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Conventions of Contracts, Στέφανος Μονδέλος – 26′ (Ελλάδα)
A former construction worker uncovers a conspiracy to cheat on public money by the use of photos taken on construction sites.
Revolving around construction companies, public works and artistic direction, this fictional short story is inspired by found photos.

A Move, Elahe Esmaili – 27′ (Ιράν)
Elahe returns to her hometown in Mashhad, Iran, to help her parents move to a new place after 40 years. Influenced by the Woman-Life-Freedom movement, she’s also hoping for a bigger move beyond just a new apartment.

Farewell: And suddenly memory began to remember, Άντα Πίτσου – 40′ (Ελλάδα)
The distinguished Greek psychοtherapist Toula Vlachoutsikou, now bedridden and suffering from dementia, when she begun to lose her memory, she started writing a book with stories about memory. Twenty years later, her daughter, who has taken over her care, is making a film based on these stories, as well as on interviews with people who knew her in person.
A film about dementia, care, trauma and the loving relationship between a mother and a daughter.

ΙΝΤΕ8Λ, Αρίσταρχος Παπαδανιήλ, Γιάννης Χλεμπάκος – 8′ (Ελλάδα)
Premiere nights and farewell screenings at the historic cine IDEAL. 102 years of continuous operation “suddenly fall silent”. A cinematic mystique with the music of Mimis Plessas, the great Greek film composer, who this year ideally touched the eternal (1924-2024).

Trash Walk, Ευριπίδης Καρύδης – 19′ (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο)
Trash Walk is a short documentary that follows Christina during Christmas. She is an art activist based in Glasgow who through street performances conveys her stance against consumerism. By adopting a hybrid approach of documentary modes (observational, expository) this film tries to explore the concepts of art activism (artivism) and street performance.

The life and work of Yanoulis Halepas, Ζήνα Παπαδοπούλου – 7′ (Ελλάδα)
Onassis Education presents an animated mini-biopic featuring the novel-like life and extraordinary work of the Greek sculptor Yanoulis Halepas.
Born on the island of Tinos in the mid-19th century, he met with massive acclaim at a young age, spent years in a psychiatric hospital, and was artistically reborn in the twilight of his life, a little before the outbreak of the Second World War. Thanks to their long history of marble cutting and carving, the Halepas family have left an indelible mark on the island, which is also home to a School of Fine Arts.

Make Love, Not Porn, Πέτρος Λουλές – (Ελλάδα)
Against the stereotypes of the “ideal” woman and the symbols of Pornography, the women in the works of Greek comic artist Stavros Kioutsioukis preserve their personality: they are the girls next door who try and get their rights in Happiness and Love.

Coming Soon, Λίζα Θεμελή – 16′ (Ελλάδα)
Cinemas go to heaven when they die. The short film «Coming Soon.» captures moments from the last days of the historic Ideal cinema, which was located for 102 years at Panepistimiou ave., number 46, in the center of Athens. The film is dedicated to all the cinemas that for one reason or another are destined to go to heaven.

New Star,an odyssey in the Art Film Cinemas., Θανάσης Παπαθανασίου – 25′ (Ελλάδα)
A brief biography of New Star a small independent Greek distribution company.

We Will Grow, Αρετή Παγουλάτου – 25′ (Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο)
Rhodes, as part of Greece, is usually seen as the idyllic tourist destination. As the effects of climate change intensify, the local inhabitants are forced to combat the ever-present wildfires with the limited resources available.
During the summer of 2023, Rhodes was ravaged by the worst wildfires in the island’s history, burning over 18,000 hectares of land. Homes and businesses were destroyed with families displaced to other parts of the island, exposing the lack of personnel and equipment available to reduce natural disasters in Greece. During the eleven days that the wildfires lasted , the residents of the island put their lives on hold to volunteer, organizing on a grassroots level to create an alternative support network.
We Will Grow, visits the island nine months after the wildfires. The film follows the activists that emerged during the disaster as they reflect on their experience and loss, and as they begin to put in place measures to prevent future wildfires. As the effects of the climate crisis are becoming progressively more evident, wildfires are becoming an environmental threat on a global scale. The island of Rhodes is a microcosm showing a community’s strength in the face of adversity and factors beyond their control.