LA CINEF - PROGRAMME 3
La Cinef selection 2025 : Programme 3
La Cinef has selected 13 live-action and 3 animated films from among the 2,700 submitted by film schools all over the world.
Three short films coming from schools invited for the first time: Escola das Artes – UCP (Portugal), Super16 (Denmark) and the Estonian Academy of Arts. Estonia is also taking part for the very first time.
The Short Films & La Cinef Jury will hand over the prizes at a ceremony preceding the screening of the awarded films on Thursday, May 22, in the Buñuel Theatre.
Films screened as part of Programme 3
Wednesday, May 21 – 14:30pm – Buñuel Theatre
12 MOMENTS BEFORE THE FLAG-RAISING CEREMONY
Qu Zhizheng
Beijing Film Academy – China – 16′
In the city of Beijing, a middle school is about to hold a flag-raising ceremony. However, the flag-bearer, Feng Xiao, is increasingly overwhelmed by the desire to withdraw. Unfortunately, this is not a gentle winter…
A DOLL MADE UP OF CLAY
Kokob Gebrehaweria Tesfay
Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute – India – 24′
After selling his father’s land to chase a football career in India, a Nigerian footballer suffers a devastating injury that ends his dreams. Lost and desperate, he seeks escape through the healing power of his ancestral rituals.
FURSECURI SI LAPTE (MILK AND COOKIES)
Andrei Tache-Codreanu
UNATC “I. L. Caragiale” – Romania – 21′
On Christmas Eve, Sebi finds a text message on his father’s phone and reads it out loud.
LE CONTINENT SOMNAMBULE (THE LAND OF SLUMBER)
Jules Vésigot-Wahl
La Fémis – France – 26′
Ivan, a railroader in a train without passengers, crosses a sleepy land. His solitary life changes when he meets Lyudmila: a sleepwalker who waits tirelessly for her son’s return.
