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WATER HAS NO BORDERS
ᲬᲧᲐᲚᲡ ᲡᲐᲖᲦᲕᲠᲔᲑᲘ ᲐᲠ ᲐᲥᲕᲡ
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MARADIA TSAAVA
A film director appears at a remote, gigantic dam which is only one part of a hydropower station that has been divided by a borderline after the conflict between Georgia and its separatist province Abkhazia. The director applies for a permit to see the other half of the station, though the opportunity turns into a never-ending torment of expectation. Stranded at the dam, she becomes close to the people whose lives had been destroyed by political turmoil. She listens to the secret stories revealing the real life around the border before an alternative opportunity for the crossing arises.
Script: Maradia Tsaava Photography: Nik Voigt Editing: Maradia Tsaava, Anne Jochum, Jérôme Huguenin-Virchaux Sound: Ana Davitashvili, Tamta Mandzulashvili, Niko Tarielashvili, Tengo Mandzulashvili Production: OpyoDoc Co-production: Faites un Voeu
Selected Filmography: At Home (2022) Adapted/ Chaikhana (2020)
Festivals & Awards: Trento Film Festival - Human Rights Prize, Italy (2022), CPH:DOX, Denmark (2022), DOK Leipzig, Germany (2021), Tbilisi International Film Festival, Georgia (2021)
SHORT
Finland, Norway, Russia / 2021 / 22’ ARCTIC UTOPIAS
Croatia / 2022 / 14’ BABAJANJA
Script: Daniela Toma, Matti Kinnunen, Svetlana Romanova Photography: Daniela Toma, Matti Kinnunen, Svetlana Romanova / Editing: Ville Koskinen / Sound: András Nádasi Music: Tuomas Rounakari, Anya Enot Production: Anna-Katri Kulmala, Niina Jyränen
Daniela, Svetlana, and Matti film their relationship to the Arctic. The concern for the future of an unborn child, longing for home and a traditional way of life in the world of possibilities provided by capitalism form the foundation of this story. A probe into the emotional spectrum of an individual in a rapidly changing environment.
Selected Filmography: Ville Koskinen: Under Control (2021) Festivals & Awards: Tampere Film Festival - Sustainability Award Verso, Finland (2022), Espoo Cine, Finland (2022), The Norwegian Documentary Film Festival, Norway (2022), Nordisk panorama, Sweden (2022), Not So Happy Film Festival, Sweden (2022), New Horizons IFF, Poland (2022), Aegean Film Festival, Greece (2022)
ANTE ZLATKO STOLICA
Script: Ante Zlatko Stolica Photography: Katarina Zlatec Editing: Iva Ivan Sound: Hrvoje Nikšić Production: Tibor Keser, Vanja Jambrović
A short essay documentary with horror elements. Going back to the past, the narrator is trying to find the mysterious woman he was scared of as a boy. Rummaging across his memories, dreams and forgotten horror films, he is trying to find out who she is and where she is today. He includes his family, relatives, fellow villagers in his investigation – no one is particularly keen on helping, but gathering more and more information about her, the narrator is getting closer to finally meeting her. Canada, Switzerland, Russia / 2021 / 25’ BABUSHKA
Babushka
Poland / 2021 / 16’ BALCONY CONCERT
Koncert balkonowy Script: Kristina Wagenbauer Photography: Kristina Wagenbauer Editing: Xi Feng Sound: Luc Bouchard Music: Jean-Sébastien Williams Production: Line Sander Egede (TAK films Inc.)
A Canadian director visits her grandmother in Russia after 25 years of separation. The reunion reveals the influence of important historical events on their past and the magnitude of their relationship. From the Second World War to the fall of the Soviet Union, their journey allows us to uncover the layers of their personal stories and family traumas, just like a Russian doll. Armed with humor and resilience they create this film as an intimate space for reconciliation.
