Uluslararası Kısa 2

**"Post-Screening Discussion / Q&A (Lost Items, Dreams are Snails, Lemon and Stone)"** HYENA SIRTLAN Fiction; Chinese (Mandarin); Turkish, English Subtitles; China; 2025; Black and White; 22' DIRECTOR: Altay Ulan Yang PRODUCER: Edyta Yutong Deng, Altay Ulan Yang SCREENPLAY: Altay Ulan Yang CINEMATOGRAPHER: Hu Yinghai, Fang Jiacheng EDITING: Zhang Zhongchen, Altay Ulan Yang CAST: Huo Zhengjie, Hou Tianyu, Altay Ulan Yang, Chen Yanchen SYNOPSIS In an isolated castle, students prepare for a life-changing examination. As anticipation builds to a fever pitch, a storm strikes. Trapped within crumbling walls, their academic sanctuary becomes a prison, and minds begin to break. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLO TEK BAŞINA Fiction; Persian; Turkish, English Subtitles; Iran; 2026; Color; 15' DIRECTOR: Amirhossein Ajalli PRODUCER: Amirhossein Ajalli SCREENPLAY: Amirhossein Ajalli CINEMATOGRAPHER: Edris Mahmoudi EDITING: Mahsa Agha Ali CAST: Amirhossein Hosseini SYNOPSIS One night, a bear attacks the village sheep pen. Yunus suspects it is the same bear that killed his father. When the villagers organize a hunt and bar him from joining, he slips into the forest alone. Yunus tracks and slays the bear, but darkness traps him overnight. By dawn, wolves have torn the carcass apart; finding him beside the mauled remains, the villagers refuse to believe he made the kill. **LOST AND FOUND** Fiction; Arabic, English, German; Turkish, English Subtitles; Austria; 2025; Color; 18' DIRECTOR: Reza Rasouli PRODUCER: Jakob Serdaroglu, Philip Ivancsics, Reza Rasouli SCREENPLAY: Reza Rasouli CINEMATOGRAPHER: Konstantin Johann EDITING: Jonathan Meiri CAST: Abdolelah Farhoud, Anton Noori, Florian Pochlatko, Bothaina Salloum, Maya Farhoud SYNOPSIS: Tamim, a 70-year-old immigrant cleaner in a Viennese club, is known for taking matters into his own hands—a habit from days when initiative was prized. In his new life, rules are strict. One night, after fixing a power outage in his building, he finds a wallet containing cash and drugs. Instead of handing it over, his moral compass drives him to find the owner. His good intentions spark misunderstandings that endanger his job and integrity. His determined quest, born of deep conviction, proves costly. **THE DREAM IS A SNAIL** Fiction; Vietnamese; Turkish, English Subtitles; Vietnam, South Korea; 2026; Color; 15' DIRECTOR: Thien An Nguyen PRODUCER: Thao Quieng Nguyen Doan, Bao Nguyen, Anderson Le SCREENPLAY: Thien An Nguyen, Ly Nguyen CINEMATOGRAPHER: Chananun Chotrungroj EDITING: Tao Do CAST: Tuan Anh Le, Duc Manh Nguyen, Phi Dieu Nguyen, Ky Anh Tran SYNOPSIS: Huy, a struggling background actor, lands an odd gig at a senior rejuvenation workshop where snails race across his body. Briefly transformed into an unlikely attraction, he’s soon replaced by a more appealing performer. Unable to forget the feeling of being seen, Huy spirals into obsession, returning to reclaim that fleeting validation. "THE DREAM IS A SNAIL" explores longing, spectacle, and the thin line between vulnerability and performance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MARBLE & LEMONS Animation; French; Turkish, English Subtitles; France; 2026; Color; 11' DIRECTOR: Anna Katalin LOVRITY PRODUCER: Jérôme BLESSON SCREENPLAY: Anna Katalin LOVRITY CINEMATOGRAPHER: Anna Katalin LOVRITY EDITING: Judit CZAKO CAST: Lise-Delhia Chemsseddoha, Claude Maurice SYNOPSIS: During a vacation on the Italian coast, a sophisticated woman and her free-spirited adult daughter struggle to connect. When the daughter witnesses her mother's vulnerability, she takes on a new responsibility. "Marble and Lemons" is an ode to physical transformation, femininity, and sisterhood.