Film World Map 2024

The Film World Map 2024 of submissions to Linz ISFF impressively showcases the festival’s global reach: 2,750 submissions from 109 countries, with 75 selected short films, almost all of which will celebrate Austrian, world, or international premieres. 11 films will have their world premiere, 43 their Austrian premiere, 7 their European premiere, 5 their international premiere, and 6 their Upper Austrian premiere. The budgets of the films range from €250 to €700,000, highlighting the diversity and significance of creative voices. The program includes 22 animated films, 13 documentaries, and 38 short fiction films, including 30 student films and 20 debut films, reflecting Linz ISFF’s ambition to support young talents.

Film Selection

Austria – In Their Dreams All Jellyfish Are Wet – Marie Luise Lehner

Austria – The Robbers – Isa Schieche

Austria – Kinderfilm – Adrian Jonas Haim, Robin Klengel, Michael Stumpf

Austria – Into the Wild Land – Emil Kaschka

Austria – Getty Abortions (German Version) – Franzis Kabisch

Austria – Shitty Liking – Linua Land

Austria – Internet Gaga – Reinhold Bidner

Austria – When I Woke Up Today, I Didn’t Know What Day It Was. I Guess It’s Summer – J.S. Schönbauer

Austria – Ode to Masturbation – Claudia Virginia Dimoiu

Austria – Vielleicht Bin Ich Morgen Wieder Verloren – Stephanie Bergwinkl

Bahrain – Where Have You Been – Mohammad Gotta

Brazil – Unfamiliar Skin – Gustavo Milan

Bulgaria – Everything Tastes Strange Today – Kristina Spassovska

Chile – The Dreamed Life – Aurelio Lamas Germain, Alvaro Rozas Leiva

China – Dodo – Yi Luo

China – A Tortoise’s Year of Fate – Yi Xiong

Colombia – La Perra – Carla Melo Gampert

Colombia – Degenere – Sara Asprilla Palomino

Colombia – Rage – Andrés Felipe Ángel

Côte d’Ivoire – DÉJÀ NU – Rolf Hellat

Croatia – The Family Portrait – Lea Vidakovic

Croatia – The Stranger – Milorad Milatović

Cyprus – Spiros Beach – Antonis Pouliasis

Cyprus – Buffer Zone – Savvas Stavrou

Czech Republic – Lights – Jitka Nemikinsová

Czech Republic – Sea Salt – Leila Basma

Egypt – A Promise To The Sea – Hend Sohail

Egypt – In The Waiting Room – Moatasem Taha

Ethiopia – Hāgarē – Mickies Kiros

Finland – Bright White Light – Henna Välkky, Eesu Lehtola

France – A kind of Testament – Stephen Vuillemin

France – A Good Boy – Paul Vincent de Lestrade

France – Les Chenilles – Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany

France – 8 – Anaïs-Tohé Commaret

France – Sultana’s Reign – Hadi Moussally

France – Prends Chair – Armin Assadipour

France – Les Belles Cicatrices – Raphaël Jouzeau

Germany – The Currency – Sensing 1 Agbogblsohie – Elom 20ce, Musquiqui Chihying, Gregor Kasper

Germany – It’s Just a Whole – Bianca Scali

Germany – δ – Julia Diệp My Feige

Germany – Hooked on Illusions – Laura Isabel Schneider

Germany – Will You Come With Me? – Derya Durmaz

Greece – Honeymoon – Alkis Papastathopoulos

Hongkong – Monsoon Blue – Jay Hiukit Wong, Ellis Kayin Chan

Iceland – Fár – Gunnur Martinsdóttir Schlüter

Indonesia – Accidentally Intentional – Kevin Rahardjo

Indonesia – Basri & Salma in a Never-Ending Comedy – Khozy Rizal

Iran – Airless – Roya Parsa

Iran – Kazhal – Ali Azhari

Iran – Can I Hug You? – Elahe Esmaili

Italy – The Lady with Lipstick – Francesca Coppola

Jordan – The Red Sea Makes Me Wanna Cry – Faris Alrjoob

Lebanon – Manity – Hussen Ibraheem

Morocco – Bottles – Yassine EL Idrissi

Netherlands – In The Shadows Of Perfection – Emilė Juodzevičiūtė

New Zealand – Lǎo Lao Lǎo Le – Julie Zhu

Norway – Tits – Eivind Landsvik

Philippines – Cross My Heart and Hope To Die – Sam Manacsa

Poland – Composition of Existing Experiences – Joanna Szlembarska

Poland – Arcadia – Małgorzata Paszko

Poland – Little Boy – Sophie Horry

Poland – Wait for Me in a Dream – Natalia Durszewicz

Poland – Blue – Weronika Szyma

Spain – As Leaves in the Wind – Sofia Luz

Spain – We, Women Survivors – Itxaso Díaz

Switzerland – Fracti – Lavinia Petrache

Turkey – Unknown Continent – Murat Arda Gursoy

Ukraine – Mother – Mariia Felenko

Ukraine – Kharkiv Music Fest Did Happen – Vyacheslav Turyanytsya

United Kingdom – White Ant – Shalini Adnani

United Kingdom – From The Top – Rich Farris

United Kingdom – Praeis – Dovydas Drakšas

United States – The (W)hole – Jiansu Wang

United States – Power Signal – Oscar Boyson

United States – Lemon Tree – Rachel Walden