Selected Filmography: Today, or I’ll Die (2019) Sashinka (2017) Somewhere Exactly/ Ailleurs exactement (2014) My Name Is Julien/ Moi, c’est Julien (2012) Particles/ Particules (2009) Festivals & Awards: Canadian Screen Awards, Canada (2022), Prix Iris, Canada (2022), RIDM, Canada (2022), Atlanta Film Festival, USA (2022)
Festivals & Awards: FIPADOC, France (2022), MiradasDoc, Spain (2022), ZagrebDox, Croatia (2022), Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt (2022), AsterFest International Film Festival, North Macedonia (2022), Krakow Film Festival, Poland (2021)
DIANA KADŁUBOWSKA KRZYSZTOF KADŁUBOWSKI
Script: Diana Kadłubowska, Krzysztof Kadłubowski Photography: Krzysztof Kadłubowski Editing: Rafal Salata Sound: Franciszek Kozłowski, Kamil Andrzejewski, Szymon Kadłubowski Music: Michal Soltan Production: Studio Filmowe Plus TV
A tragicomic portrait of Polish society at the time of the first lockdown. Residents of a townhouse – each locked in their apartment – are trying to adjust to a new situation. Most of them remain at home, and the only way they can contact the outside world is through the balcony and the backyard. The product of this backyard culture is the Balcony Concert – a story of a pair of shoes and one of the most peculiar performances of What a Wonderful World.
Selected Filmography: Diana Kadłubowska Today, Tomorrow... Yesterday (2019)
Krzysztof Kadłubowski Today, Tomorrow... Yesterday (2019) Returns (2010)
BOSNIAN BROADWAY
Script: Jasmina Beširević Photography: Jasmina Beširević Editing: Iva Ivan Sound: Nina Ugrinović Production: Tibor Keser, Vanja Jambrović
Sixteen young actors are selected to participate in a Broadway musical that established American artists are putting on in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many of them dream about a career outside this region, and they begin rehearsals with great enthusiasm and expectations. However, as the premiere approaches, their mood starts to change as they become aware that they will soon return to their „regular“ life.
Selected Filmography: Now I Am Irena/ Sad sam ja Irena (2021) The Last Picture Show/ Posljednja kino predstava (2019) All Good Things (2017) Festivals & Awards: Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021)
Serbia / 2022 / 19’ END OF THE ROAD
IVANA TODOROVIĆ
Script: Ivana Todorović Photography: Milan Vlaski Editing: Marija Jelusic Sound: Douglas Oppedahl Music: Boris Mijatovic Production: Blok Film
Željko and Viki sacrifice all they have to ensure a gentle end of life for discarded horses on their small plot of land. This story examines mortality and the need for compassion, empathy and dignity to be extended to all living beings for the entirety of their lives’ journey.
Selected Filmography: Adem’s Island/ Ademovo Ostrvo (2019) When I Was a Girl, I Was a Boy/ Ja kada sam bila klinac, bila sam klinka (2013) Makis City (2012) A Harlem Mother (2010) Rapresent (2008) Everyday Life of Roma Children From Block 71 (2006) Ukraine, Netherlands / 2021 / 21’ I AM MICHELLE
Vasha Mishel Script: Olena Siyatovska, Simon Mozgovyi Photography: Artem Nadyozhin Editing: Simon Mozgovyi Sound: Natalia Avramenko Music: Jo Ranger Production: M Film
Michelle, a 20-year-old transgender girl, lives in Kyiv, Ukraine, and dreams of becoming a model. She resists the loneliness that takes over her through popularity on social media. She returns to her birthplace, a small village in Western Ukraine, to visit her relatives and friends, who were the first to accept her identity and transformation.
I asked: Why have they erased you? He said: Maybe they are scared. I said: Whoever is scared, should erase themselves. He said: In that case, the faces of the living would all be gone and only the dead would remain.
Czech Republic, Iran / 2021 / 15’ I AM TRYING TO REMEMBER
Man Saei Mikonam Faramoush Nakonam PEGAH AHANGARANI
Script: Pegah Ahangarani, Ehsan Abdipour Photography: Pegah Ahangarani Editing: Farahnaz Sharifi Music: Atena Eshtiaghi Production: Kaveh Farnam
Selected Filmography: House of Cinema (2017) Arbab Jamshid‘s Men (2015) Women Come Out of the House (2012) Ghazaleh Alizadeh (2010) Tamashakhaneh (2008) Festivals & Awards: Busan IFF - Jury Award, South Korea (2022), IDFA, Netherlands (2022), HotDocs, Canada (2022), Thessaloniki Docs, Greece (2022), IndieLisboa, Portugal (2022), Melbourne IFF, Australia (2022), Zagreb Dox, Croatia (2022), Millenium Docs, Poland (2022), Taiwan IFF, Taiwan (2022)
Netherlands / 2021 / 22’ IN FLOW OF WORDS
Script: Eliane Esther Bots Photography: Daniel Donato Editing: Eliane Esther Bots Sound: Sergio Gonzalez Cuervo Production: Manon Bovenkerk
US, Iran, Chile, Thailand, UK, Singapore / 2021 / 18’ LIFE
This story follows the narratives of three interpreters of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. They interpreted shocking testimonies from witnesses, victims and perpetrators, without ever allowing their own emotions, feelings and personal histories to be present. Contrary to their position at the tribunal, this film places their voices and experiences center stage.
