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| Synopsis | In a deserted village, one homestead remains. For twenty years, a solitary man has lived there, alone with nature and his art. He turned his home into a gallery, reachable only by rugged paths. He continues creating, believing everyone must leave a legacy behind. | ||
| Author(s) | Halyna Soldatenko | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026UKR03 Duration : 04:48 Palmares: Bronze Special award: Best Editing |
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| Title | Ice of infinity |
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| Synopsis | A figure skater trains every day, struggling with a difficult trick, each attempt ending in a fall. Exhausted, she decides to give up figure skating-but at the last moment returns to the ice and finally succeeds. Her journey, however, is just beginning. | ||
| Author(s) | Lubov-Mariia Karpiv | ||
| Author Category | Film school - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026UKR04 Duration : 02:17 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | The Burned Rose |
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| Synopsis | A person lost in the whirl of life, who somewhere in the depth of despair and fatigue lost themselves. Emptiness is all they know - hollow and devouring, it gnaws from within. And perhaps, before long, there will be nothing left of them at all... | ||
| Author(s) | Kateryna Zhukivska, Yevheniia Halchuk | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 6 LUX Luxembourg Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 14:45 |
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| FILM2026LUX01 Duration : 29:50 Palmares: Silver Special award: Jury Prize |
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| Title | Desertion |
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| Synopsis | After World War II, a military chaplain remember the young Luxembourger Josy Lorang, who was forcibly conscripted into the Wehrmacht and sent to the Eastern Front. Traumatized by the horrors inflicted on the civilian population, Josy decides to desert... | ||
| Author(s) | Chantal Lorang | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026LUX02 Duration : 11:52 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Flowers wear no shoes |
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| Synopsis | A child longs for human connection, but the only adult beside him fails to see him. He is then driven to make an extreme choice, one that only a child could imagine. | ||
| Author(s) | Matteo Vicentini Orgnani | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| 7 HUN Hungary Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 16:00 |
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| FILM2026HUN01 Duration : 11:42 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Speaking of love |
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| Synopsis | Erzsi and Herbert have shared a life together for thirteen years — yet they do not speak the same language. Their relationship, which began in the quiet chapter of retirement, unfolds in the subtle rhythms of everyday life. Through these glimpses, we are invited into <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Cséfalvay Marcell, Fendrik BorbálaSimay Dóra | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN - DE | ||
| FILM2026HUN02 Duration : 20:20 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | My body |
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| Synopsis | Laci's life is enmeshed in anorexic routines and lies, but due to an unexpected encounter, the true depths of the disease surface. | ||
| Author(s) | Katica Kozma | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 8 DEU Germany Mon 31 Aug 2026 - 16:45 |
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| FILM2026DEU01 Duration : 12:00 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Artur\'s Fight |
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| Synopsis | Wrestler Artur is unfocused during training and can’t perform at his usual level. His coach puts pressure on him. After a panic attack, he must learn to confide in his teammate. | ||
| Author(s) | Nicola Bläs | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026DEU02 Duration : 02:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Crowd |
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| Synopsis | How does a group react when a new person joins it? | ||
| Author(s) | Maria Bijak, Fantasia Dresden | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026DEU03 Duration : 16:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Social Service |
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| Synopsis | After a serious accident, Iris is confined to a wheelchair and struggles to come to terms with her fate. That changes when a Ukrainian caregiver begins looking after her. | ||
| Author(s) | Josephine Thiesen, Matthias Spehr | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026DEU04 Duration : 03:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The Three Wishes |
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| Synopsis | Be careful what you wish for – it might just come true! | ||
| Author(s) | Ute Heimann | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 9 GBR Great Britain Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 9:00 |
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| FILM2026GBR01 Duration : 05:47 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The Engulfed Cathedral |
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| Synopsis | A surrealistic story of a cathedral under the sea | ||
| Author(s) | Larry Hall | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026GBR02 Duration : 10:57 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Haunted Henry |
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| Synopsis | A reluctant cleaner's night is turned upside down when she breaks the rules. | ||
| Author(s) | Gary Hewitt | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: FR - DE | ||
| FILM2026GBR03 Duration : 12:06 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | The Man Who Saw the Future |
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| Synopsis | The life of television pioneer John Logie Baird told in his own words. | ||
