Slovensko | 90 min.
hraný | životopisný, hudobný | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Peter Bebjak
Produkcia: Rastislav Šesták, Peter Bebjak (D.N.A. Production, SK)
Koprodukcia: D.N.A. Production, CZ

The story of Karol Duchoň begins during the filming of a New Year’s Eve programme on television in 1984, and a man who not long ago had the world at his feet has his whole life flash before his eyes in just one night. We see a boy from the country being given the opportunity to play in Western clubs, and becoming a true pop icon of the era. The most renowned composers and lyricists in Slovakia wrote for him, he won prizes at leading competitions, and many international tours came his way. But his huge success is also beginning to awaken his inner demons...

Maďarsko | 75 min.
hybrid | politický coming of age | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Máté Konkol
Produkcia: Balázs Zachar
Koprodukcia: Máté Konkol

Noémi and Péter are junior members of a student commune who are seeking new ways of political participation and changing the world. As the two newcomers participate in the debates, reading circles, forums, choir, and social activities, they realise how difficult it is to fit in, both for the first-generation college girl who comes from a working-class family, and the hedonistic, try-hard middle-class boy. As they try to keep up with the commune, they unintentionally hold a mirror up to their fellows about theory and practice, feminism, democracy, and how the personal is political.

Slovensko, Česká republika, USA | 90 min.
dokumentárny | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Denis Dobrovoda
Produkcia: Silvia Panáková (Arinafilm, SK)
Koprodukcia: Jakub Pinkava (Punk Film, CZ), Betsy Laikin

The Consequences of Truth is a biographical auteur-led documentary that tells the story of Alfred Wetzler, a Slovak Jewish hero who warned the world about the Nazi extermination machinery and helped to save almost 150 000 lives. Yet he was persecuted and erased from history by his own communist government after the war. The film uses a combination of never-before-seen archives and creative reenactments to reimagine a unique life that unfolded against the backdrop of two totalitarian regimes.

Česká republika, Slovensko | 20 min.
hraný, animovaný | rozprávka | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Marie Lukáčová
Produkcia: Wanda Kaprálová, Klára Mamojková (CLAW, CZ)
Koprodukcia: Matej Sotník (guča films, SK)

In a kingdom bound by hierarchy and surrounded by magical wilderness, young maiden Jasna stands against the tyrannical ruler, Volk. In his wrath, he banishes her on a treacherous journey to a land from which none return. Guided by courage, she finds an ally in Eagle, the forest guardian. Together, they seek to break the kingdom’s chains. Jasna’s journey reflects ecological and feminist themes, embracing acceptance and understanding. The visually daring form blends live-action with 2D/3D animation and musical sequences inspired by contemporary rap.

Poľsko | 90 min.
hraný | dramedy | vo vývoji

Réžia: Katarzyna Trzaska
Produkcia: Robert Zygmuntowski (Zygizaga Films, PL)
Koprodukcia: Joanna Olichwer (No Escape, NO)

What happens when a nail specialist, Gaba – trapped in beauty salon gossip and her working-class life – meets Zocha – a radical feminist from a wealthy family? From a fierce fight to a difficult love story, Against the Grain will portray young women seeking personal freedom and a way to escape a future prescribed for them by their families. There is abundant extreme energy punk and humour when the character’s worlds clash – in the very gloomy yet beautiful city of Łódź.

Česká republika, Slovensko | 10 min.
animovaný | dystopická dramedy | vo vývoji

Réžia: Matej Mihályi
Produkcia: Michaela Režová (UMPRUM Praha, CZ)
Koprodukcia: Michaela Mihalyi (Worst Films, SK)

A long time ago, a natural disaster struck that forced humanity to construct a high-tech city underground. This city has an artificial plant factory, where everyone works together to recreate the nature they have lost. Everyone, that is, except for our hero, Jozef, who daydreams about living freely away from the machines. After accidentally transporting himself to the surface, he embarks on an epic quest to create the one thing that nature doesn’t provide: a cigarette.

Slovensko | 29 min.
dokumentárny | filmová báseň | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Tereza Smetanová
Produkcia: FTF VŠMU (SK)
Koprodukcia: Tereza Tokárová (CinePunkt, SK)

Ninety-percent of everything we consume is shipped by boat. Seablindness explores the interstitial space of ports, where land meets the sea and capital is concentrated and distributed. Endless depos, hundreds of tons, gigantic ships. Yet patient observation reveals a different perspective: a child learns to swim in the shade of a crane, wild birds graze by container towers, young kayakers block the dock. On a journey along the varied edges, we intercept a night radio call of stuck seafarers. This documentary poem explores ecological anxiety. It is not, however, about those who feel such anxiety, but rather for them.

