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WOLVES
Written & Directed by: Jonas Ulrich
Cast: Bartosz Bielenia (Corpus Christi, Primę Time, Scarborn), Selma Kopp, Fabian Künzli, Judith Hofmann, Thomas Ott
Produced by: Nicole Ulrich, Jonas Ulrich, Philipp Ritler
Production Company: Dynamic Frame GmbH
Tallinn Black Nights Works in Progress Special Mention Award
Connecting Cottbus cocoWIP Selection
Synopsis:
LUANA (23) works at a daycare and lives with her mother, longing to escape her sheltered life. When her cousin DOMI (27) invites her to his black-metal band WLVS’s rehearsal, she’s drawn to the music—and to the enigmatic new Polish singer, WIKTOR (31). Intimidated but intrigued, Luana impulsively joins the band on tour, facing tough conditions and proving herself through her work on social media and merchandising. In the heart of the underground music scene, Luana’s relationship with Wiktor leads to a turbulent journey of discovery, blurring the line between freedom and fanaticism.
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Genre: Drama | Release Year: 2025 | Country: Switzerland | Language: English, Swiss German | Status: Post-Production | Delivery: Q3-2025
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PIXIE
Written & Directed by: Krzysztof Komander
Cast: Amelia Golda, Maksymilian Zieliński, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Anna Smołowik, Agata Turkot, Wojciech Solarz, Borys Szyc
Produced by: Dagmara Piasecka
Production Company: Green Rat Production
Synopsis:
Hania, an eleven-year-old girl, who believes in pixies, becomes the object of ridicule. In order to save the fantasy world she created with her recently deceased mother, she must prove to everyone that the fairy-tale creatures really exist. Together with Michał, a school outsider, they meet Sindri, a pixie living in the nearby forest, who promises to help them. An adventure full of twists and turns begins, during which Hania learns the power of friendship, the negative effects of lies, and finally comes to terms with the loss of her mother.
Genre: Family, Adventure | Release Year: 2025 | Country: Poland, Czech Rep | Language: Polish | Duration: 99 min
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MIKI
Directed by: Jakub Kroner
Written by: Miro Šifra
Cast: Milan Ondrik, Gregor Hološka, Michal Kubovčik, Anna Javorková, Rebeka
Poláková, Dušan Cinkota, Martin Nahálka, Petra Vajdová, Ivan Vojtek, Juraj Loj
Produced by: Zuzana Mistríková, Radovan Gerek, David Blümel
Production Company: PubRes (SK), Regia Civitas Productions (SK), Europeana Production (CZ)
Synopsis:
MIKI is the story of a man who returns from abroad to his native village, to a country that is changing rapidly and where new great opportunities are opening up, including in the field of organized crime. Miki, originally a bus driver, gradually discovers and activates the abilities within himself to build one of the largest and most feared mafia groups in the country.
THE BOX OFFICE SMASH HIT FROM SLOVAKIA
Released as two feature films in its domestic territory
MIKI - 3rd Highest Grossing Film in the modern era of Slovak cinema
CERNAK - Highest Grossing film in the modern era of Slovak cinema
4 part mini-series available for international delivery
Genre: Crime, Thriller | Release Year: 2025 | Country: Slovakia | Language: Slovak | Formats: 4 x 50min
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THE GREENEST GRASS
Directed by: Kim Sundbeck
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Vilhelm Blomgren, Anna Asp, Cedomir Glisovic
Sasja has been unfaithful and fears that his partner, Olivia, will never forgive him. In an attempt to balance the guilt, he arranges for her to be unfaithful too, hoping they will then be able to forgive each other. But things don’t go quite as planned.
Delivery: Q1-2026 | Country: Sweden | Language: Swedish
FIGHTER
Directed by: Irasj Asanti
Genre: Drama
Cast: Sofia Tjelta, Maja Christiansen, Deniz Kaya
In the underground MMA scene of Oslom a fearless young fighter risks it all - her family’s expectations, her future, and a forbidden love.
Delivery: Q1-2026 | Country: Norway | Language: Norwegian, Kurdish
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DREAMERS
Written & Directed by: Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor (Screen International Star of Tomorrow, BAFTA Breakthrough)
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ronke Adékoluejo (Alex Rider, Chevalier, Rain Dogs), Ann Akinjirin (I May Destroy You, Moon Knight), Diana Yekinni, Aiysha Hart, Harriet Webb
Produced by: Emily Morgan (I Am Not a Witch, Supernova)
Production Company: Quiddity Films
Financed by: BBC Film, Newen Connect, Finite Films and OnSight
Synopsis:
Dreamers is a love story set in the most unlikely of places, a removal centre. We follow Isio, who is caught working without papers, trapped inside Hatchworth, where she learns that finding love, friendship and freedom sometimes means doing the wrong things. It is a story about one woman's epic journey to finding herself and her power guided by love.
Genre: Drama | Release Year: 2025 | Country: United Kingdom | Language: English | Duration: 78min
PUNCHING THE WORLD
Original Title: Mit Der Faust in Die Welt Schlagen
Directed by: Constanze Klaue
Cast: Anton Franke, Camille Moltzen, Anja Schneider, Christian Näthe, Sammy Scheuritzel, Johannes Scheidweiler
Written by: Constanze Klaue
Produced by: Alexander Wadouh, Gabriele Simon, Roxana Richters, Martin Heisler
Production Companies: Flare Film & Chromosom Film
Synopsis:
“Punching the world” is the adaptation of the highly acclaimed novel by Lukas Rietzschel.