Selected Filmography: The Channel (2020) Cloud Forest (2019) The Brick House (2017) We Can’t Come From Nothing, (2015) Gulo (2011) Festivals & Awards: Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival - Award for Best Documentary, France (2022), Working Title Film Festival - Best Short Film, Italy (2022), Еthnocineca - International Shorts Award, Austria (2022), Docaviv - Best Short Film, Israel (2022), Icedocs - Best Short Film, Iceland (2022), Locarno Film Festival - Best Direction Award, Switzerland (2021) Hamptons International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary, USA (2021), Cinema Verite - Short Film Competition Special Jury Prize, Iran (2021), Uppsala Short Film Festival, Sweden (2021), New York Film Festival, USA (2021)
JAFAR PANAHI
Script: Jafar Panahi Photography: Jafar Panahi, Tahereh Saidi Balsini Editing: Jafar Panahi Sound: Reza Delpak Music: Shahram Shafii Production: Jafar Panahi
A love letter to cinema, shot across the US, Iran, Chile, China, and Thailand, by seven of today’s most vital filmmakers. New life in the old house. A breakaway, a reunion. Surveillance and reconciliation. An unrecognizable world in the year of the everlasting storm. Spain / 2021 / 15’ МEMORY
Мemoria Script: Nerea Barros Photography: Raquel Fernández Editing: Julia Juániz Sound: David Manchado Production: Nerea Barros, Hernán Zin, Ana Pincus, Xavi Font
The transmission of the legacy of a grandfather to his granddaughter through a sea that is no longer there.
Festivals & Awards: Mieres Under 60′ Film Festival - MUFF Merging Award, Spain (2022), RiverRun Film Festival, USA (2022), Festival de Cine de Huesca, Spain (2022), Festival de Cine de Guadalajara, Mexico (2022), Festival de Cortometrajes Aguilar de Campoo, Spain (2021) Festival de Cine Español de Málaga Spain (2021)
Canada / 2021 / 14’ NUISANCE BEAR
Nuisance Bear JACK WEISMAN GABRIELA OSIO VANDEN
Photography: Jack Weisman, Gabriela Osio Vanden Editing: Jack Weisman, Will Miller, Andres Landau Sound: David Rose Production: Documist
Churchill, Manitoba, is famous as an international destination for photographing polar bears. We’ve seen the majestic images and classic wildlife series captured here - but what do these bears see of us? A shift in perspective reveals an obstacle course of tourist paparazzi and wildlife officers whom bears must navigate during their annual migration.
Festivals & Awards: AmDocs Film Festival - Best International Documentary Jury Award, USA (2022), Canadian Film Fest - Best Cinematography Special Jury Award, Canada (2022), Regard International Short Film Festival - Best Short Documentary, Canada (2022), International FIPRESCI Critic’s Award (2022), Short Shorts Film Festival - Best Non-Fiction Film, Japan (2022), SXSW, USA (2022), Sheffield DocFest, UK (2022), TIFF, Canada (2021), IDFA, Netherlands (2021)
Canada / 2022 / 9’ SCULPTING VIBRATION
Sculpter la vibration Script: Felippe Martín Photography: Loup-William Théberge Editing: Felippe Martín Sound: Loup-William Théberge Music: Bernard Bosa Production: Felippe Martín
Short meeting with Bernard Bosa, who’s been offering vibratory concerts in Quebec for more than 10 years. Bernard tells us what led him to make and introduce didgeridoos in his vibratory practice. But what exactly is vibration? What is it used for?
Spain / 2021 / 15’ THE FLOATING WORLD
FERNANDO SOUZA PABLO CURTO
Photography: Pablo Curto, Fernando Souza Editing: Fernando Souza, Pablo Curto Production: Fernando Souza, Pablo Curto, Pablo Zorrilla
Ryuki was born into a rich family, but two years ago he lost everything. Like a lot of people with nowhere to go, he ends up in Tokyo’s infamous red-light quarter. He starts working in a cutthroat Host Club where women, mostly prostitutes, come to look for a new boyfriend. He quickly becomes the Number One Host, but he hopes the secret that already made him lose everything doesn’t ruin this.
