New cartoon by Daria Novikova (VGIK College of Cinema, Television and Multimedia).

Ánima

An enigmatic, fluid actor embodies a mythical figure tied to Virgil's egg, blurring reality and fiction as he recreates a film about his own life, an homage to Patroni Griffi's Il Mare. Through encounters, passions, and visions evoking ancient cults and legends, the work becomes a sensual, unsettling tribute to Naples and its magical-literary heritage.

Arnis Rītups has become an urban legend of Riga— a provocative philosopher, publisher of the magazine Rigas Laiks, and the creator of such peculiar projects as House of Fools. But what truly lies behind his persona? Is it a deliberately constructed provocative image, or his genuine nature?

In a peripheral neighbourhood, where the rural and urban worlds meet, the houses of the first migrants who arrived after the post-war period coexist with the new blocks of the dormitory city, where the latest wave of migration is concentrated. This humble corner is now an authentic global village. Good Valley Stories is a sum of constructs, of social, generational and identity, urban and ecological conflicts, but it is also a calm and humanistic look at today’s world.

A Farmer struggling to move on from a past relationship finds comfort in a life draining entity

An immersive documentary project about Algerian youth. Filmed at night inside a car in Algiers, the journey becomes a space for free expression. I explore a fragile, often overlooked wisdom, born from intimate thoughts too frequently silenced or dismissed.

El relevo

After a shocking incident, Pee, a poor artist, decided to move to the city, chasing his dream of living by his art. In his difficult time, he had met Tae, a very skillful artist, who hired him to draw a picture. He gratefully accepted the offer without knowing what was waiting for him in this art-making path.

Set in the crowded lanes of Bangalore’s Chickpet, a reluctant son finds himself responsible for ‘Mehta & Co.’ — his father’s saree shop. As a new signboard law turns storefronts into sites of tension, a moment of violence forces him to confront grief he has long refused to face.

Klappen

Years after losing her grandmother, Roberta lives a solitary life. Her isolation leaves little space for affection, and she is trapped in a draining daily grind. Everything changes when she discovers an old recipe book belonging to her late grandmother, a master in the kitchen. Following the handwritten instructions, Roberta redescobers her love for food and the art of bringing people together.

A girl makes a new friend on the first day of school, but life is not always as it seems.

Damen

A young woman in rural Kentucky works as a coal miner to provide for her two younger sisters after losing her parents to the opioid epidemic.

The Cost of Growth connects local struggles against extractivism in Serbia, Italy and Sapmi with broader debates on justice, democracy, and war. It shows how people across Europe are not only resisting false solutions, but also building alternatives - from grassroots organising to new forms of cooperation and solidarity.

Kintsugi (金継) is a Japanese practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. The breaks and repairs are thus made visible, displayed rather than hidden. Human relationships aren't like pottery; perhaps they're more complex than simply repairing a plate. However, there's a certain parallel between our reunion and this ancient technique. Undoubtedly, there are wounds that were exposed by the distance that separated us for over a month. This isn't something to be ignored or hidden. However, that doesn't mean these emotional wounds can't be repaired. On the contrary, they become the foundation upon which we can build a strong bond. And that's what I want; I want to reclaim what was taken from us, our relationship. Ana Martes, I love you like I've never loved anyone before.

Altmark is located in the northern part of the German region of Saxony-Anhalt. This area of the country is sparsely populated and rural, and is mostly defined by agriculture and a rather frugal architecture reminiscent of that of the Hanseatic cities. It's here that an extensive military site was built in the 1930s. It is used as a training area for the German army and also includes a garrison town, in which parts of the military corps reside. The site covers a surface area of 323 square kilometres. It is the third-biggest military area in Germany and the most modern in Europe.