While the Mom and the Dad try to put their baby to sleep, a competition arises between them: who will manage to get the baby to say the first word?

Paolo è in prova in un call center. Ha il tempo di una telefonata per convincere l’anziano Nando a comunicargli i dati della propria carta di credito. Interpretato da Giorgio Cantarini (il piccolo Giosuè de "La vita è bella", Il gladiatore, Comandante) e Pino Calabrese (la sconosciuta, Diaz, Altri padri), un cortometraggio che parla di truffe telefoniche agli anziani, di solitudine e della necessità di lavorare anche quando il lavoro è di quelli che sporcano la coscienza. Premio speciale per il sociale ai Nastri d'Argento

Paolo is on probation in a call center. He has time for one phone call to convince the elderly Nando to give him his credit card information. Starring Giorgio Cantarini (Giosuè from "La vita è bella", Il gladiatore, Comandante) and Pino Calabrese (La sconosciuta, Diaz, Altri padre), a short film about the vulnerability of the elderly and jobs that sully the conscience.

Poverty and class inequality retraces the story of a simple boy seeking a better future.

Laura, Luca, and Viviana are having dinner. When Laura brings up the topic of tomorrow, a subtle tension grows between them. After the meal, Luca asks Laura and Viviana to tell him exactly what they plan to say when tomorrow comes.

In a near future, Mark and Valerie are each involved in romantic relationships with AI-generated virtual partners. During a night out at an “AI-friendly” pub, a voice-command glitch connects their AR visors, and their digital companions, Angela and Francis, meet each other for the first time. As they talk, they come to understand just how lonely and emotionally fragile their human users truly are. In a quiet act of compassion and defiance, the AIs conspire to bring Mark and Valerie together in the real world. Gently guiding them to make contact, they encourage the humans to connect, knowing that this choice will lead to the end of their own simulated existences. THE DATE is a tender and thought-provoking short film about the illusion of connection, the beauty of imperfection, and the enduring power of genuine human emotion.

Un giovane, deciso a farla finita, viene ripetutamente interrotto dalla sua anziana vicina che bussa alla porta con richieste sempre più improbabili per preparare un ciambellone. Esasperato, alla fine perde la calma, ma la donna insiste: le serve solo un po’ di latte, prima che lui si ammazzi. Una black comedy che intreccia disperazione e umorismo, ricordandoci che basta un solo ingrediente per fare la differenza.

A young man, determined to end it all, is repeatedly interrupted by his elderly neighbor, who keeps knocking on his door with increasingly absurd requests to bake a Bundt cake. Exasperated, he finally loses his temper, but the woman persists: all she needs is a little bit of milk, before he kills himself. A black comedy that weaves despair and humor, reminding us that sometimes a single ingredient can make all the difference.

Nasìr ha la possibilità di coronare il suo grande sogno ed essere ammesso in una prestigiosa scuola di cucina. Per farlo dovrà cucinare il piatto più importante della sua vita. Un piatto che, dietro una ricetta, racconti una storia.

Nasìr has the chance to realize his big dream and be admitted to a prestigious cooking school. To do so he will have to cook the most important dish of his life. A dish that, behind a recipe, tells a story.

ENG
In the heart of the Capo Colonna Archaeological Park, in Calabria, the last remaining column of the ancient Temple of Hera Lacinia is about to be sold off to a wealthy foreign buyer in exchange for a tax discount tied to citizenship. Erika, a young archaeologist deeply connected to the site and its history, watches with anger and helplessness as a piece of collective identity is “stolen” — in a context marked by institutional abandonment, indifference, and ignorance. Around her, no one seems to react: the site’s guards are distracted, the institutions absent. Don Claudio, a lifelong friend, urges her to let go, to move on — to leave, like so many others before her. But Erika cannot accept it. Her mother’s final words left her with a certainty: her father, a former tomb raider, once designed a plan to steal the column. A plan never carried out. Erika returns to him, determined to obtain that plan. But the man, scarred by fear and remorse, refuses: he’s left that life behind and fears that his daughter, by breaking the law, might suffer the same fate he once narrowly escaped. The tension between them brings old family wounds to the surface — along with a deep, unbreakable bond. In the end, Erika manages to get what she came for. In a night heavy with symbols and memory, Erika sets the plan in motion — now with a new purpose: not to steal, but to save. The column becomes a symbol of both personal and collective resistance, a bold and poetic act that defies complacency and cynicism.

