INT 5
INT is Minimalen's international competition for short films from across the globe, excluding the Nordic countries. 36 of the world's best new short films have been selected and will be presented across six programs.
The directors will be introduced immediately after the screening, giving the audience an opportunity to ask questions.
The awards ceremony takes place on Saturday evening.
Jury

SVEN SCHWARZ
The Managing Director of Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg since 2010, where he also curates special programmes. Board member of the international Short Film Conference and part of the Hamburg-based collective A Wall Is a Screen, which presents short films in public spaces worldwide.

ANNA LIAN
Screenwriter based in Trondheim, primarily working with feature-length and short fiction. She teaches idea and script development at NTNU and has written short films that have won numerous awards nationally and internationally. Her short film Baby Blues had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2025.

KORNÉL SZILÁGYI
Avant-garde filmmaker working primarily with analogue techniques, best known for his long-standing collaboration with Nándor Hevesi under the names Igor & Ivan Buharov - shown at major international exhibitions and biennials. Szilágyi also directs sound works and documentaries, and is a member of the Berlinale Shorts Selection Committee.
Awards
Awards given by the Int jury
Other awards
Programme
Programme

THE DOG
Midnight Student wants to charm a special lady, but his physique fails to impress her. Eager to improve his situation, he goes to a miracle doctor. A comical mirror to our modern vanities, inspired by ancient Chinese erotic literature.

THROUGH THE WINDOW
They come to buy newspapers and cigarettes, to boast, complain or just chat. As many small and big stories pass through the kiosk window as there are people – funny and bitter ones, but always authentic.
b.friese@sfp.org.pl

ALI
In a coastal town, women are not allowed to sing. A teenager joins a singing competition for a chance to move to the city, while hiding his true voice.

EARTH COAL
In the countryside of yesteryear, in the mines and factories, these men of the past seem to share the same sorrows. Something seems to resonate within us today, maybe it's just an illusion, or maybe it's just the humbleness of everyday life.

CRAZY FOR YOU
In the Spanish countryside, sixteen-year-old Alma longs to be seen – especially by the great charmer José. Ignored by everyone, she finds unexpected support in a cow who stares intently at her, leading her towards something deeper and darker.

MERRIMUNDI
A cosmic Dada sing-along, where a twisted utopia unfolds as singing cherubs melt to the sound of decay. Crafted by a sentient machine from the future, it unveils its own version of paradise.

