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Medzinárodná súťažná sekcia I: „Medzi snom a pádom“ + diskusia
International competition section I: "Between a dream and a fall" + discussion
Event by: Košice International Short Film Festival
Location: Kino Úsmev Košice, Kasárenské námestie 1, Staré Mesto
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About event
As part of the Košice International Film Festival 2025, which will take place from December 12 to 14 at the Úsmev Cinema, we invite you to a unique film block where reality meets fantasy, courage meets fear, and a dream meets a fall.
This section will present ten exceptional films from different countries of the world that explore the boundaries of human experience and inner experience.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the creators who will reveal the behind the scenes of their works and the creative process.
📍 Kino Úsmev, Košice
🗓️ December 13, 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00
Screened films:
FIZR
Director: Rani Nasr
Fizr / 2024 / 12 min / Lebanon
DREAMING SOULS
Director: Ewa Maria Narbutt
Dreaming Souls / 2024 / 7 min / Poland
WHY SUN AND MOON THEY LIVE IN THE SKY
Director: Aisha Bolaji
2024 / 13 min / Ireland
VIOLET TWILIGHT
Director: Ciril Zupan
Sunset Violet / 2022 / 5 min / Slovenia
FREUD
Director: Ruben Leander Bühring, Eva Marlen Hirschburger
FREUD / 2024 / 7 min / Germany
DECKO
Director: Maks Nowicki
Kiddo / 2024 / 13 min / Poland
DEDICTSVTO
Director: Marian Fărcuț
The Inheritance / 2023 / 14 min / Romania
WHERE THE BODIES FALL TO THE GROUND
Director: Renata Mydlak
Where the Bodies Hit the Floor / 2024 / 6 min / Poland
GAYA SA STOPPED HERE
Director: Finn Szumlas
Gaya Was Here / 13 min / Netherlands
NOSE PLASTIC
Director: Bahar Pars
NOSEJOB / 2024 / 6 min / Sweden
This section will present ten exceptional films from different countries of the world that explore the boundaries of human experience and inner experience.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the creators who will reveal the behind the scenes of their works and the creative process.
📍 Kino Úsmev, Košice
🗓️ December 13, 2025 | 16:00 - 18:00
Screened films:
FIZR
Director: Rani Nasr
Fizr / 2024 / 12 min / Lebanon
DREAMING SOULS
Director: Ewa Maria Narbutt
Dreaming Souls / 2024 / 7 min / Poland
WHY SUN AND MOON THEY LIVE IN THE SKY
Director: Aisha Bolaji
2024 / 13 min / Ireland
VIOLET TWILIGHT
Director: Ciril Zupan
Sunset Violet / 2022 / 5 min / Slovenia
FREUD
Director: Ruben Leander Bühring, Eva Marlen Hirschburger
FREUD / 2024 / 7 min / Germany
DECKO
Director: Maks Nowicki
Kiddo / 2024 / 13 min / Poland
DEDICTSVTO
Director: Marian Fărcuț
The Inheritance / 2023 / 14 min / Romania
WHERE THE BODIES FALL TO THE GROUND
Director: Renata Mydlak
Where the Bodies Hit the Floor / 2024 / 6 min / Poland
GAYA SA STOPPED HERE
Director: Finn Szumlas
Gaya Was Here / 13 min / Netherlands
NOSE PLASTIC
Director: Bahar Pars
NOSEJOB / 2024 / 6 min / Sweden