Screening | Films in Competition

Watch the nominated films and vote for your favorite!

This year’s jury is made up of filmmaker Aline Helmcke, Belgian poet Michaël Vandebril and curator and producer Nadya Svirskaia. The jurors will award €1,200 each to the winners in the “Best Animation” and “Best Video” categories. At the awards ceremony, the audience will get the chance to award their favourite film with 250 euros.

NOMINATED »BEST ANIMATION«

das kleine gelbe quadrat (DE)
Animation: Philipp Seefeldt | Text: Eugen Gomringer

Contradiction of Emptiness (DE)
Animation & Text: Irina Rubina

Goddamit / faen i helvete (NOR)
Animation: Kristian Pedersen | Text: Jan Erik Vold

Sollbruchstelle (DE)
Animation & Text: Nina-Sophie Raach

Dear you (BUL)
Animation & Text: Tanya Bozhinova

Sie Puppt mit Puppen (AT)
Animation: Karin Fissthaler | Text: Kurt Schwitters

NOMINATED »BEST VIDEO«

 JAH! / YES! (EST)
Direction: Madli Lääne | Text: Joonas Veelmaa

Cycle of Pain (DE)
Direction: Julia Brumm | Text: Maren Rothkegel

Jakarta 2025 (IND)
Direction: Jeremy Flohr | Text: Robin Block

Februarsturm (DE)
Direction: Camil „Calimaat“ Bahtijarević, Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç, Tayfun Guttstadt | Text: Ozan Zakariya Keskinkılıç

Naval Ode (POR)
Direction: Fu Le | Text: Fernando Pessoa

Midnight, the Zero Hour (TAW)
Direction & Text: Ye Mimi

Pony Pracht | Live Performance (Leipzig)

Pony Pracht is the richly layered solo project of Leipzig-based singer and multimedia artist Lisa Luise Zwinzscher, whose roots in jazz singing bring a distinctive depth to her music. At its heart lies her captivating voice—precise, vulnerable, bold, and achingly human—anchoring a hybrid soundscape that weaves together avant-garde pop, dreamtronica, and cloudpop. Her music feels like it emerges from a world beyond the screen, reflecting the aesthetics and ethos of a post-digital generation.

Central to Pony Pracht’s work is the transformative use of her voice, which becomes the foundation of a sonic network. Layered, altered, and reshaped, her voice morphs into a disembodied orchestra that pulses and evolves—a dynamic, digital ecosystem that breathes with organic fluidity. This intricate vocal architecture creates a living soundscape in constant motion.

Pony Pracht’s artistry transcends boundaries, inhabiting the intersections of music, technology, performance, and visual art. Her exploration of artificial intelligence as a creative collaborator shines in moments when she harmonizes with her cloned voice or incorporates machine-generated lyrics. The result is an auditory experience that is as futuristic as it is deeply human—songs that resonate not just in the ears but in the soul.

Pony Pracht embodies an interdisciplinary musical vision where sound, technology, and art converge. Her live performances are immersive journeys, blending her evocative music with interactive 3D animations that transform the stage into a living, evolving canvas. By employing computer-generated algorithms to craft lyrics, she adds a layer of poetic and technical depth, fusing human emotion with digital innovation.

With a distinctive mix of experimental soundscapes, emotional resonance, and cutting-edge stage design, Pony Pracht bridges the traditional and the avant-garde. Her performances are not mere concerts—they are transformative experiences where music, visuals, and poetic algorithms intertwine to create a world that captivates the senses and ignites the imagination.

Wind Down | DJ ADWOA (Weimar)

10pm

With earthly rhythms and vital melodies, I invite you on a journey together. The aim of this journey is to feel, experience and celebrate the moment. I am a young woman from Weimar, with roots in West Africa. For me, Afro House and Amapiano are gateways to friends and to connecting with all that is. Find out what it is for you.

EasyEasy (Weimar)

Culinary installation

EasyEasy is a mobile and modular counter system developed, designed and operated by artists Henri Voss, Lars Blum, Beatriz Oria Lombardía and Charlotte Rein. EasyEasy combines a concrete-functional installation, the core of which consists of two hand trucks, with a gustatory-sensory experience and the organization of events and exhibition formats. The main focus is on the scenic design of the installation’s surroundings. Whatever the project, whether it’s a special event, a cooking class, an exhibition, a community dinner or a workshop, the key question is always how to make it as easy as possible.

Moderation: Laura Paloma (Frankfurt am Main)

Laura Paloma (GER) is a presenter, slam poet, and event organizer from Frankfurt (Main). In her presentations, you’ll find everyday anecdotes, poetic outbursts, and above all: a high level of entertainment. Her interest in playing with words goes hand in hand with her love for film – for example, she has been publishing the “lyrical film advent calendar” for 6 years now.