The finalists of the fourth international Short Film Competition will be considered by Danish Film Critics Association President Nanna Frank Rasmussen, animation artist and director of the Canlandıranlar Film Festival Berat İlk and cinema historian Emrah Özen.
The films in the Competition are:
Ana Morphose, an animation by João Rodrigues about a little girl's extraordinary imagination
Nothing Really Happened centers on Dana Arshagti's relationship with Sandro's brother, who returns to his hometown for his father's funeral.
I am Rain, in which Onur Bilmen turns his camera to an extraordinary encounter at a bus stop
Five, which brings Jérémy Prudent's séance experiment to the screen
Shtander, shtander, Katya! by Alexandra Shadrina about unrequited feelings and close friendships
Every Day It Gets A Little Easier by Çağıl Bocut, which confronts our passions and daily responsibilities
On the Grapevine by Haoran Deng highlights the importance of lifelong connections
In His Fortress is Yasemin Demirci's portrayal of the mourning process that begins with an unexpected loss.
Thirty Seconds by Ivan Sosnin, focusing on the everyday life of two hospital clowns
Spider-Woman, in which Maryam Khodabakhsh records a marriage proposal ceremony
Under The Overcoat by Natalia Dementyeva, an absurd story about the failures we experience and the way we handle them
Selftape by Valentin Coste and Florent Beaudot, the story of an actor who gets the chance to work with his favorite director
At Last tells the story of a young couple trying to attend an ordinary house party organized by Resmiye Emir.
Stratosphere by Mahmood Pouyandeh, which focuses on the relationship between a young dance instructor and her younger brother
After The Ringing of The Bell by Shahrzad Ebrahimi takes viewers into the world of a six-year-old boy who falls in love with Cinderella on his birthday at kindergarten.
The winners of the Best Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay awards, which will be determined by the jury members of the Short Film Competition, and the Audience Award, which will be determined by the votes of the audience, will be announced at the award ceremony to be held at the Goethe-Institut on Thursday, June 13.