First Feature Competition

Filmmakers debut features, which give them the opportunity to bring their personal vision to the big screen. Bold ideas, personal stories and fresh film languages meet here for the first time. Only world and international premieres.

Black Slaughter

Black Slaughter

The search for a sacrificial lamb becomes a journey through identity, faith, and belonging with a touch of black humour.

Local title
Veretöö varjus
Title in Russian
Кровавое дело в тени
Director
Gigi Betito
Country
France, Israel
Exotic

Exotic

Sexy bodies, spinning poles and the courage to be exactly who you are!

Local title
Eksootika
Title in Russian
Экзотика
Director
Sonja Orlewicz-Zakrzewska
Country
Poland
Happy Ending

Happy Ending

They heal, dance, sing, drink, love, and film their lives in Tehran as an attack on Iran draws near.

Local title
Õnneliku lõpuga
Title in Russian
Счастливый конец
Director
Atena Mahmoudi
Country
Iran
In Starland

In Starland

A bold exploration of a middle aged man becoming involved with online influencers.

Local title
Tähtede maal
Title in Russian
В стране звёзд
Director
Ray Panthaki
Country
United Kingdom, USA
Lionheart

Lionheart

When a mob boss develops panic attacks, quitting the underworld becomes his deadliest assignment yet.

Local title
Lõvisüda
Title in Russian
Львиное сердце
Director
Nagieb Khaja
Country
Denmark
Oblivion

Oblivion

Maria enters her father’s life as a stranger, seeking traces of herself.

Local title
Kaduvik
Title in Russian
Исчезновение
Director
Danielius Minkevicius
Country
Lithuania
Princess

Princess

Every girl deserves to be a princess, even if she was born in the body of a boy.

Local title
Printsess
Title in Russian
Принцесса
Director
Christian Rojas
Country
Ecuador, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, Bolivia
Running Wild

Running Wild

She wanted a life of her own. What she got was a gun, a queer love triangle, and one shot at freedom.

Local title
Metsiku hooga
Title in Russian
С дикой силой
Director
Wang Yi-Ling
Country
Taiwan
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Local title
Staatus: tagasi lükatud
Title in Russian
Статус: отклонено
Director
Vahn Leinard Pascual
Country
Philippines
The Sweetness of Bitter Things

The Sweetness of Bitter Things

A forbidden love awakens a woman who has spent a lifetime living for others.

Local title
Kibeduse magusus
Title in Russian
Сладость горечи
Director
Andrey Volkashin
Country
North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Croatia
When She Hears the Bells

When She Hears the Bells

Golshifteh Farahani in a nerve-shredding thriller, as a woman who risks her life fighting against an untouchable elite.

Local title
Kabuli kellukesed
Title in Russian
Колокольчики Кабула
Director
Chabname Zariab
Country
France, Germany, Belgium
White as Salt

White as Salt

A modern-day Robin Hood defies a tyrannical system on a spectacular salt lake closed to locals.

Local title
Maa sool
Title in Russian
Соль земли
Director
Murat Eroğlu
Country
Türkiye