Polish Young Talents
The program was created in cooperation with the Ad Arte Foundation – a Polish foundation that promotes audiovisual culture and specializes in short films. One of their largest projects is the Short Waves film festival.
Slovak Female Cinema
Програма створена в кооперації з Azyl Shorts – міжнародним фестивалем короткометражних фільмів у Словаччині.
Його особливість – презентація фільмів та музичних кліпів тривалістю 1-5 хвилин.
Вікові обмеження: Рекомендовано до перегляду глядачам
та глядачкам від 16 років у супроводі батьків.
The films are screened with Ukrainian and English subtitles
MAGIC MOMENTS
Director: Martina Buchelová
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 20
Parents struggle to earn money, so sisters basically take care of each other alone.
- Why we walk on the grass?
- So that we step into shit and are lucky.
Thanks to the bond they have, they might have already won over life's shit.
ANA
Director: Romana Candráková
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 7
A story abstractly describing the struggle of a young girl with an eating disorder. Drowning in remorse, fragments of her past are revealed, which is intertwined with a struggle with obsessive control, helplessness and fear. The fear of the continuation of this cycle is justified, because the disease takes a little bit of Ana herself with each denied bite.
BOREDOM
Director: Alica Bednáriková
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 19
An absurd tragicomedy depicting the life of Greta, a pathological liar who deceives everyone within her reach.
DINNER FOR 2 - BREAKFAST FOR 1
Director: Kristína Žilinčárová
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 4
A young woman who craves for more recounts the story of a special dinner. A film about eating and female desire that genre-wise oscillates between fashion film, horror, video clip, and drama.
DONNA BELLA
Director: Emma Virág Csuport
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 3
She feels dirty. Bella wakes up, showers, shaves her legs and when she looks into the mirror the only thing there is her tired aging face. You can wash clothes to get rid of the physical dirt but you cannot do the same with your souls. Or can you?
LUCIA
Director: Mikuláš Krišpín Iždinský
Country: Slovakia
Duration: 24
An actress turning 50 with a phone-addicted daughter and a martial arts fanatic husband suddenly realises “I don’t have to worry about what people think of me.” Time for new things. ‘Lucia’ has a lovely light touch and oozes charm.
Best of Young Film Fest 15+
The chase for success, the daughter's relationship with her father, the surroundings of the women's toilets in the nightclub, or the hopelessness of hanging around and the impossibility of expressing oneself as one would wish. These are the themes of the Best of YFF 15+ films, which reflect contemporary approaches in cinema that appeal to (not only) young audiences.
Найкращі фільми Young Film Fest 15+
Гонитва за успіхом, стосунки доньки з батьком, антураж жіночих туалетів у нічному клубі або ж безвихідь тусовки та неможливість виразити себе так, як хотілося б. Такими є теми стрічок програми «Найкращі фільми Young Film Fest 15+», що відображають сучасні підходи в кінематографі, які цікавлять молоду аудиторію (і не тільки).
Young Film Fest for Kids
The selection of best Czech short animated films for the youngest audiences and families which take the audience to diverse worlds in the kindest company possible.
Born to Be Short. Hungarian Student Films
Film directing isn’t just about bringing your own ideas to life; it’s also about reimagining the works of others.
Born to be Short showcases the latest works of emerging Hungarian directors, who took on the challenge of adapting existing stories as part of a university project. These films offer fresh and unique perspectives, demonstrating the creative potential of short film adaptations.