International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Drawing on archives and memories, the filmmaker tries to make sense of an identity that straddles the border separating Abkhazia and Georgia.

SELF-PORTRAIT ALONG THE BORDERLINE
- Anna Dziapshipa
- 2023
- Georgia
- s.t. English
- 50 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a bid to bridge the gap between the two, the filmmaker juxtaposes fragments of her native Ukraine at war with childlike images from the books she is using to learn Portuguese.

SMOKE OF THE FIRE
- Daryna Mamaisur
- 2023
- Ukraine, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary
- s.t. French or English
- 22 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Comparing the exploratory voyages of the 15th century with the ambitions of virtual reality, this film suggests a common goal of expanding reality.

VISION OF PARADISE
- Leonardo Pirondi
- 2022
- Brazil, United States, United Kingdom
- s.t. English
- 17 min