3½ Stars

After a man is in pain because of the death of his beloved one, he decides to commit suicide, experiencing at the same time a journey that will make his soul shiver.   Annamaria Lorusso’s film ‘The Choice’ is […]

BECAUSE OF THE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW WE STRONGLY ADVISE TO WATCH THE FILM FIRST.   ‘Enchanted Ink‘ is a short animation that will lead you through the world of Persian calligraphy. Directors Brandon Scarry and Lauren Hart revive this […]

BECAUSE OF THE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW WE STRONGLY ADVISE TO WATCH THE FILM FIRST.   ‘Parallel Lines‘ is a short demi-abstract animation by director Valentina Stanislavskaia. The film ‘lives’ on the edge of an absurd so well connected to […]

A young man has been dreaming all his life for the ideal woman. One day she shows up and by coincidence she carries a few characteristics and clues that the young man has become obsessed with when imagining ‘her’. Everything […]

In our highly digitised era things can go wrong even when you want to try to make a simple phone call for a simple request. In Riley Weston’s short film ‘Hello Phone‘, a man who is trying to contact […]

‘Golden Leaves’ is one of the most professional music videos in our festival so far. There is everything well made in this video: from framing, lights, costume design, stage design to color grading and editing.   The story is […]

‘By my side’ is the video directed by Manuel Camacho after the original soundtrack song from the Spanish feature ‘Candela’ – the same director’s first feature.   The video interestingly summarises the feature highlighting its emotional core. We haven’t […]

We start up in life (mostly during youth) feeling independent, challenging and rebelling against convention, against routine, against everything that is not encouraging a free spirit. But when we reach a certain step we are bound to accept what […]

‘The Umbrella Factory’ is a very special animation by directors Nick and Lexie Trivundza. In the middle of the night a stranger knocks at the door of three brothers to ask shelter from the rain, something to eat and […]

BECAUSE OF THE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW WE STRONGLY ADVISE TO WATCH THE FILM FIRST.   Dream and reality interweave in this surrealist short film belonging to director Vanessa Aab. The story is that of two characters, Franz and […]