A single mother’s adventure by the seaside leads her to recognise her unnecessary martyrdom for her disabled teenage daughter.

Anna Gyimesi was born in 1985, in Budapest. After receiving her degree in medicine in 2011, she turned to filmmaking. She graduated from the film directing program of the University of Theater and Film Arts in 2019 and from documentary film directing in the Docnomads Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Course in 2021. Her interests are taboo social dilemmas represented through personal dramas, especially connected to motherhood, womanhood, and social marginalization. With Affricate she won Cinelink-award for the best pitch at Talent Sarajevo Pack&Pitch 2020 and took part in European Short Pitch Works-In-Progress Co-Production Forum in 2022. Recently she is developing her first feature.

A body starts changing.

Ella Knorz and Vivian Bausch don't just look alike, they also make movies together. They study at the University of Television and Film in Munich. As a Duo they are filming since 2020, for example as cinematographers in 'Para : dies' by Elena Wolff and Julia Windischbauer.

After his unexpected passing, a feisty young ghost tries everything in his power to escape Death herself.

Klára Fedora Homzová is a young animator and short film director from Bratislava – Slovakia, where she recently graduated from studying animation at the Academy Of Performing Arts. During her time at university, she directed her first short film ‘Lunate’ (2020) - which has been a part of several festival selections- and her graduation short film ‘I don’t want to go yet’ (2022). Since 2018 she has cooperated with Plutoon studio in Bratislava, where she worked as a storyboard artist and 2D animator on their feature film ‘Journey to Yourland’ (2022) and where she is currently based, working on both studio and freelance animation and art projects. She is hoping to soon direct her first short animation film outside of school and to explore everything the magical and fascinating world of animation has to offer.

Kyiv in 2022. A car races at breakneck speed through the city at dawn. Filmed from a subjective camera angle in a single unedited shot, this film captures the emotions in a state of emergency caused by the war.

Following the path of a deceased stranger, the young night watchwoman Zahra ends up finding a way to cope with her trauma.

Elena Pilar Nyffeler is a Swiss American director and actor. Born in Boston MA USA and raised in Zurich. Nyffeler worked in Theater for several years after graduating from drama school at HFS Ernst Busch in Berlin in 2013. In 2022 she completed a master degree in film directing at Hamburg Media School...

Southern Slovakia, hot summer days, a family of three generations meets under one roof. An unexpected visit from Zoja, the granddaughter, stirs up the peaceful routine. Within a quiet presence of God and alcohol, the family untails it’s tragicomical past and a few (almost) unsaid secrets.

Alica Bednáriková (1999) comes from Žilina, Slovakia. She studied at a bilingual gymnasium in Sučany and afterwards pursued her film-directing studies at The Academy of Performing Arts. During this time, she has written and directed several short films, including Boredom which was screened at several festivals. She also writes poetry and short stories.

In her desperate search for sleep seventeen-year-old Eva does everything to stay the night at other peoples houses where she watches others sleep. When Eva is awake at night, she takes us to the darker side of normal life while forcing her family and friends to develop a different perspective on what they consider "normal".

Director and screenwriter based in Vienna & Berlin, schooled at the Austrian State School of Film and Television – Filmakademie Wien, where she learnt from Jessica Hausner or Michael Haneke. Her films traveled to numerous international festivals and won quite a few awards including the FIRST STEPS AWARD – the most important newcomer award in the German speaking countries. Years of experience in contemporary dance and physical theatre complete her methods of working with professional and unprofessional actors...

"Post Socialist Bodies" is a 17-minute experimental documentary film, which explores the experience of abortion in contrasting political systems with abstract imagery and dance. Using methods of artistic research, the director and researcher in the field of visual-culture, Laura Lintner sheds light on her insights of the female experience and body politics in post-socialist Belgrade. Two dancers, one from Vienna (L. Lintner) one from Belgrade (O. Uzikaeva) embark together on a journey of movement research...

Laura Lintner was born in 1995 in Graz, Austria, and currently resides in Lisbon. She completed her studies in psychology and visual culture at AAU Klagenfurt, with a focus on artistic research, socio-psychology, and body culture. Laura has worked for several years in psychiatry and also served as the chairwoman for the Corpo Colectivo dance collective, whose primary goal is to encourage and execute artistic projects, particularly in the field of urban contemporary dance and audiovisual media...

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In a dystopian world, flowers have become the only source of energy. This comes at the cost of massive shortages, and only the owners of expensive energy bonds can enjoy power supply. Eva R., an employee of the Garden power station, relinquishes her most precious belonging – three fragile snowdrops – in exchange for the privilege of government-assisted suicide. Though even a smooth exit from this joyless world proves too much to hope for.

Galina D. Georgieva is a Sofia-based film director, screenwriter and playwright. She was a participant in Transilvania Pitch Stop, Sarajevo Talent Campus, Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Market; In the Palace, a workshop, organized by Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, etc. Her short film French Cinema was part of the selection of the 23th Shanghai International Film Festival (A category) and other prestigious festivals...

Željka is a 40-year-old woman, living a quiet life in an isolated village. An unexpected visit will take her back to the past, shaking up her daily routine.

Lana Barić was born in Split, Croatia. In 2005 she earned her acting degree from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Since 2011 she has been a member of the drama ensemble at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb. She has acted in more than forty stage productions and in as many films and TV series, receiving numerous awards and accolades.

In her efforts to obtain accommodation and thus a residence permit in Austria, Marinela, an overburdened single Romanian mother, relies on her daughter Ilinca as a mediator and translator. The 8-year-old, however, has other plans.

Brigitta Kanyaro is a Romanian actress and filmmaker based in Vienna. After graduating from acting school, she worked in various positions both in front of and behind the camera. 2017 she produced her first short film "Liniste" which premiered at Transylvania IFF. In 2020 she was nominated for the "ROMY" young talent award for her first leading role in the national broadcaster ORF for the series "Last Will". In 2019, she made her directorial debut with the short film "Annamalai", which won the Austrian award at Linz ISFF. Kanyaro was selected for the 2021 artist residency "FEMART" in Bucharest with her debut feature film project, where she won the main prize.

The short film "What do you think?" tells the story of Alex and Ana, two young lovers who hitchhike from Chisinau to Grigoriopol. The car they randomly stop is driven by Victor who turns out to be a rather uncomfortable man. The tension of the film rises due to the unexpected situations that arise along the way. There are millions of ways the story could end. We chose one of them. Which one? What do you think?

Ioana Vatamanu-Mărgineanu, born in 2000 in Chisinau, Moldova. In 2020, she became editor-host at Radio Moldova Youth. In 2021 she became the host of "Erudit Cafe", an Intellectual Game Show at the National Television of Moldova. During the same year, she made her debut in cinematography with the movie ”What do you think?”.