International Competition 6: On the Edge

International Competition presents the short films selected into the competition.

Language: Eng, Fin Duration: 91 min Age Limit: 12+

  • kalenteri-ikoni Thu 6.3.

  • kelloikoni 15:30

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  • TH21

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  • Čovjek koji nije mogao šutjeti

    The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent
    Director: Nebojša Slijepčević
    Country: Croatia, France, Bulgaria, Slovenia
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 14 min

    February 27, 1993, Strpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.

  • Shadows

    Director: Rand Beiruty
    Country: France, Jordan
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation, Documentary
    Duration: 13 min

    At an over-crowded airport, Ahlam, a 14-year old runaway mother, fights the lurking shadows that attempt to steal the only dream that will set her free.

  • I solen

    In the Sun
    Director: Jonathan Rafael-Weis
    Country: Denmark
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 15 min

    When an aging man realizes that his lonely existence has made him deathly pale, he makes a fateful decision and ventures to a tanning salon for the first time in his life.

  • Ebb & Flow

    Director: Nay Tabbara
    Country: Lebanon
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 18 min

    Determined to have her first kiss, Loulwa defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy. As she braves the streets of Beirut in pursuit of her sexual awakening, she finds herself taking an instant leap into adulthood when her world erupts into a redefined "normal".

  • A Night at the Rest Area

    Director: Saki Muramoto
    Country: Japan
    Year: 2024
    Genre: Animation
    Duration: 12 min

    At a midnight highway rest area, the weary travelers each quietly relax their minds. A brief moment spent with complete strangers is lonely yet somehow comforting.

  • Chao somnop chet

    Grandma Nai Who Played Favorites
    Director: Chheangkea
    Country: Cambodia, France, United States
    Year: 2025
    Genre: Fiction
    Duration: 19 min

    During her chaotic family’s Qingming visit, dead Grandma Nai sneaks away from her peaceful afterlife after overhearing that her queer grandson is about to get engaged to a woman.