Hiroya Sakurai THE STREAM VIII Japan 2017 6’’ 54’’ THE STREAM VIII In the man-made waterways of rice paddies, the water in nature must follow artificial rules. In that way, nature is made abstract, giving rise to a new form of beauty distinct from the natural state. The theme of this work ... Read More

Neli Ružić NIGDINA Croatia 2018 17’. NOWHERE Experimental film NOWHERE poetically explores the personal level of experience of departure/return and rebuilding identities. Dramaturgy consists of two backbones - a scene portraying a sculpture "Before the dawn" by Neli Ružić and the monument by Bogdan Bogdanović "The ... Read More

David Pantaleon, Pilar Aldea SCIPIO'S ELEPHANTS Spain 2018 5’49’’ SCIPIO'S ELEPHANTS Scipio Africanus, refusing to wrestle with the beasts, reduced them by famine. The only harm, which could actually be used to capture the Numantines. David Pantaleon (1978 Valleseco, Gran Canaria, Spain). BA in Drama School by Escuela de Actores de ... Read More

Ranko Pauković 90 SECONDS IN NORTH KOREA Hrvatska 2018 15’ 90 SECONDS IN NORTH KOREA No warheads, no jackbooted soldiers, no statues of the god-emperor – instead, this is a poetic, evocative snapshot of everyday life in North Korea, the country ruled by the world’s most paranoid and secretive ... Read More

Mark Olexa, Francesca Scalisi BLACK LINE Switzerland 2017 10’29’’ BLACK LINE A woman fishing in turbid waters, a suffering nature, the broken chant of the muezzin, all linked by a thin, black line. Francesca Scalisi (*1982) is an Italian director and editor Mark Olexa (*1984) is a Swiss director and producer They are based ... Read More

Ashique Mostafa INTERIORS & EXTERIORS Bangladesh 2017 8’ INTERIORS & EXTERIORS A one-take observational piece about the microcosm of Islamic practices and class segregation in Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka. Multiplicity within a Muslim community and the passage of people through one single frame documents this society’s interiors and exteriors. Ashique Mostafa Co-founder of ... Read More

Marko Meštrović TRIP Croatia 2017 10’ 40’’ TRIP A film beyond the eyelids. In one word: a trip. Marko Meštrović (1972, Stuttgart) graduated painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. He has been making animated films since 2000. His films were screened at some of the most important film festivals (Locarno, Annecy, ... Read More

Kumar Mayank HAIKU Philippines 2018. 13’ 33’’ HAIKU A man gets sexually violated on a drunken night. While unpleasant and traumatic things happen to people, the ability to cope with it by and by amidst its recurring memories is both the cursed fate and the strength of the humans. Nature in its entire ... Read More

Ricardo Vieira Lisboa OS MOTIVOS DE REINALDO Portugal 2018 8’ REINALDO'S MOTIFS Commissioned essay by the Portuguese Cinemateca made from the newly digitized analogue restoration of "Rita ou Rito?..." and "O Táxi n.º 9297" (Reinaldo Ferreira, 1927), two silent Portuguese films dealing with transvestism, racial tensions, crime and heavy drug using in ... Read More