| Author(s) | Richard Brown | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: FR - DE | ||
| FILM2026GBR04 Duration : 03:02 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Boxed In |
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| Synopsis | Too much television can be bad for you | ||
| Author(s) | Roger Fowles | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| 10 TUN Tunisia Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 9:45 |
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| FILM2026TUN01 Duration : 30:00 Palmares: Gold Special award: Best Film Main (25+) |
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| Title | Wed Trabelsia |
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| Synopsis | Slim, a teenager from the working-class neighborhood of Wed Trabelsia, spends his days roaming the streets with his best friend Weld Boubou. Wed Trabelsia, like many other working-class neighborhoods across Tunisia, was built as part of a political housing project named "7 November" initiated by <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Wadii Klaii | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026TUN02 Duration : 06:40 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Human |
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| Synopsis | One evening, a meal , a sheep’s head devoured with primal violence , becomes the catalyst for something darker. As the boundaries between human and animal begin to blur, a mysterious woman appears, both innocent and predatory. Drawn into her orbit, the young man undergoes <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Eya Belhaj Rhouma | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 11 ROU Romania Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 11:00 |
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| FILM2026ROU01 Duration : 07:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Teach me to be... |
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| Synopsis | David lives in a digital bubble where his pristine desk is the only sanctuary from his messy reality. After being told he has "become code" , he asks his AI assistant to teach him how to be human. Following a string of failures dictated by <...> | ||
| Author(s) | David Christian Balan, David Beraru | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026ROU02 Duration : 05:27 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | A Triassic Couple |
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| Synopsis | A small prehistoric amphibian sets off on an adventure to find a mate. | ||
| Author(s) | Iulia Teodora Turicianu | ||
| Author Category | Film school - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026ROU03 Duration : 12:54 Palmares: Silver |
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| Title | Happy |
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| Synopsis | Ema, a young girl, has to handle by herself the biggest drama that she's faced so far. | ||
| Author(s) | Mara Cohn | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026ROU04 Duration : 04:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Time |
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| Synopsis | Time slipping through our fingers cannot be controlled, but must be accepted with great courage and an open mind toward all that it has to offer. | ||
| Author(s) | Carolina Ionets | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 12 NLD Netherlands Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 11:45 |
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| FILM2026NLD01 Duration : 11:37 Palmares: Silver Special award: Best Film Young (-25) |
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| Title | Loco Motief |
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| Synopsis | LOCO MOTIEF is about Mark and Anna, who have been together for many years. Unfortunately, they have become stuck in the routine of everyday life. Each day feels the same, and there is little excitement left. When Anna discovers that Mark has bought a model <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Tom Peters, Rob De Graaf | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026NLD02 Duration : 12:13 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Incipit |
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| Synopsis | On a remote farm, a lonely family mourns the tragic loss of their mother. Caleb searches for his last sense of stability in faith, while his twin brother Cato takes a more pragmatic stance. Meanwhile, their father struggles with alcohol addiction, further increasing the tensions <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Job Schaaij, Rick Baaijens | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026NLD03 Duration : 17:07 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Salut |
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| Synopsis | In this poignant portrait of a war veteran, the silence of his home grows ever heavier. As the world slowly lets him go, a suffocating story of loneliness and transience unfolds. | ||
| Author(s) | Peter Brouwers | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 13 ITA Italy Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 14:00 |
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| FILM2026ITA01 Duration : 04:56 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | In the dark |
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| Synopsis | A child is in a basement to retrieve his ball. While emptying the trunk that prevents him from recovering the ball, he finds some objects from his past, which bring back moments of happiness, in contrast to his current condition. | ||
| Author(s) | Massimiliano Centofanti, Fabio Ravioli | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026ITA02 Duration : 10:37 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Hansel+Gretel |
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| Synopsis | Film adaptation of the brothers Grimm fairy tale. Two missing children are captured by a witch. | ||
| Author(s) | Marco Rosati | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026ITA03 Duration : 08:59 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | A little story |
