THURSDAY 15/10 | 20:00
Someday a Child
Yawman Ma Walad
27’, 2026
France, Romania, Lebanon
Fiction
Synopsis
An 11-year-old boy with unusual powers lives with his uncle in a Lebanese village where warplanes are a daily noise. As his uncle tries to make him seem “normal,” the boy secretly tests an ability he barely understands.
Credits
Directed by: Marie-Rose Osta | Screenplay: Marie-Rose Osta | Cinematography: Sokol Keraj | Editing: Alex Pintica, Marie-Rose Osta | Production Design: Ali Khodr | Art Direction: Ali Khodr | Costume Design: Ali Khodr, Marie-Rose Osta | Sound Design: Marius Leftarache, Lama Sawaya | Cast: Khalid Hassan, Antoine Daher | Producers: Marie-Rose Osta, Christian Azoury | Production Company: Les Flâneurs Films | Co-producers: Ana-Maria Pirvan, Anchor Films
Director's Bio
Marie-Rose Osta is a Lebanese writer and director working across film, series, and video essays. Her latest short film, Someday A Child (2026), won the Golden Bear at the Berlinale. She is developing her debut feature, Mina, and her series, Echoes.
Filmography
2026 Someday a Child / Yawman Ma Walad
2024 Letter #17, part of the collective film: Letters
2024 The Lead Ritual, part of the collective feature film: Home Bitter Home
2021 Then Came Dark
Awards
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Golden Bear for Best Short Film, Berlinale, Germany, 2026.
Cinema Rialto
15’, 2026
Cyprus, UK
Animation
Synopsis
In a crumbling Cypriot cinema, two children unleash a forgotten superhero from the screen. Bitter at being erased, he turns violently on the heroes who replaced him, forcing their fading projectionist grandfather to confront memory, myth, and what it means to be remembered.
Credits
Directed by: Antony Petrou | Screenplay: Antony Petrou & Mario Michael | Editing: Antony Petrou | Music: Christopher Barnet | Cast: Aviana Bella, Aenea Kubrik Petrou, Petros Petrou | Producers: Anjelika Kapanidi-Petrou, Antony Petrou | Production Company: Watermelon Films
Director's Bio
Antony Petrou is a Cypriot filmmaker and graduate of Central Saint Martins and NYFA. His award-winning work combines striking visuals with emotionally charged storytelling. His debut feature, We Are Monster, received theatrical releases in the UK and US and was acquired by Netflix.
Filmography
2026 Cinema Rialto
2025 The Fight
2023 The Sound
2021 A.B...
2014 We Are Monster
The Dream is a Snail
Giấc Mơ Là Ốc Sên
15’, 2026
Vietnam, South Korea
Fiction
Synopsis
A struggling young artist takes an odd job as a human racetrack in a senior rejuvenation workshop, only to develop an obsession with the hypnotic sensation of snails gliding across his skin.
Credits
Directed by: Thien An Nguyen | Screenplay: Thien An Nguyen, Thao Ly Nguyen Ngoc | Cinematography: Chananun Chotrungroj | Editing: Tao Dο | Production Design: Ki Nguyen | Costume Design: Be Lon, Bia Huyen | Sound Design: Thanh Long VU | Cast: Tuan Anh Le, Duc Manh Nguyen, Phi Dieu Nguyeν, Ky Anh Tran | Producers: Thao Quiengg, Bao Nguyen, Anderson Le | Production Company: Kontribute, EAST Films | Co-producers: Chananun Chotrungroj, Kha Bao Tien, Ha Anh Nguyen
Director's Bio
Thien An Nguyen is a Vietnamese filmmaker working at the intersection of fiction and reality. A self-taught director with a background in music videos, commercials, and documentaries. His films offer a satirical lens on society, where drama stems from social paradoxes and challenges, engaging the audience with a humorous tone.
Filmography
2026 The Dream is a Snail / Giac Mo La Oc Sen
2025 The Unseen Studio / Phong Thu Bi Mat
2023 My Dad is a Robo / Rô Bô
Baisanos
14’, 2025
Chile, Spain, Palestine
Documentary
Synopsis
Through a portrayal of the fans of Club Deportivo Palestino, a dialogue unfolds between Chile and Palestine on identity and return, connecting both territories within a space of celebration, where dreaming of victory creates a possible future.
Credits
Directed by: Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman | Screenplay: Andrés Khamis Giacoman, Francisca Khamis Giacoman | Cinematography: Lucas García | Editing: Sebastián Salfate | Sound Design: Claudio Carrasco | With the participation of: Lina Meruane, Muhammed Odeh, Barra Los Baisanos | Producers: Mar Canet, Joaquín Echeverría | Production Companies: The New Flesh, Brisa Films
Director's Bio
Andrés Khamis Giacoman academically trained in Documentary Filmmaking at La Casa del Cine in Barcelona and holds a postgraduate degree in Audiovisual Editing from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His films and installations have been exhibited and screened at international festivals and institutions, such as the Locarno Film Festival.
