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A dictator watching the live broadcast of a colleague’s downfall on the news, grooming seen through a child’s eyes, resistance to artificial intelligence the Indian way, and paintball with a naked artist as a possible therapy through contemporary art. The International Short Film Competition of the 32nd IFF Art Film (19 \u2013 25 June 2026 in Ko\u0161ice) traditionally brings together dozens of titles from around the world in six competition blocks. The Blue Angel for the best short film will once again be contested by the finest world fiction, documentary, animated and experimental shorts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Short film is an essential springboard for every filmmaking career; in the short form we discover the new names of emerging authors, and the short remains a space for experimentation and creative freedom. The short film competition traditionally offers a mix of the best of the past year, a selection from across the world \u2014 from India through Kazakhstan to Cuba and Canada. The films screen in six programme blocks.<\/p>\n

Slovakia in the competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Domestic cinematography will be represented by This Room Cannot Be Eaten (T\u00e1to izba sa ned\u00e1 zjes\u0165) by Em\u00edlia Ondria\u0161ov\u00e1 \u2014 an uncomfortably quiet drama about grooming that approaches its subject through the eyes of a child who names manipulation with the word love. It is precisely this silence that makes the film chilling.<\/p>\n

Screenings: part of Block II \u2014 20 June at 4:30 p.m. and 22 June at 10:30 a.m., Kulturpark JOJ Play. Introduction and discussion at both screenings: Em\u00edlia Ondria\u0161ov\u00e1 (director), Marianna Vadovi\u010dov\u00e1 (producer).<\/em><\/p>\n

Competition blocks<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six competition blocks at Kulturpark JOJ Play will bring a total of 36 short films from approximately 25 countries \u2014 from Canada, Brazil and Egypt through Iran, Kazakhstan and India to Europe. Each block has two screenings. Below is a selection of what will be on screen in each block.<\/p>\n

Block I \u2014 Escapes into New Lives<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 June at 1:30 p.m. and 21 June at 10:30 a.m. \u2014 introduction and discussion to The Cultural Front at both screenings: Jind\u0159ich Andr\u0161 (director).<\/em><\/p>\n

The first block deals with the theme of escapes \u2014 to other countries and inner worlds, the search for better places to live. It opens with the animated March Winter, the story of a married couple’s escape from Russia that falls apart on the road. It continues with the theme of refugees at the Polish border (Four Days of Mateusz Wilczek) and in the middle of Paris in the courier business (Silver Skin). The block’s main draw is the Czech drama The Cultural Front (Kulturn\u00ed fronta) by Jind\u0159ich Andr\u0161, devoted to doubts, life choices and the test of responsibility of a young person facing war in his home country \u2014 the director will come to Ko\u0161ice in person to introduce the film and meet the audience.<\/p>\n

Block II \u2014 Women’s Strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

20 June at 4:30 p.m. and 22 June at 10:30 a.m. \u2014 introduction and discussion to This Room Cannot Be Eaten at both screenings: Em\u00edlia Ondria\u0161ov\u00e1 (director), Marianna Vadovi\u010dov\u00e1 (producer).<\/em><\/p>\n

The second block resonates above all with stories of women learning to face threats, misunderstanding and fate. The Kazakh drama What Have You Done, Zarina? by Camila Sagyntkan tells of a teenage girl who, afraid of her family’s reaction, hides her secret and her decision. At the centre of the block stands the Slovak drama This Room Cannot Be Eaten by Em\u00edlia Ondria\u0161ov\u00e1, whose director, together with producer Marianna Vadovi\u010dov\u00e1, will introduce both screenings in person and meet the audience.<\/p>\n

Block III \u2014 The Fragility of Relationships<\/strong><\/p>\n

21 June at 1:30 p.m. and 23 June at 1:30 p.m. \u2014 introduction and discussion to Berlin, Europacity at the first screening: Leo Geisler (director).<\/em><\/p>\n

The third block explores the traditional theme of the fragility of human relationships amid colourful urban backdrops and in different storylines \u2014 romantic and family. A perfect example is the beautiful Rohmer-esque story No Skate! by Guil Sela, the French director previously presented at Art Film, about two volunteers falling in love in the middle of the crowded summer Olympics in Paris. The Croatian Peninsula by David Ga\u0161o is an observation of a seaside grove as a \u201esecret\u201c place for lovers’ rendezvous. The Australian The Mango Pit by Berni Jiang is a beautiful probe into the family situation of a father learning not only to accept his adolescent daughter’s leaving home, but also to express his own emotions.<\/p>\n

Block IV \u2014 Cracks in Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n

21 June at 4:30 p.m. and 24 June at 10:30 a.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

The fourth block focuses on the various cracks that mark or threaten our lives by chance. The first appears just after a traffic accident, before the police arrive, in the behaviour of those involved. The Canadian drama The Crack by Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leblanc is a reconstruction of a routine witness visit during a detective investigation that suddenly changes everything. The remaining films in the block (Nobody Knows the World, The Lake, God is Shy) also play with various forms of crime, the power of nature and the secrets of the universe.<\/p>\n

Block V \u2014 Shells and Comfort Zones<\/strong><\/p>\n

22 June at 1:30 p.m. and 24 June at 1:30 p.m.<\/em><\/p>\n

In the fifth block the characters of the films try on various protective shells, or \u2014 when those grow too tight \u2014 they peek out or even climb out (Challenges of the Loner). Most films are dominated by young heroes wrestling with their handicaps (Zizou, The Great Organ), supernatural abilities (Spectacle), or with their fears and weaknesses (Pale Sun). The block closes with a comedic story about Indian seniors facing the threats of artificial intelligence \u2014 We Were Here by Pranav Bhasin.<\/p>\n

