14th BBB Short Film Festival – Edgetales – Screenings Programme
The 14th edition of Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival travels this year to the city of Nikšić in Montenegro, from the 11th to the 14th of October, with the theme Edgetales. We feature a collection of short films – edgetales – encompassing a wide range of issues and topics often considered on the societal fringe, on “edges”, and represent diverse experiences from the Balkan region. Also, the non competition programme comprises of BBB Focus: Italy in cooperation with Villamare Film Festival, BBB Beyond and BBB&co: young creators – fresh ideas with Student films of Greece, Film School of Aristotle University.
11/10/2023 19:30 - 21:00 Competition #1: Not for Granted
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | Gabriel Camaj | Montenegro | 2022 | 23 min. |
| Gardens Petrified | Ali Cabbar | Turkey | 2022 | 20 min. |
| Mommies | Elvira Krithari, Maria Sidiropoulou | Greece | 2022 | 26 min. |
| Yesterday is what never was | Nikola Nikolic, Nikola Topalovic | Serbia | 2022 | 10 min. |
| Ante Nte | Ariadni Angeliki Thyfronitou Litou | Greece | 2021 | 10 min. |
11/10 21.15-22.45 Competition #2: Dis-wanted
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurică, a dog’s life | Mihai Dragolea | Romania | 2022 | 12 min. |
| Justis | Nikitas Sifonios, Aggelos Barai | Greece | 2023 | 7 min. |
| Cinda Real | Sara Božanić | Slovenia | 2022 | 17.5 min |
| I Don’t Care | Marinela Prifti | Albania | 2022 | 5 min. |
| The Parade | Michail Galanopoulos | Greece | 2022 | 24 min. |
| Istina (truth) | Tamara Denić | Germany | 2022-23 | 28.5 min. |
12/10 18.00-19.15 BBB Focus Italy - film selection by Villamare Film Festival
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goleador | Francesca Frigo | Italy | 2023 | 14 min. |
| Manco morto | Emma Cecala | Italy | 2023 | 15 min. |
| Caramelle | Matteo Panebarco | Italy | 2023 | 12 min. |
| Km9 | Filippo Valsecchi | Italy | 2023 | 12 min. |
| Life in Smoke | Gianluca Fratellini | Italy | 2010 | 7.5 min. |
12/10 19.30-20.45 Competition #3: Tradition Revisited
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupus in Fabula | Vuk Palibrk, Tanja Brzaković | Serbia | 2022 | 7 min. |
| Pink Mountain | Thomas Kunstler | Greece | 2022 | 8.5 min. |
| Voulolimna | Nefeli Papaioannou | Greece | 2022 | 18 min. |
| The Legend of Goldhorn | Lea Vucko | Slovenia | 2022 | 13.5 min. |
| Game, Interrupted | Ilayda Iseri | Turkey | 2023 | 15 min. |
12/10 21.00-22.30 Competition #4: Marked Bodies
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marta | Milorad Milatovic | Croatia | 2023 | 14.5 min. |
| Sigurt | Ben Gorani, Vlera Dani | Kosovo | 2022 | 5 min. |
| Cycle | Naz Caybaşı | Turkey | 2023 | 11 min. |
| Ribs | Farah Hasanbegović | Belgium, Portugal, Hungary | 2022 | 8 min. |
| 5PM Seaside | Valentin Stejskal | Greece | 2022 | 26 min. |
| Boca de Ferro | Matej Matijević | Croatia | 2022 | 20 min. |
13/10 18.15-19.30 BBB Beyond - International program
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Shoes | Dimitris Argyriou | Germany | 2022 | 3.5 min. |
| Fox Child | Jan Čapar | Germany | 2022 | 13 min. |
| Left the bicycle behind | Dóra Laky | Hungary | 2022 | 18.5 min |
| Spotless | Emma Branderhorst | 2022 | 15.5 min. | |
| The Sprayer | Farnoosh Abedi | Iran | 2022 | 9 min. |
| Ukrainians in Exile | Janek Ambros | Poland, Ukraine | 2022 | 5 min. |
13/10 19.45-21.15 BBB & Co: young creators - fresh ideas | Student films of Greece, Film School of Aristotle University
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussies | Despina Mavridou | Greece | 2022 | 29 min. |
| Trixes | Ioanna Digenaki | Greece | 2022 | 11 min. |
| Fotoevaisthisia | Melina Loukanidou | Greece | 2022 | 14 min. |
| Valia Calda | Ilias Avramidis | Greece | 2022 | 9 min. |
13/10 21.30-23.00 Competition #5: Archived Memory
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kome Ptice Lete | Ivan Petrović | Switzerland | 2022 | 20 min. |
| XX | Vasja Lebarič, Julij Zornik | Slovenia | 2022 | 11 min. |
| Lemons and oranges | Enxhi Noni | Albania | 2022 | 23 min. |
| Under The Walnut Tree | Begüm Aksoy, Deya Ar | Turkey | 2023 | 23 min. |
| The city that was not supposed to be on the map | Klodiana Millona, Diana Malaj, Elsa Paja | Albania | 2023 | 11 min. |
14/10 19.00-20.30 Competition #6: Contact-less
| TITLE | DIRECTED BY | COUNTRY | YEAR | RUNTIME |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dora | Ana Ćulum | Montenegro | 2023 | 12 min. |
| Together, Alone | Kasım Ördek | Turkey | 2022 | 20 min. |
| Grandma Mimi’s Christmas | Tsvetomir Nakov | Bulgaria | 2020 | 6.5 min. |
| I You He/She We You They | Sevin YAMAN | Turkey | 2023 | 4.5 min. |
| Sister | Dorentina Imeri | Kosovo | 2022 | 14 min. |
| Only The Devil Hates Water | Lidija Mojsovska | North Macedonia | 2022 | 17.5 min |