Francisca Khamis Giacoman is a multidisciplinary artist based in Amsterdam. Her practice, spanning video art, performance, and installation, explores fragmented diasporic memories, oral traditions, and the fluid nature of time. Her work has been presented in various international venues.
Filmography
Andrés Khamis Giacoman
2025 Baisanos
2025 Short Poison Pixel
Francisca Khamis Giacoman
2025 Baisanos
2023 31°42'49.5"N 35°10'13.9"E
2012-2021 Forbidden Colors
2021 As Close As I Get
2019 Way of Going Back
2019 No Te Olvides de Mí
Atlantic
10’, 2025
Greece
Fiction
Synopsis
Over a spring Athenian afternoon, a teenage boy learns how to cry for the first time, as he and his girlfriend process his permanent departure from the city and the end of their relationship and first love.
Credits
Directed by: Alexander Stamatiadis | Screenplay: Alexander Stamatiadis | Cinematography: Thimios Bakatakis | Editing: Marios Kleftakis | Art Direction: Dimitra Varvara Stavropoulou | Costume Design: Penelope Hansen | Music: Lefteris Samson | Sound Design: Marlon Beatt | Cast: Theano Lekka, Dimitris Louskos | Producers: Alexander Stamatiadis, Lefteris Samson
Director's Bio
Alexander Stamatiadis (1999, Greece) is a Greek-German director and writer. His films Thorn (2022) and Atlantic (2025) have screened at international festivals. Alongside his work in Cinema, he has directed music videos for some of the most acclaimed artists of the Greek music scene. His short film Atlantic (2025) premiered at the Drama International Short Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Award.
Filmography
2025 Atlantic / Atlantikos
2025 A Hot Day
2022 Thorn / Agathi
Awards
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Special Jury Award, Drama International Short Film Festival, Greece, 2025.
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Best International Short Film Award, Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People, Greece, 2025.
Arasta
15’, 2026
Cyprus
Fiction
Synopsis
When a British woman visits her girlfriend's family in Cyprus, she discovers their relationship exists only on one side of the Green Line.
Credits
Directed by: Fatosh Olgacher | Screenplay: Mark Campbell Garrity | Cinematography: Fatosh Olgacher | Editing: Ecem Sinay | Production Design: Memo Yildizcoban | Art Direction: Memo Yildizcoban | Cast: Maddie Hutchison, Ayda Canova, Fuat Zorali | Producer: Gizem Okut | Production Company: opt8 | Co-producers: Mark Campbell-Garrity, Fatosh Olgacher
Director's Bio
Fatosh Olgacher is a London-based director, artist and cinematographer from Cyprus. Her career highlights include the video installation KYP|RIS at Buffer Fringe Festival 2022. She creates thought-provoking films exploring identity, culture and the complexities of contemporary society.
Filmography
2026 Arasta
2022 KYP|RIS
Nobody Barks / Ningú Borda
20’, 2025
Spain
Fiction
Synopsis
Candela accidentally runs over her nephew’s dog and decides not to confess. She invents a legend about a pilgrimage of dogs and invites the boy to join the search. As they look for it, lies gradually begin to consume her.
Credits
Directed by: Júlia Coldwell Serra | Screenplay: Bertran Esteve Garcia, Júlia Coldwell Serra | Cinematography: Mar Vidal Ferrà | Editing: Joana Bertran Gómez | Music: Joan Lupi | Sound Design: Guillem Giró Olivella | Cast: Laia Cabrera Vicens, Laura Aubert, Lucas Catalán Lluch, Concepció Aguadé Batalla | Producer: Gerard Guilló i Bort | Production Company: ESCAC
Director's Bio
Júlia Coldwell Serra is a director and screenwriter from Spain whose work focuses on the use of comedy and the absurd as tools to explore contemporary social issues. During her studies, she directed Nobody Barks, which premiered at SEMINCI and Clermont-Ferrand and has since screened at numerous festivals. She is currently developing her first feature film.
Filmography
2025 Nobody Barks / Ningú Borda
2022 La Mort Petita
Selected Awards
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Best Fiction Film, 2ANNAS Riga ISFF, Latvia, 2026.
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Grand Prix, Busan ISFF, South Korea, 2026.
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Grand Prix & Youth Jury Prize Next Generation, Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium, 2026.
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Best Direction, Ull Nu – Festival Audiovisual d'Andorra, Andorra, 2026.
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Don Quichote Award for Best Short Film - International Federation of Film Societies (FICC), Krakow Film Festival, Poland, 2026.
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Best Short Film, Cinema Jove Valencia, Spain, 2026.
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Grand Prix, Tabor New Frame Film Festival, Croatia, 2026.