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| Synopsis | Two children. A game and an encounter that will help change the perspective of life | ||
| Author(s) | Giulia Savi | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026ITA04 Duration : 06:54 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | A village murder |
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| Synopsis | Surrounded by the countryside, an old man, worn down by the weight of a lifetime, expends his last reserves of energy in the company of a very young prostitute, unaware of the bitter fate that lies in wait. | ||
| Author(s) | Amedeo Monteleone | ||
| Author Category | Film school - No subtitles | ||
| 14 UZB Uzbekistan Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 14:45 |
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| FILM2026UZB01 Duration : 18:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Rest stop |
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| Synopsis | On the shepherds’ path, there is always a moment of rest — a brief stop by the water, a silence within endless motion. Orom is an observation of people who walk the earth without owning it. Day after day, week after week, they move through the <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Asal / Yulduz Dauletmurat / Musakova | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026UZB02 Duration : 09:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | 198 km |
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| Synopsis | Here, time flows differently. Children live their carefree, joyful lives — running, playing, laughing, as if the whole world belongs to them. Yet behind this lightness lies an invisible tension — a quiet unease, like an echo of the adult world, drifting through the air <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Aziz Pulatov | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026UZB03 Duration : 14:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Blind date |
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| Synopsis | The main character, young man - Aziz decided to make a film about girl with whom never meet before. Their first date happens during the shooting of the film | ||
| Author(s) | Aziz Pulatov | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 15 AUT Austria Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 16:00 |
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| FILM2026AUT01 Duration : 04:59 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | It’s not her |
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| Synopsis | As a young woman is improving to achieve her dream of becoming a successful filmmaker, she gets kidnapped and has to face her doubts accompanying her on her journey. | ||
| Author(s) | Adriana Dimmel | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026AUT02 Duration : 16:00 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Under Voodoo’s Spell |
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| Synopsis | Voodoo, a religion from West Africa, has nothing to do with Western images of magic, dolls, or needles. Its ceremonies feature loud music, dance, and trance states, celebrating ancestors, healing, and the protection of the community. | ||
| Author(s) | Sonja Steger | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026AUT03 Duration : 06:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | One Night in Paris |
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| Synopsis | Unusual events take place in the famous Louvre in Paris. | ||
| Author(s) | Franz Roch | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026AUT04 Duration : 02:42 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | When You Are Here |
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| Synopsis | As her mother drifts further into absence, the daughter holds on to the hope that she is reliving moments of past happiness in her memories. At the same time, she yearns for fleeting moments of clarity in the present - moments in which they can still <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Dieter Leitner | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 16 FRA France Tue 1 Sep 2026 - 16:45 |
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| FILM2026FRA01 Duration : 03:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | LABORATORY |
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| Synopsis | Like a laboratory rat, I turn around in the abatory ; don't want to see myself again in the mirror... | ||
| Author(s) | Lulabie Hauchecorne | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN - DE | ||
| FILM2026FRA02 Duration : 09:46 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | THE LAST PAINTING |
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| Synopsis | The end of Vincent VanGogh's life in Auvers-sur-Oise... | ||
| Author(s) | Jean-Pierre Droillard | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN - DE | ||
| FILM2026FRA03 Duration : 08:06 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | IN A ROUTINE, THE MOVIE OF MISTAKES |
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| Synopsis | A new day begins at the hospital... It looks like any other day, yet today, things will not go as planned ... | ||
| Author(s) | Michael Besse | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN - DE | ||
| FILM2026FRA04 Duration : 08:40 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | ONE OF THOSE DAYS ! |
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| Synopsis | A mansion, an overwhelmed earl : a tale full of absurdity and dark humour | ||
| Author(s) | Olivier Le Clerc | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN - DE | ||
| 17 POL Poland Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 9:00 |
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| FILM2026POL01 Duration : 20:00 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Excellent |
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| Synopsis | Ania is a sixteen-year-old model student, perfect in every way – at least that is how others see her. In reality, she bears the weight of expectations every day, which are slowly wearing her down. When the pressure from her parents and those around her becomes unbearable, <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Michał Grosiak, Weronika Dubicka | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026POL02 Duration : 10:00 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Bench |
