A competition strand reserved for students of European universities. They are in the running for the Young Talent: Student Jury Award, presented jointly by the School of Arts (University of Nova Gorica), as well as the Academy of Fine Arts and Design and the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (both University of Ljubljana).
Length: 62′
Zadnja gnjat / The Last Gammon
Elmaz Ekrem Littlewood (National Film and Television School)United Kingdom, 2025, 9'28''
Dave is on a mission to find the last gammon in London for his bird's brekkie, and nothing — not even the impending apocalypse — can stop him.
Kompost / Compost
Luzia De Caro, Ursina Rubin, Vanessa In-Albon (Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art)Switzerland, 2025, 4'58''
While Lucy's head is stuck in the compost bin, she has an out-of-body experience that allows her to witness firsthand the ever-changing world of compost.
Deconstruction / Deconstruction
Neda Ivanović (University of Nova Gorica, School of Arts)Slovenia, 2025, 3'09''
Through three different perspectives on life (belief in God, disbelief in the existence of meaning, and acceptance), this animation explores the author’s interpretation of a natural path in the human experienc.
Naša Gospa Trohnenja / Our Lady of Rot
Bibi Erjavec (Academy of Fine Art and Design Ljubljana)Slovenia, 2025, 5'08''
We find ourselves in a post-apocalyptic world of half-decayed skeletons. Here, flesh itself has become a rarity and possessing any is seen as both a privilege and a responsibility. The very least those of us with working limbs can do is provide those with mouths with enough air to speak for us.
Pokvarjene glave / The Crooked Heads
Jakub Krzyszpin (The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz)Poland, 2025, 8'25''
A forgotten Polish neighbourhood drowns in the haze of coal mine smoke. A young man shaves his head, dons a tracksuit, and faces his brother's shadow and the weight of his past.
Gaïa / Gaïa
Gwenola Heck (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)Germany, 2025, 4'08''
Gaïa is a planet whose body is inhabited by people. Once the body's resources start to diminish, they try to impregnate her egg cell in order to create a new habitat.
Ko pride plima / When The Tide Comes
Fêt-Nat Bailly (National Film and Television School)United Kingdom, 2025, 10'29''
Within the dunes, a sand creature and a baby sea turtle meet by a sudden turn of events. Together they will journey to the ocean where they will both learn what it is to be a part of their world.
Krave / Cows
Alina Sivets (Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art, University of West Bohemia)Czech Republic, 2025, 1'10''
The cows are grazing and enjoying the taste of fresh grass when suddenly, unknown giant hands pick them up from the meadow…
The Undying Pain of Existence / The Undying Pain of Existence
Oscar Jacobson (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)Germany, 2025, 5'20''
A nude model is posing with statuesque stillness for an elite drawing class – until an unfortunate mosquito bite challenges his self-control. Driven to madness by the itch, he’s caught between the ruthless demand for perfection and his most unhinged, animalistic impulses.
Frames / Frames
Theresa Sellmann (Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art)Switzerland, 2025, 3'30''
Carried by an inner flow of colour, the figure moves through layered frames that reshape the environment. Overlapping sheets of paper create a dynamic, ever-shifting space where it encounters itself and becomes aware of existing on different levels.
Boljši človek / Better Man
Eliška Jirásková (Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, Film and TV School)Czech Republic, 2025, 6'11''
Better Man is an animated documentary that explores the phenomenon of bodybuilding and examines the relationship fitness-oriented men have with their own bodies. Through interviews inspired by journalistic techniques, the film presents the stories of three men who use exercise as a way to cope with inner traumas that have often resulted in low self-esteem.