DAY 10 | Sunday, 19 April | The winning films

Marina, an 18-year old orphan, travels to Galicia (Spain) to meet her paternal grandparents and get their signatures which she needs to secure a scholarship. Amid unfamiliar relatives, old emotions, delicate moments, and hidden wounds re-surface, as she pieces together fragmented memories of the parents she barely knew.

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For the first time, Elon Musk Unveiled pulls back the curtain on Musk’s empire, as close confidants, whistleblowers, victims, and former high-ranking Tesla employees speak out. Their testimonies expose hidden data and buried defects in the race for self-driving cars, where unchecked ambition costs lives and challenges Big Tech’s most powerful titan.

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Snow and ice as far as the eye can see. Melt depicts the people who live in this world and the slow melting of the glaciers. Nikolaus Geyrhalter travels from the Alps to Antarctica, observing the landscapes and their inhabitants, documenting climate change in both work and everyday life.

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FAR FINTA CHE (20 min.)

In the late 19th Century, the world witnessed the birth of cinema. In the shadow of this event, lesser-known directors created masterpieces dismissed by critics, yet crucial to the future
of cinema.

NON C'È CASA IN PARADISO (68 min.)

In Bolzano, a permanent job is no longer enough to secure a home. Entire families are living in Caritas accommodation, some sleeping in tents. In Alto Garda, tourism workers are being evicted to make way for holidaymakers. Local associations are helping the most vulnerable and organizing anti-eviction pickets, demonstrating the human side of the housing crisis.

17-year-old Sara is on a school trip and is hiding a secret from those around her. When things get out of hand on the trip and Sara witnesses the sexual assault of her friend Lina, the two young women try to break out of the cycle of violence. This binds them together in an irrevocable pact.

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For 30 years, doctor Loran Bonnardot has visited Tristan da Cunha, the world’s remotest island. Now 50, he wants to stay permanently. As the island council and his friend Martin weigh in, Loran faces his lifelong search for solitude. Tristan Forever explores the sense of belonging between documentary, fiction, and dreams.

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Set in Sangerhausen, four episodes follow a waitress and cleaner, an Iranian filmmaker, and a tour guide. Small events, chance encounters, and poetic details unfold, blending Marxist themes with beauty and lightness. Love, ghosts, and subtle solidarity shape these intimate and quietly lyrical stories.

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Blues musician Al Cook lives in an apartment filled with memories. Outside, the world carries on without him. But when his home is slated for demolition, out of the ruins of his existence, a long-forgotten dream suddenly resurfaces.

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