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| Synopsis | “The Bench” is a film about dreams, passion and speaking one’s mind. It shows just how important the right to be oneself is for people with disabilities. Our aim was to change the perception of young people with disabilities by focusing on their potential rather <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Sylwia Pradelok-Świerc, Aleksandra Pabijan | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026POL03 Duration : 02:54 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | In the land of Maria Prymachenko |
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| Synopsis | Sisters Lilianna and Zuzanna have created an animation dedicated to the work of Ukrainian folk artist Maria Prymachenko, exploring the power of living in harmony with nature. Maria Prymachenko developed her own unique style, brimming with captivating imagination. The central theme of her work is <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Liliana Rudzka, Zuzanna Rudzka | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| 18 FIN Finland Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 9:45 |
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| FILM2026FIN01 Duration : 16:24 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | When a dream takes the stage |
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| Synopsis | A documentary film about Remppateatteri—a bold theater group that was born from an idea, could a theater be established specifically for people with disabilities? The theater group has shown that physical limitations are no obstacle—neither to passion nor to success—but can give rise <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Remppateatteri Ry | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026FIN02 Duration : 06:09 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Maybe in another life |
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| Synopsis | Maybe in another life tells the story of Maisa and Ronja, who fall in love on vacation but cannot be together. | ||
| Author(s) | Otso Väisänen | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026FIN03 Duration : 04:45 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Masabybaby |
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| Synopsis | A young woman wonders about the impact of loneliness and connections to people as she reflects on her past and future. | ||
| Author(s) | Netta Poikonen | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026FIN04 Duration : 03:00 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Caesarean Obscura |
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| Synopsis | The woman is in the hospital and a doctor is coming to see her. | ||
| Author(s) | Tytti Kosola | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 19 KOR South Korea Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 11:00 |
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| FILM2026KOR01 Duration : 15:47 Palmares: Gold |
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| Title | Broken Dawn |
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| Synopsis | In the gentle hush of dawn, when the world rests, Young-ok, an old woman, drifts through quiet streets. She drives others’ cars home, seeking a friendly voice. To calm her lonely heart, she wanders the night. But harsh words and silent glances greet her, her quiet <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Hae-Oh Park | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026KOR02 Duration : 27:13 Palmares: Silver |
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| Title | 3 Days |
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| Synopsis | Together with Hajin, a funeral director, Taehwa begins to carry out the most extraordinary funeral his mother, Joo-hee, had wished for. | ||
| Author(s) | Soonsoo Kim | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 20 LIE Liechtenstein Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 11:45 |
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| FILM2026LIE01 Duration : 36:07 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Miracle Pills |
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| Synopsis | In an effort to win his father’s approval by achieving good grades, a doctor’s son starts taking concentration pills on his father’s advice – and secretly sells them to his classmates, who are subsequently drawn into a spiral of academic pressure and addiction. | ||
| Author(s) | Michael Baumeler | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 21 HRV Croatia Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 14:00 |
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| FILM2026HRV01 Duration : 14:32 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | The Bread of Mother Tradition |
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| Synopsis | The weight of being a woman. An intimate glimpse into the daily struggle of Vesna, a baker and mother of five who singlehandedly carries the weight of her entire family until she finally reaches her tipping point. | ||
| Author(s) | Marko Plejić | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026HRV02 Duration : 08:00 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Psychonauts |
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| Synopsis | Leaving their human hosts, mental disorders take on anthropomorphic forms and find new refuges. | ||
| Author(s) | Niko Radas | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026HRV03 Duration : 11:25 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | Platform 0 |
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| Synopsis | Through a poetic approach, explores the nocturnal rhythm of the bus station. Focusing on this microcosm and all its actors, the film constructs, through fragmented portraits of individuals and spaces, an atmosphere of stillness and fatigue within a place that is otherwise busy and dynamic. | ||
| Author(s) | Patrik Ivačić | ||
| Author Category | Film school - No subtitles | ||
| 22 CZE Czech Republic Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 14:45 |
