Born from Fragments –
International Competition 1
All films that have dialogue in a language other than English, are subtitled in English.
Kaikki elokuvat, joissa puhutaan muuta kuin englantia, on tekstitetty englanniksi.
Event Timeslots:
Aurinkobaletti,
Wednesday 26.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Kino Kilta,
Saturday 29.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Films in this screening:
Xie Li:
A Taste of Beer
China, 2025. 5 minutes.
A son came home and told his father that he had won the school football game, so his father wanted his son’s glory to be seen by everyone.
Živa Divjak:
Our Walls
Czech Republic, 2026. 7 minutes.
An animated documentary that, through an intimate conversation between a daughter and a mother, searches for understanding and explores family bonds. The film reveals the inner conflict between freedom and sacrifice. Gradually, walls that connect and confine us across generations emerge, shaping who we are to ourselves and to one another.
Kiana Naghshineh:
With Tapes and Toasts in the Car
(Im Auto Tapes und Butterbrot)
Germany, 2025. 14 minutes.
In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her.
Karolina Chabier:
KOSMOGONIA
France, 2025. 15 minutes.
In an endless night, The Great One, a bison goddess, meets The Small One, a goat-like goddess. A friendship settles between them and with it a new world: the stars, the sun, the earth and living beings emerge. The animals leave the waters, grow, and a luxuriant forest appears. As the world evolves, the two goddesses are overtaken by their power of creation.
Quirijn Dees:
Symbionts
Switzerland, 2025. 9 minutes.
Symbionts traces an organic cycle of interaction within an unfamiliar ecosystem, revealing its radiant elegance as well as its unrelenting violence.
Daan Lucas:
Life of the Organoid
Netherlands, 2025. 4 minutes.
On a pale savanna plain lives the Organoid, a strange fleshy creature that eats, drinks, and sleeps. In the distance, a menacing figure approaches. When the Organoid notices, it flees, only to discover the figure is a fellow of its kind. In a mating ritual they merge into a pulsating tower that hurls new life into the world. A new Organoid rises, and the cycle begins again.
Anna MURIE:
SCREAM! IT'S GROWING!
(HURLE ! ÇA POUSSE !)
France, 2026. 3 minutes.
Social media lies to us. No, we can’t all become, overnight, an imposing muscle machine, sexy and topped with abundant hair. Well yes, we can, but at what cost ? A colorful and pop tour of the not-so-wonderful world of gym bros.
Niles Atallah:
Merrimundi
Chile, 2025. 21 minutes.
A twisted utopia unfolds, as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.