Synopsis

Of almost 500 submissions, the 11 best, which were chosen by the curators Arash and Arman T. Riahi,  will be shown in competition. A whole range of other outstanding works will also be screened – outside the competition and within different thematic sections – as was done in previous years of the Festival. What all the shorts have in common is the desire for a human, fair and happy existence not at all lacking in that one special thing... (All you need is) love. Come, watch, enjoy!

Life with Herman H. Rott

(Elu Herman H. Rott'iga)

 EST/CRO/DEN 2015 | 11 min.

Director:Chintis Lundgren

Herman is a rat. He prowls the streets, drinks and pukes his way through life. One day when he has hit rock bottom, he attracts the attention of a cat that spontaneously decides to move in with him and help him straighten out his life.

Bright Future My Love

(Divna budućnost ljubavi moja)

 SRB 2014 | 30 min.

Director:Marko Žunić

A man sits in his rundown apartment and watches a movie. After he has eaten his fill, he leaves. Through a seemingly never-ending corridor, past houses which are reminiscent of war photography. He boards a train. Keeps on straying by foot through a dark, dystopian world. Does he even have a destination?

Ischler

HUN 2014 | 17 min.

Director:Attila Hartung

Hungary during World War II: three Jewish sisters are living with a physician in his apartment, eating, laughing and reciting poems. One day a party official of the anti-Semitic Arrow Cross Party shows up at the apartment. The doctor displays courage and hides the three women while examining the unannounced visitor.

LARP

 POL 2014 | 28 min.

Director:Kordian Kadziela

Knights sneaking through a dark forest are attacked by enemy forces. The fight is brutal. All of a sudden, an express train thunders past. Quickly it becomes clear that we are in a LARP – a live-action role-playing game. 17-year-old Sergiusz is completely wrapped up in the game.

Mom's calling

(Maika mi calling)

BUL 2015 | 25 min.

Director:Deyan Bararev

The brothers Andrey and Philip sit on a roof, drinking vodka and joking around. When their mother, who hasn't been in contact with her sons for some time, calls, Philip, the younger brother, refuses to pick up the phone. Soon afterwards he disappears.

Bright Future My Love

(Divna budućnost ljubavi moja)

SRB 2014 | 30 min.

Director:Marko Žunić

A man sits in his rundown apartment and watches a movie. After he has eaten his fill, he leaves. Through a seemingly never-ending corridor, past houses which are reminiscent of war photography. He boards a train. Keeps on straying by foot through a dark, dystopian world. Does he even have a destination?