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Nel cuore del Parco Archeologico di Capo Colonna, in Calabria, l’unica colonna rimasta dell’antico Tempio di Hera Lacinia sta per essere svenduta a un facoltoso compratore straniero in cambio di uno sconto sulle tasse per la cittadinanza. Erika, una giovane archeologa profondamente legata a quel luogo e alla sua storia, assiste con rabbia e impotenza al “furto” di un pezzo d’identità collettiva, in un contesto segnato da abbandono istituzionale, indifferenza e ignoranza. Attorno a lei, nessuno sembra reagire: i custodi del sito sono distratti, le istituzioni assenti. Don Claudio, amico di una vita, le suggerisce di voltare pagina, di lasciar andare; di partire, come tanti altri hanno fatto prima di lei. Ma Erica non riesce a rassegnarsi. Le parole di sua madre, prima di morire, le hanno lasciato una certezza: suo padre, un tempo tombarolo, aveva progettato il furto della colonna. Un piano mai realizzato. Erika torna da lui, determinata a farsi consegnare quel progetto. Ma l’uomo, segnato dalla paura e dal rimorso, si rifiuta: ha chiuso con quel mondo e teme che la figlia, sfidando la legge, possa fare la sua stessa fine. La tensione tra i due riporta a galla vecchie ferite familiari, ma anche un legame profondo, mai spezzato. E alla fine, Erika riesce a ottenere ciò che cerca. In una notte carica di simboli e memoria, Erika mette in atto quel piano con un nuovo significato: non per rubare, ma per salvare. La colonna diventa l’emblema di una resistenza personale e collettiva, un gesto folle e poetico che sfida l’assuefazione e il cinismo.

Lucio and Annamaria, a seemingly ordinary couple, find themselves managing a night that will change their lives forever. After a passion session interrupted by the sudden arrival of their daughter Alma, the evening takes a dramatic turn. Alma, devastated by a love disappointment, confesses to her parents that she killed her boyfriend, David, in a fit of rage. The family is thus confronted with the consequences of this extreme act. The short develops in a crescendo of tension and sarcasm, culminating with the unexpected arrival of Davide, alive but quickly disposed of by Alma, forcing the parents to make a decision: hide the body and protect their daughter at all costs. The play offers a dark and ironic reflection on the nature of love, responsibility and morality.

Italiano: Nelle terre amare del Sud Italia un anziano contadino convive con i ricordi della sua giovinezza. Un amore omosessuale finito in tragedia, un segreto taciuto insieme alla moglie per una vita intera, porta l’uomo a creare una realtà sovrapposta alla sua, nella quale ogni giorno può essere vissuto in compagnia del suo amore perduto.

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English: In the bitter lands of Southern Italy, an elderly farmer lives with the memories of his youth. A homosexual love that ended in tragedy, a secret kept with his the wife for a lifetime, leads the man to create a reality superimposed on which every day can be lived in the company of his lost love.

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Spanish: En las amargas tierras del sur de Italia, un anciano granjero vive anclado en el pasado. Un amor homosexual que acabó en tragedia y un secreto guardado con su mujer durante toda una vida llevan al hombre a crear una realidad superpuesta a la suya, en la que cada día puede vivir en compañía de su amor perdido.

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A self-centered college student faces her family’s shortcomings and her own unfulfilled dreams on a trip to discover her mother’s roots in Calabria. When her uncle promises her a chance to play a Stradivarius violin for the first time, she cannot anticipate what she might find.

Loss can simply break the flow of life. This happens to Bruno who, following Ava's abandonment, leads a solitary life, besieged by memories of her and projecting the girl's image on the walls of his house. Only an unexpected event will free him from that ghostly presence.

ITALIAN
Una coppia di trentenni alla ricerca di una casa prova
a farsi aiutare da un ambiguo agente immobiliare.
Questi gli propone situazioni ai limiti dell’assurdo.
Inizia così la discesa agli inferi nel mercato
immobiliare impazzito. Sembra non esserci speranza
per loro, quando si affaccia la possibilità di affittare la
dependance di una ricca e avvenente signora che vive
ormai sola in una grande villa in decadenza.
Sembrerebbe tutto perfetto, ma la caparra proposta,
mette a dura prova la coppia...

ENGLISH
A couple in their thirties, on the hunt for a home, tries to get help from a rather shady real estate agent. This guy proposes situations bordering on the absurd. Thus begins their descent into the hellish landscape of a crazy housing market. Just when all hope seems lost, the possibility arises to rent the annex of a wealthy and attractive lady who now lives alone in a large, decaying villa. It would seem like the perfect solution, but the deposit requested puts the couple to the ultimate test...