Festivals & Awards: ZINEGOAK, Spain (2022), BFI Flare, UK (2022), Korea Queer Film Festival, South Korea (2022), Bendigo Queer Film Festival, Australia (2022), Durban International Film Festival, South Africa (2022), LesGaiCineMad, Spain (2021), ALCINE, Spain (2021), INTERFILM, Germany (2021), PÖFF Shorts, Estonia (2021), Bogoshorts, Colombia (2021)
THE SAME DREAM
Același vis
Colombia, Belgium, Mexico, Italy / 2022 / 15’ TOMORROW IS A WATER PALACE
El Mañana es un Palacio de Agua Script: Vlad Petri Photography: Vlad Petri Editing: Vlad Petri Sound: Vlad Voinescu Music: Farhad Ghafoor/ Romanian Church Choir Production: Vlad Petri/ Diana Păroiu
Alternating between Afghanistan and Romania, the story of a Romanian soldier intertwines with that of an Afghan child, in a film that transposes the reality of war onto everyday images
Selected Filmography: The Deer Passed in Front of Me/ Cerbul a trecut prin fața mea (2020) Where are you Bucharest?/ București, unde ești? (2014) Festivals & Awards: Association for Romanian Film Promotion - Best Short Documentary GOPO Award, Romania (2022), Zagreb Dox, Croatia (2022), FeKK Short Film Festival Ljubljana, Slovenia (2022), Transilvania IFF, Romania (2022), Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021)
JUANITA ONZAGA
Script: Juanita Onzaga, Mathieu Volpe Photography: Juanita Onzaga Editing: Juanita Onzaga Sound: Jeremy Bocquet, Eli Sunderman, Matrhieu van den driessche Music: Aisha Devi, Ben Bertrand, Jeremy Bocquet Production: Juanita Onzaga for A Film House Co-production: Colectivo Colmena
Sybille is the last person alive on a planet with no history or water. She roams through arid lands, traveling through strange visions. Entities with more memory than humans communicate with her. How to persuade the spirit of the waters to come back to earth?
Selected Filmography: Our Song to War (2018) The Jungle Knows You Better Than You Do (2017) Festivals & Awards: FICCBA - Best Short Film Audience Award, Argentina (2022), IFFR International Film Festival of Rotterdam, Netherlands (2022), Cartagena International Film Festival, Colombia (2022), FINCA, Argentina (2022), Leiden Shorts, Netherlands (2022), Vienna Shorts, Austria (2022), Aegean Film Festival, Greece (2022) EXIS, South Korea (2022) Guanajuato International Film Festival, México (2022)
WHEN WE WERE BULLIES
When We Were Bullies Script: Jay Rosenblatt Photography: Kirsten Johnson, Ellie McCutcheon, Jay Rosenblatt Editing: Jay Rosenblatt Sound: Jay Rosenblatt Music: Erik Ian Walker Production: Jay Rosenblatt Co-production: Stefano Tealdi
A mind-boggling “coincidence” leads the filmmaker to track down his fifth-grade class – and fifth-grade teacher – to examine their memory of and complicity in a bullying incident fifty years ago.
Selected Filmography: How Do You Measure a Year? (2021) The Claustrum (2014) The Darkness of Day (2009) I Used To Be A Filmmaker (2003) The Smell of Burning Ants (1994) Festivals & Awards: Academy Award, USA (2022), Florida Film Festival - Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Short, USA (2022), Valladolid Film Festival - Best Short Documentary, Spain (2022), Virginia Film Festival - Audience Award for Best Short Documentary, USA (2022), Fargo Film Festival - Best Documentary Short, USA (2022)
STUDENT DOX
Bato Nebo - Chants to the Gods Script: Luzia Johow / Photography: Germaine Haller Editing: Kaspar Panizza, Luzia Johow / Sound: Cristian Iorga Music: Levan Bitarovi, Ana Chamgeliani, Madona Chamgeliani, Lasha Bedenashivili, Shorena Abuselidze, Zviad Ardzenadze, Lloyd O;Hanlon, Khatia Turmanidze, Jemal Turmanidze / Production: Filmakademie Wien
Germany / 2021 / 30’ GEAMĂNA
Mountain mist unveils a village in Georgia: people wake up, the landscape emerges, and ancient voices take over the soft morning sounds. A series of traditional chants, performed collectively, offer us a glimpse into the oral tradition and everyday life of a rural community. A fragmentary portrait of identity and social bonds through music that evolved over generations and was preserved alongside a changing society. Calm images without any romantic glorification form a polyphony of nature, human habitat, and melodies.
