Martha and the Bird

Short film about the ninth circle of hell as described in Dante's Inferno

Short film about the eighth circle of hell as described in Dante's Inferno

Soğuk, Uzak ve Kirli

From the music of UK composer Anne Dudley, Belgian filmmaker Stijn Coninx crafts a story of a hearing-impaired woman on various runs, determinedly straight ahead of herself, crossing deserted forests, meadows and swamps, in different get-ups. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home.

On a cold morning, a curious kitten and a venturous puppy decide to embark on a furious sled experience. The puppy takes the lead, while the cat follows along. The adventure, however, brings some unfreezing surprises.

Jean, a well-known but casual actor, arrives on set freshly shaved while his director had asked him to come with a four-day beard. This innocuous gesture is a disaster for the filming and, for Jean, an opportunity to finally pay attention to the world that surrounds him.

As his personal life unravels, a burgeoning white supremacist descends into an abyss of online radicalization and extremist conspiracy theories.

After tragedy strikes, a meek Ruby Oliver enters a broken VR game for a last chance to see the dead. Little does she know that this game treats all girls as a virus as she fights to save herself.

Two boys meet late at night.

A recently widowed mother has to take drastic action when she discovers her 12 year old son might be a psychopath in the making.

A young guy asks a prostitute to go down on him while singing La Marseillaise.

Cartoon animals complete in a cross-country auto race.

Based on the growing drug epidemic among young people in Limerick Ireland, Dominic, a teenage boy, gets dragged into the world of youth drugs and organised crime following a night out.

A point of view on clergy sexual abuse.

A short film by Thomas Moreno.

On a stormy night in the summer of 1982, police arrive in Zanka’s Pioneer City. A small GDR boy, Peter Hartmann, is being investigated by two investigators. Peter, a young teacher immensely popular with children, spent the summer under the supervision of Michael Bartha. The educator is apparently deeply saddened by the disappearance of the baby boy, so he is ready to question the investigators who are questioning him, but they are asking more and more shocking questions about the child.

A man is unable to sleep and decides to count his dreams in order to fall asleep.

A young mother, Von struggles to raise her son Jackson, who is affected by high-functioning autism. Facing social problems at school and challenged by his own disability, Jackson loses his self-esteem and ambition, abandoning his favorite passion: sketching. Von and her husband must put aside their own mounting financial and personal issues to give Jackson the strength and inspiration to pick up his pencil again.

Brazil, the first week of 2019. A new president takes office in a scenario of fanaticism, prejudice, and violence. Locked in a hotel room, two teenagers decide to change the course of their lives, before it’s too late.