Slovenia — Countries — Talking Shorts

Animating the Naïve

Interview with Maida Srabović by Patrick Gamble

In a God-fearing village lying between two rivers, giving birth to a fačuk—an illegitimate child—is a mortal sin. Everyone in the village recoils from the young pregnant woman who is about to give birth at any moment. The animated Fačuk won the New Critics & New Audiences Award 2026.

Films On The Circuit

Common Pear

Regarding Facts and Feelings

Review by Alonso Aguilar

In a not-too-distant future ravaged by a climate crisis, a team of scientists analyses archival footage of farmers from the past. Common Pear’s world-building occurs through a meeting point between fictional imagination and cinematic artifice.

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Steakhouse

Words And Meat

Review by Chris Childs

This devious domestic animated drama from the acclaimed Špela Čadež seems enthusiastically committed to realist cinema.

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Sisters

Who Rule The World?

Review by Panos Kotzathanasis

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival’s Grand Prix eloquently highlights the filmmaker’s grudge against patriarchal, male-dominated societies. Rightfully so.