Heaven in the Sky (2023)

Two teenagers, trapped in the horrible place where they were born, try to escape from a world in black and white and look for a world in color.

Three best friends ditch their high school prom dance. The night that follows unravels their hidden and suppressed desires which cast a glimpse of the emotional bewilderment of a whole generation.

The world was in a cold war in the late 1960s and early 1970s. After the Sino-Soviet Treasure Island conflict, Beijing teenager Qi Weizhi evacuated with his mother to Hanzhong City in the hinterland of the Qinling Mountains, and experienced a pure juvenile sexual maturity out of touch with the political atmosphere of that era. Hanzhong was China's third-tier town during the Cold War. Mother Qi Xiuxuan deliberately concealed her husband's death because of her husband's emotional betrayal, and was quite indifferent to her son. Qi Weizhi's missing mother's love was rewarded by class teacher Zhou Wenyao, so he had a subtle affection for Zhou Wenyao.

On a rooftop, surrounded by clouds and concrete, two friends find a space to spend their last day together. They look back on their childhood and share new laughs before embarking on their life journey.

SWEAT follows the last three days of a friendship between two girls. Marion and Elisa live in a quiet village in the countryside that offers them very little. They roam their rural surroundings, go to parties, watch videos, swim in the lake and fight. Angry about the accustomed, they develop new, unexpected power. And start to act it out.

A child stumbles upon what seems to be the perfect house, yet its interior holds unexpected surprises.

On the wake of a girl having been found dead in a club, Carlos starts to see bizarre things and feel strange changes in his body. When he meets Paula, the boy fears for her well-being as he grows suspicious of what's happening to him.

A sci-fi fantasy adventure of a young boy whose life changes forever when a mysterious visitor lands from nowhere into his backyard to warn him of an impending invasion.

Смышленая, но застенчивая Тете переходит в новую школу и изо всех сил старается подружиться с одноклассниками. Но у самой популярной девочки класса другие планы.

Меньше всего Эйприл, она же Эй-Джей, хочет провести неделю на море со своей семьей. Но раз — и она уже в машине, мчится с мамой и младшей сестрёнкой на побережье Дорсета. Мама решила провести время со своей «лапушкой» Эйприл, прежде чем та навсегда выпорхнет из родительского гнезда. На море к ним присоединяются беременная сестра Люси с бойфрендом Стивом. Эй-Джей морально готова к «неделе ада» и не ждёт ничего хорошего от этого «отдыха». Но тут она знакомится на пляже с местной спасательницей Айлой и мгновенно теряет голову.

It's the last week of school in a small polish town's junior high school. Waiting for the final party, several students pass the time at a city pool, as if anticipating the emotional whirlwind they are about to experience. The action takes place somewhere in Poland, where ‘LGBT free zones’ are a reality in 2020. It’s a story about young people, their problems and romantic endeavours in the era of the Internet and social apps, when creating genuine relationships is unnaturally difficult.

Sean McAllister is a successful fashion designer who hasn't seen his family in years. He returns to his hometown for a painstaking family reunion that will take him back to his past only to rebuild his future.

Off to college soon, Noah has to break up with his girlfriend Annie, and it's causing him a lot of anxiety.

16-летняя Маша учится в обычной киевской школе в 11-А классе. Не чувствовать себя странно и отстраненно в коллективе ей помогают близкие друзья Яна и Сеня. Кроме будущих экзаменов выйти из зоны комфорта Машу заставляет влюбленность в одноклассника Сашу. Она понимает, если не решишься спросить – никогда не узнаешь, взаимно ли это.

Like tears in the rain, water is the metaphor for growing pains and so much more in these four tales about young boys coming to terms with a host of emotions for the very first time. These polished productions and festival favourites are brought to you by a host of talented directors from across Germany, Denmark, France and the Netherlands. The short films are: Ocean [Océan] (2013); Go Daan Go! [Daan Durft] (2014); The Boy in the Ocean (2016); Beach Boy (2011).

Short experimental film in black & white. A young girl learns to appreciate her beauty through the help of a mysterious stranger... Will this be the key to her happiness?

A gorgeous woman allegedly ruins a neurotic man's youth, leading him to reminisce about his life of chaos and desolation.

In a decaying rural community in Southern Ontario, Evan, an isolated, narrow-minded teen starts a new job at a run down, decrepit bait shop that is being primed to be sold as land for a sub-division. Upon arriving for his first shift, Evan discovers that his supervisor is the pink haired, outspoken Ross. Through their tedious job the two slowly grow closer, and Evan happens upon Ross' rich but strenuous inner world, involving himself, his sister, and the shadowy figure of his boss' ultra macho son. As a result, Evan's worldview and biases are challenged as he navigates the cataclysmic changes happening in his small town.

A 17-year-old teenager named 'Kai' goes through an emotionally stressful time writing a letter for his ex-girlfriend 'Samantha' in hopes of winning her back while finding problems about himself and the relationship.

A stop motion animator has a week to make a film with his dumbstruck brother and the girl of his dreams without his parents finding out. As their shoot unravels, he must decide which is more important, his filmmaking or close relationships, in this coming-of-age comedy with a twist of stop motion animation.