FEATURE FILMS
ALBANIA
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DANCING WITH THE SHADOWS (2024)
Based on a true story. The secrets that scar the soul. Flora (Rovena Lule Kuka), a young journalist of Austrian-Albanian origin, works with an European Media visits her homeland to produce a feature on Mother Teresa. She was grown as the daughter of the enemy and she never knew her father poet who was killed by the communist regime. But soon she will face the surprise of her own identity, the clash of two times, yesterday’s and nowadays’... Runtime:1 hour 38 minutes 25 seconds Pluton Vasi: Director, Producer Bashkim Hoxha: Writer Vjollca Dedei: Producer Kastriot Abdyli: Producer Dobromir Chochov: Producer Haig Zacharian: Music Adnant Kastrati: Set Designer Spartak Papadhimitri: DOP Gjergji Pano: Editor Darko Spasovski: Sound Designer Cast: Karafil Shena, Rovena Lule Kuka, Eri Shuka, Neritan Licaj, Eni Shehu, Juli Emiri |
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
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THE PAVILION (2024)
After years of abuse and humiliation, a group of residents at the “Pavilion” retirement home decide to stage an armed uprising. Armed with illegally obtained weapons, they seize control of the facility, take the staff hostage, and enter into a standoff with the authorities. Their desperate struggle quickly turns into a media and political spectacle, while old age becomes their greatest advantage — they have nothing left to lose and are prepared to go all the way. Inside the “Pavilion,” a new order emerges, driven by revenge and accumulated rage, making negotiations with the rebels impossible. Runtime: 100 min Dino Mustafić:Director Viktor Ivančić: Writer Emir Imamović Pirke:Co-writer Mustafa Mustafić, Ishak Jalimam, Rusmir Efendić: Producers Almir Đikoli, Mustafa Mustafić: DOP Vladimir Gojun:Editing Bojan Zulfikarpašić:Music Tihomir Vrbanec: Sound design Zhaklina Krstevska:Costume design Mirna Ler: Production design Cast:Cast: Rade Šerbedžija, Zijah Sokolović, Miralem Zubčević, Ksenija Pajić, Jasna Diklić, Branka Petrić, Meto Jovanovski, Vladimir Jurc Lali, Kaća Dorić, Muhamed Bahonjić, Ivo Barišić, Ermin Bravo, Alban Ukaj, Nikša Butijer, Vedrana Božinović, Mirjana Karanović |
CYPRUS
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DIVERSION (2025)
Kostas is a policeman, divorced with a child and a mother in a nursing home. He has a hard time financially so he often steals jewellery from the dead he carries to the morgue. His ex-wife, Andri, works as a cleaner but she too is struggling financially since Kostas doesn't always pay the total alimony they agreed upon. At the same time, Kostas maintains a relationship with Elena, a woman who lives with her mother. One day, Kostas and his colleague Andreas are called upon to transport a dead, old woman who happens to be Elena's grandmother. Kostas steals a cross from the woman and puts it with other stolen jewellery in a box of cookies that he hides in a kitchen cupboard. One night, when Elena spends the night at Kostas' apartment, she discovers the box and things start to get complicated. Runtime:1 hour 36 minutes 25 seconds Marinos Kartikkis: Director, Writer Andros Achilleos: Producer Cast:Stelios Andronikou, Panagiota Papageorgiou, Prokopis Agathokleous, Marina Argyridou, Andreas Tselepos |
GREECE
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Endless Land (2025)
After his father is accidentally killed during a hunt, a boy named Lazarus grows up in a remote village in Epirus, carrying the weight of loss, love, and exile. As he comes of age, falls in love, and is forced to migrate, his life reflects the enduring bond between memory, land, and identity across generations. Runtime:1 hour 20 minutes Vassilis Mazomenos: Director, Writer, Producer Christos Bosmos: Co-writer Yiannis Kostavaras: Producer Stelios Pissas: DOP Yannis Kostavaras: Editor Cast: Alex Ntavris, Panagiotis Vasileiou, Vassilis Siafis, Katerina Tzimoula, Giolanta Kaperda |
HUNGARY
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But What About Tomi? (2024)
Sándor, the son of a famous Hungarian actor, struggles in the shadow of his father, suffering from severe alcoholism since his youth. After being stabbed by his daughter during a domestic dispute, he finds sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous. Five years later, after being abandoned by her family, she helps others stay sober. He accidentally meets his estranged daughter and confronts his past. Sobriety is an ongoing struggle; the support of community can be the most crucial anchor in difficult times. Runtime:1 hour 36 minutes 9 seconds Attila Till: Director, Writer Máté Föveny Kapitány: Writer Judit Stalter: Producer Márk Győri: Photography Márton Gothár: Editing Tamás Keresztes: Music Botond Nagy: Sound Cast: Szabolcs Thuróczy, Tamás Polgár, Zsófia Tóth, Annamária Fodor, Eliza Sodró, Márton Patkós |
KOSOVO
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The Odyssey of Joy (2025)
