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Future Frames 2025

Cineuropa interviews the ten young filmmakers selected for European Film Promotion's Karlovy Vary showcase of short films

Future Frames 2025
Future Frames participants 2025 with festival director Karel Och (first row) - f.l.t.r. second row: Dominik Mirecki (Poland), Simon Schneckenburger (Germany), Nausica Serra (Spain), Jetske Lieber (The Netherlands) Ruairí Bradley (Ireland); third row: Terézia Halamová (Czech Republic), Sinan Taner (Switzerland), Jan Krevatin (Slovenia), Mila Ryngaert (Belgium), Veera Lamminpää (Finland) (© Film Service Festival Karlovy Vary)

11 articles available in total starting from 13/06/2025. Last article published on 10/07/2025.

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Jan Krevatin • Director of Greek Apricots

Interview: Jan Krevatin • Director of Greek Apricots

“I think what’s important in any film is that multiple things are happening at the same time, in order to avoid one-dimensional readings”

At Karlovy Vary, the Slovenian director is screening his delicate and moving short about a transient world and two people who make a brief connection  

10/07 | Future Frames 2025

Jetske Lieber • Director of January

Interview: Jetske Lieber • Director of January

“I wanted the film to be simple and specific, and to feel like a hug”

The Amsterdam-based director unpicks the subtle yet powerful short film they are presenting as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

09/07 | Future Frames 2025

Veera Lamminpää • Director of Fish River Anthology

Interview: Veera Lamminpää • Director of Fish River Anthology

“After we wrapped, a friend told me they’d heard I’d been keeping our cinematographer trapped in a dark cellar for two months”

Part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, the Finnish director’s short will enchant audiences with its mixture of existentialism, singing and seafood  

08/07 | Future Frames 2025

Simon Schneckenburger • Director of Skin on Skin

Interview: Simon Schneckenburger • Director of Skin on Skin

“I believe that limitations are good for art, as they help you focus on what really matters and get to the core of a story”

The German director breaks down his raw and visceral short film, which explores the lives of two men trying to find a space for love in a brutal setting  

08/07 | Future Frames 2025

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

Interview: Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

“It’s a fight to simply be part of society, to belong to a group without being excluded”

The Polish director talks about representation and parental love in his short, due to screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

08/07 | Future Frames 2025

Mila Ryngaert • Director of Karaokiss

Interview: Mila Ryngaert • Director of Karaokiss

"I’m convinced that movies are here to play with reality, not imitate it"

The filmmaker's exuberant short film is a playful musical that will soon have its world premiere as part of EFP's Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Sinan Taner • Director of 1:10

Interview: Sinan Taner • Director of 1:10

"The film is shaped by my own experiences and observations, especially the question of how a child deals with different cultural expectations and opposing world views"

We talked to the Swiss director about the individual and the collective as his short film is about to be screened as part of EFP's Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

Interview: Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

"I find the environment of male striptease to be a good metaphor for a film about a search for identity and an exploration of vanity"

After being a part of Karlovy Vary's Talent Pool initiative, the Slovak director returns to the festival to screen her short film as part of EFP's Future Frames  

07/07 | Future Frames 2025

Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

Interview: Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

“Even though we adults cover up our conflicts with sophistication and intellectualism, the primal root of them is the same”

The Spanish director talks about her carefully crafted short, a subtle examination of the clash between id and ego, as it is poised to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

04/07 | Future Frames 2025

Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

Interview: Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

“I saw people just doing their best to survive and to make something of their lives, and I wanted to share that”

The Irish director’s moving documentary about a subculture of car racing will surely continue its remarkable streak of success at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

02/07 | Future Frames 2025

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