Competition New Talents I
Mihaela MîndruFrance, 2025 | 10:20 min | 2DIn an isolated sanatorium on the shore of the Black Sea, a girl discovers a strange world governed by mysterious rules and unusual treatments. Little by little, she adapts, makes friends, and learns to live in this place suspended in time. One day, feeling unwell, she is sent to a small white house, far from the other children. There, the boundaries between dream and reality begin to blur. One night, together with her two companions, she decides to escape toward the sea. But once faced with the horizon, a truth becomes clear: being a child is not so simple, their freedom is not assured, and their story is far from the adventure they had imagined.
Barbara SzczerbanowskaPoland, 2026 | 02:35 min | 2DKnown for his eccentricity and exceptionally long moustache, artist Felix Ambrosious Delacroix the 3rd gets asked about the secret behind his autoportrait. As he explains, it's crucial to begin the work a day before the deadline, on 2 hours of sleep and 12 cups of coffee. But what if the produced artwork still doesn't live up to your expectations? Well, you need to abandon all hope, curl up into a ball and begin... a performance.
Gwenola HeckGermany, 2025 | 04:08 min | 2D, Stop MotionGaïa is a living planet whose body is inhabited by humans. As its resources begin to diminish, her inhabitants attempt to fertilise her egg to create another planet – a new habitat. But Gaïa intervenes and prevents their attempt at fertilisation.
Sam KuwaJapan, 2026 | 12:16 min | 2D, Sand, VR, paint on glassThe boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”?
Abigél DérczyCzechia, 2025 | 03:34 min | 2DAbigél came from Hungary to the Czech Republic with one very important goal in mind: to learn the correct pronunciation of the most difficult letter in the world… rrržs, rrr, ržsr rhz... Ř! She looks for answers in the streets of the Czech capital and finds out that this letter is not just a matter of national pride, but also a source of unexpected emotions and personal dramas.
Hana TakuboJapan, 2025 | 05:42 min | 2DThe Dog spent peaceful, ordinary days — taking walks in the park, playing games on the computer, and sometimes going to the polling station. If everyone wishes for peace, why do people continue to fight?
Adina Oana EnacheItaly, 2025 | 03:42 min | 2DDuring her husband’s wake, a grieving woman is drawn into a group of widows who tempt her toward a new beginning.
Roozbeh Gezerseh, Soraya ShamsiGermany, 2026 | 12:24 min | 2D, Cut-outUnder a rising dictatorship, a writer hides in his apartment, documenting the truth in quiet resistance. His neighbor chooses a different path, taking to the streets at night. When she’s in danger, he is the only witness – and must choose between silence and action.
Mirjana BaloghHungary, 2025 | 10:14 min | 2DIn a world where ex-partners must swap a chosen body part after each break-up, every relationship leaves a visible mark. Disfigured and longing for wholeness, the protagonist encounters someone wearing their former ear – and begins a journey toward self-acceptance. A reflection on how relationships reshape us, inside and out.
Nadya NeoSingapore, 2025 | 03:58 min | 2DWhen the hands of the cuckoo clock strike, a wooden doll awakens to yet another cycle. Worlds shift, crumble, and rebuild as she searches desperately for a way out, yet time always rewinds before freedom can be reached. White Carousel is a 2D animated short that blends retro charm and dreamlike imagery in an allegorical exploration of memory, fate, and the haunting desire to escape endless repetition.
David SickGermany, 2026 | 02:30 min | 3D“Send nudes” is a 3D animated, comedic short film. The film is set in the end of the 16th century and is about two young lovers in a long distance relationship. They send each other love letters with a carrier pigeon, writing – well, what young hormone-driven lovers write each other. But since her parents are at home and don’t allow them to meet they can’t fulfill their fantasies together…. for now.
William Burger, Siméon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur WongFrance, 2025 | 10:05 min | 2DHerve Rossini is a renowned artist who expresses himself through his surrealist garden.
