International Competition presents the short films selected into the competition.
Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 88 min Age Limit: 16+
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Wed 5.3. -
17:30 -
Finnkino Cine Atlas 1 -
12,50
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WD04
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Thu 6.3.
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13:00
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Finnkino Cine Atlas 3
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12,50
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TH31
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Qafla
BlackoutDirector: Ahmed ElZogbhyCountry: EgyptYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 15 minIt’s Eid in an apartment building that is owned and occupied by three generations of a very conservative family. When the elderly grandfather gets sick, his daughters believe that his illness is caused by bad luck brought on by a young woman who rents an apartment in the building. When the young woman comes home in the middle of the night, bringing a man up to her apartment, the family decides to punish her for her “impure” and “scandalous” ways.
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Tako Tsubo
Director: Eva Pedroza, Fanny SorgoCountry: Austria, GermanyYear: 2024Genre: AnimationDuration: 7 min
Mr. Ham decides to have his heart removed in order to be relieved of his complicated feelings. The doctor assures him that this is no longer a problem at all in this day and age. Ham decides to keep his heart for a while after the removal in order to perhaps finally understand it better.
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El paso
The LeapDirector: Roberto BotellaCountry: CubaYear: 2025Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 15 minTwo children wander into the darkness of the Cuban countryside. An adult silently paddles them to their home on the other side of the lagoon. They have gone out to confront the mystery that the elders talk about in secret: at night the cattle disappears, as do those farmers who dare to confront the "monster" they live with.
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Porumbei pe acoperiș
Pigeons on the RooftopDirector: Miruna UrsacheCountry: RomaniaYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 15 min
In a quiet Bucharest suburb, Edith and Stan lead an unremarkable life – until Spiridon, the building handyman, stirs their routine with a startling revelation: their new neighbor, Anilov, breeds pigeons that are not what they seem. As Edith, a fervent believer in conspiracy theories, becomes increasingly obsessed, her imagination spirals out of control, blurring the lines between reality and paranoia. Meanwhile, Stan, a man of reason, struggles to anchor her in logic, navigating the growing conflict between belief and skepticism.
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Angel’s Funeral
Director: Weikai LiaoCountry: ChinaYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 15 minWhile preparing for her film school portfolio, Tong accidentally witnesses a secret deal about funeral affairs. Meanwhile, she finds the inseparable connections between a missing social deviant and a suicide at her school. These coincidences let Tong make a horrible guess. Destined to grow up, she bids farewell to her childhood and steps into adulthood.
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Lees Waxul
Director: Yoro MbayeCountry: Senegal, France, Belgium, Central African RepublicYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 21 minIn his village, where bread is scarce, Ousseynou, a former fisherman and cornerstone of his family, finds modest economic stability by selling stale bread. However, the opening of his sister-in-law’s traditional bakery constitutes an affront to him, leaving a palpable unspoken tension between them (Lees Waxul), and gradually jeopardizing both his business and his role as a family father.