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| FILM2026CZE01 Duration : 07:59 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Three golden hairs |
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| Synopsis | For something new to start, the old has to end. | ||
| Author(s) | Anežka Havrdova | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026CZE02 Duration : 12:12 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The Landscape of Human Essence |
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| Synopsis | Eighty-year-old Ljubica has spent her entire life in a remote village in the Macedonian mountains, remaining faithful to the land of her ancestors despite solitude, harsh conditions, and the threat of wolves. | ||
| Author(s) | Mga. Phd. Jana Hunterová | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026CZE03 Duration : 15:50 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | The idea is in the details |
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| Synopsis | An intimate drama about an older man who tries to find a way forward in life despite a loss and struggles with a complicated relationship with his daughter. | ||
| Author(s) | Lukáš Horáček | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 23 MKD North Macedonia Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 16:00 |
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| FILM2026MKD01 Duration : 13:16 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Zhivusha |
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| Synopsis | In the tranquility of the Kumanovo village of Dovezence, the married couple Zare (68) and Mirjana (62) spend their old age taking care of their livestock, fruits and vegetables. | ||
| Author(s) | Ksenija Dovezenska | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026MKD02 Duration : 01:05 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Speed - Adrenaline - Enjoyment |
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| Synopsis | Short motocross video about the off-road motorcycle racing. | ||
| Author(s) | Marjan Bedzoski, Nikola Dimeski | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026MKD03 Duration : 06:18 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | The Magic Book |
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| Synopsis | The fear of what is being read and the fight with the imagination. | ||
| Author(s) | Kristijan Bozinovski | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026MKD04 Duration : 15:13 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Lazarenki - relic of the ethnic region Bojmija |
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| Synopsis | Documentary about the rites and customs for the Christian holiday called Lazarus Saturday. | ||
| Author(s) | Silvester Prole | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 24 ESP Spain Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 16:45 |
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| FILM2026ESP01 Duration : 13:59 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Caged |
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| Synopsis | Arnau, grieved by the death of his wife, lives locked up at home with a caged bird until his daughter appears. | ||
| Author(s) | Joan Maura | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026ESP02 Duration : 05:58 Palmares: Bronze |
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| Title | Silences |
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| Synopsis | During a train ride, Laura tries to break the silence that surrounds her to connect with a stranger who has sat in front of her and awakened unexpected emotions. | ||
| Author(s) | Yago Casariego | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - No subtitles | ||
| FILM2026ESP03 Duration : 20:08 Palmares: Gold Special award: Best Director |
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| Title | Interview |
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| Synopsis | A second class "yellow" TV productor plans with her governess an INTERVIEW wth an old and ill Filmstar in retirement awakening her old dreams of spotlights and fame. | ||
| Author(s) | Jan Baca | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| 25 SVK Slovakia Wed 2 Sep 2026 - 17:30 |
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| FILM2026SVK01 Duration : 07:30 Palmares: Diploma of Honour |
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| Title | The Golem |
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| Synopsis | In this variation on a well-known Jewish legend, a clay giant comes to life to serve as humanity’s helper. However, he cannot stop himself until someone tells him, “Golem, enough!” It doesn’t take long before events spiral out of control. | ||
| Author(s) | Esther Strashun, David Strashun, Viktoryia Ustsimenka, Karina Shaposhnikova, Masha Luschikova, Asya Tkachova, Nika Tkachova, Danyil Tkachov, Baruch Kapustin, Sona Adalian (Marina Martynova, Pavel Martynov As Tutors) | ||
| Author Category | Young (-25) - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SVK02 Duration : 10:00 Palmares: Silver |
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| Title | Silence in September |
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| Synopsis | Set against the backdrop of totalitarian Czechoslovakia, the film tells the story of the trauma experienced by a deaf boy and his mother when he is forced to attend a boarding kindergarten. Through rich visual and auditory imagery, it captures the inner world of its <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Juraj Jedlička, Súkromná Škola Umeleckého, Priemyslu Bohumila Baču (School) | ||
| Author Category | Film school - Subtitles: EN | ||
| FILM2026SVK03 Duration : 20:18 Palmares: Diploma |
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| Title | Laco Hruškovič from Pukanec |
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| Synopsis | This documentary portrait of a man who, as one of the last practitioners of his craft in Slovakia, honors the tradition of an entire dynasty of Pukanec coopers, takes us on a detailed journey through the process of making wooden barrels and the history of <...> | ||
| Author(s) | Ján Kuska | ||
| Author Category | Main (25+) - Subtitles: EN | ||