Young Directors Competition 4
01 POLIO
Director(s)
Klára KUBENKOVÁ
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Czech Republic
Production: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts
Length: 05' 10''
Category: Student film
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Mrs. Jaroslava shares her story of growing up with polio – a disease that stole part of her youth, but gave her friendships that lasted a lifetime.
02 You don't know how I love you
Director(s)
Yvette BOLDER
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Netherlands
Production: ArtEZ University of the Arts
Length: 05' 51''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
The film is set in a desolate forest in winter. Ulla is searching for signs of life. But what does she do when she finds none? A fairytale-like analog animated film about loneliness and bodily autonomy.
03 Green Lung
Director(s)
Simon HAMLYN
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: Animate Projects
Length: 03' 13''
Category: First film
Synopsis
In the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, workers turn towards nature to heal from the conditions of the mill. A hand-printed film about Britain’s first public park.
04 Speeding, of Course
Director(s)
Anni SAIRIO
Joonatan TURKKI
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Finland
Production: Side Stories Oy
Length: 03' 57''
Category: First film
Synopsis
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure.
05 Glasshouse
Director(s)
Katalin SÁRDI
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Hungary
Production: MOME - Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design
Length: 08' 15''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
Three filmmakers, a director and two peculiar actresses settle into a greenhouse, to shoot a transcendental film but it changes them in unexpected ways.
06 Very Chubby Belly
Director(s)
Kazuna OKADA
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Japan
Production: Tama Art University
Length: 03' 34''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
Very Chubby Belly, nobody really likes her. Very Chubby Belly, they even wish her to be gone. Very Chubby Belly, she is in everywhere. Very Chubby Belly, little sad sweetheart. And I want to cuddle such a sweetie with lots of love. Very Chubby Belly. Based on this poet wrote by myself above. Small, warm, letter-like animation.
07 Amarelo Banana
Director(s)
Alexandre SOUSA
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Hungary, Portugal
Production: AIM Creative Studios, CUB Animation
Length: 12' 42''
Category: First film
Synopsis
After another night of insomnia, a socially frustrated man comes across an eerie community. It quickly turns into a bizarre experience that will make him question if what's happening is real.
08 Two Point Five Stars
Director(s)
Sina LERF
Dario BOGER
Dario MARTI
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Switzerland
Production: HSLU Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art
Length: 05' 26''
Category: Graduation film
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A young receptionist loses all hope of a quiet day at work when she finds herself in a mess of bizarre guests and absurd situations.
09 Goodbye Waves
Director(s)
Ruihan YANG
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Japan
Production: Tama Art University
Length: 08' 29''
Category: Graduation film
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By the seaside, a woman waits for a man.
10 SOMN
Director(s)
Réka LUDESCHER-TYUKODI
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Hungary
Production: Corvin Art School
Length: 02' 36''
Category: Student film
Synopsis
A suicidal middle aged man has a mental breakdown in a metro station, but then a giant catfish appears.
11 Don´t look at me
Director(s)
Sergio FALLETI
Marcelo IGLESIAS
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Argentina
Production: LENCERÍA
Length: 09' 34''
Category: First film
Synopsis
Five men work in the fourth basement of a large corporation. They have one thing in common: they live by the creed of going unnoticed, blending in, and being forgotten. But one day, the balance is shattered. Because no one can stay invisible forever.
12 The Diffusion Pilot
Director(s)
Aurelijus ČIUPAS
Film info
Year of production: 2024
Country of production: Estonia
Production: EKA - Estonian Academy of Arts
Length: 07' 12''
Category: Graduation film
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