Titles Competing in the The Youth Perspective Competitions

As many as 49 short films have been selected for this year’s The Youth Perspective competitions!

A total of 859 submissions from around the world were received for this year’s edition. After long deliberations, the selectors chose 49 films that will be screened in October during the festival — for the second time in the auditorium of the 1st High School in Świdnica, and also for the second time at Kino Vesmir in Trutnov, Czech Republic. It’s a unique mix of short fiction, documentaries, and animations—ranging from professional productions to first creative attempts made outside of film schools.

The films will be judged both by an industry jury, consisting of professionals connected with film and art, and by local juries — the participants of occupational therapy workshops in Mokrzeszów (short fiction), inmates of the Świdnica Detention Center (documentaries), and members of the Świdnica Youth City Council (amateur competition). They will present special awards that stand out not only for their artistic value but also for their emotional impact on the audience.

Discover the titles competing for this year’s statuettes!

The Youth Perspective – Short Fiction

– All Cats Are Black in the Dark, dir. Stanislav Slovák, Czech Republic
– Ave Eva, dir. Agnieszka Nowosielska, Poland
– Can you see?, dir. Cezary Orłowski, Poland
– Confrontation, dir. Marie Abbenanti, Sandy Pujol Latour, France
– Family Sunday, dir. Gerardo Del Razo, Mexico
– I’m The Most Racist Person in the world, dir. Leela Varghese, Australia
– Karateka, dir. Florence Fauquet, France
– Lose Heart, dir. Louis Douillez, France
– People & Things, dir. Damian Kosowski, Poland
– The Strangers Came, dir. Bartosz Brzeziński, Poland
– There Will Come Soft Rains, dir. Elham Ehsas, United Kingdom
– Vicky Venucci’s Last Man, dir. Swann Dupont, France
– Ya Hanouni, dir. Lyna Tadount, Sofian Chouaib, France

The Youth Perspective – Documentary

– Bridges, dir. Theresa Münnich, Germany
– Let’s Leave it Untitled, dir. Mieszko Chomla, Poland
– Lift Lady, dir. Marcin Modzelewski, Poland
– Olga, dir. Lulu Pomorova, Poland
– Paul en Paul, dir. Hugo Drechsler, Netherlands
– Polio, dir. Klára Kubenková, Czech Republic
– Sit.Play.Stay, dir. Cecilie Flyger Hansen, Sweden
– Speedy, dir. Jakub Kosobudzki, Poland
– Swanlake, dir. Stella Traub, Germany
– The Grind, dir. Michał Stańczyk, Poland
– Welcome Home Freckles, dir. Huiju Park, South Korea

The Youth Perspective – Animation

– A Stray, dir. Mikoláš Fišer, Czech Republic
– Bar Croquette freestyle, dir. Maria Dakszewicz, Poland
– Better Man, dir. Eliška Jirásková, Czech Republic
– Butterfly Kiss, dir. Zohar Dvir, Germany/Izrael
– Como si la tierra se las hubiera tragadoa, dir. Natalia León, France
– Detlev, dir. Ferdinand Ehrhardt, Germany
– Epitaph for Detective Dog, dir. Michał Krzyczkowski, Poland
– Mother’s Child, dir. Naomi Noir, Netherlands
– My Wonderful Life, dir. Calleen Koh, Singapore
– Pear Garden, dir. Shadab Shayegan, Germany/Iran
– Safari Club, dir. Zuzanna Szyszak, Poland
– Stone of Destiny, dir. Julie Černá, Czech Republic
– The Crooked Heads/strong>, dir. Jakub Krzyszpin, Poland
– The Eggregores’ Theory, dir. Andrea Gatopoulos, Italy
– There is plenty of fish in the sea, dir. Joanna Szlembarska, Poland
– Void Spaces, dir. Marta Koch, Poland
– World at Stake, dir. Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleintein, Austria