PIFF SELECTIONS
2026
FRIDAY
June 26 / 20:45
A Young Sofiane (France)
Director: Fabien Ara
fiction / drama
On July 1, 2005, Zoléra received a call in the middle of the night—her son Sofiane had been in a scooter accident. The doctors informed her that he had collided with an ambulance and did not survive. Sofiane's blood type, "A-," indicated that he was intoxicated. The young delinquent caused the accident, and the firefighters were not at fault. However, a doubt remains: Sofiane's blood type was actually "A+."
One Last Time (Lebanon)
Director: Karim El Rahbani
fiction / drama
Toufic, a widower in his ‘80s, answers the phone to be told of yet another friend who has died. He is lost in mournful contemplation when a beautiful woman mistakenly knocks on his door with a parcel, awakening something long dormant inside of him. He consults with his young friend who introduces him to a dating application. Toufic is primed to swipe right on every pretty young face, but the absurdity of real life intervenes
This is not a running joke (Belgium)
Director: Xavier Diskeuve
mockumentary / comedy
Jean-Louis is stressed by the jogging or running madness which is infecting his neighborhood, his colleagues and even his close friends. How long will his family life last ?
Diciembre (Spain)
Director: Diego Poncelet
documentary
Ever since Diciembre rode his skateboard down a Medellín highway, a question has been heard again and again: what kind of person would do this? Through a trip to Mallorca, this short film explores a philosophy centred on what he calls his madness.
The trailer (France)
Director: Didier Noun
fiction / comedy
There are beings gifted with supra-normal abilities, geniuses who possess, among other things, the ability to assume any identity. Here are their stories.
Remy in Cyprus (Cyprus)
Director: Christina Hadjizachariou
documentary
Remy is not from Cyprus. Remy cleans. Remy sings. She has five kids to raise on her own back in the Philippines. In Cyprus, she has spent a lifetime that she wishes had been different.
Dustsceawung (Brazil)
Director: Mateus Lana
fiction / sci-fi, dramedy
A heartbroken writer wants to publish his book, but the manuscript is rejected by the publisher and shredded by his robot vacuum into new poems, dedicated to the household Alexa. Fascinated, the writer feeds the new author the classics, triggering a surreal clash between authorship, love, and cleaning.
SATURDAY
June 27 / 20:45
Practical Italian Grammar (Germany / Colombia / Cuba)
Director: Daniel Cortés
student film / documentary
Miguel and his family are preparing to emigrate from Cuba to Italy where part of his family is already living. While they wait, they begin to take the first step in the life of every migrant: learning the language of the country they want to go to.
Faustino (Spain)
Director: German Mairen
fiction / comedy
Faustino, a 70-year-old retiree, visits his bank daily. But today is closing day, and Ramón, the branch manager, wants no distractions. To speed things up, he brings Faustino into his office—unaware that he didn’t come just to handle paperwork, and that this day will be unforgettable.
Irrelevant (Spain)
Director: Joel Munu
fiction / comedy
Julián Expósito's life lacks the extraordinary. The days go by with indifference, submerged in apathy, and nothing is a stimulus any more, not even this short film.
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Nikos' Long Walk (Cyprus)
Director: Andreas Sheittanis
fiction / comedy / action / drama
Two men embark on a journey to reach the top of a mountain and shout in frustration.
Ne Me Quitte Pas (Spain)
Director: Karim Huu Do
fiction / historical drama
1962. Matthias, a former soldier stationed in the Belgian Congo, goes into exile on an island in the Mediterranean Sea with his beloved Awa, a young Congolese woman he met during his deployment in Africa. Awa dreams of a better life, a life free from persecution. Matthias hopes to escape his past and, maybe, build a future.
Dear Tehran (Germany / Cyprus)
Director: Johannes Tschepe
fiction / drama
A young Iranian man writes a letter to his parents about his new life in Europe his job, his friends, the woman he loves but something is off.
The Coma (Russia)
Director: Marina Smirnova
student film / fiction / comedy
A mother is determined to marry off her 30-year-old daughter, but the daughter has frozen her eggs and is planning to go on a journey. Convinced time is running out, the mother sets out to urgently find a father for her future grandchildren — and in pursuit of this goal, she is even willing to commit crimes.
Thanassis (Greece)
Director: Lydia Kolivinou
student film / documentary
The documentary aspires to work as a window into Thanasis' life that faces not only internal battles of schizophrenia, but also the external challenges posed by social prejudice.
Early came the stories (Spain)
Director: Jaume Carrió
documentary
Recent natural disasters have had an emotional impact on filmmaker Jaume Carrió, who reflects on loss in this essay that analyzes society's way of capturing memories.
SUNDAY
June 28 / 20:45
The Last Khorumi (Georgia)
Director: Ani Jgenti
documentary
A legendary Georgian choreographer stages his final Khorumi, where movement turns into memory.
Disturbia (Bulgaria)
Director: Mira Yankova
animation
Before our very eyes a strange human-bird hybrid undergoes constant transformation to cope with the omnipresent tensions of economical, ideological, military, and climatic threats.
The exchange (Spain)
Director: Amaia Yoldi
fiction / drama / LGBTQ
Antonio and Inés are two complete strangers who arrange a meeting through a second-hand app. Inés wants to sell something she no longer tolerates; Antonio wants to try it. When they meet, an odd sense of mutual understanding emerges between them. However, what we do privately is not always something we want to acknowledge.
Second Skin (Cyprus)
Director: Andreas Neokleous
student film / documentary
An old cassette player and a silent Super 8 camera spark a personal cinematic journey of identity, memory, and the relationship between a grandson and his grandfather. On this journey, the silence of objects is transformed into speaking memory, and film is revealed as the material body of time that remembers.
Ya Hanouni (France)
Directors: Lyna Tadount & Sofian Chouaib
fiction / drama
While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?
The Champ (Albania)
Director: Emir Keta
fiction / drama
In a deserted city, former swimming champion Rudi lives with his daughter Ana. Rudi teaches Ana to swim, but she misunderstands his intent, dreaming of her own swimming success. One night, the truth comes to light.
January 5th (Greece)
Director: Yiannis Papazachariou
fiction / drama
The chronic suffering of a troubled son, culminates in a single long shot, as he finds his sick father unconscious and surrounded by medication.
The Stop (Russia)
Director: Mariia Bolshova
fiction / dark comedy
Night city. A bus stop. A drunk man is dozing off. A girl comes there. He asks her for help—to pour cognac into his mouth. He can’t do it himself; his hands are occupied with a grenade without a pin, which ended up with him by accident. The girl calls the police. While waiting for help, a conversation unfolds between them.
Dreams Want Freedom (Turkiye)
Director: Uluç Orhan Durmaçalış
fiction / drama
Bekir, a curious and highly imaginative seven-year-old, is a first-grade student in elementary school. At school, his teacher Orhan assigns a daily one-page homework to help develop the students’ writing skills. While the other children simply write about their day, Bekir — filled with dreams of becoming a police officer...