The competition programmes feel the pulse of current global filmmaking, transforming the city into an international short film hub for six days.
The best works from all competition categories will be honoured with prizes at the Award Ceremony on Sunday.
Stallion and a Crystal Ball
Christian Avilés / Spain 2026 / 19'24" / colour / Spanish / Fic
In his dark, silent room, a secluded teenager sick with a burning desire casts a spell. As violent visions warp his reality, a bubble threatens to burst – something must break.
Spray and Pray
Veneta Androva / Bulgaria/Germany 2026 / 15'58" / colour / Bulgarian / Ani/Doc
No editors. No ethics. No fixed address. Just subdomains appearing overnight and vanishing without a trace. «Spray and Pray» maps the hidden infrastructure of monetized disinformation: automated «mushroom websites» that mimic real media, recycle fear-driven headlines, and profit from every click. Research-based characters – click workers, domain operators, advertising platforms – and a talking mushroom voiced entirely by real headlines reveal a system that doesn't function by accident, but exactly as designed: by human hands, for human profit, based on human fear.
Five Orphans
Sarina Nihei / France/Japan 2026 / 11'10" / colour / English / Ani
Five orphans walk along a ditch in a society where protests against the government are on the rise.
The Bovine Comedy
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke / Thailand/France 2026 / 25' / colour / Thai/English / Fic
In a future where cows have nearly vanished, Phop, a rich farmer, owns Southeast Asia's last bull. As it ages and struggles to produce semen, Phop relies on the unique manual technique of Jon, a poor worker. Phop finds himself drawn to Jon's hands.
