Short Film Competition 2
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.
A Phoenix Feather
Iran, Islamic Republic of, 2025, 20 minutes, Color, Persian; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Ronak Jafari
Screenplay: Ronak Jafari
Cinematography: Alireza Barazandeh
Editing: Pooyan Sholevar
Sound: Alireza Alavian, Amir Shahverdi
Producer: Akbar Mohammadi
Cast: Sahra Asadollahi, Saman Saffari, Hooman Rahnemoon, Siamak Adib
A woman political prisoner escapes execution in Iran. Three different narratives are intertwined to tell her story: the reality, the story of a camel that ran away from being sacrificed and a subjective journey in the world of Persian myths. Shall she find a way to save her life by using the help of a powerful phoenix, magical feathers and inspiring forces?
To Each Other
Turkey, 2025, 16 minutes, Color, Turkish; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
Director: Sevgi Şanlı
Screenplay: Sevgi Şanlı
Producer: Resmiye Emir, Sevgi Şanlı, Melisa Kenanoğlu
Cast: Irmak Ünal, Kaan Mirac Sezen, Sinem Bilir
Sevgi Şanlı was born in 2001 and grew up in Muğla, Turkey. She is a final-year student in the Cinema-TV Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University. She also started working in the film industry in 2022 and has been working as an assistant director in independent film and commercial productions.
The Empty Panel
France, 2025, 12 minutes, Color, French; Turkish captioned, English subtitled
2025 Schlingel Inter FF; Honorable Jury Mention Cinema Miudo; Jury Award in the Buxainas Category
Director: Thibault Chollet
Screenplay: Thibault Chollet, Emma Degoutte
Producer: Olivier Chabalier, Clémence Marcadier
Since the death of his dog, 16-year-old Paul has given up drawing the fantastic adventures in which they were heroes. But his little sister insists that he completes an unfinished drawing.
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.