by James Andrews, USA, 2025, 12 min – In competition, national premiere by James Andrews, USA, 2025, 12 min – In Competition, National Premiere   An American Vietnam War veteran returns a precious memento to the daughter of an enemy combatant, 50 years later. The film stars Elyse Dinh, a war refugee, and Brian Delate, a war veteran.   #reconciliation #war #forgiveness #interpersonalrelationships   James Andrews is a freelance filmmaker based in Seattle, Washington. “The Jou

by Malu Jannsen, Netherlands, Belgium, 2024, 20' – In competition, regional premiere The final days of young Heylken, accused of witchcraft just as she is about to leave her village for good. Her free spirit and powerful voice will inspire twelve-year-old Griet. #ethniccleansing #balkans #war Malu Janssen (born 1989 in Eindhoven) is a screenwriter and director living in Amsterdam. After studying theater and film at Utrecht University, she enrolled at the Netherlands Film Aca

by Nebojsa Slijepcevic, Croatia, Bulgaria, France, Slovenia, 2024, 14' – Out of competition, regional premiere February 27, 1993, Štrpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces carrying out an ethnic cleansing operation. Of all the innocent civilians on board, only one in 500 passengers dares to oppose them. This is the true story of Tomo Buzov, the man who could not remain silent. #ethniccleansing #balkans #war Born i

by Saeed Moltaji, Iran, 9' - out of competition In war-torn Gaza, a determined reporter struggling with poor Internet conditions decides...

by   Hanna Trofimova, Ukraine, 2022, 23' -out of competition, Italian premiere Hanna Trofimova resumes her 'new normal' during the first...

by   Raphael Schanz and Philipp Seifert, Germany, 2023, 20' - in competition, Italian premiere Shacks of corrugated metal sheets on the...

by   Eva McQuade, UK, 28' - out of competition - national premiere A documentary about the six-year court battle over whether Britain...

by   Sayed Ali Mirolahi, Iran, 2024, 2'- in competition - national premiere Children will always be the victims of wars. Of those between...

by   Jakob Ossmann, Germany, 2023, 4'- in   competition - national premiere What would my grandfather, who was a Nazi, say today about...

by   Mohammad Lotfali, Iran, 2024, 4'- out of competition - Italian premiere Animation: children in Gaza write their names on their hands...

by   Arman Ayvazyan, Armenia, 2022, 17' - out of competition - regional premiere The Nagorno-Karabakh war ended with a ceasefire brokered...

by   Elisabet Prandi, Spain, 2022, 13' - out of competition - Italian premiere Between the written words of a soldier and the feelings of a woman, a voice, a body and a space intertwine. This short film conveys to us the greatness of the human being and the horror of war. Desertion, disobedience: once they were a reason for shame. After Don Milani, they must become a source of pride. Tags #war #dance Elisabet Prandi Chevalier, a Catalan filmmaker, studied photography at IEFC,

by   Erin Pedersen, U.S.A., 2023, 6' -in competition - Italian premiere Poetic documentary that follows the journey of two women: Nada...