‘25. eco shorts competition 

POLDEREN

by multiple filmmakers
After the screening artistic director Thomas Streekstra will have a conversation with the three filmmakers to discuss their drive and tools to tell fictional eco stories. Like all other eco shorts the films in this program are in the running for the Film For Future Award for Best Eco Short

This shorts program consists of the following films:

IN MIJN TIJD

by Katalin Fikkert
eco shorts competition | 2024 | Netherlands | 23’

Millennial Julia moves back with her boomer father, sparking generational conflict over felling an old tree and climate hypocrisy.



MATURATION STATION

by Melissa Mabesoone
eco shorts competition | International premiere | 2024 | Belgium | 25’

Theo’s routine as a shrimp farmer is disrupted while preparing for a conference, leading her to question her role in this quirky satire.



TURBINE

by Tjeerd Dam
eco shorts competition | 2024 | Netherlands | 22’

An injured young cyclist’s stay at a secluded farm becomes overshadowed by unsettling obsession, surrealism, and looming wind turbines.




April 18 | 19:15 | Studio/K
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