Brand new films by directors from around the world bring new stories, perspectives and cinematic languages to the screen. A geographically, thematically and stylistically diverse selection of contemporary cinema. Only world premieres.
Grand Prix for The Best Film, grant of 20 000 euros from the city of Tallinn, Award for Best Director, grant of 5000€ from Alexela:
In Geneva, social workers helping refugees confront an asylum system where compassion may become an act of defiance.
The beloved opera star Montserrat Caballé faces a challenge that takes her back to the beginning of her career.
A dark, feverish thriller exploring desire, obsession, and revenge through one woman's psychological transformation.
Her mother is in Tehran. War has cut the line. In Istanbul, every unanswered call feels like a verdict.
One fatal event reunites two estranged sisters.
Fervour, control, sin and guilt in an oppressive setting that compels us to ask: what might an impulsive body do?
A bittersweet comedy about two estranged brothers travelling through magical central Ireland.
When science fails, trust your gut. Just don’t ask what the “miracle cure” is made of.
One lavish dinner. Generations of buried crimes. Henrik came to expose them – but who is hunting whom?
A thought-provoking story of becoming a man, where the scars of the recent Second World War are felt at every step.
A 17-year-old enters her mother’s trafficking business, pushing the limits of family loyalty in search of her love.
A wedding shimmers in the summer heat. Then a son vanishes, and one family’s secrets begin to surface.