The experimental animated film Resting fog depicts the process of reliving a memory – and the disintegration that follows – through a series of associative images. The film takes place in a fictional, dreamlike sanatorium surrounded by the sea and the setting sun. Faceless shadows wander between the walls of a secluded, forgotten place, waiting to dissolve into their surroundings as darkness sets in, thus becoming permanently lost in a haze of oblivion. The narrative mood film reveals the fleeting and dreamlike nature of memory with the help of 2D animation techniques and digital effects. Through the effect of its images, the film attempts to lead viewers into a hypnotic mental and emotional state, where they can experience the manifold character of memory, and the pleasant, yet ephemeral joys of descending into our recollections.

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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".

MAGDALENA CHMIELEWSKA is an award-winning Polish-Austrian writer and film director living in Vienna. Her films have been screened at renowned international film festivals and have received numerous awards, including the Max Ophüls Award and the German Film Academy First Steps Award, the most important trophies for newcomers in the German-speaking world. In 2022, Chmielewska was selected as one of the ten most outstanding young European directors at the prestigious Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Her visual language manifests an expressive, visceral cinematic style that focuses on telling stories of human longing and loss, while revealing the otherness inherent in people. Her background in contemporary dance and physical theatre complements her methods of working with actors and non-actors, with whom she always creates uniquely real creations. Her work ranges from narrative cinema and hybrid documentaries to music videos and commercials. She studied at the Austrian State Film and Television School - Filmakademie Wien, where she learned from Jessica Hausner and Michael Haneke, among others.

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.

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.

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...