Short fiction film competition – part IV
THURSDAY, 05.03.2026, 09:30-11:30, (JCK, st. Bankowa 28/30)
THE CARP
Ondrej faces a difficult test during Christmas: he is given the traditional task of killing a carp for the Christmas Eve feast by his mother-in-law. The nervous young man has no idea that the fish floating in the bathtub has its own plans for the strained family relations.
CZE, Kapr, 2025, 19:30, dir. Jan Ryba, prod. Veronika Havlova, Monika Nemeckova
NESTING
In a quiet suburban town, elderly Bara collects lifelike baby-dolls to fill the void left by her absentee son. When her prized doll vanishes, she is pushed into a surreal search that blurs reality and fantasy.
CZE, 2025, 20:00, dir. Iyanah Bativala, prod. Nela Beislova, Iuliia Mamaeva, Iyanah Bativala
PEOPLE & THINGS
Olena (34) arrives with her daughter Kira (8) and boyfriend Tymur (31) to collect the DNA test result of her missing husband Ilya. During two days, Olena will not only find out if her husband is alive, but in addition to confronting the past, she also will be faced with the most important one – the present.
PL, 2024, 20:04, dir. Damian Kosowski, prod. STUDIO MUNKA – Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Tomanek
STEPMOTHER
Zuza starts a new relationship with Kuba, and his six-year-old son, Franek, becomes part of her life. She forms a unique bond with the boy, but trouble arises when her relationship with Kuba begins to fall apart.
PL, 2025, 30:00, dir. Adam Porębowicz, prod. STUDIO MUNKA – Jerzy Kapuściński, Ewa Jastrzębska, Magdalena Tomanek
SLAP!!
A lost man finds an outlet for his suppressed emotions in the brutal world of competitive slap fighting. Driven by a desperate need for recognition, he pushes himself beyond his physical and moral limits, oblivious to the devastating consequences.
PL, 2025, 22:12, dir. Mikołaj Piszczan, prod. Agata Golańska – Łódź Film School