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).
Lenght: 64′
Error: Connection Lost / Error: Connection Lost
Uliana Gromyko (HKU University of Arts Utrecht)The Netherlands, 2026, 5'03''
This autobiographical story portrays the quiet, disorienting experience of a child shaped by the instability of migration. Centered on a brother and sister growing up in Ukraine in the early 2000s, the film follows their move to the Netherlands and their eventual disconnect.
Trenje / Axles
Jakub Krzyszpin (The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School in Lodz)Poland, 2026, 7'22''
On a speeding train, a man loses his ticket and as he tries to get it back, he falls into a spiral of obsessive searching, where deforming space drags him into an unsettling journey.
Stolček / The Little Chair
Jean Courtois (Atelier de Sèvres)France, 2026, 3'56''
Jacqueline writes a letter to her deceased brother.
Globoka voda / Deep End
Puzhen Zhang (National Film and Television School)United Kingdom, 2026, 7'38''
A shy girl overcomes her fear of swimming – and of connection – when she forms a magical summer bond with a bold classmate in the deep end of the pool.
Ljubezenska avtoharfa za seksi tipe / The Autoharp Crushing on Hot Guys
Antonie Zavadilová (Film and TV School of Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU))Czech Republic, 2026, 8'30''
A conversation between friends about relationships and feelings is developed in an imaginative, colorful animation. Despite their different life experiences, which are also influenced by the fact that one of the girls has Down syndrome and the other doesn’t, they both deal with similar issues.
Sensual / Sensual
Tanja Nuijten (Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg)Germany, 2026, 4'12''
Sensual portrays foreplay as an intimate experience, using powerful animal metaphors to describe the touches between two people and making emotions visible through impressive visual images.
Photograph of an Insane Woman to Show the Condition of Her Hair / Photograph of an Insane Woman to Show the Condition of Her Hair
Arwen Aznag (LUCA School of Arts Campus Sint-Lukas Brussels)Belgium, 2026, 6'33''
A young woman with untameable hair walks down the street. Men with full eyebrows, greasy hair and dirty mouths shout after her. Her head starts to itch and swell. In her dreams, she is pestered by hysterical women, flying wombs, and burning stakes. She starts to transform.
Kako je med nama / How Things Are Between Us
Julian Czurko (Magdalena Abakanowicz University of the Arts Poznan)Poland, 2026, 2'44''
Two figures struggle through the darkness to find their way to each other, dancing in the conflict of time and space.
Lagomorfosi / Lagomorfosi
Alberto Vignolo, Isabella Leoncini, Sara Zampirolo (Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Piemonte)Italy, 2026, 8'18''
A man suddenly realizes that he has spent the last few years of his life behaving like a mountain hare. The film is built on the feeling of no longer knowing oneself and not understanding how one has become what one is.
Rorschachove packe / Rorschach Inkblots
Rok Čakš (University of Nova Gorica School of Arts)Slovenia, 2026, 2'05''
A short animated film about Rorschach's inkblots, which keep changing their forms throughout the film, and the creatures that people see in them.
Film filmov / Film Film
Arturs Voblikovs (Royal College of Art)United Kingdom, 2026, 12'12''
A print shop owner with seasonal depression becomes obsessed with copying the life of his new customer, an extravagant jungle explorer, based on his film photographs...