Philipp and Tobias grow up in the province of Saxony. Their childhood is marked by a lack of prospects in an otherwise vast landscape. Years later, when their hometown is to take in refugees, the situation escalates. While one brother withdraws into himself, the other seeks an outlet for his rage. And finds it.
Genre: Drama | Release Year: 2025 | Country: Germany | Language: German | Duration: 110min
ORENDA
Directed by: Pirjo Honkasalo
Cast: Alma Pöysti (Fallen Leaves), Pirkko Saisio, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Luca Leino
Written by: Pirkko Saisio
Produced by: Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
Production Company: Bufo
Co-Production Companies: All Film (Estonia), Plattform Produktion (Sweden)
Synopsis:
Orenda means an invisible force, a life spirit that inhabits everything living and lifeless: people, wind, birds, rabbits, stone. The one who serves Orenda and sings to it may receive its power. Exploring the themes of guilt and grace, the destinies of two women intertwine into a tense emotional thriller set on a remote island. The new film by highly established director Pirjo Honkasalo stars a recent Golden Globe nominee Alma Pöysti and Pirkko Saisio.
“Alma Pöysti and Pirkko Saisio do a brilliant job, where thought and rhythm are present with pinpoint accuracy. Their intense presence is a pleasure to watch”
OMO, Savon Sanomat
★★★★★
Genre: Drama | Release Year: 2025 | Country: Finland | Language: Finnish | Duration: 117min
ELLIS PARK
Directed by: Justin Kurzel (The Order, True History of the Kelly Gang, The Snowtown Murders, Nitram)
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Warren Ellis, Justin Kurzel
Written by: Justin Kurzel and Nick Fenton
Produced by: Nick Batzias, Charlotte Wheaton
Production Company: GoodThing Productions
Synopsis:
A key member of iconic bands The Dirty Three and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis has cut a brilliant and unorthodox figure in music for over three decades. Far from the international concert halls in which he has plied his craft lies a very different passion project: a wildlife sanctuary in the forests of Sumatra. Co-founded by Ellis and spearheaded by the indomitable Femke den Haas, whose dedicated team of conservationists rescues trafficked and mistreated animals and then devotes years to nursing them back to health.
This fly-on-the-wall documentary offers both a deeply personal insight into one artist’s life through the act of creating and an inspiring reminder of how much can be achieved when working together.
“Justin Kurzel’s film about the Bad Seeds and Dirty Three musician, and the animal sanctuary he founded in Indonesia with activist Femke den Haas, is richly cinematic”
“Hats off to editor Nick Fenton for crafting wonderfully intuitive rhythms.”
Luke Buckmaster - The Guardian
★★★★
”a vital, heartbreaking story”
”It's a profoundly moving film of an artist looking at another and uncovering the person behind the act”
Joonatan Itkonen - Toisto.net
★★★★★
Genre: Documentary | Release Year: 2024 | Country: Australia | Language: English | Duration: 105min
LONG GOOD THURSDAY
Original Title: Mielensäpahoittajan rakkaustarina
Directed by: Mika Kaurismäki
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Cast: Heikki Kinnunen, Jaana Saarinen, Iikka Forss, Ville Tiihonen, Silu Seppälä, Ona Huczkowski, Pertti Sveholm
Written by: Sami Keski-Vähälä
Produced by: Jukka Helle, Markus Selin, Hanna Virolainen
Production Company: Solar Films Inc.
Synopsis:
While shopping for groceries, the old man is pulled out of his grumpiness by an irresistibly attractive scent - a mixture of chainsaw oil, pine bark and sawdust. The scent belongs to the free spirit of Saimi. Drawn to her, The Grump is struggling to believe that, in his heart, he could ever feel like a young boy again. He can’t help but admit that he enjoys Saimi’s company. The words, gaze and touch of another person awaken long-lost feelings and shed light on the loneliness of a long-term widower.
His sons are skeptical, even jealous of their father, and don’t trust Saimi’s intentions. Who knows, maybe she’s after his inheritance? Family meetings, misunderstandings, swimming in the moonlight and sleepless nights show that the power of love can pierce through even the oldest of flannel shirts.
Genre: Romantic Comedy | Release Year: 2024 | Country: Finland | Language: Finnish | Duration: 97min
KONTRA
Directed by: Jonas Risvig
Cast: Andrea Ølbye Hjejle, Anna Lehrmann, Safina Coster-Waldau
Written by: Jonas Risvig
Produced by: Jasmine Hermann Naghizadeh
Production Company: Nimbus
Synopsis:
The extrovert, yet slightly naive FANNY (18) has just relocated to a new high school and is struggling to navigate the social hierarchy where status and likeability seems to be measured only by cute outfits, going to the right parties, and having enough followers. Fanny desperately tries to find acceptance but after a humiliating night, she decides to join forces with LILJA (18), the class’s unapproachable, yet confident outsider. The encounter with Lilja turns Fanny’s world upside down, marking the beginning of a whirlwind friendship journey between the two.
With a defiant attitude and without looking back, the girls venture out of their high school microcosm and embarks on a fast-paced journey. But climbing the social ladder requires sacrifices, and the girls struggle to not lose themselves in the process.
Genre: Drama | Release Year: 2024 | Country: Denmark | Language: Danish | Duration: 104min
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