Short fiction film competition – part I
WEDNESDAY, 04.03.2026, 10:00-12:10 (JCK, ST. Bankowa 28/30)
MOTHER
The story of a woman who, after six years in prison, returns to her hometown and tries to rebuild her lost relationship with her teenage son.
PL, 2024, 29:09, dir. Sebastian Kwidziński, Maciej Ślesicki – Warsaw Film School
GREETINGS FROM SUMATRA
A popular journalist travels the world to report on international conflicts. Out comes her secret that will change everything.
PL, 2025, 13:00, dir. Karolina Fronik, Marta Kowalska, prod. Jarosław Potasz, Wiktor Przeorski
ALONE TOGETHER
Shu-Yu (30) travels around Europe. During her journey, she meets Czech woman Margita (65), who lives in a village near mountains. Margita’s sharp nature quickly takes them over the language barrier and creates a strong bond of womanhood. They both find peace in themselves, but mostly, they find understanding, that had been hidden deep inside them.
CZE, Samota jim nevadí, 2025, 18:05, dir. Chihyu Lin, prod. Tomáš Šimon – FAMU
SECOND SPRING
16-year-old Sasha, a dreamy teenager from Ukraine, lives with his mother in the Czech Republic. When David, a charismatic rowing coach who flirts with his mother, enters their lives, Sasha unexpectedly experiences his first love and balances this love triangle between jealousy and desire.
CZE, Druhé jaro, 2025, 18:20, dir. Olexi Chubun, prod. Tomáš Šimon – FAMU
EXAM
Two sensitive thirty-somethings are cast as the model couple for their therapist’s final certification exam. The setting: the couple, the therapist, an international committee, an interpreter, and a lifetime of buried frustrations. What could possibly go wrong?
PL, 2025, 16:32, dir. Jan Naszewski, prod. Katarzyna Kuczyńska
NEVERLANDEX
Peter lives with the belief that sooner or later, his allergies will be the cause of his death. His overprotective father treats him like a child, bombarding him with terrifying stories. One day, Peter stumbles upon an old crossword puzzle that sets him on a journey toward independence.
PL, 2025, 23:00, dir. Agata Kapuścińska, prod. Maciej Ślesicki – Warsaw Film School
