A boy turns on an old camcorder. He points it at his grieving relatives and starts recording their reactions. He is promptly scolded, so he turns off the camcorder. A memory stored in an object: this is how the 2025 short film “Journey of a Mattress” begins. One of the most striking aspects of “Пътешествието […]
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The Legend of Goldhorn (animation) be Lea Vucko (Slovenia) is a stunning re-imagining of a classic Slovenian tale with a timeless message which serves as a reminder for both the older and the younger generation that the selfish destruction of nature and the environment will bring about our own end. The story takes place in […]
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Delving into the stories of the Competition Programme of the 14th edition of Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival “Edgetales” The 14th edition of the BBB Short Film Festival featured a competition programme of thirty-three short films which all fell under the umbrella of this year’s theme: ‘Edgetales’, prioritising diverse and inclusive stories, so desperately […]
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Film is the only medium that transcends distance and national boundaries, making it possible to connect the world from an open visual perspective. In its 13th edition, “Balkans Beyond Borders” exhibits a magnificent connection between Greece, North Macedonia, and Kosovo. The three pillars of mysticism, nature, and human complexity are combined into one and offer […]
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The 13 th Balkans Beyond Borders Short Film Festival Competition programme comprises in its final 2022 category, DIARY, five peculiar journal entries written with light. You will find some are in Greek, English and Lebanese, other in Albanian, Russian, Gagauz, Serbian or Montenegrin, but, like the spine of a book, the language of memory and […]
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In my viewpoint, to embark on a rescue mission attempt of a desperately disparate “you” in “work duty” means to know yourself well enough outside of your professional life to be able to recognize and answer your own call for help. Should expressing the need for support only look like staring in the mirror at […]
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