Movies



1. 15 minuten Wahrheit / 15 minutes of Truth - Nico Zingelmann, Filmakademie Baden-Wu rttemberg - Niemcy

50-year-old Georg Komann and his collegues surprisingly get laid-off by their company, without even getting a decent compensation. Knowing that noone will hire over fifty-year-olds, they need a good plan to avert their personal and financial ruin. Komann risks everything by asking his boss for a conversation that could change his life in any direction – a personal call of 15 minutes.

2. Aria Diva - Agnieszka Smoczyńska, Mistrzowska Szkoła Reżyserii Filmowej Andrzeja Wajdy - Polska

Sometimes a happy life is not enough. It seems that Basia (Gabriela Muskała) lacks nothing in her life: she has a loving husband, two great children, despite having finished studies she feels fulfilled being a house wife. One day a diva moves in to the flat upstairs and seduces Basia with her voice. First friendship grows between the two women and later it changes into unexpected feeling.

3. Atencion Al. Cliente / Uwaga, klienci! - Marcos Vain, David Alonso, ecam - Hiszpania

In a cold and hostile future, a little old lady is forced to break the rules in order to get some food for her filthy little dog. Some of the things standing in the way of the elderly woman’s loutish deed include metalic security guards, foulmouthed and compulsive shoppers, and paranoid security measures.

4. Ay Caramba - Melanie Lukhaup, Georg-Simon-Ohm University of Applied Sciences - Niemcy

The animated shortfilm Ay Caramba! deals with the classic herioc epic, however in a special way. The heroes of the story – a sponge, a salad, a car, a balloon and a pair of socks –participate in an adventurous competition and fight for the first rank. Several of them could perhaps reach the finishing line without any problems – would there not be the almighty god-like jury, that reigns over fate and does not only have an omnipresent vigilance, but also likes to control and manipulate the events. This could be in the participants’ favour, however most of the time it is their undoing. On their hard and risky way the competitors take the journey alone or as allies – but only the best ones will reach the finishing line and get the benefit of the long-awaited presentation ceremony...

5. Dernier Voyage / Last Trip -Pierre Duculot, Monkey Production - Francja

In a hospital, an old lady seems to have fallen into a deep coma. “As long as Granny did not cash in her chips, it is impossible to go on holiday in the South” her family says to themselves. “So what to do? Postpone, cancel, leave and return... It’s not possible to make a decision as long as there is no certainity!” In the bottom of her deep sleep, Granny is hardly concerned with these little problems...

6. Dunkelrot / Dark Red - Frauke Thielecke, Hamburg Media School - Niemcy

Hannah and Erich, a couple in its early sixties, could live a happy and comfortable life - had Hannah not been diagnosed with Alzheimer disease. However, Erich, has come to terms with this situation... until one day an unexpected revelation puts his love to the test.

7. Equipajes / Baggage Claim - Toni Berstard, Madrid En Corto - Hiszpania

Baggage claim of an airport. Two passengers waiting for the suitcases. They don’t know each other but they make a bet. Which suitcase will appear first?

8. Falstart / False start - Igor Devold, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska

Film tells the story of Witek, who, after getting out of prison, goes all the way to Norway to find out his former girlfriend and their child. About trying to fix relationship, trying to start the family from the beginning.

9. Forest Fairy Tale - Viktozas Gundajevas, Litwa

Short story about wolf and sheeps. 10. Galerianki / Mall stars - Katarzyna Rosłaniec, WSF Polska

A nice and good girl gets mixed up with the group of mall stars – teenage girls who spend their whole day in a mall. Ill- interpreted popularity, nice clothes, some guy but he has to be loaded – these are the most important things. Untypical story about losing innocence.

11. Hourglass / Klepsydra - Rory O'Donell, Wielka Brytania

Clockmaker Harold Blake receives a special commission from a mysterious client

12. Jana Was Here - Oliver Kienle, Niemcy

Marcel is in love. In fact he’s in love with the beautiful Jana from the flower shop. Although he got to know her via internet, and even though they’ve chatted for hours, she still doesn’t want to meet him personally. Instead she gives Marcel with more and more task to do. Soon he will realize that Jana is keeping a secret...

13. Kongola - Sylwester Jakimow, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska

Waldek visits his grandpa, who simulates being terminally ill. Grandpa wants to reveal him a secret method of chosing lottery numbers. At the bus stop Waldek meets other protagonists, among others Ahmed, whose whole world collapses that day. What all the protagonists have in common is the fact that they all are following a big scandal of the drug smuggling done by storks on television.

14. Kouzelny most / The Magic Bridge - Jan Chramosta, Czechy

Five person, one bridge, big love!!!

15. Lost Lovers - Hannes Treiber, Hamburg Media School - Niemcy

The very end of the world is not far enough. Marc fled from Germany to New Zealand to forget his shattered wedding dreams. Of all places in the world his ex-fiancee has to cross his path there again.

16. Manfred Tryb - Tomasz Karpowicz, Polska

Manfred works in a corporation. He doesn’t fit there and would like to change his place of work, for example work in another department, where people would be more fiendly. He decides to write an application to the manager. The film is about the fear to face him.