At the turn of the new millennium, eleven-year-old Lis lives with his displaced family in a cramped apartment after the Kosovo war has torn their lives apart and left his father missing. Burdened by a painful secret he keeps hidden even from his loved ones, Lis longs to escape the silence that surrounds his home. When he meets a trio of French clowns traveling through Kosovo to bring laughter to children in the ruins, Lis joins their caravan, hoping that the road, and the laughter, might free him from his memories. But as their journey unfolds, Lis learns that no distance, no disguise, and no joy can silence the truth inside him, and that healing begins only when the heart dares to face its deepest wounds. Runtime:1 hour 39 minutes Zgjim Terziqi: Director, Writer Valmira Hyseni: Producer Zgjim Terziqi: Producer Marie Ballon: Producer Francois Ray: Director of Photography Enis Saraçi: Editor Nora Mehmeti: Art Director Cast: Diar Sadiku, Lucie Fegedet, Frédéric Radepont, Iñaki Lartigue |
MACEDONIA
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Tomorrow Morning (2025)
An American ambassador to Macedonia steals an antique bronze figurine depicting the ``Rape of Europe'' from the house of the prime minister. Three years later, this artifact will be exhibited in a museum in Washington. Police and judicial torture begins against the wife of the former prime minister, Joanna Pelasca, and her children, who hiding the video that shows exactly how the theft happened! In the same time, Aida, a twenty-three-year-old doctor, is raped by her senior colleague, a famous surgeon, during a night shift. The court rejects her rape lawsuit on the grounds that during the event she did not offer strong enough resistance. Thus begins her struggle with herself after she realizes that she is turning from a victim into a rapist. Both women are looking for enough reasons, one to leave, and the other to stay in Macedonia in the hope that tomorrow morning will be better than today. Runtime:2 hours 15 minutes 9 seconds Jani Bojadzi: Director, Writer Dejan Miloshevski: Producer Cast: Nina Dean, Irena Ilievska, Jana Nikodinovska, Goce Andonov, Vasil Zafircev, Bajram Koljo, Goran Stojanovski |
MONTENEGRO
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15 AND A HALF (2025)
15 and a half" is the story of Niko, a very successful actor who, surrounded by the routine of everyday life, wants change. It is reflected in the idea of becoming a film author. Therefore, in search of authentic with a film theme, he records and captures pictures from the lives of the people around him every day with his camera - his fiancee, parents, colleagues from the theater, friends. Over time, he realizes that the only "filmic" the topic that essentially makes sense to deal with is himself. That's why they will turn the camera towards to yourself and become the main hero of your movie - life. In that "film", whose lens will dive into his inner landscapes, he faces challenges that pose a key dilemma for him: set out to meet new horizons or return home? Runtime:95 minutes Milivoje Mišo Obradović: Director, Writer Marko Jadimović: Producer Ivan Čojbašić: Co-producer, DOP Nemanja Dragović: Editor Jelena Ivančević: Set design Lina Leković: Costumes Jovo Kljajić: Sound design Cast: Emir Datović, Kristina Obradović, Lara Dragović, Vule Marković, Zoran Vujović, Dejan Ivanić,Goran Vujović, Dušan Kovačević, Ivona Čović Jaćimović, Mladen Nelević, Jadranka Mamid |
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THE TOWER OF STRENGTH (2024)
World War II is underway in Yugoslavia. A young child, fleeing from the fascist unit that killed their parents and burned their village, finds temporary refuge in the home of a stranger—an Albanian man named Nur Doka. A significant difference between them becomes evident: the child is Christian, while Nur is Muslim. In wartime Yugoslavia, this fact often marked the line between life and death. Runtime:1 hour 37 minutes 30 seconds Nikola I. Vukcević:Director,Writer, Producer Melina Pota Koljević: Writer Ana Vujadinović: Writer Zuvdija Hodžić: Writer, Based on motives of his novel Christopher Thoke: Producer Milorad Radenović: Producer Nevena Savić: Producer Dario Dimitrović :Producer Edon Rizvanolli, Xhejlana Terbunja, Selman Jusufi, Elez Adzović, Alban Ukaj, Nikola Ristanovski, Aleksandar Radulović, Vuk Bulajić, Branimir Popović, Igor Bencina, Ana Vucković |
ROMANIA
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Ink wash (2024)
A painter approaching her 40th birthday navigates a breakup. An intense work assignment provides perspective on her personal life, reminding her the path forward requires perseverance. Runtime:1 hour 30 minutes Sarra Tsorakidis: Director, Writer Ilinca Harnut: Writer Anca Puiu: Producer Cast: Ilinca Harnut, Radouan Leflahi, Kenneth M. Christensen |
TURKEY
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THE IMPOTENT (2025)
A young, unemployed man adrift in life, Erhan faces constant rejection as he attends job interviews day after day. While his wife Nihal’s steady job keeps their marriage afloat, Erhan struggles with growing anxiety, a sense of worthlessness, and feelings of inadequacy. Pressure from his family—especially his father—only adds to the weight he carries. When Nihal suspects she may be pregnant, Erhan’s inner turmoil deepens. Faced with the possibility of becoming a father, his fears about the future intensify, bringing him to a personal crossroads. Lost between job rejections and fruitless attempts to regain stability, Erhan is forced to confront both the societal expectations of masculinity and his own crisis of identity. As Nihal’s pregnancy is confirmed, Erhan begins to search not just for a job, but for meaning in his life. “Güçsüz” is a quiet yet powerful portrait of a fragile man’s inner struggle and his attempt to hold on. Runtime:1 hour 26 minutes 30 seconds Hüseyin Mirza Aydın: Director, Writer, Producer, Editor Sefa Bahadir Adaoglu: DOP Cast: İlker Bağlam, Cansu Buluş |
