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Matija Drniković, born in Zagreb in 1993, graduated in film production from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. He worked as a junior producer at Nukleus Film and as a writer at a video game company Nanobit. He is currently a producer at Wolfgang & Dolly, where he is involved in numerous projects and independently initiates many of them. Matija has over eight years of experience in developing and leading film workshops for children and youth, and has also taken part in programs such as EAVE, Berlinale Talents, Screen Leaders, Rotterdam Lab, Sarajevo Talents. He is a member of the European Film Academy. Pelican, his first feature-length fiction film as a producer, received a Special Mention at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, while his co-productions Family Therapy and The Other Side of Summer premiered at the Tribeca and Karlovy Vary festivals.

Ivona Eterović (1993), stage name tonota, works in music production and education. Among her own performances, tonota highlights appearances at Fusion Festival (Berlin) and the Music Biennale Zagreb, as well as collaborations with Vesna Pisarović, Ana Hušman, and I. M. Klif. In recent years, she has increasingly composed music for theatre and film. In 2026, she composed the music for the official trailer of the 36th edition of Animafest Zagreb and completed her master’s degree in Sound Design at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb.

Since 1991, he has been a producer for Noé Productions in Paris. His credits include Before the Rain (1994) by Milcho Manchevski (Oscar nomination), No Man’s Land (2001) by Danis Tanović (Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film), etc. In 2003 he started the Paris based production entity, A.S.A.P. Films, together with Danis Tanović and his fellow producer Marc Baschet. He has since produced many films, with Foxtrot (2017) by Samuel Maoz as one of the most recent ones (ZFF 2017).

She graduated in Political Science and Journalism from the Faculty of Political Science in Zagreb (FPZG) and went on to earn a master’s degree in Audiovisual Management in Spain. She has worked as a film selector, educator and programme producer for some of the leading film festivals in Croatia and the region, including Zagreb Film Festival, Motovun Film Festival and IDFF Beldocs. Through her production company Cobra Chicks, she has produced her own documentary films, acquired by Disney, as well as short films and feature-length minority co-productions. She is an educator on Beldocs’ YOUNG4FILM project, supported by Creative Europe MEDIA, and an alumna of numerous professional training programmes, including Erich Pommer and Midpoint. She is a member of the Board of the Croatian Producers Association and Croatia’s representative to FIAPF.

Marko Škop (Prešov, 1974) is a Slovak director and producer. He graduated in Journalism and Documentary Film Directing from the Faculty of Film and Television Arts at VŠMU in Bratislava in 2001. His film Other Worlds (2006) won a Special Jury Mention at Karlovy Vary and was the first documentary in the festival’s history to win the Audience Award. His other work includes the documentary Osadné (Karlovy Vary 2009 – Best Documentary Award) and the feature films Eva Nová (Toronto 2015 – FIPRESCI Prize), Let There Be Light (ZFF 2019), and For Love (2026).

Ana Predan (1996, Pula) studied International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Ljubljana, and subsequently Jazz Vocals at the Giuseppe Tartini Conservatory in Trieste. She is the recipient of the Kritična masa award for young prose writers for her text Some Things Are Inexplicably Blue. She wrote and directed the short fiction film Remember That I Carry You, which won the award for Best Croatian Short Film at the Cinehill Film Festival. She is currently developing her feature fiction debut, Block, alongside Darija Morosin.

Margareta Ivoš is pursuing a master’s degree in Stage and Performing Arts Production at the Academy of Dramatic Art (ADU) in Zagreb. She has produced a series of student and graduation projects and co-organized the 14th Theatre Review of the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb (KRADU), receiving the Dean’s Award for her work. In 2026, she became a producer for the KUFER Theatre Troupe, produced the play Astro Maja co-produced by UO TeatruM and Teatar EXIT, produced concerts for Maja Posavec, and worked as an external associate on the Radio Voćarska program and RadioTeatar Night at Gavella.

A short fiction film about the exact moment when a sense of security within an intimately familiar world is irrevocably shattered. The film follows Vida’s inability to react immediately to what she has witnessed, alongside the space between realization and action that unexpectedly opens up after a completely ordinary evening. In this limbo, intimacy collides with a terrifying discovery, and what was once familiar and safe suddenly becomes a source of danger.

