films
First block
Quiet
Robert wakes up and is late for school as usual. But he notices the absence of all the other people on the streets, at the bus stops, and even in the classroom where he was supposed to be. Robert then survives in the abandoned world, reminiscing about all the things he misses.
07:42
Camera, Edit
Nika Kovalenko
Director, Production, Script, Theme
Martin Froňk
Production Assistance
Michal Románek
Sound
Benjamín Lapoš
Actors
Michal Románek
Elena Bahýlová
Aptum
A cartel of addictions, fulfilled desires, growing self-confidence, simply everything that people need. Together, addictions reveal more of the human world and people's capacity for willpower. Gradually, they transform into weaker versions of themselves and discover inequality even among themselves.
06:25
Camera
Cenko Melin
Director, Script, Theme
Barbora Casková
Edit
Kateřina Hrubá
Production
Laura Prisiažníková
Sound
Šimon Dvořáček
Visual Effects
Natálie Šigutová
Actors
Radomír Švec
Evženie Pfeifferová
Damián Koucký
Martin Novák
Too Much
A place we know intimately. A place we couldn’t do without. A place we care for? In this short experimental documentary, I explore the idea: To what extent do we have control over things, and at what point do they take control of us?
02:16
Camera, Director, Edit, Production, Script, Sound, Theme
Josefína Koryčánková
Actors
Rostislav Koryčánek
Fork It Over, Asshole!
Sometimes we remember things with absolute precision. In a rush of adrenaline, we perceive every detail, every tiny nuance. Sure – you might find a discrepancy or two, but otherwise…? It’s the same for Cecil. However, this is an experience that is about much more than just cash.
03:48
Camera
Nika Kovalenko
Vojtěch Širhal
Director
Dominik Masár
Vojtěch Širhal
Lighting, Production
Filip Tomášek
Script
Filip Tomášek
Vojtěch Širhal
Sound
Dominik Masár
Filip Tomášek
Nika Kovalenko
Theme
Vojtěch Širhal
Actors
Michael Poddenzhnyi
Martin RK Tuček
Reflection
Ash struggles to complete a self-portrait for an art competition, but every reflection shows only a hazy, distorted version of themselves. Haunted by criticism and trauma, they spiral into a surreal night where reality and imagination dissolve.
07:42
Animation
René Otruba
Camera
Michal Mikuš
Nicolas Benjamin Adamec
Catering, Production
Yakoub Slimi
Director, Edit, Script, Theme, Visual Effects
Robin Peutlschmid
Director of Photography
Nicolas Benjamin Adamec
Lighting
Michal Mikuš
Props
René Otruba
Robin Peutlschmid
Sound
Nicolas Benjamin Adamec
Nika Kovalenko
Actors
Robin Peutlschmid
Martin Froňk
Yakoub Slimi
To Notice
Nina is a goal-oriented, hurried student who plans every day down to the minute. She struggles to live in the present and doesn’t notice what is really happening around her – until one of her typically rushed days ends with her being hit by a car, leaving her trapped in a time loop.
07:35
Assistant Editor
Terézia Kobuldová
Camera
Benjamín Lapoš
Michal Mikuš
Colors
Michal Mikuš
Director, Theme
Karolína Bahýlová
Edit
Benjamín Lapoš
Lighting
Benjamín Lapoš
Michal Husár
Michal Mikuš
Music
Karolína Bahýlová
Martin Baláž
Michal Husár
Nátan Erik Vyhnánek
Terézia Kobuldová
Production
Nina Vígová
Script
Karolína Bahýlová
Terézia Kobuldová
Sound
Lucie Kordulová
Martin RK Tuček
Tomáš Kantor
Actors
Anna Dvořáková
Miroslava Rusiňáková
Martin Baláž
Stanislava Pullmanová
Kryštof Lánský
Terézia Kobuldová
Second block
The Writer
A writer arrives at an abandoned cabin deep in the woods, hoping to finally get over his writer’s block. The silence and isolation soon begin to work, and his inspiration returns. A story revolving around a group of friends slowly comes to life on the page, but nothing is what it seems.