Block VI \u2014 Ejaj<\/strong><\/p>\n

22 June at 4:30 p.m. and 25 June at 1:30 p.m. \u2014 introduction and discussion to Man in White at the first screening: Haman Foulad Vand (director).<\/em><\/p>\n

The sixth block addresses the media images and political regimes that constantly overwhelm, influence and seduce us. The block opens with the Swedish visual essay Death of the Fantastic Machine by Axel Danielson and Maximilien Van Aertryck \u2014 about the transformations of media (photography, film, internet) and our addiction to constantly producing and watching images that, under the influence of AI, begin to live their own stories. A positive example of working with AI is the critical essay 1Q89 by Romanian filmmaker Mihai Grecu about dictators around the world who, with the help of the media, can watch and even consider their own tragic ends. Equally compelling and critical is the use of this tool in Man in White by director Haman Foulad Vand, who \u2014 with the help of artificial intelligence \u2014 assembles an \u201eidentikit\u201c of one of the executioners of the Iranian Revolution of the 1970s.<\/p>\n

Jury<\/strong><\/p>\n

The short films will be judged by Maciej Gil, Polish film historian and operator of Krak\u00f3w arthouse cinemas, Mohammed Almughanni, Palestinian-Danish director (Son of the Streets, An Orange from Jaffa) whose films competed at Clermont-Ferrand and at IDFA, and Barbora Sliepkov\u00e1, Slovak documentary filmmaker whose debut Lines won the main award at Ji.hlava. The jury will award the main prize for the best short film.<\/p>\n

The full programme of the 32nd IFF Art Film and festival cinepasses are available at aff.cinepass.sk.<\/p>\n

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The 32nd IFF ART FILM is made possible thanks to the support of:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Main organizer: <\/strong>ART FILM FEST s.r.o.<\/p>\n

Co-organizers: <\/strong>Mesto Ko\u0161ice, K13 \u2013 Ko\u0161ick\u00e9 kult\u00farne centr\u00e1, Visit Ko\u0161ice, ART FILM FEST, n.o.<\/p>\n

With the financial support of: <\/strong>Audiovizu\u00e1lny fond<\/p>\n

The project was co-financed by the Ko\u0161ice Self-governing Region from the Terra Incognita program<\/p>\n

Main partners: <\/strong>CODES Brand House, H2O FUND SICAV<\/p>\n

Automotive partner: <\/strong>AUTO-VALAS<\/p>\n

Official hotel: <\/strong>Hotel Yasmin<\/p>\n

Main media partners: <\/strong>TV JOJ, Pravda, Eurotelev\u00edzia<\/p>\n

Sponsors: <\/strong>U. S. Steel Ko\u0161ice, ANTIK Telecom, Kino \u00dasmev, LOKO TRANS Media, CORE Labs, Technick\u00e1 univerzita v Ko\u0161iciach<\/p>\n

Technological partners: <\/strong>NOV, ZEBRA, Deutsche Telekom Systems Solutions Slovakia, DELTA OnLine, ARICOMA, Datacomp<\/p>\n

Official suppliers: <\/strong>DKC Veritas, PLOOM, DOMOS SLOVAKIA, Re\u0161taur\u00e1cia Contessa, Natura, Kinley, Budweiser Budvar, Julius Meinl<\/p>\n

Official wine: <\/strong>KubBo Select, Ostro\u017eovi\u010d<\/p>\n

Media partners: <\/strong>JOJ play, JOJ 24, Film Europe Media Company, R\u00e1dio KO\u0160ICE, Aktuality.sk, Forbes, Startitup.sk, Korz\u00e1r, Slovenka, SITA, TASR, Mediaboard, AHOJ TV, See & Go, BigMedia, Kino Sterio, Ko\u0161ice City Guide, Ko\u0161ice V Skratke, MOJAkultura.sk, \u010cesko-Slovensk\u00e1 filmov\u00e1 datab\u00e1ze \u2013 \u010cSFD, Filmsk.sk, diva.sk, koktejl.sk, zenskyweb.sk, Na\u0161e Ko\u0161ice<\/p>\n

Partners: <\/strong>JOJ Cinema, Jojko, Slovensk\u00fd filmov\u00fd \u00fastav, WITKOWITZ SLOVAKIA, DDDental, CK TUI ReiseCenter Slovensko, Taper, ECO Technologies, Aupark Shopping Center Ko\u0161ice, Dopravn\u00fd podnik mesta Ko\u0161ice, Letisko Ko\u0161ice, YumEarth, Rent2Eat, CPK Transport, iWish.sk, Kvety Garomi, Hair Factory Ko\u0161ice, Face up! Studio by Michaela Petroci, Panta Rhei, ARTFORUM, LOCAL NOMAD, V\u00fdchodoslovensk\u00e9 m\u00fazeum v Ko\u0161iciach, MIHYRING<\/p>\n

Gastronomic partners: <\/strong>Pub u Koh\u00fata, OhniskO Fire Dining & Brew Bar, MAIKO SUSHI, Kaviare\u0148 Sl\u00e1via, El Nacional, Taba\u010dka Kulturfabrik, Casa Trade \u2013 Casablanca cafe, La Hacienda, Red Velvet Cake Bar, Macarons Ko\u0161ice, Savour Patisserie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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