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′
Inlands / Inlands
Zsófia Pethő (Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design)Hungary, 2026, 5'05''
An inner landscape in constant motion, where traces of the world around us summon the passage of time. Here, collective memory dissolves into personal nostalgia; places and moments drift beyond their concrete form, surrendering to a fluid, emotional logic.
I Met Papo And Pepe / I Met Papo And Pepe
Viktoria Filmako (HSLU Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art)Switzerland, Ukraine, 2026, 7'30''
A lost girl, without a name, meets Papo — an old immigrant, living with his dog, Pepe. Through his memories of a distant island, she explores her identity between dream and reality. Together, they find liberation and the meaning of belonging.
Spiš? / Are You Sleeping?
Olha Cherpak (The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz)Poland, 2026, 9'24''
Night. Air raid sirens. Insomnia. A girl returns to a city she barely recognizes and confronts the changes in it and its inhabitants.
Pampas / Pampas
Abi Tucker (Kingston School of Art)United Kingdom, 2026, 2'43''
My dad's been stealing pampas grass from the public bushes of North London. Pampas is a film about my relationship with my dad, told through his actions and my understanding of them.
(DIS)CONNECTED / (DIS)CONNECTED
Yoni - (New Bulgarian University)Bulgaria, 2026, 6'40''
During this emotional journey, an astronaut finds himself connected to a sea diver while feeling othered by other people. The film mirrors the isolation of outer space and the deep ocean as opposed to the noise on land.
Widows / Widows
Adina Oana Enache (ISIA - Academy of Fine Arts of Urbino)Italy, 2026, 3'46''
During her husband’s wake, a grieving woman is drawn into a group of widows who tempt her toward a new beginning.
Cold Bathroom / Cold Bathroom
Eleni Aerts (KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent, HSLU Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art)Belgium, Switzerland, 2026, 6'12''
A woman has a frog inside of her that keeps demanding more space.
Peeple / Peeple
Yeji Choi (Royal College of Art)United Kingdom, South Korea, 2026, 2'35''
In 2004, a kindergarten mishap is dubbed as the "Collective Urination Incident". As sensational media coverage turns a childhood mistake into a nationwide scandal, Peeple examines how media narratives become accepted as truth through the collision of contrasting animation techniques.
Savnarji / Sauna People
Sanna Taikina (Turku University of Applied Sciences)Finland, 2026, 5'00''
The First Sauna arrives on Earth to give birth to the Sauna People. Clashing customs spark conflict in the birthing sauna – but who, in the end, has the right to be a real sauna person? Emotions ferment in a
bottle. Cooperation is found through a trial fueled by potatoes and a storm.
Visiting the Zoo / Visiting the Zoo
Maria Zilli (ISIA - Academy of Fine Arts of Urbino, ENSAD - National School of Decorative Arts Paris)Italy, France, 2026, 3'40''
Visiting the Zoo portrays a glimpse into the lives of three characters who move through the city like animals in a zoo, gradually reconnecting with their primordial instincts until they erupt in a final confrontation with real animals, breaking free from all social constraints.
Povratek z valovi / Coming Back with the Waves
Žoel Kastelic (KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent)Belgium, 2026, 4'10''
What happens when we take action and seals find out about it? Inspired by a true story of seals' return to the Belgian coast.
Each, All and Every / Each, All and Every
Nikoletta Veress (Moholy-Nagy University of Arts and Design)Hungary, 2026, 11'29''
Mr Rabbit is unable to decide what to become when he grows up. Overwhelmed by the number of choices, he instead escapes into his imagination and creates tiny replicas of himself.