Ulla Heikkilä
Finland
2020
Finnish
Coming Of Age Drama
A coming-of-age about a religious summer camp in the archipelago of Helsinki, through the eyes of four youths who are torn between ideology, independence and falling in love.
Maxim Dashkin
Kyrgyzstan Russia
2020
Russian
Maria lives in a Russian military base in Kyrgyzstan with her son and husband, eagerly awaiting their transfer back hom to Russia. She developes a close relationship with Captain Krainov, her son’s Judo coach, setting up a chain of dramatic events that will determine the face of Maria and those around her. The film invites us to the unseen world of military families through a love triangle that will tear everyone’s lives apart and reveal the hidden mechanisms s of this closed society.
Svetla Tsotsorkova
Bulgaria
2019
Bulgarian
Coming Of Age Drama Family
A small town in present-day Bulgaria. A mother and her two daughters are struggling to survive. The dreamy and distracted younger daughter often invents stories in order to make life more interesting. Unwittingly, she eventually gets caught in the trap of her own lies and destroys her older sister’s well-ordered materialistic world. While struggling to get to the truth, the two sisters find out the truth about their mother.
Andrew Huculiak
Canada
2019
English
Crime Drama
Stan is a photojournalist reporting from the front lines of the Okanagan wildfires, documenting uncommon heroism on his blog while hoping for a big break. When he gets caught out and charged with a shocking crime, he scrambles to salvage his reputation and his marriage. A psychologically complex and sensory-rich drama featuring staggering cinematography and shot against the real apocalyptic backdrops of Canadian wildfires, Ash is an emotionally charged feature based on a true story.
Rolando Colla
Italy Switzerland
2019
Italian
Drama Romance
Patricia and Ikendu (Koudous Seihon - Mediterranea) meet in Switzerland, not long after he has arrived as a refugee from Mali. The two keep silent about his reasons for leaving, and they both live a carefree life, without asking each other too many questions, but one day, Ikendu is arrested and charged by corrupt police for a crime he set him up. As their relationship takes a turbulent turn, they must decide between their humanity and restoring the freedom they previously enjoyed.
Edgar Hagen
Switzerland
2019
Swiss-German
Documentary
How do we deal with it, if everything turns out differently than we imagined? Helena (19) and Jonas (11) are people with high support needs and put their parents, families, schools and society to the test. The film breaks down the wall that separates them from our world, shows how language and community develop from the ground up - and poses the question of who we are.
Tudor Giurgiu
Romania Spain
2019
Spanish
Drama
Adrian is a poet, a Romanian immigrant working as night guard at a car dealership in Cordoba. He speaks Spanish, he lives utterly alone and all he wants is to write and start a new life. His encounter with Maria, during the Night of San Juan, seems written in the stars. Their passion, oblivious of anyone and anything, will soon be tested by the challenges they must face together. Love and literature will save Adrian.
Lina Maria Mannheimer
Denmark Sweden
2019
Swedish
Documentary Romance
After the director places an ad online, two late teens in Stockholm offer to film themselves as they discover online dating. Naomi encounters problems setting up her webcam, and so Edvin offers to help her out. As they develop a roller coster relationship, they offer up their lives to the camera. Both brutally honest and heart-warming, Mating is the ultimate exposé of modern-day dating.
Itay Tal
Israel
2019
Hebrew
Biopic Drama Family Music
For Anat music is all she has. Having never been able to reach her father's musical standards, she rests her hopes on the child she's about to give birth to. When the baby is born deaf, she uses extreme measures to make sure her son becomes the composer her father always wanted - but as he grows up and confronts his grandfather. Anat must finally stand up for her son. God of the Piano is the debut feature by Itay Tal and boasts an incredible original score.
Ernestas Jankauskas
Lithuania
2018
Lithuanian
Coming Of Age Family
Jurga and Tomas, a young infertile couple, are driving to meet the 6-year-old girl they plan to adopt. Once they arrive at the orphanage, they find out there’s been a mistake and instead of the girl, 12-year-old rebellious boy greets them. The manager offers them a single option – either they spend a day with the boy or she will make sure they never have a chance to adopt again.
Juha Lehtola
Denmark Finland
2018
Finnish
Comedy Dark Comedy Drama Family
Pekka Malmikunnas is a bankrupt, penniless man, who has managed to convince his family that he is still the CEO of a large IT company. Keeping up this facade has become something of a full-time job for him, and after his parents come to visit he throws a lavish dinner to keep up appearances. A wise story of family life, rejoicing in the little white lies we tell one another and the way we pull together in times of tragedy.