1st GIFF
26/02/2025
THE BALLAD OF PIARGY
A story of a young woman, JuliΕ‘i, who marries the son of the richest landowner in the village, but does not resist her father-in-lawβs violent seduction and inadvertently finds herself in the middle of a rough love triangle. The ballad of Piargy is a symbol of modern Sodom and Gomorrah, a mirror of the distorted morals of the society. At the same time, it is a naturalistic metaphor for the subordinate position of women in the patriarchal society. FEATURE FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Ivo Trajkov BEST FEATURE FILM.π BEST PRODUCTION π BEST PHOTOGRAPHY π
SECOND LIFE
Gadeha (12) happens one day to be the victim of a car accident. He undergoes surgery. Penniless, his mother, Borkana, is helped by Malika and Moez, a benevolent couple that offers to pay for the hospital fees and provides the destitute family with a roof. Gadeha meets Oussama, Malika and Moezβs child (11). A strong friendship is made between the two boys. But Gadeha finds out haphazardly the secret of his family's new standard of living. He is devastated. FEATURE FILM Director: Anis Lassoued BEST DIRECTOR FEATURE FILM π BEST CHILD ACTOR π BEST SUPPORTING CHILD ACTOR π
JUSTUS
Randolf feels the wind of driving again together with Merlin: After 17 months of imprisonment, he lets his friend drive him through the country roads in Justus, their old Opel Kadett, just like before. When Randolf opens his drug stash in the car, of which Merlin knows nothing, the friendship is put to the test and Justus witnesses their questions of guilt and the growing rift. SHORT - WORLD PREMIERE Director: Kim Culetto BEST DRAMA SHORT π
LA MIA ITALIA
"La Mia Italia" is a war drama/romance short fiction set during the Second World War and based on the melange of two true stories. Fighting on the battlefield, Sante (20 years old), a young Italian partisan, has been held in the Maliq prison camp, in Albany, nearby the Devoll river. SHORT FILM - EUROPEAN PREMIERE Director: Jay Manari BEST FOREIGN SHORT FILM π BEST COLORING π BEST SOUND DESIGN π
ALLUSION
"A frustrated artists yearning to see beauty in the world around him, finds it with the help of a small square-based pyramid. SHORT - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Aram Manukyan BEST ART DIRECTION π
REPETITION
When a young pianist sneaks into a rehearsal studio in an effort to avoid the loud and chaotic world outside, he is seeking not only to rehearse, but to escape. SHORT - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Gaspard Legendre BEST ORIGINAL SCORE π
HOLA
A young man is in love with his neghbor, an older woman. afer he confess to his best friend how he feel about her, the advice is to do nothing. Everything changes when we discover the neighbor and know what happens in her heart. This story shows us how our prejudices fears keep us from doing what our heart tells to do. SHORT - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Catherine Mazoyer BEST COMEDY/ROMANCE π
REPEATED MEMORIES
Jong in studies in Uzbekistan and works as a part-time carer. Same as always, he spoon-feeds patients, cleans rooms and also toilet. One day, he gets a call from his friend, Ha-yeong... SHORT FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Soo-Min Park BEST DIRECTOR SHORT π
SEX SELLS
Itβs the fall of 2020. Lockdowns and restrictions have been released in the Netherlands, but the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has left sex worker Ellen in debt with a pimp. Determined to win back her independence she goes on a date with Evert, a reclusive salesman who actually prospered during the pandemic. The two loners connect at first, but once Ellen finds out how Evert made his fortune a perfectly pleasant evening takes a dramatic turn for the worse. SHORT FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Rudi Brekelmans BEST D.O.P. π BEST COMEDY/DRAMA SHORT π
AMARRADA
Bart prepares a nerd and erotic surprise for Sofia, in Valentine's Day. A hot and exclusive experience for two... until the doorbell rings. SHORT FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Directors: Pedro Horta, Alexandre Costa BEST COMEDY SHORT π
A LA CARTE
The Minister of Health is invited to a life style radio show, in order to hide a scandal heβs involved in. On air, he and the journalist are walking on a tightrope, that gets even tighter by the listenersβ revealing reactions and the pressure by the pharmaceutical companies and the government. SHORT FILM Directors: Taxiarchis Deligiannis, Vasilis Tsiouvaras BEST GREEK SHORT π BEST ACTOR π BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR π
ELEVATOR ALONE
