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Thanks for Accepting Me

Thanks for Accepting Me

A man and a woman in an e-love story with many surprises...

By NIKOS KOUROU

Archer and Little Bear

Archer and Little Bear

(This film is also available with FRENCH, ITALIAN, SPANISH, ENGLISH and GERMAN subtitles.) Archer, a methodical and scrupulous 12 year old boy, is working hard towards his archery badge. His younger sister Little Bear, 9 years old, looks up to her ol ...

By Chad Blevins

Synopsis: It�s a day of celebration in the street of the city and everybody are wearing mask and making noise. However a little girl discoverd things are not what they appear to be. Her only solution is to find her big sister in this crowd of fac ...

By Myriam L. Obin

The Oyster Effect

The Oyster Effect

Using as a starting point parts of archive footage shot by the anthropologist De Martino�s team whilst researching the phenomenon of Tarantism, �The Oyster Effect� develops into a collage of historical references as narrating voices over a visual jou ...

By Valentina Ferrandes

TRIBE

ALL VISUAL EFFECT MADE IN - CAMERA ,ON SET . Dream Nation is young organic street fashion brand showcasing organic fabrics , urban shapes and bold patterns. It' s part of a new fashion industry taking responsibility for our customer choices and comm ...

By Kuba Macierewicz

The Bartender

The Bartender is a short film presenting an episode from the life of Jacob. A man who had lost everything and took the path of redemption through vengeance. Mortally wounded, Jacob finds himself in a no way out situation and goes to a man who he ha ...

By Kuba Macierewicz

The Patient (?????????)

The Patient (?????????)

A mysterious midnight call completely changes the normal life of the old doctor Karapetrov, who has to go and examine his last patient...

By Kiril Todorov

Agony

Agony is a poet with a passionate and tortured soul. Delve into the mind of a true up-and-coming artist, unafraid to say whatever pops into his head. Even if it makes no sense. Meet AGONY.

By Marc Dickerson

The First Summer

The First Summer

Isabel and Miguel meet during a driving lesson. They start hanging out and end up spending the summer together. In Autumn, he travels to visit his family, while she stays and takes care of his dog. When he returns their love for each other will be te ...

Milk, No Sugar (Cu Lapte, Fara Zahar)

Milk, No Sugar (Cu Lapte, Fara Zahar)

In an attempt to come to terms with his life, Anton has one last shot at reconciliation with his thoughts and, therefore, with himself.

By Andrei Florescu

The Princess of Love O Love (La Princesse de Lamour Damour)

The Princess of Love O Love (La Princesse de Lamour Damour)

While reading her students a fairy tale, a teacher becomes so invested in the story that she begins to substitute its morals with her own.

By Arnaud Lalanne

The Broken Legacy

The Broken Legacy

While voluntarily testing a new drug at a research facility, a lost screenwriter recruits the help of an egotistical philosopher in order to attract the girl of his dreams

By Cynthia Bravo

K9

�We have to stay awake, otherwise we will die in asleep.� Someone told me that if you want to be a hero, be a champion, you have to stay awake as many as you can. Finally one day, I catch my national champion and world champion. I always stay awake a ...

By Behrouz Bagheri

The mysterious chilanga masked woman

The mysterious chilanga masked woman

The courtship of a boy in love becomes a surreal when in an everyday conversation, she teaches him how to dream.

By Jos� Cardoso

Persistence of Memory

Persistence of Memory

A man's inability to move on after the loss of a loved one takes him through the journey of the times they had together.

By Philip Giancola

The Cart (The Gaariwala)

The Cart (The Gaariwala)

This is the story of the indomitable dream of two young brothers, Habil and Kabil, and their car that has never been defeated. Their mother works at a rice mill despite severe illness, while father is a rickshaw-puller, who has been missing for 2 yea ...

By Ashraf Shishir

TAKAO DANCER

Takao Dancer, In this timeless portrait of love and friendship, directors Wen-Shing Ho and Ouchul Hwang tenderly observe the human condition. Their debut feature honors oriental aesthetics and demonstrates an acute musical sensitivity revolving aroun ...

By Wen-Shing Ho

The Serbian Lawyer

The Serbian Lawyer

Taking place over the 4 years of the Karadzic trial, the film follows Marko's journey from an idealistic young lawyer to a doubt-ridden veteran. As Marko comes face to face with people who have lost family and friends during the war, he can no longer ...

By Eva Schellenbeck

Il Bacio Azzurro -The Blue Kiss-

Il Bacio Azzurro -The Blue Kiss-

Francesco is 11 years old, lively and curious. On the surface things seem simple and positive: he lives alone with his mother, and enjoys school. But Francesco feels out of step with others, because of the still recent separation between his mother a ...

By Fortunato Campanile

The Proposal

Rich and handsome. Tall and stylish. Smart and charming. The Man with Everything... except a wife to grow old with. Because after years of dating, Scott Anderson knows that even the most Special Someone wouldn't be enough to fill the hole in his hear ...

By Simeon Lumgair

Reznedog

3 people, a sad life, a decision to make. A work about lonliness, detachment from reality, isolation.

By Gianrico Di Gennaro

Othon

Once a mark of glitter and success in the heart of Sao Paulo, OTHON Palace Hotel met its days of decay until it eventually closed in 2008. Four years later, the abandoned rooms behind closed doors were squattered by more than 800 people claiming the ...

By Guillaume Pazat

When I'm With You

When I'm With You

As she struggles to connect with her estranged homophobic brother and admit her true feelings for her gay best friend, artist Lea Costa sets out to unite them all as the family she never had.

By Adrienne Lovette

Frank Calls

Frank misses Kat stalking him so he decides to call on her. Kat eagerly awaits his arrival. Her ex-husband Bobby has other ideas. When Kat finally understands the game of desire Frank is playing she wins his affections. (Just under the surface the fi ...

By Guillermo Martin Sepulveda

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Cine Pobre is the 100%
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[ Call for Entries 2025 ]

NOTABLES
The Last Photo
The Model
Fourteen Days
La Descorrupcion
Yomigaeru To Live Again
Veni Etiam
The Servant
Young Syrian Lenses
Brazil is Not Copacabana
Forest of Copper Columns
About Killing The Pig
The Caramel Corn Riot
Fiona Humphrey: A Family Album

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