17. Mazal - Roy Sher, Izrael

A small sailor’s bar in downtown Haifa. Clients hardly come in here any more. In the empty bar sits Mazal, the bartender and hostess and Klod, the owner. When Mazal hears from Klod that she is selling the bar, she understands that things are about to change for her. While the two woman pack up, Henry, a young American sailor on vacation, comes to the bar. He just wants to change some money and then go on, to celebrate the 4th of July, the U.S. Independance Day. Against Klod’s will, Mazal manages to convince Henry to stay and buy her drinks. For the last time, she enters the role that she had been playing for last 26 years. As the evening passes and the drinking gets heavier, Mazal decides that she must have the young sailor at any cost – no matter what. Hana Laszlo (best actress Cannes Film Festival 2005) in a touching tragic- comic performance.

18. Medelijden/Compassion - Tom Geens, Wielka Brytania

How much of our compassion is truly compassion?

19. Myjnia / The Carwash - Jan Matuszyński, WRiTV U¦ - Polska

Andrzej has to do the night shift in the car wash he works in. It seems that this is going to be antother calm night, until a yellow wartburg enters the car wash...

20. Narzissen - Katrin Gebbe, Hamburg Media School - Niemcy

Throughout his whole life the boy - tortured by his mother's disdain - has been struggeling for love. Katharina, the girl next door, raises new hope. For her, he cultivates a garden.

21. Nes / Miracle - Evgeny Ruman, Izrael

Since his wife was killed in a road accident 8 years ago, Valera has been raising his son Max by himself. Valera wants to take Max to visit his homeland of Russia, but while raising money for the trip, he discovers that Max might not be his biological son, a fact which could change everything he believes in.

22. Nicht nah genug / Not Close Enough - Michael Venus, Hamburg Media School - Niemcy

Tom returns home from a mission as a war-photograper. What heexperienced has changed him. The return into the werstern society fails. His relationship is nearly breaking. How do you hold someone, who is neither not there?

23. Nie ma o czym milczeć / There is nothing to be silent about - Maciej Buchwald, Polska

We don’t need any words when something important is going on. However, more often there are no situations that we could be silent about. It is a movie about unwanted relations and singing frogs.

24. Padam... - Jose Manuel Carrasco, ecam - Hiszpania

Pilar doesn’t want to be alone, so she decides to go to a dating agency and she gets a blind date. What she doesn’t know is that her date has different plans and they have nothing to do with hers.

25. Pan Much / Mr. Fly - Marcin Władyniak, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska

His girlfriend dies in unexplained circumstances. Shadow of susipcion falls on theinvasive mother. And these nasty flies. Hundreds of flies!

26. Raz / Once - Agnieszka Woszczyńska, Polska

It is a story about a desire to run away, to release from destructive influence of other people, but at the same time about being unable to do it due to the need of acceptance and respect of the father.

27. Saving Mom and Dad - Kartik Singh, Francja

A seven-year-old Ravi Malhotra wants his parents to go to Heaven. The problem, according to boy’s teacher, that Sikhs have to convert to be saved. Will Ravi manage the situation?

28. Shame - Tom Geens, Wielka Brytania

We all have things we’d rather keep to ourselves.

29. T.Rickster - Justyna Łuczaj Salej, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska

Ewa is craving for love and is desperate to be hugged by a man, but it turns out to be difficult. Her night quests change her life completly and unexpectedly, she crosses the line...

30. The Making Of - Ruben Sebban, Holandia

Luke is a young man, he is 24. He has simple life and lives in the suburb of Amsterdam. Luke has also a girlfriend that he already knows since he was a kid. Every day he and his buddies go to a pool centre. Their motto is “live today and not tomorrow”. But Luke has a dream – he wants to become a director. He is currently following and expensive filmmaking course. For a project for the course he needs to work together with Marlene. She has a more complex life and is from a different social class. Together they decide to do this project and Marlene will do the making of Luke’s movie as Luke decides to make a film about himself.

31. Tramwaj / The Tram - Monika Kuczyniecka, Polska

A short story about Mr. Tram Driver, a Pig and other creatures, that are travelling by a tram.

32. Voor een paar knikkers meer - Jelmar Hufen, Holandia

Four ten-year-olds ale kicked out of their favorite playground by two aggressive drunkards. When they realize their parents are not going to help them, there’s only one solution. They have to find a way to get the toughest boy in the neighbourhood to help them win back their playground.

33. Warszawianka - Marcin Maziarzewski, WRiTV U¦ - Polska

Warszawianka is a story about a young girl, Basia, set in the time of Warsaw Uprising in 1944. She has to face the mental distress, and chooses confrontation with the truth as her method.

34. Ważki / Dragonflies - Justyna Nowak, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska

Tola is crazy about certain boy. A love story in a seaside landscape.

35. Wszystko, co najlepsze / All that's best - Mathias Mezler, Polska

The story of a girl who comes to a big city to study. She wants to find herself in this new environment at any cost by creating a new image for herself. With the help of her mother and old friend she realizes that she is torn between two worlds.

36. Za horyzont / Beyond the Horison - Kuba Czekaj, WRiTV U¦ - Polska

Malina and Żurek define their reality using a mobile phone camera. In the bar where Żurek works an assault takes place, that changes his whole view at life. Malina witnesses the assault. Little boy, Szczeniak, cannot cope with losing his mother, with a fact that his father tries to start a new life. One night fate will connect all three of them and they set off to a journey beyond the horizon...

37. Żeby niczego nie było / So that there's nothing - Rafał Skalski, PWSFTViT w Łodzi - Polska


Short film about manipulation. Witek is a young activist of nationalist party. He wants to make a kind-hearted and a bit mentally disabled man into a president of ŁódĽ. Film based on real events connected with Krzysztof Kononowicz.