SHORT FILMS
BULGARIA
AUGUST 13th (2022)
AUGUST 13th is a film inspired by actual events from the near past. The story follows the encounters of Victor and Tanya at the end of their junior year. The two of them grow closer and closer during the summer vacation, despite the danger surrounding them. On the night of August 13th they come across the bullies of the hood and their gang leader Galin, who seems to have come up with a cruel plan. Runtime:29 minutes 58 seconds Ventsislav Sariev - Director, Writer, Producer Siyana Dimitrova Nedyalkova - Producer Aleksandar Stoyanov Aleksiev - Producer Nickolay Zdravkov Stoichkov - Producer Cast: Aleksandar Tonev, Boryana Simeonova, Zachary Baharov, Bogdan Buhalov, Slavyan Bozhinov, Aleksandar Benev |
CYPRUS
BEGGARS NEVER STILL TWICE (2025)
Two friends prepare to close down the bar after a long shift. After realizing the shift’s money has gone missing, the bartender suspects a local beggar, thus beginning a search in the dead of the night. The film displays the broken communication and signs of a superiority complex between two friends whose life choices differs. Runtime:7 minutes 31 seconds Semeli Alexandrou Strovolide - Director, Writer Anastasia Antoniou - Producer Cast: Antreani Constanti, Polina Theodosiadou |
GREECE
JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD (2024)
Locked inside her home, Eleftheria gets an unexpected visit from Demetra, leading to a collision of two vastly different wolds. Runtime:18 minutes 34 seconds Giannis Andrias - Director, Writer, Producer Thanos Liberopoulos - Cinematography Alexia Gloria Sapera - Art Direction Konstantinos Andrias - Animation Pavlos Charbalis - Sound Design Christos Georgiadis - Color Correction Cast: Eleftheria Araki, Alkistis Polychroni |
MONTENEGRO
ROMANIA
THE BEACH (2024)
Sasha and Dora, two French-Romanian children, accompany their mother to Romania to sell their grandfather's house for good. Sasha doesn't want to leave his childhood home. Dora, in her turn, doesn't want to lose her brother. The grandfather's archives become their magical shelter. Runtime:19 minutes 50 seconds Ana Taran - Director, Writer Antonia Marin - Producer Carmen Tofeni - Cinematography Ștefan Azaharioaie - Sound Vlad Chiriță - First Assistant Director Cast: Medeea Marinescu, Sara Elena Balosin, Igor Gavrila, Amza Dobre, Radu Banica, Sofia Sinica |
SLOVENIA
BONAZZA (2024)
A collection of moments from the life of a bohemian artist and his spirited partner, as they follow the rhythms of their cove-tucked home. Runtime:16 minutes 18 seconds Emanuel Krajnc - Director, Writer Zarja Pelicon - Writer, Film Editor Luka Pislak - Director of Photography Gal Nagode - Assistant Producer Jožica Šmid - Producer Cast: Frane Franulović, Nataša Napast |