‘25. eco shorts competition
POLDEREN
by multiple filmmakersAfter 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 Fikkerteco 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 Mabesooneeco 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 Dameco 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.