07:59
Assistant Editor
Lukáš Petřík
Zuzana Šupolíková
Šimon Mačejovský
Boom Operator, Sound
Adam Mačejovský
Lukáš Petřík
Camera, Production Design
Zuzana Šupolíková
Šimon Mačejovský
Director, Edit, Production, Script, Theme
Ondřej Kepák
Lighting
Lea Králová
Music
Adam Mačejovský
Lukáš Petřík
Tomáš Plančák
Actors
Ondřej Kepák
Žaneta Bradáčová
Daniel Dlapal
Barbora Valentová
Robin Petřík
Dmitrij Kiktenko
Dana Franzová
The Call
On New Year’s Eve, Ania faces the worst nightmare of any foreigner: a summons from the Ministry of the Interior. From that moment, her familiar reality begins to crack, giving way to anxiety, oppressive uncertainty, and a loss of control.
07:49
Boom Operator, Catering, Director assistant, Edit, Locations, Music, Production Assistance, Sound
Iurii Karelin
Camera, Colors, Costumes, Director, Director of Photography, Lighting, Production, Production Design, Props, Script, Theme
Olga Eremina
Actors
Anastasiia Khaidarova
Denis Moskvin
Anna Boiko
Kiryl Trafimau
Olesya Matveeva
Ondra Němec
Veronika Hladká
René Valenta
Eugenij Karelin
Tatiana Mavrina
Anabella
Have You Seen That?
An experimental animation with music by Chapelier Fou opens the door to a world under the microscope. The amazing view that nature has prepared for us is not normally accessible to us. It is all the more amazing to observe this world.
02:58
Animation, Camera, Director, Edit, Lighting, Production, Production Design, Script, Theme, Visual Effects
Nina Sodomková
Music
Chapelier Fou
The Last Test
Have you ever lost a friend? Fighting the feeling that something is wrong, even though you don't have any evidence yet. Having clues and hoping your conclusions are wrong. Willing to accept any explanation, if your friend is all right. But is he?
07:56
Assistant Editor, Camera, Production Assistance
Tomáš Vondrák
Director, Edit, Production, Script, Theme
Dziyana Khrystsiuk
Lighting
Martin Baláž
Locations
Martin Baláž
Tomáš Vondrák
Sound
Alexandr Bráblík
Actors
Filip Dráber
Ladislav Bartoš
Denisa Jacolová
Matúš Moravčík
Otmar Sabela
Michal Abaffy
Jakub Porteš
Eliška Preislerová
Adriana Baričová
Ondřej Kosour
Vojtěch Kropáček
All Cats Are Black in the Dark
Is it possible to prepare for death? Only by making fun of it, as it sometimes makes fun of us. A short story with a grotesque touch about how death has run its course.
06:42
Camera
Michal Adam Skokňa
Director, Script, Theme
Stanislav Slovák
Edit
Tomáš Bucher
Production
Oliver Jati
Sound
Jaroslav Nečas
Vojtěch Knap
Bonus block
Misplaced
Is it still possible to find your place in the world today?
06:06
Camera, Edit, Lighting, Production, Sound
Matúš Maloveský
Director, Theme
Matúš Maloveský
Natália Malychinová
Script
Matúš Maloveský
Simona Topinková
Actors
Simona Topinková
Zuzana Smutná
Contemplation
A battered woman considers whether or not to take revenge on her tormentor.
06:54
Director, Script, Theme
Juraj Krén
Production
Jaro Stupák
Picturam
The film is inspired by the theme of Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper. The painting becomes only a starting point of inspiration, we try to transfer it, transform it and find a way to it through the language of film.
08:00
Camera
Kryštof Čížek
Costumes
Polina Akhmetzhanova
Director, Script, Theme
Eva Rezová
Edit
Mikuláš Svoboda
Music, Sound
Sarah Jedličková
Production
Alena Prokopová
Johana Panenková
Without A Script
Jonas finished his first day at work. After a meeting with his boss, he realizes he did everything wrong.
07:59
Camera
Matúš Maloveský
Director, Production, Script
Stanislav Kemeň
Sound
Roman Dvořák
Theme
Amálie Maryášová
Matúš Maloveský
Stanislav Kemeň
Actors
Alex Herčko
Amálie Maryášová
Natália Malychinová
Roman Dvořák
Ingrid Prišticová
Adam Szamosi
Kristína Petíkova
Arnold Kubát
Ondřej Hudeček
Dalibor Bačo
Robin Chmelík
Dennis Šimko