PrimaTeen Competition 2 (age 14-18)
01 Eyeliner
Director(s)
Aisha Boudjillouli
Film info
Year of production: 2026
Country of production: United Kingdom
Production: National Film and TV School
Length: 08' 30''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
Nina and her best friend Lily decide to steal an eyeliner, hoping they’ve finally found their key to womanhood. When they're given wildly different receptions to wearing it, Nina discovers that her journey as a trans girl might not be so easy.
02 Widespread
Director(s)
Paz Bernstein
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Israel
Production: Independent
Length: 09' 32''
Category: First film
Synopsis
A woman’s visit to the gynecologist stirs collective trauma while revealing a timeless feminine bond.
03 Cabbage Daddy
Director(s)
Grace An
Synopsis
Why am I so bad at Korean?
04 Paradaïz
Director(s)
Matea Radic
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: Canada
Production: National Film Board of Canada
Length: 09' 28''
Category: First film
Synopsis
Welcome to a place where the houses have holes, tomatoes are ticking time bombs and snails wander the streets in search of a safe space. In Paradaïz, Sarajevo-born artist Matea Radic uses absurdist animation, archival images and her own slippery childhood memories to explore the real meaning of home.
05 Sisters' Swim
Director(s)
Lola Degove
Film info
Year of production: 2026
Country of production: France
Production: SILEX FILMS
Length: 14' 49''
Category: First film
Synopsis
Every year, Rose and Lina, two sisters who aren't particularly close, have to make the trip to Ostend in Belgium for the traditional New Year's Day swim imposed by their mother. Problem: she is no longer there... she's dead. Between a wild boar, a disco lady, and knights, Rose and Lina try to get along.
06 A Journey Around My Room
Director(s)
Jeanne Tiessé
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: France
Production: Scalaé Productions
Length: 02' 22''
Category: First film
Synopsis
A man carries a bundle and, with confident steps, walks across colorful hills... The man appears very small, but his project is immense! We follow him on a journey within the four walls of his room. But as the journey progresses, his feeling of freedom seems to fade... Is the journey over? Does he still believe in it
07 My Bellyaching Skin
Director(s)
Etienne Bonnet
Film info
Year of production: 2026
Country of production: France
Production: Girelle Production
Length: 06' 13''
Synopsis
When my body suddenly became covered in spots, my first logical thought was that it was a skin problem. But what if the source of my itching was actually to be found in my stomach ?
08 Strange teen spirit
Director(s)
Frank Ternier
Film info
Year of production: 2025
Country of production: France
Production: ikki films
Length: 15' 40''
Category: Masters
Watch the trailerSynopsis
Anton observes. Alone. A phosphorescent glow flickers through the streets. Anton sees a bee dying, then another. No one sees a thing, not even Kata, over there on the roof. Kata and his gang are running, laughing, spray-painting. Anton watches them, especially her. He dreams of joining them.
09 By her hands
Director(s)
Jean Marinesco
Film info
Year of production: 2026
Country of production: France
Production: Emile Cohl school
Length: 05' 06''
Category: Graduation film
Synopsis
After suffering from burnout, Laure returns to her mother’s home in Burgundy to rest. There, she rediscovers the piano of her childhood and reconnects with the instrument.