Skip to content

Screenings Schedule 2025

Award Ceremony & Short Films Screening

Dormant – Niels Bourgonje | 8:51 min | Netherlands

Best European Short – Silver | Austrian Premiere | Jury Decision

A man cares for his comatose wife at home, but after a transgression, he fears something sinister has awakened in her.

 

New Voices in the City – Ekaterina Gardener | 20 min | Belgium

Best Inspirational Short | Jury Decision

A poignant exploration of human connection, cultural identity, and the power of language through the experiences of migrant newcomers in a vibrant city.

 

My Shadow – Astra Silver Burke | 6:41 min | USA

Best Experimental Short | Jury Decision

A thoughtful encounter with the doll Pierrot awakens the mood of a sleeping girl.

 

Gone People – Junying Kong | 24:09 min | China

Best International Short | Jury Decision

A story about a man who was able to see his dead relatives and his still living relatives together.

 

Thirteen Cats – David Gaspar Gaspar | 13 min | Spain

Best European Short – Gold | Jury Decision

Laura goes to a psychologist to help her stop compulsively adopting cats.

 

Gott – Igor Botur | 14 min | Austria / Germany

Best Historical Short | World premiere | Jury Decision

A forsaken wanderer fights against a world that denies his existence, battling unseen forces and his own despair in a relentless quest for meaning.

 

Dreamer – Julian Schnizer, Elis Zuleger | 25 min | Austria

Best Sci-Fi Short | Jury Decision

Chris Mandyl finds himself caught in the crossfire of the fight for control of the government-issued drug DREAMER, with which the totalitarian regime of the futuristic city Nevi violently suppresses the population.

 

Dobrina – Hannes Rall | 5 min | Germany

Best Animated Short | Jury Decision

Lotte Reiniger meets Sergio Leone in this animated short, where desire burns as bright as the desert sun.

 

Endlein – Richard Horn | 23:57 min | Austria

Best Austrian Short | Austrian Premiere | Jury Decision

The cursed and immortal woman Endlein murders her way through Austria between 1864 and 1944.

 

Shelter – Jaro Jääskeläinen | 3:20 min | Finland

Best Family Short | Jury Decision

Homeless, seeking a light in the night.

 

Sea-Heart – Neto Borges, Larissa Malty | 14 min | Portugal

Best International Short – Silver | Jury Decision

Art as a meeting point for immigrants.

Monday | December 15, 2025 | 20:00

Water Lilies – Chanho Lee | 118:38 min | Republic of Korea

Best International Film | Jury Decision

The water lilies blooms, even in the filthiest waters.

 

Tuesday | December 16, 2025 | 20:00

Matti Nykänen – The Legend – Olli Laine | 113:07 min | Finland

Best European Film | Jury Decision

This is a universal yet incredibly twist-filled rags-to-riches and back-to-rags story about the greatest ski jumper of all time, Matti Nykänen, who found himself stripping in a shady bar and ultimately ended up in jail.

 

Wednesday | December 17, 2025 | 20:00

The Constant Gardeners – David Hradetzky | 78 min | Austria

Best Austrian Film | Jury Decision

Grace lives in Tanzania and can barely survive on the proceeds of her farm in the mountains but now she wants to change that.

 

Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 20:00

A Walk Along the Borne – Nick Igea | 112 min | Spain

Best Drama Film | Jury Decision

Dreaming of making movies.

 

Friday | December 19, 2025 | 20:00

Incinerate – Luis Navarrete | 88 min | Spain

Best Arthouse Film | World Premiere | Jury Decision

A journey through depression that will make the viewer experience and understand all its aspects.

 

Sunday | December 21, 2025 | 20:00

A Dinner to Remember – Leonardo Re | 47:03 min | Germany

Best Comedy Film | Austrian Premiere | Jury Decision

Maike is now Mike, but the revelation of multiple explosive truths does not exactly render this dinner with friends the ideal evening for coming out.