THE PROJECTS
A HUMMING MELODY (Portugal)
Alexia Fernandes (writer/director)
Portugal, 2060. Melissa's world shatters with the loss of her lifetime partner. A new journey unfolds as she crosses paths with Me´lodie, an art teacher who ignites profound change in every student she meets.
ARDINO (Germany)
Timon Ott (writer/director)
Ricardo Guzmàn Bausch (producer)
ROBERT spends his summer hunting in the Bulgarian hometown of his German neighbor ERCAN. Between death and decay, he meets ELIF and cannot cope with her desire to leave.
ANGELICA (Brazil)
Nicole Gullane (writer/director)
Eduarda Casone (writer)
A trucker's life is upended when he helps a free-spirited trans woman who relies on his kindness for survival - forcing him to question his deeply held beliefs and redefine what it means to be family.
AWAKENING (Germany)
Veronika Bolotina (writer/director)
Katarina returns home to Somnia, where a sky anomaly sparks visions of war, forcing her and her friends to confront danger and awaken their oblivious parents.
BACK TO BASICS (Greece)
Vasilis Tsiouvaras (writer/director)
Taxiarchis Deligiannis (writer/director)
18 year- old fearful and conservative Markos meets his grandfather Fotis for the first time. The totally unconventional Fotis will rock Markos‘ world!
BETWEEN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW (Canada, based in France)
Jeffrey Wong (writer/director)
A cosmopolitan interracial couple caught in Hong Kong's capitalist whirl go to her sister’s wedding in Ukraine amid the spectre of war. They find purpose teaching and fall for village life, only for war to erupt.
CIVITELLA CESI (France)
Laura Maukenova (director)
As a terminally ill Kazakh man seeks solace in the tranquil Italian countryside, heembarks on a poignant journey of reconciliation with his estranged daughter, sparking unexpected transformations in a small village and leaving behind a legacy of love and renewal.
ETHNIKOS ELINOROSSON (Greece)
Yorgos Teltzidis (writer/director)
Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos (writer)
In an Athenian neighbourhood, a group of old friends, meet once a month for a basketball game. The disappearance of a member of the group triggers a toxic masculine showdown.
LOVE SOMEONE (Italy)
Vincenzo Lamagna (writer/director)
Gelsomina Prositto (producer)
During her graduation party, everyone wants to read Federica’s acknowledgements, but she keeps hiding them since they hold a truth the woman is not ready to share yet.
LORI (Greece)
Christina Stavropoulou (producer)
Manos Strateges (writer)
In a decadent fishing town, a teenager's personal journey of transition to adulthood and self-discovery is intertwined with an upcoming community crisis and the myth of Cetus.
NAME.AGE.BLOOD GROUP (Mexico, based in Norway)
Dalia Huerta Cano (writer/director)
A Mexican man travels to Norway following the organ receptor of her daughter’s heart. They end up in a strange relationship that will lead him to find the way to finally farewell his daughter.
PROCESSIONARIE (Italy)
Marta Savina (writer/director)
When the women of Alicudi decide to take over the procession of St. Bartolo, traditionally lead by men, everyone’s in for a summer of betrayal, kidnap, and blackmail.
QUEEN BEE (Kazakystan)
Darya Belkina (Producer)
In the tech-driven city of Bangalore, a queen bee's fury erupts as humans break their pact, leading to a cryptic vengeance targeting the IT elite. Devdas, steeped in theatrical wisdom, holds the key to stopping the impending disaster. Meanwhile, Madhu's empathy for bees intertwines her fate with theirs, culminating in a destiny bound by nature's balance.
RUSTED (India, based in France)
Rahul Srivastava (writer)
Nishtha Jain (producer)
When the excess iron in his body unleashes a delirious fever, a suffering mine worker learns that the cure involves returning the element from his body back to earth, embracing each agonizing risk that accompanies the process.
THE FEELING OF SUMMER, THE SMELL OF AUTUMN (Norway)
Ingrid Liavaag (writer/director)
As her mother's dementia advances, a young doctor reconnects with her. An affair with a photographer leads her closer to her roots and her own sense of belonging.
THE GOLDEN ONE (AUSTRIA)
Dinko Draganovic (writer/director)
The Golden One is a dark tale about a teenager whose gambling addiction spirals him into the criminal world, sacrificing everything to fuel his destructive obsession – based on a true story.
THE NUMBER ONE GIRL (Japan-Taiwan)
Judie Yang (writer/director)
Nanik Ruljadjeng (producer)
Boya is fresh o? the boat from Taiwan. Her Asian-ness surprisingly makes her super popular, so she follows along the stereotype…until it backfires.
VENDEMMIA (Belgium)
Olympia Allaert (writer/director)
When a Pakistani refugee and a young Belgian woman, both going through grief, have to work together on a small Italian vineyard, their lives change forever.
WE, THE LAND! (Brazil)
Eduardo Melo (writer/director)
Mariana Bardan (writer/director)
In the midst of the territorial clash between Ceara´ and Piaui´, Joa~o Paulo, Rita, and Rome´ryo, hailing from different towns in the Ibiapaba region, embark on a quest for identity and justice. Unraveling ancient secrets, they confront not only physical and cultural boundaries but also existential ones.
STORY EDITING TRAINEES
Yemi Chabi (Italy - Benin)
Lydia Fleischer (Germany)
Niovi Papageorgiou (Greece)
Deepak Rauniyar (Nepal)
Yotam Shazar (Israel)