European Section
Short films selected for the European Section 2023
Below you can consult the European Official Selection of Skyline Benidorm Film Festival 2023.
Agathe
2022. France
Agathe and Antoine, parents-to-be, stroll through a cemetery in search of a name for their daughter. They argue affectionately, but the atmosphere becomes tense when Agathe’s anxieties arise. Once alone, she will meet curious characters who will allow her to tame her fears.
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2022. Italy
Sandra and Jessy have lost their home. It is not easy for Sandra to run her family with her partner in prison.
Aforoz
2022. Turkey, Iraq
ZIKO, a young sleepwalker, is exiled from his village for a “grave sin” he committed in his sleep. This decision is also announced to all the surrounding villages so that no one can shelter and feed him. On a cold winter day, half naked and hungry, Ziko has to cross several villages to reach the city. On the same day, a deaf and dumb hunter, unaware of all this, must also cross the same villages.
Tonser
2022. Denmark
Three friends are hanging out at the marina with their adrenaline pumping after stealing energy drinks from the supermarket. When they spot an autistic man in the area, Agnes, the leader of the group, decides to play on his innocence.
Scale
2022. France, United Kingdom, Belgium and Czech Rep.
Driving down the highway, Will loses his sense of distance. As his drug addiction deepens, he struggles to undo the sequence of events that led to his situation before he loses himself forever.
Fairplay
2022. Switzerland, France
A teenager in search of recognition, a worker willing to do anything to hit the jackpot, a senior executive at the end of his career who wants to prove to himself that he’s still alive. Three characters who are losing speed in the race of competition…