Poland 

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

A female Polish ornithologist in Rwanda helps a young woman to escape the genocide. The two women must learn to process the memories they witnessed of the atrocities.

Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia 

Directions

Five taxi drivers are chauffeuring a diversity of passengers through the night in Sofia. The car radios transmit a heated debate about the desparate deed of a colleague.

Poland, Russia, Serbia 

Dovlatov

Leningrad, 1971. Writer Sergei Dovlatov and his friend Joseph Brodsky are being harassed by the authorities after the “Khrushchev Thaw”. A historic portrait of an artist, reminiscent of current times.

Ukraine 

Falling

This is the story of two young people in post-revolutionary Ukraine. This debut is the voice of a generation which was deeply unhinged by the events from 2013.

France, Slovakia, Czech Republic 

Ice Mother

67-year old Hana meets friendly hobby ice-swimmer Broňa who sparks up her spirits. But her self-absorbed sons are shocked by their mother’s new relationship.

Croatia, Slovenia 

Ivan

Mara has a child with Rok, a married business man, who is suspected of having committed a crime. A dry social thriller and commentary on the corrupt Slovenian society.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia 

Men Don’t Cry

A group of war veterans from the Yugoslav conflict is to overcome old resentments in a workshop in a mountain hotel. Easier said than done.

Estonia, Netherlands, Poland 

November

In an Estonian village, Liina, the farm girl, falls in love with young Hans. To win his heart, she embarks on a pact with the devil. A spectacular filmed black and white fairy tale.

France, Romania 

Pororoca

Cristina and Tudor, a Romanian married couple, are suddenly torn out of the lives they knew, when their little daughter Maria disappears in the park without a trace. For the young parents, a terrible nightmare begins.

Poland 

Silent Night

With big plans in mind, Adam, who works in the Netherlands, returns to Poland for Christmas. Adam's father struggles with alcohol, the mother fights to keep her family from falling apart.

Germany, France, Netherlands, Turkey 

Something Useful

Leyla, a poet and a lawyer, meets on the night train the 21-year-old Canan, who has a difficult task in her hands. The two women are more connected than one might initially expect.

Ukraine, USA 

The Gateway

Old Baba Prisa lives near Chernobyl with her daughter and grandchild in a world in which myth and reality blend. An allegory on Ukraine’s past and present.

Croatia, Slovenia 

Winner of the Feature Film Competition: Ivan