Selected Filmography: MVA (2018) Festivals & Awards: Filmfest Dresden, Germany (2022), Landshut Short Film Festival, Germany (2022), FEST - New Directors, New Films, Spain (2022), Rural Film Fest, Spain (2022), Youki International Youth Media Festival - Austrian Film Award, Austria (2021), Gijón International Film Festival - Young Jury’s Award for Best Short Film, Spain (2021), Diagonale - Festival des österreichischen Films, Austria (2021), Doclisboa, Portugal (2021)
MATTHÄUS WÖRLE
Script: Matthäus Wörle Photography: Max Kölbl Editing: Felicitas Sonvilla, Matthäus Wörle Sound: Matthäus Wörle Music: Giuliano Loli Production: Paul Scholten (University of Television and Film Munich)
Long ago, Geamăna was a Romanian village in the Apuseni Mountains, home to about 1000 people. Today, only the church spire rises from the poisonous mud of a neighbouring copper mine. Almost all the houses have sunk and their inhabitants fled. Only a few people held on to their home. On the edge of the past, Valeria Praţa strives for her present - and is threatened by the future.
Selected Filmography: Lifetime (2018) Sealand (2020) Festivals & Awards: Trento Film Festival, Italy (2022), DocAviv, Israel (2022), Sheffield DocFest, UK (2022), BAFTA, UK (2022)
HERD
רדע
Photography: Omer Daida Editing: Almog Ganot Sound: Dana Maimon, Noam Barkat Music: Dana Maimon Production: Roni Caspi Co-production: Sapir College
Itamar, Na’ama’s father, owns a ranch that raises cattle for slaughter. Ten-year-old Na’ama deals with a big philosophical question regarding life and death while working with her father. Together, they attempt to bridge their worldview regarding death: while Na’ama develops feelings for the cattle, Itamar sees death as an inevitable part of life.
An atmospheric depiction of the connection the three friends Maria, Markos, and Julian share with the same island in Greece. Memories of togetherness in the summers gone by shape their perception of the place. The reality of growing up, however, embodies the change that not only challenges their relationships but the idea of their very belonging to the place.
Festivals & Awards: Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival - Most Promising Director Award, Israel (2022), Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Artistic Vision Award, USA (2022), Pärnu Film Festival, Estonia (2022), Docaviv - Best Student Film & Student Scholarship for Excellent Cinematography, Israel (2021), IDFA, The Netherlands (2021)
Belgium, Greece / 2021 / 18’ IN BETWEEN
Anamesa JULIAN SCHWANDNER
Script: Julian Schwandner Photography: Thomas Foster, Nikos Nikolopoulos Editing: Aulona Fetahaj, Vince De Leenheer, Julian Schwandner Sound: Aulona Fetahaj, Kwinten Van Laethem Production: Julian Schwandner Co-production: LUCA School of Arts
Selected Filmography: My 18th (2020) Hiraeth (2019) Papas Staat (2018) Rost (2017) Festivals & Awards: In The Palace International Short Film Festival, Bulgaria (2022), International Short Film Festival Leuven, Belgium (2021)
Finland / 2021 / 20’ LAND THAT RISES AND DESCENDS
Maa joka nousee ja laskee Script: Moona Pennanen Photography: Jesse Jalonen Editing: Heli Kota Sound: Juuso Oksala Production: Ida Karoskoski
This story explores Finland’s forgotten backyard: the Kvarken Archipelago. Kvarken is a unique place on earth where the sea is the future land and the land was previously the sea. There myths as old as time form part of daily reality, and the rising and descending of the land poses questions about the archipelago’s future existence.