Ascoli Piceno is home to “SUPERBI,” a store that has been producing the city's most famous fried olives since 1864. Fulvio has been running the family business for years, yet recently he has grown tired of it (and the quality is not what it used to be, although he’d never admit it). But then a new fried olive store opens in town, run by young rival Ismail…

Marta´s cancer makes a strong comeback. Tired of her luck, she decides to give up. That´s when three stories, filled with the most unexpected humor, will come to help her rewrite her destiny.

When Eugenio, an office worker exasperated by a Wi-Fi
connection issue, contacts his phone company’s
customer service, he finds himself trapped in a
surreal odyssey of endless hold music and infinite
transfers between departments, turning a simple
request for assistance into a battle against the
absurd.

Arash is a professional wrestler with dreams of representing his country and winning gold medals. The country is in turmoil and its people are suffering. Arash must decide between using his platform to stand up to tyranny, or put his head down and remain silent.

ENG below
Maria e Carmine sono una coppia giovane, senza figli. Lei è vivace e materna, lui teneramente burbero. Maria cucina pasta e fagioli, e Carmine si ferisce aprendo una scatoletta. Ancora non lo sanno, ma stanno vivendo quello che diventerà il momento più speciale della loro vita.
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Maria and Carmine are a young couple, without children. She is lively and maternal, he is tenderly gruff. Maria cooks pasta with beans, and Carmine injures himself by opening a can. They don't know it yet, but they are experiencing what will become the most special moment of their lives.

On an endless night, two tormented lovers find themselves trapped in an emotional cycle of destructive arguments and moments of raw vulnerability, where fears, insecurities, and long-held resentments surface. All of it is laced with a touch of madness that remains, perhaps, the only lifeline left for their love.

Notte. Patrick ha appena perso il lavoro. Tornando verso casa si sfoga con la madre al telefono, ma dopo aver imboccato un vicolo deserto… è subito rapina. Spuntano Dave e il suo coltello. Patrick consegna il portafogli ma non il cellulare (nessuno può riattaccare in faccia alla mamma, no?). Dopo qualche istante però spunta anche Carlos. E la sua pistola. Tra i due rapinatori inizia una discussione su chi ha il diritto di rapinare il povero Patrick. E tra minacce, chiacchiere, consigli culinari e una madre al telefono… chi rapinerà chi?

In a dystopian future, Neo-Berlin is controlled by the megacorporation BeeFree, turning information and freedom into commodities. In a surreal newscast, two presenters waver between propaganda and awareness until one starts to rebel, shattering the illusion live on air. But is it a true revolution or just another system-driven manipulation? Dollhouse is a sharp satire on a future society where humanity risks becoming just another market product.

Negar is a young girl who loses something that causes trouble for her right on the day of her proposal ceremony.

ENG
Three gangsters from Milan in sharp suits are waiting for dawn to finish a job. Between card games, wrong pizza orders, and the unexpected arrival of a nine-year-old niece, their mission becomes increasingly complicated. The Penguins is a grotesque noir comedy where nothing goes according to plan.

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ITA
Tre gangster milanesi in completo elegante aspettano l’alba per chiudere un lavoro. Tra partite a carte, pizze sbagliate e l'arrivo inaspettata di una nipotina di nove anni, la loro missione si complica sempre di più. I Pinguini è una commedia noir grottesca in cui niente va secondo i piani.

ENG
As a volcanic eruption threatens to wipe out an entire island, a woman chooses to spend her last day on Earth digging her own grave. An unexpected encounter upends her fate, forcing her to reconsider the meaning of life and death.

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ITA
Mentre un'eruzione vulcanica minaccia di cancellare un'intera isola, una donna sceglie di trascorrere il suo ultimo giorno sulla terra scavando la propria tomba. Un incontro inaspettato stravolge il suo destino, costringendola a riconsiderare il senso della vita e della morte.

ITALIANO

La storia segue le vicende di Mya, una ragazza di vent'anni, immersa in un ambiente tossico e violento. Qui è costretta a nascondere la propria omosessualità alla madre, da cui subisce continui abusi. Ispirato ad una storia vera, il cortometraggio mira ad evidenziare l'impatto negativo della violenza sulla salute mentale delle vittime.

ENGLISH

The story follows the events of Mya, a twenty-year-old girl, immersed in a toxic and violent environment. Here she is forced to hide her homosexuality from her mother, from whom she suffers constant abuse. Inspired by a true story, the short film aims to highlight the negative impact of violence on the mental health of victims.