Short Film Competition 1
Run, River!
Russian Federation, 2025, 12 minutes, B&W, Russian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Anastasiya Ostapenko
Screenplay: Anastasiya Ostapenko
Editing: Anastasiya Ostapenko
Sound: Ilina Chekunova
Producer: Vasiliy Tananov, Polina Zemskova, Sergey Yaralyan, Anastasiia Ostapenko
Cast: Marietta Volkova, Nikita Remizov
A young girl accidentally meets her father on the street, whom she has not seen for 10 years. After a series of doubts, the girl decides not only to meet the past eye-to-eye, but also to try to get back her dog, which her father took with him when he left the family.
* 5224 sayılı kanunun 18.01.2019’da değiştirilen 7. maddesine göre, değerlendirme ve sınıflandırması yapılmamış olan sinema filmleri; festival, özel gösterim ve benzeri kültürel ve sanatsal etkinliklerde ancak 18+ yaş uygulamasıyla gösterilir.
When the Tiger Roars
China, 2025, 15 minutes, Color, Chinese-Min Nan; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Lam Can-zhao
Screenplay: Lam Can-zhao
Cinematography: Pan Wenhua, Haokun Gou
Producer: Lam Can-zhao, Tammy Tai
Cast: Liu Yikai
In a tranquil village, 12-year-old Dan must confront school bullying and his strained relationship with his father. However, his weekend descends into chaos when a tiger escapes from the zoo. This story intricately weaves together the delicate and complex connections between school, family, and community, revealing how conservative father-son relationships ferment and reach understanding amidst pressure and love.
* 5224 sayılı kanunun 18.01.2019’da değiştirilen 7. maddesine göre, değerlendirme ve sınıflandırması yapılmamış olan sinema filmleri; festival, özel gösterim ve benzeri kültürel ve sanatsal etkinliklerde ancak 18+ yaş uygulamasıyla gösterilir.
Little Story
Belgium, Netherlands, 2025, 14 minutes, Color, No dialogue; Turkish captioned
Director: Mirjam Plettinx
Screenplay: Mirjam Plettinx
Producer: Stephen Vandingenen, Dries Phlypo
Ant is traveling in the rear of a city bus. She is holding a small red Egg. When the bus stops, Ant gets out with her Egg and walks to work. In an office building, Ant serves coffee and tea to employees and, in the evening, she works as a cleaner in a fast food restaurant. The fragile Egg is always close to her. As the days pass, the Egg grows and grows, becoming heavier to carry. When Ant realizes that Egg needs more care and attention than she can possibly give, she has to make the most difficult decision of her life.
* 5224 sayılı kanunun 18.01.2019’da değiştirilen 7. maddesine göre, değerlendirme ve sınıflandırması yapılmamış olan sinema filmleri; festival, özel gösterim ve benzeri kültürel ve sanatsal etkinliklerde ancak 18+ yaş uygulamasıyla gösterilir.
What If They Bomb Here Tonight?
Lebanon, 2025, 17 minutes, Color, Arabic; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Samir Syriani
Screenplay: Samir Syriani, Nadine Chalhoub Syriani
Cinematography: Pierre Mouarkech
Editing: Desirée Abou Jaoude
Sound: Bassam Lebbos, Cedric Kayem
Music: Behnood Yakhchali
Producer: Nicolas Khabbaz
Cast: Samir Syriani, Nadine Chalhoub Syriani
A Lebanese couple endures a sleepless night, gripped by fear that an Israeli airstrike could shatter the glass walls of their home. With their children nearby, they struggle with an impossible choice: stay and risk their safety, or leave behind the life they’ve worked so hard to build.
* 5224 sayılı kanunun 18.01.2019’da değiştirilen 7. maddesine göre, değerlendirme ve sınıflandırması yapılmamış olan sinema filmleri; festival, özel gösterim ve benzeri kültürel ve sanatsal etkinliklerde ancak 18+ yaş uygulamasıyla gösterilir.
Summer Triangle
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2025, 9 minutes, Color, Persian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Maryam Esmaeili Ali Babai
Screenplay: Maryam Esmaeili, Ali Babai
Cinematography: Nikan RIyahi
Editing: Ilia Lavafi, Ailin Avazzadeh
Music: Sohrab Karamrudi
Producer: Sepide Bernji
Cast: Kourosh Asharghi, Yas Farkhondeh
A young girl goes to the rooftop to find her cat and discovers a boy who is attempting suicide. She forces the boy to search for her cat with her in the last moments of his life.
* 5224 sayılı kanunun 18.01.2019’da değiştirilen 7. maddesine göre, değerlendirme ve sınıflandırması yapılmamış olan sinema filmleri; festival, özel gösterim ve benzeri kültürel ve sanatsal etkinliklerde ancak 18+ yaş uygulamasıyla gösterilir.
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