Competition New Talents III
Tanja NuijtenGermany, 2025 | 04:12 min | 2D, WatercolorSoftly, slugs trace their way across wet lips. Snakes glide gently through fingers, while a bear embraces a woman's body with a loving hug. “Sensual” offers an unusual, subjective, and deeply intimate perspective on the feeling of physical closeness and tenderness. Using animal metaphors, the film takes us on a journey through the intimate emotions of the foreplay, unfolding into the gentle and loving touches of our partner.
Ekaterina ZhuzhlevaBelgium, Finland, Portugal, 2025 | 06:29 min | 2Di am gathering things for my detained friends, who were protesting against the war — books, plush toys, food. once, twice. now the list never ends, and i am gathering my own things.
Noran Fikri Alezabi, Nicholas Arujah, Xinyue Ma, Yulin Yue, Xiaonan ZhouFrance, 2025 | 07:47 min | 2D14-year-old Zain, a Palestinian swimming champion, faces war and man-made famine. He becomes the sole caregiver to his little brother. When aid drops into the sea, desperate for food, Zain is forced to swim – not for passion, but for survival.
Amber IlesUnited Kingdom, 2026 | 07:03 min | 2D, mixed mediaAMOEBA is a vibrant comedy short about social anxiety, the pressure to connect and the power of small acts of friendship.
Ivașcă Emy-MirelRomania, 2025 | 11:00 min | 2DAfter seeing a man lying in the snow, a boy recalls a Saint Nicholas night spent with his father years before. Playing with his father takes an unexpected turn, while his dream toy leaves a bitter aftertaste.
Clara TrevisanPortugal, 2025 | 08:09 min | Stop MotionIn the void of night, a hungry creature looks for food and perpetuates an everyday cycle.
André CorreiaGermany, 2025 | 05:00 min | 2DWhile taking a bath, Noah is visited by different versions of himself, each one taking him further and further away from reality until he nearly drowns inside the soup of his mind.
Khéma Cousin, Lien Franckel, Laora le Boursicot, Alissende Masson, Joséphine Mounier, Clément SadenFrance, 2025 | 07:49 min | 2DAn old postman goes through his last tour of deliveries in the archipelago that he worked in his whole life, gliding on water with his old bike. He finds himself confronted to the reality of his coming retirement.
Emilia ZieserGermany, 2025 | 04:58 min | Stop MotionWhen a fruit fly flies into her eye, she asks her roommate for help removing it. But the search for the tiny intruder quickly spirals into a nightmarish journey through her own brain.
Lea FavreSwitzerland, 2025 | 10:50 min | Stop MotionToday, Lea is going in search of a subject for a documentary film. When she believes she's finally caught her prey, the roles end up being reversed. The hunter becomes the hunted.
