The world is rapidly changing, facing unimaginable challenges and finding ways to reconcile with the "new reality". In our opinion, a short film is the most potent medium that can respond to these changes as quickly as possible and offer new ideas. This year's International Competition features 16 talented filmmakers from all over the world who are ready to challenge, rise and experiment.
NOT THE 80S
Marleen Valien
Germany | 2022, 17 min
Two people, one restaurant, some preconceptions and a bit of fish.
SAVING SOME RANDOM INSIGNIFICANT STORIES
Anna Vasof
Austria, Greece | 2022, 14 min
“Saving Some Random Insignificant Stories” is a goodbye film to my parents’ house. One night in December 2021, after an unusually extreme weather event, my parents’ house flooded, and they had to be rescued by a boat. They lost almost everything that night, including their dog and their cat. Two days after the flood, when the water level went down and I could finally enter the house, I tried to extract as many objects as possible, and for the rest, I made this film.
SNOW IN SEPTEMBER
Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Mongolia, France | 2022, 20 min
Davka is a teenager who lives in the decaying Soviet buildings in Ulaanbaatar. With his classmate, Anuka, they talk about manga and tease each other about sex. When Davka encounters an older woman, his ideas about intimacy and his view of relationships are forced to change.
SAME OLD
Lloyd Lee Choi
USA | 2022, 15 min
One bad night for a New York City delivery driver.
FIRE ROOM
Ka Ki Wong
Hong Kong | 2021, 14 min
In a staggered time and space, a pair of siblings, one an arsonist, the other a firefighter — an unusual relationship unfolds.