Creatives: Debut Films

In this Hollywood-style mother-daughter road trip east, the two try to get closer to their dream.

Three Viennese teenagers in hijabs twerking and singing a pop song. A video of it makes them famous overnight, especially among Kurdish Muslims.

Two young slackers from the Paris suburbs, find a mysterious object on a construction site - ancient talisman or relic of a vanished civilization?

Following the death of her younger brother during a police intervention, Malika embarks on a legal battle to ensure a trial takes place.

Masked as a masterful blend of realism and horror, this movie explores the consequences of childhood trauma in a profound way.

A simple worker gets caught up in the maelstrom of real estate sharks, evictions and clan crime, where humanity often gives way to greed.

When a mother and her daughter take a vacation at the Baltic Sea, it quickly turns into a journey into the past that opens up old wounds.

The Ukranian grandson of filmmaker Leonid Burlaka draws a rich picture of Soviet history with archive footage of his grandfather.

With destabilising gentleness, Mo Harawe recounts the last hours of the terrorist Farah before his execution.

Gerhard goes all in: He leaves his previous life behind for the Thai girl Amy. Romance and thriller begin to intertwine.

Before the war, one of Kyiv's hottest subject was one of Trump’s cronies turning a masterpiece concert hall into a shopping mall.

Lee and Jasmin's lesbian idyll on the outskirts of Salzburg starts to crack when they give documentary filmmaker Amira a glimpse into their lives.

"Don’t become like my father" - a credo that will drive Alex, a man on the run from himself, to the edge of reason.

In the vast emptiness of the Patagonian steppe, 13-year-old Mora embarks on a journey with an old, indigenous Mapuche gaucho.

While Wissam fights for his love, political tensions rise and the Israeli army invades Lebanon.

Somewhere in the Monchique mountains of Portugal, the Fridayhappiness Associação balances sustainable living with their economic lifeline.

A poignant tale of lost innocence, young Dib navigates the tumultuous landscape of 1950s Damascus following his father's death.

The tragic story of an artist who was torn between passion and obsession and died under mysterious circumstances.

A parasitic fungus infects humanity. It triggers visions and also enables communication with the dead.

In the heart of Berlin, a GDR ruin is given a new lease on life and becomes a center for art, culture and community.

Three solo entertainers share a passion for entertaining. For them, it is not just a profession, but a vocation to which they subordinate everything.

The German realities of the 80s, spontaneously captured with sarcastic wit and occasionally parodied to the point of absurdity.

A film in episodes based on the trend blog "Notes of Berlin" that sheds light on the urban madness of everyday life.

A feverish Schlingensief documentary by Bettina Böhler, a renowned editor, portraying this exceptional artist in his full range.