XIN HAO DIU SHI / SIGNAL LOSS
2024, 19 min., Китай, language - Chinese; short-length feature
Directors: Lu Jiulin, Ma Jiajia
DOGHOUSE
2026, 18 min., Kazakhstan, language - Kazakh, Russian; short-length feature
Director: Ablaikhan Dauletyarov
QURĞUŞUN / LEAD
2026, 20 min., Azerbaijan, language - Azerbaijani; short-length feature
Director: Rustam Babazade
SOLEIL PÂLE / PALE SUN
2026, 16 min., France, language - French; short-length feature
Directors: Adrian Moyse Dullin, Jawahine Zentar
After ten years away, the younger brother suddenly shows up at the house of the elder, who lives alone in their native village. He is on the run, hunted by the police and probably by criminals. The elder is faced with a choice between his own principles and a brother’s duty. Their last act of quiet care will be a meal taken together, with no final settling of the conflict and no redemption.
Director: Rustam Babazade
Russian premiere
Twelve-year-old Abel goes to the beach with his father, who has cancer. Despite this rare chance to spend time together, the boy is embarrassed by the sight of his father’s body, ravaged by disease.
Russian premiere
In the heat of summer, a woman living alone runs a quiet tutoring class – until an unexpected encounter, a mischievous student, and her son’s sudden visit begin to shatter the calm. Through the cracks of daily life, a hidden truth slowly emerges.
After his guardian’s death, ten-year-old Adil is orphaned for the second time. As soon as the funeral is over, the grown-up children of the deceased arrive at the house. The boy hopes that one of them will take him.
