On your marks, get set, go!
In cars and at workplaces, between treetops and skyscraper roofs, the eight films explore how we deal with change, social expectations, and personal development—sometimes fast-paced and visually stunning, sometimes poetic and gentle, but always powerful and empathetic. Short live-action films and animations in a battle between reality, vision, and incident.

Picus
Frédéric Doazan // France // 2023 // 05:28 min
Animation // Drama
A giant bird goes on a rampage against a city.

It's a date
Nadia Parfan // Ukraine // 2023 // 05:53 min
Documentary // Drama
A car races through the almost empty streets of Kyiv in 2022 at dawn. An homage to Claude Lelouch’s film "C’etait un rendez-vous" set in war-time Ukraine.

Au revoir Jérôme !
Goodbye Jérôme!
Adam Sillard, Gabrielle Selnet, Chloé Farr // France // 2022 // 07:44 min
Animation // Fantasy, Grotesqueness, Comedy
Having just arrived in paradise, Jerome sets out to find his wife Maryline. In the course of his search, he sinks into a surreal and colourful world in which no one seems to be able to help [...]

Lange nicht gesehen
Long time no see
Kevin Biele // Germany // 2023 // 21:10 min
Live Action // Drama
After a long absence, Silvia returns to her office job at a pharmaceutical company, only to find that she is no longer in the system. Searching for meaningful tasks, Silvia is confronted by [...]

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Vuk Jevremović // Croatia, Germany // 2022 // 05:28 min
Animation // Drama
Three masters of football... They can perform wonders during the match and score impossible goals... But what happens in their heads when they are about to take penalty kicks?

Papier mâché
Simon Madore // Canada // 2024 // 04:37 min
Live Action // Grotesqueness, Comedy, Slapstick
The turbulent life of a piñata that is continually destroyed and reinvented. A whimsical cycle of existence and survival.