Selected Filmography: Awakening (2015) Diary of a Journey (2011) Festivals & Awards: Visions du Réel, Switzerland (2021), Rauma Blue Sea Film Festival, Finland (2021), Kokkolan kinojuhlat, Finland (2021) International Short Film Festival Winterthur, Switzerland (2021) Tehran International Short Film Festival, Iran (2021) Rastro Documentary Film Festival (2021), Festival Dei Popoli IDFF, Italy (2021), Poitiers Film Festival Poitiers, France (2021)
Czech Republic, Slovakia / 2021 / 12’ LOVE, DAD
DIANA CAM VAN NGUYEN
Script: Diana Cam Van Nguyen, Lukáš Janičík Animation: Diana Cam Van Nguyen, Barbora Halířová, David Štumpf, Vojtěch Domlátil Editing: Lukáš Janičík Sound: Viera Marinová Music: Viera Marinová Production: 13ka Co-production: FAMU and nutprodukcia
The director finds letters full of love her dad wrote her years ago from prison. Belgium, Hungary, Portugal / 2021 / 20’ MY UNCLE TUDOR
Nanu Tudor Script: Olga Lucovnicova Photography: Olga Lucovnicova Editing: Olga Lucovnicova Sound: Olga Lucovnicova Production: DocNomads
Germany / 2020 / 53’
TURKISH RIVIERA
Türkische Riviera After 20 years of silence, the filmmaker travels back to the house of her great-grandparents, where she went through harmful events that left a deep imprint on her memory. The long-awaited family gathering runs counter to her attempts to overcome the past.
Selected Filmography: It’s Not the End/ Nu e sfarsitul (2019) I Do Not Hate You, Death... / Nu am, moarte, cu tine nimic... (2016) One Little Rowan Branch/ O crenguta de scorus (2012) Festivals & Awards: European Film Awards - Best Short Film, Germany (2021), Berlinale - Golden Bear for Best Short Film, Germany (2021), Sarajevo Film Festival - Best European Short, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021), Festival dei Popoli - Best Short, Italy (2021), Guanajuato International Film Festival - Best Short Documentary, Mexico (2021)
SENEM GÖCMEN
Script: Senem Göcmen Photography: Senem Göcmen Editing: Senem Göcmen Sound: Joscha Eickel Music: El Fallah Khaless Production: Tobias Gaede
Through interviews with her parents and grandparents, the filmmaker takes us through the ups and downs of the life of three generations of Turkish guest workers in Germany. The stories are accompanied by images of everyday life in Turkey. Today the family has returned to their homeland and only Senem has remained in Germany. Where does she belong? Sober reflection meets poetic collage, trying to find peace in the space between here and there.
KIDS AND YOUTH PROGRAM
Czech Republic / 2017 / 10’ AWAKER
Photography: Filip Diviak Editing: Filip Diviak Animation: Filip Diviak, Lukáš Gregor Sound: Jiří Hloušek Production: Lukáš Gregor (Univerzita Tomáše Bati)
This short animated film is set in a cold Nordic country in the early 19th century and tells the tale of an old man who works as an awaker, waking people up. His life is always the same — until he gets a shiny old bell one day.
Czech Republic / 2018 / 5’ CLOUDY
FILIP DIVIAK ZUZANA ČUPOVÁ
Editing: Filip Diviak Animation: Filip Diviak, Zuzana Čupová, Lukáš Gregor Sound: Noemi Valentíny Production: Lukáš Gregor (Univerzita Tomáše Bati)
Mr. Gnome is sunbathing in his garden when suddenly a little cloud hides the sun. Mr. Gnome is pretty annoyed but, fortunately, he knows precisely what to do with such clouds. Czech Republic / 2019 / 15’ DAUGHTER
Dcera Photography: Daria Kashcheeva Editing: Alexander Kashcheev Animation: Daria Kashcheeva, Alexandra Hroncová, Ondřej Šejnoha (FAMU) Sound: Daria Kashcheeva, Miroslav Chaloupka Production: Zuzana Křivková Co-production: MAUR film
A girl who was hurt as a child keeps the memory of it alive. Having lacked love and empathy from her father in the past, she is not able to share her feelings with him. She can’t get rid of the painful memories taking her back to the day when she brought home a dead little bird and her father gave her no support. Sometimes it’s too hard to open your feelings and share it with a loved one. Sometimes it’s too late. Let your painful memory fly away like a free little bird.
Hungary / 2021 / 80’ DIVAS
Dívák MÁTÉ KÖRÖSI
Script: Eszter Angyalosy Photography: Máté Kőrösi, Máté Papp Editing: Alexandra Láng Sound: Balázs Necz Music: Márk Bartha Production: Borbála Csukás (Makabor Studio) Co-production: Jakub Viktorín
Szani, Tina and Emese are three twenty-year-old women who can talk for hours about make-up, clothes, and profile pictures. Máté, a young director, enters the scene, following them with his camera until their graduation, to find out what is hidden behind their perfect make-up.
Festivals & Awards: ZagrebDox, Croatia (2022), Biografilm Festival, Italy (2022), Transilvania IFF, Romania (2022), Rhodope International Documentary Film Fest, Bulgaria (2022), Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina (2021)
