Primanima

Director(s)

Maya Vriens

Film info

Year of production: 2025

Country of production: France

Production: EMCA

Length: 05' 49''

Category: Graduation film

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Synopsis

At Hotel les pieds dans l’eau, Rosa, an exhausted cleaning lady, dreams of escaping for a moment.

Director(s)

Laurence Thérien

Film info

Year of production: 2026

Country of production: Canada

Production: Royal College of Art

Length: 04' 30''

Category: Graduation film

Synopsis

Life throws curveballs, whether you catch them or not. It’s how you react that determines whether you survive. Ball face follows a middle school girl who, terrified of sports, survives a chaotic ball game by accidentally bouncing a ball off her face, discovering an unconventional tactic that leads to victory. By the end of the game, she’s completely transformed.

Director(s)

Sára Jékely

Film info

Year of production: 2024

Production: Rhode Island School of Design

Length: 03' 08''

Category: Graduation film

Synopsis

If you were a coffee bean in a glass jar with other coffee beans, how would you process the everpresent, looming feeling of impending doom?

Director(s)

Barbara Synak

Film info

Year of production: 2025

Country of production: Poland

Production: Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

Length: 06' 00''

Category: Student film

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Synopsis

Girl is kidnapped by her own body. In the labyrinth of her inner self, the girl must face the obsessions and desires of a person who is doomed to food- ever-present and painfully tempting. The film explores a toxic relationship with ones body. It shows the illness from an internal perspective, emphasizing confusion, loneliness, and of loss of control- emotions that are often invisible but deeply embedded in the everyday lives of people struggling with

Director(s)

Nikolina Zabcic

Film info

Year of production: 2026

Country of production: Croatia

Production: Zagreb film

Length: 06' 21''

Category: First film

Synopsis

Hungry Heart is a short animated film exploring the inner struggle of an eating disorder. The protagonist is portrayed through two visually identical yet color-contrasting figures: the real self and its reflection. The reflection is intrusive and provocative, embodying the voice of an insecure mind and a distorted relationship with food. Structured in three emotional chapters, the film follows a journey from suppression and fear to awareness and acceptance. Food is symbolically represented through letters and words, emphasizing the inability to communicate inner pain. The climax unfolds through a simple act in which the character visualizes, reduces, and ultimately swallows the disorder.

Director(s)

Sabrina An

Kiu Tung

Wing Yi Wong

Ching Yu

Film info

Year of production: 2026

Country of production: Hong Kong

Production: School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong

Length: 01' 02''

Category: Student film

Synopsis

"FACES" is a fast, rhythmic, experimental montage of human diversity emphasised as a visual harmony. The aesthetics lie within the sequencing of a diverse pool of expressions and facial features, highlighted through portrait shots and extreme close-ups. The film encapsulates an optical presentation of human characteristics warping into abstract forms.

Director(s)

Mihkel Reha

Film info

Year of production: 2025

Country of production: Estonia

Production: Eesti Joonisfilm

Length: 14' 15''

Category: First film

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Synopsis

Something large and dark arrives in the seaside old town. A summer storm? No, it’s a gigantic cruise ship filled with curious tourists. So much to see — so little time! The magnificent Old Town with ten world-famous attractions. How many of them can you recognize? The group is led by a local guide. Tighten your sandal straps — narrow cobblestone streets await.

Director(s)

Márk László

Film info

Year of production: 2026

Country of production: Hungary

Production: Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

Length: 10' 16''

Category: Graduation film

Synopsis

Vajk, a deaf teenager, controls his connection to the world through his hearing aid. His older brother drags him out of his comfort zone and takes him to a concert by a mysterious band. In the crowd, he loses control and gives himself over to the rhythm as he discovers his inner voice.

Director(s)

Janka Kocisek

Film info

Year of production: 2025

Country of production: Austria

Production: University of applied Arts Vienna

Length: 02' 24''

Category: Student film

Synopsis

A young woman faces difficulties in a foreign country, where bureaucratic systems and language barriers leave her feeling helpless. In a public office, her anxiety takes on a surreal form – rendering her speechless. A story about the isolation, vulnerability, and inner struggle of living abroad in a place where everything feels foreign and communication seems impossible.