Olli
Directed by: Jeroen Mourmans
17:15 min | Netherlands | Fiction Short

Seventeen-year-old Olli lives in rural Limburg in the southern Netherlands. He works at a local warehouse and, driven by desperation, supplements his income with nighttime burglaries. Once he puts on his mask, the shy teenager becomes a cold, calculating thief. But how far can he go before his conscience catches up with him?

Dog Ear (Kutyafül)
Directed by: Péter Vácz
20:00 min | Hungary | Animated Short

Eleven-year-old Berci spends the afternoon alone with his dog, grappling with the feelings left by his parents' violent argument the day before. As his suppressed emotions surface, he takes his anger and aggression out on the animal. Through these intense moments, he eventually finds relief and discovers the quiet power of forgiveness.

STRIVE
Directed by: Jussi Rautaniemi
14:15 min | Finland | Genre Short (Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Fantasy, Mystery)

In a future dependent on machines, seventeen-year-old Toni longs to experience something real. He enters a dangerous street race, challenging the fearless racer Max, unaware of the bond between them. A tense coming-of-age story set in a world where the desire to feel something can cost you your life.

The Land of Wanting More
Directed by: Marianna Rantou
19:35 min | Greece | Experimental Short

A fragmentary film diary follows women in everyday situations: at work, at home, alone and in the company of others. Intimate images are accompanied by a voice reflecting on love, shame, pleasure and the unspoken rules that shape their bodies and choices. Inspired by Wim Wenders' Paris, Texas and the work of Jonas Mekas, the film weaves a nonlinear portrait of women's experiences, desires, constraints and resilience.

Rotten
Directed by: Aslı Bildirici
13:01 min | Netherlands | Short Film Directed by a Woman

At her father's Turkish supermarket in the Netherlands, Zehra clashes with an outspoken customer, Pelin, only to discover that she is Turkish too. As political speeches play on the radio, their encounter reveals tensions surrounding loyalty, belonging and personal identity.

Such a Perfect Day
Directed by: Piotr Pluta
18:12 min | Poland | Fiction Short

Tomasz needs money. He is convinced that today he will win back everything he has lost: his workshop, his wife and his son, who is celebrating his tenth birthday. This time, gambling does bring him a big win. But his efforts to give his son a happy day could end in disaster.

Dream up the title
Directed by: Klaudia Fortuniak
19:47 min | Poland | Student Film

Małgorzata wanders through a city without rivers, searching for the water that once flowed through it. It is as though she, like the city, has lost her vitality. An idiosyncratic tribute to a generation caught between youth and adulthood, haunted by the feeling that something is passing them by, and to the city of Łódź, whose name means "boat" but whose rivers gave way to industry.