SHORT FILMS FROM PARTNER SCHOOLS
FTF VŠMU (SK) + BFM Tallinn (EE)
22.3. 2025 Saturday
14:00-16:00, Kino Klap FTF VŠMU
FTF VŠMU (SK)
FEAST (HOSTINA)
Slovakia, 2024, 4:25 min
Synopsis: One night, Lea and her geese are awakened by the howling of approaching wolves. Using a forest horn, she warns the village of the danger. The villagers attempt to defend themselves, but fear overwhelms them. Lea quickly hides the goslings in a small shelter and faces the wolves empty-handed. She starts throwing snowballs at them. The smaller wolves are deterred, but the largest one only smirks and continues toward her. Paralyzed, she drops a snowball to the ground. It begins rolling, grows in size, and sweeps the wolves away. Lea embraces her saved geese.
Director: Rebeka Vakrčková
Cinematographer: Rebeka Vakrčková
Editor: Peter Koška
Sound: Filip Benkovits
Music: Filip Benkovits
Animation: Rebeka Vakrčková
Producer: Jakub Matlovič
HAVO (HAVO)
Slovakia, 2024, 4:56 min
Synopsis: Havo is a dog who no longer wants to stay with his owner, Grandma, in the retirement home. During an escape attempt, he discovers that his saliva has a transformative effect on other organisms. Using this ability, he breaks free from captivity but leaves behind a newly formed dog-werewolf and a determined Grandma who will stop at nothing to get her dog back.
Director: Michal Dubjel
Cinematographer: Michal Dubjel
Editor: Michal Dubjel
Sound: Jaroslav Nečas
Music: Bertrand Allagnat, Andres Soto, Yoann Le Dantec, Nicolas Techer
Animation: Michal Dubjel, Štěpánka Mikulíková
Producer: Marianna Vadovičová, Gabika Turtáková
Cast: Štěpánka Mikulíková, Ján Vaľko, Michal Dubjel
TILL TOMORROW (TAK ZAJTRA)
Slovakia, 2024, 16:54 min
Synopsis: One day in the life of two brothers reveals the harsh contrast between the cold four walls of their home and fleeting moments of peace. On their way from school to home, they have no idea what challenges await them behind closed doors. Amid constant conflict and a broken family, they discover that despite their differences, their bond is their greatest certainty.
Director: Hannah Dale
Cinematographer: Tereza Havadejová
Editor: Hannah Dale
Sound: Lukáš Krajčík
Music: Lukáš Krajčík
Producer: Laco Barta
Cast: Jonáš Gavala, Maxim Gavala, Maroš Baňas, Jana Oľhová, Juliana Palúchová, Lucia Tužinská
NIGHTS AND DAYS (NOCI A DNI)
Slovakia, 2024, 6:39 min
Synopsis: A brief exploration of the joys and struggles of girlhood, focusing on the lives of two sisters who, through intimate dialogue in a hotel room, reveal the secrets of their relationship, their first menstruation, their first sexual experiences, and a fateful sentence that has forever remain etched in the memory of the younger sister.
Director: Daniela Sláviková
Cinematographer: Ema Diehelová
Editor: Katarína Gramatová
Sound: Gilbert Nitsch
Music: Alexandra Klinovská
Producer: Jakub Matlovič
Cast: Sara Gaal, Jana Kvantiková, Filip Pavúk, Ingrid Hrubaničová
FAR BETWEEN US (DALEKO MEZI NÁMI)
Slovakia, 2024, 12:16 min
Synopsis: Alone, surrounded by deep forests, little boy Vašek sees something strange in the sky. His biological mother Iveta’s unexpected request catches his adoptive parents Jan and Pavel by surprise. Can the adults understand the young child’s emotions, or will Vašek have to face his fears all by himself? The dense film tells a story in an almost apocalyptic tone about the destructive power of fear and the painful path to mutual closeness.
Director: Vojtěch Javůrek
Cinematographer: Michaela Klanicová
Editor: Petr Chromčák
Sound: Jaroslav Pešek
Producer: Anna Mária Zimová
Cast: Peter Bebjak, Petr Vančura, Marta Kondrla, Vilém Večerka, Michal Sikora, Barbora Váchová
BFM Tallinn (EE)
TURDY AND THE OLD FART (JUNNU JA VANAPEER)
Estonia, 2024, 4:18 min
Synopsis: Turdy and the Old Fart tells a story about a young boy’s journey into the wide world, accompanied by his grandfather. Oh, and it takes place inside the gut.
Director: Rauno Laikjõe
Cinematographer: Erik Kiviselg
Editor: Laura Tiidrus
Sound: Villem Richard Eplik
Music: Villem Richard Eplik
Animation: Marleen Eino, Villem Richard Eplik, Laura Tiidrus, Nora Tuisk, Mirell Talbre, Rauno Laikjõe, Erik Kiviselg
Producer: Uku Pärtel Rand
Cast: Villem Richard Eplik, Andres Ots, Hans Kristian Õis
THIRD WHEEL (KOLMAS RATAS)
Estonia, 2024, 8:07 min
Synopsis: Jaagup is on a date. Everything’s going quite smoothly, but the weather’s getting worse and his date is getting cold. A mutual friend with a car is the last thing he needs. It’s up to Jaagup to win the girl’s heart and get rid of the third wheel.
Director: Rauno Laikjõe
Cinematographer: Erik Kiviselg
Editor: Cristopher Oskar Orav
Sound: Joosep Anton
Music: Joosep Anton and Stefan Ojassoo
Producer: Rea Haljasmäe
Cast: Mattian Nurga, Erling Eding, Triin Brigita Heidov
NOSTALGIA IN RED (NOSTALGIA PUNASES)
Estonia, 2024, 14 min
Synopsis: Two former lovers revisit their past in the vibrant lights and music of Tallinn’s bars. As night slowly turns into dawn, they try to figure out whether something new can be born out of nostalgia.
Director: Carmen-Louise Suuroja
Cinematographer: Villem Sooster
Editor: Aveli Männe
Sound: Gert Svetlanov
Producer: Susanna Räim
MARELLE (MARELLE)
Estonia, 2024, 19 min
Synopsis: Markus lives in the comfort of his idyllic bourgeois life with his wife and six-year-old daughter. When new neighbors move into the house next door, everything seems ordinary at first but the situation takes a toll when the neighbors adopt a miniature pig and give it the same name as Markus’s daughter—Marelle. Markus gives his all to find a solution to this offensive predicament, even when rational options are running out. “Marelle” is a satirical situation comedy that investigates the darker side within a seemingly kind person, which no one is truly immune to.
Director: Kristjan Poom
Cinematographer: Erik Kiviselg
Editor: Cristopher Oskar Orav
Sound: Gert Svetlanov
Music: Villem Rootalu
Producer: Annaliisa Alla
Cast: Rein Pakk, Külli Reinumägi, Lee Trei, Martin Kõiv, Mia Camilla
