Found in Translation –
International Competition 3
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,
Thursday 27.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Aurinkobaletti,
Friday 28.08.2026
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9€ Buy tickets
Films in this screening:
Conor Kehelly:
A PINT OF BITTER
Ireland, 2025. 9 minutes.
You are trying to enjoy a quiet pint in the pub but a patron and his son seemingly have a problem with your demeanour.
Ian Kelewae:
O' Bingo!
United States, 2025. 5 minutes.
An old lady walks her dog and a Magical plant finds canine camaraderie in midst of the chaos of human ownership.
Juan Camilo González:
Decay
(Decaer)
Colombia, 2025. 7 minutes.
I am grateful to the Chinese for the invention of gunpowder — it feels as if they made it for me.
Maria Karlovic:
Tourists
France, Slovakia, 2025. 15 minutes.
A routine work trip for married couple Hana and Kornel suddenly turns into an adventurous struggle for survival. In a remote forest, far from civilization, they are forced to face not only the wilderness, but also the fragile terrain of their long-term, stagnant relationship.
Sam KUWA:
So He Grabbed the Knife
Japan, 2026. 12 minutes.
The boy takes the knife his father once gave him. Did what followed make him a “man”?
Winston Hacking:
Action Bog
Canada, 2025. 1 minutes.
A feverish stasis collapses into infinite distraction, spinning on the axis of an algorithm. Each pulse, an uncertain tone, breathes electricity into a half-alive world. Time stretches like soft polymer; metamorphoses creep forward frame by frame, suspiciously slow, as if the film were watching me back.
Shunyuan Yao:
Taming Phenomena
Estonia, 2025. 10 minutes.
A short film that depicts a metamorphosis from “chicken” to “elephant”: animation enables metamorphosis precisely because it realizes a transformation from image to concept. This frame-based, time-driven movement not only constructs form, but also grants images a capacity for expansion that static objects lack. Just as chickens and elephants are not only natural creatures but also carry distinct cultural meanings in human society, Taming Phenomena presents an animated dialogue from chicken to elephant, through an exploration of cinematic and animation techniques and production methods.
Daiyu LI:
When The Mountains Shook
Japan, 2025. 2 minutes.
The world that appears calm on the surface is, in fact, quietly changing. One day, a man as unshakable as a mountain fell because of a toothache.
Theodor Ushev:
La vie avec un idiot
France, 2025. 18 minutes.
Accused by the authorities of not working hard enough, Vladimir’s punishment is to live with an idiot. He chooses him from an insane asylum, and his name is Vova. This idiot can only pronounce one syllable: ouh.