Slovensko, Česká republika | 75 min.
dokumentárny | esej | vo vývoji

Réžia: Kristína Žilinčárová
Produkcia: Michaela Kaliská (NINJA film, SK)
Koprodukcia: CLAW (CZ)

Prometea is the very first clone of a horse. Through the practice of equine cloning, the eponymic documentary essay examines how people cope with death – accepting, suffering, or evading its finality. The film presents the story of a polo player whose best horse died suddenly in his prime. While most equestrians push through their loss without hope – or desire – for resurrection, he now has over a hundred clones. Prometea explores the tender, slightly archaic bond between humans and horses, and offers a reflection on mortality at a time when the technology to counteract it no longer seems sci-fi.

Maďarsko, Slovensko | 90 min.
hraný | dráma | vo vývoji

Réžia: Anna Gyimesi
Produkcia: Barbara Janisová Feglová (HITCHHIKER Cinema, SK)

Soft Hours is a psychological drama about Ilona, a woman in her late fifties whose son, Tóbiás, disappeared ten years ago. When her ex-husband becomes a father again, her longing for Tóbiás resurfaces. She becomes fixated on Leon, a young amusement park worker, and pays him to play the role of her son. Their arrangement evolves into an intense dependency. As their relationship grows increasingly obsessive, Ilona realizes she must break free – not just from Leon, but from the hope of Tóbiás’ return – and allow herself to finally grieve and move forward.

Slovensko, Česká republika | 100 min.
hraný | vo vývoji

Réžia: Kateřina Hroníková
Produkcia: Nataša Jurčová Findrová (Murmur Films, SK)
Koprodukcia: Kateřina Hroníková (Embody Vision, CZ)

Petr (50), a post office manager, loses his job as post offices shut down. Disoriented by a tech-driven world, hoping to improve his chances of finding new work he undergoes the Rouse procedure to remove his need for sleep. But then he meets Ema (45), who treasures sleep as her escape. Petr is her first intimate connection since losing her husband years ago. As they grow closer, Ema remains tied to her past, while Petr learns that a sleepless life offers no rest or escape from his struggles.

Slovensko | 15 min.
dokumentárny, experimentálny | v produkcii

Réžia: Dorota Vlnová
Produkcia: Roman Pivovarník (HITCHHIKER Cinema, SK)

Inside is a short film that offers a glimpse into the lives of women who have experienced abortion. Fragments of their testimonies are transformed into a poem that conveys their thoughts, emotions, and fears. Flowers are used to symbolize both women and reproductive organs as such. Abstract visual sequences, combined with archival footage and the poem, reveal the women’s inner world, while the soundscape represents the outside world and the societal pressures these women face. The film aims to create a safe space for contemplation, as well as empathy.

Ukrajina, Nemecko, Poľsko | 100 min.
hraný | dráma | vo vývoji

Réžia: Novruz Hikmet
Produkcia: Valeria Sochyvets (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema, UA)
Koprodukcia: Julian Gerchow (Plotlessfilm, DE)

Amir, an immigrant who has been living in Ukraine for a long time, works as a translator. He is trying to save his relationship with his little daughter after a complicated divorce. Experiencing an identity crisis, he is lost in a whirl of one-night stands and parties. Anticipating war, his ex-wife is taking their daughter to Europe. Amir is forced to a speedy decision: should he stay, go back to his motherland, or become an immigrant all over again.

Česká republika, Slovensko | 100 min.
hraný | ekologická dráma | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Tomáš Hubáček
Produkcia: Jan Macola (Mimesis Film, CZ), Marek Urban (sentimentalfilm, SK)

A burnt-out Martin discovers old maps and the mysterious Agnes in an inherited house. Following her footsteps, he searches for the secret of Wirbel’s exiled inhabitants and the rituals that have protected the country for centuries from the awakening of forces that could irrevocably damage it.

Ukrajina | 100 min.
hraný | dráma | vo vývoji

Réžia: Valeria Sochyvets
Produkcia: Inna Lastochkina (Contemporary Ukrainian Cinema, UA)
Koprodukcia: Patryk Sielecki (Lumisenta, PL)

In 2024, Łódź, Ukrainian violinist Arina (29) plays in the Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of her longtime partner, Denys (33). After qualifying for the Vienna Classic Violin Competition, she struggles between her toxic, controlling relationship and her dream of a solo career. Denys is indifferent to her success and involved with a younger woman. In Vienna, Arina excels, forming a bond with accompanist Filip. Returning to Łódź, she ends things with Denys. As air raid sirens wail and Russian bombs fall on Poland, Arina steps into an uncertain but free future.

Slovensko, Česká republika | 100 min.
dokumentárny | hybrid | v postprodukcii

Réžia: Viera Čákanyová, Lucia Kašová, Barbora Sliepková
Produkcia: Anna Mach Rumanová (filmsomnia, SK)
Koprodukcia: Martina Netíková, Kristýna Michálek Květová (Cinémotif Films, CZ)

Slovakia has 1 200 environmental burdens, of which 260 are critical. A documentary film by three female directors about the three biggest ecological disasters in Slovakia. A film about a country disoriented in its values and overwhelmed by a dysfunctional bureaucracy, a country in love with short-term plans and false promises, a country incapable of taking a long-term view of its problems.