Miha Dragan is a Slovenian film director, screenwriter. His notable projects include the films Iz mesca v mesec (2022), Dušan (2023), Črepinje so za srečo (2024), and Nekje v samotni senčni dolini, koder sonce ne sije dolgo (2024), on which he worked as both director and screenwriter. He has also collaborated on several film projects as an assistant director, including Premalo vsega, Trnek, and Grobo tkane niti.

Matic Menegalija (Ljubljana 2002) found an interest in photography and film in high school. He is pursuing a master’s degree in Cinematography at AGRFT in Ljubljana. He has shot the short documentary film Dušan, the short fiction film Shards Are for Happiness (Krhotine su za sreću, ZFF 2024), and several music videos.

After crashing his car on a remote road in the middle of a forest, 30-year-old Matija regains consciousness, injured and disoriented. As emergency services arrive at the scene, he desperately insists that he was not alone in the car. His father, Anton, was travelling with him and is now missing somewhere in the woods. While paramedics treat Matija’s injuries and rescue workers search the surrounding forest, his anxiety grows, so he slips away and sets out to find his father.

Dinand Pačak is a student of Dramaturgy at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. As a dramatist and screenwriter, he has worked on student film and theatre projects. He is currently developing the short film Observing Sanja and writing a theatre play. In his future work, he is interested in exploring various possibilities of cinematic storytelling.

Ilhan Aljić is a student of Production and Management at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. As a producer and production assistant, he has worked on numerous student projects and graduation films. He gained experience working on sets for commercial projects, as well as on several short and feature films. For several years, he has been a contributor to the Sarajevo Film Festival.

Eighteen-year-old Din observes people from afar through his camera lens. After meeting Sanja, a girl he had previously photographed, his curiosity turns into an obsession. Eager to get closer to her, he begins following her life and looking for ways to become part of her world, until the boundary between observation and obsession starts to blur.

Nikola Skerlić (Belgrade, 2003) studied Czech Language and Literature at the Faculty of Philology and Digital Arts at the Faculty of Media and Communications. He is currently a third-year student of Film and TV Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade.

She was born in Kragujevac. She graduated from the Dr Miloje Milojević Music High School, majoring in trumpet performance. She is currently a third-year student of Film and Television Production at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (FDU) in Belgrade. She works in film production and project development.

In quiet Sombor, four teenagers running a small detective club face their first real case – the murder of a young girl. The investigation leads them into unfamiliar, darker parts of town and closer to the truth. When they discover that the parents of one of their own are involved in the murder, they realize that certain revelations carry far more serious consequences than they ever anticipated.

Vasilisa Rašović was born in Podgorica. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate studies in Film Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje. She also writes short stories and poetry, and her works have received awards and been published in Montenegrin literary anthologies.

Mina Miljanić was born in Nikšić and completed her primary and secondary education in Kotor. She graduated in Film Directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Cetinje, where she is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Film Directing. She also writes film criticism.

Simple-hearted Ljiljana (34) lives in Kolašin with her sickly, manipulative mother Bogdana (59). When she agrees to a date with ambulance driver Goran (39), her mother sabotages the evening under the guise of well-meaning advice, causing Ljiljana’s insecure behaviour during the night out to turn into vulgarity. Upon her return, her mother’s comfort traps her once again in a relationship where control is called love.

Marija Petreska is a film directing student at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Skopje. Her work explores socially engaged themes and psychological thrillers, with a focus on complex characters, human relationships, and the darker sides of everyday life.

Leonid Velkovski works in film, focusing on producing, directing, and screenwriting. He has directed and written several short films and taken part in student and independent film projects and workshops. He also writes about film and culture.

Peter enters a mysterious café where he can travel back in time once in his life, hoping to reunite with his late friend Vladimir, only to discover that while the past cannot be changed, a single encounter can change everything.

From a young age, Karin Vončina discovered a passion for creative media, with a particular focus on film and editing. Having successfully completed her studies in Photography at the high school in Sežana, she is continuing her education as a student at the School of Arts at the University of Nova Gorica.

Éva Júlia Boros is a writer and filmmaker with a background in media and film production. She has directed, scripted, and assisted in the creation of multiple short films, gaining experience in project coordination, scriptwriting, and social media promotion.

After Maja can’t reach her grandmother she quickly decides to see if she is okay. Their reunion is warm and familiar at first, but Maja soon begins to notice strange changes in her grandmother’s behavior. When her grandmother sets four plates on the table and mentions Maja’s deceased parents, Maja realizes that her grandmother no longer remembers their deaths. In a painful moment, Maja must tell her the truth she has forgotten.