Łukasz Ronduda
Łukasz Gutt
Poland
2021
Polish
Coming Of Age Drama LGBTQ
Daniel is a young artist torn between his small village community, urban art galleries, Catholic church and gay identity. When his lesbian friend commits suicide after suffering from homophobic heckling, Daniel's life mission becomes to redeem his community with an ultimate work of art - as well as not to lose Olek, a local man he loves despite him not being able to embrace his sexuality.
Irma Pužauskaitė
Lithuania
2022
Lithuanian
Drama Family
Linas is slowly recovering from a long addiction. Eve, his teenage daughter who just moved in with him, hides her teenage angst with a growing passion for music. Her best friend Maya is looking for her first big love story. When the relationship between these three lost souls turns too intimate, traditional roles get mixed up and each of them has to face the very issues they have buried for too long.
Nazli Elif Durlu
Germany Turkey
2021
Turkish
Drama Family
Zuhal is an upper middle class woman with a nice job and a nice house in Istanbul, and a long-term relationship. Her ordinary life, spent with daily troubles, business rushes and phone calls with her boyfriend on a trip, changes when she hears a cat meowing one night. Because of this meow, which she believes is coming from a flat, she is forced to communicate with her neighbours, whom she deliberately avoids. However, she cannot convince anyone of the existence of this voice. In her debut, after three awardwinning short films, Nazlı Elif Durlu tells the story of a strong female protagonist, with dark humour and lively characters.
Cagil Bocut
Turkey
2021
Turkish
Drama Family
Just before her final exams, 19 years old Defne, has to return to her hometown after her father’s stroke. His rehabilitation sessions will give the pair a chance to heal their fragile relationship. Slowly drawn into a family drama in this beautiful Mediterranean town, she witnesses her aunt’s suicide by unprescribed pills she has provided. After the suicide, a jurisdiction process starts about the pills. Her decision causes a series of problems where the house caregiver Mari becomes the victim. Buried under her guilty conscience, she slowly finds herself losing her innocence and questioning her own notion of justice.
Norika Sefa
Albania Kosovo Macedonia
2021
Albanian
Coming Of Age Drama Family
Calm, taciturn teenager Venera lives in a small village in Kosovo. At home, three generations are constantly under one another’s feet in their cramped house, so she has hardly any privacy. Outside too, on the streets and in the café, it’s not much better: the village is small and there’s always a brother, nephew or neighbour keeping a beady eye on her. A girl is expected above all else to protect her good reputation – and that of her family.
Peter Brunner
Austria
2021
German
Drama Horror
Inspired by the true story of an exorcism. Johannes, a man with the heart of a child, lives secluded in an Alpine hut with his mother. Daily life is governed by prayer and rituals. But suddenly, modernity intrudes into their world of nature and divine worship. A tourist development threatens to poison their paradise and awaken the devil.