Four people and the time they spend in an elevator. Inspired by everyday life and by the difference in people's behavior when they are alone, in contrast to the socially acceptable behavior that individuals adopt when in public space and especially in the confined and always awkward setting of an elevator. SHORT FILM Director: Anastasia Papadopoulou BEST ANIMATION SHORT π
HUG 65+
A documentary about equal participation of older people in the digital world. How does an older person survive in a tech-dominated world? What is the role of the state in an aging and constantly digitalized society? Have we ever thought that what is considered s self-evident knowledge for a younger person, for an older person is not? And finallyβ¦ do we recognize that older people have rights in the modern digital world? MID-LENGTH FILM Director: Xenia Tsilochristou BEST DOCUMENTARY π
KILL THEM ALL
Carol tries everything to rescue her daughter, who has been kidnapped by the "Rubio" gang after the bank robbery. All hope seems to fade for Carol, even praying. SHORT FILM Director: Enrique Novials BEST ACTION/DRAMA SHORT π
INCIPIENCE
An art film about the creation of the world, earth and water, the origin of life. Filmed by one person without the involvement of a film crew, VFX or combined filming. SHORT FILM Director: Yaroslav Bulavin BEST EXPERIMENTAL SHORT π
20 POUNDS PER MONTH
A short documentary about a grandfather who was diagnosed by Alzhiemer's. SHORT FILM Director: Hassan Abodom BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT π
VIOLETA
A desperate man stands on the concrete roof of a tall building in the center of Athens. A half-dried plant will ignite his imagination. Will it also succeed in awakening his will to live and love? MUSIC VIDEO Director: Taxiarchis Deligiannis, Vasilis Tsiouvaras BEST MUSIC VIDEO π
FUTURITY INFINITE
Upon finding and fixing the first ever time travel device, a young womanβs future self comes back to stop her and change both their futures. SHORT SCRIPT Writer: Danny Cotton BEST SHORT SCREENPLAY π
SPYDER
In the aftermath of a bad breakup, a heartbroken James Dean fanatic embarks on a quest to find the late actorβs 1955 race car, the infamous Porsche 550 Spyder, known as the βLittle Bastard.β FEATURE SCRIPT Writer: Brett Nelson BEST FEATURE SCREENPLAY π
URBAN STORIES
In my project "Urban stories" I direct life itself, I tell human stories,, by photographing from a distance, I can observe reality as a viewer, discover myself and others around me, and see reality from a another angle and with a clearer look. I photograph keeping a small distance from others to be able to see globally and interpret with a clear eye the world of these people in relation to their environment. Every photo is a story .Stories of People from different social classes. Singles, families, couples without children. single parent families. The way I photograph is cinematic: I think of an image and then look to find it. to find the right people and set it up exactly as I imagined it. I do what they call staged photography. PHOTO - WORLD PREMIERE Photographer: Xrysa Sougioul BEST URBAN PHOTOGRAPHER π
THE CRETANS
Moments of Cretan villagers, when tradition falls in love with emotions. PHOTO - WORLD PREMIERE Photographer: George DryJohn BEST CRETAN PHOTOGRAPHER π
OCULTOS
Laura, a young and innocent woman, meets Emilio, a charming older man who, despite their age difference, seems to be the perfect man. She, dazzled, falls madly in love and he wants to involve her in his life, so he introduces her to his "family" who are actually the members of a gang of kidnappers from which Emilio is leader. Step by step, Gradually, Laura falls deeper into their criminal actions. SHORT FILM - EUROPEAN PREMIERE Director: Mauricio Corredor
WOOL
Bound by his rules, she begins to unravel. In a house stood still in time, a woman knits, unaware her husband keeps her where he wants her - stuck at home, she has no say. All must go his way. But when he sets her one knitting project too many she is gripped by an urge to make a bid for freedom. SHORT FILM - EUROPEAN PREMIERE Director: Dympna Jardine HONORABLE MENTION π©
BURN THE TIME
Burn The Time portrays an old man. He is 75 years old and struggles with the brutal reality of todayβs individualistic society. SHORT FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Rasim Asan HONORABLE MENTION π©
SUZANNA BLANA
Suzanna, a budding actress, is getting ready to attend a very important audition. However, when she reaches the door, she realizes that her chance may be lost. SHORT FILM - GREEK PREMIERE Director: Katerina Kalentzi HONORABLE MENTION π©
VIRAL
DIMITRIS NEZIS & STACEY JACKSON MUSIC VIDEO Director: Zamanfu HONORABLE MENTION π©
