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Panorama 2026
Panorama Festival Gems
The “Panorama Festival Gems” programme showcases some of our favourite films from the current festival season. They have
been captivating audiences on major festival screens around the globe
already for months, generating buzz, touching hearts, surprising viewers or leaving them smiling.
The selection is comprised of films that celebrated their world premieres at renowned festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Annecy or the Berlinale. Others – such as “Hungry Hollow”, “The Sycamore” or “Abortion Party” – have long since established themselves as box-office favourites.
Some films are a perfect fit for a competition. Others don’t lend themselves for a competition programme but are simply too good not to be shown! “Panorama Festival Gems” spotlights these cinematic discoveries that we couldn’t possibly keep from you, despite our packed competition programmes.
The selection is comprised of films that celebrated their world premieres at renowned festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Annecy or the Berlinale. Others – such as “Hungry Hollow”, “The Sycamore” or “Abortion Party” – have long since established themselves as box-office favourites.
Some films are a perfect fit for a competition. Others don’t lend themselves for a competition programme but are simply too good not to be shown! “Panorama Festival Gems” spotlights these cinematic discoveries that we couldn’t possibly keep from you, despite our packed competition programmes.
Appointments & Tickets
Thu 3.9. • 10:00
Cinema Trafo 3
Fri 4.9. • 18:30
Cinema Sterk 1
Sun 6.9. • 16:15
Cinema Sterk 1
16+
76'
Artist present
Films
Tears, Paulina Ziolkowska, PL 2025_01
Tears
“Tears” tells the story of a woman caught between countless possibilities. Every decision opens up new paths and sees others disappear. In striking images, the film explores uncertainty, freedom and the overwhelming pressure of constant decision-making.Direction Paulina Ziolkowska Duration 9' Country Poland Year 2025
Animation
Paulina Ziolkowska
Screenplay
Paulina Ziolkowska'
Music
Michal Krojczok
Sound design
Michal Fojcik
Cut
Gabriel Herrera Torres
Production
Karsten Matern
Hungry Hollow, Sarah Franny Ruyle, US 2025_01
Hungry Hollow
A group of forest spirits meet by the pond and gleefully go about their mischief.Direction Sarah Franny Ruyle Duration 6' Country United States Year 2025
Music
Leighton Webb
El Cuerpo del Cristo, Bea Lema, ES 2025_02
Corpus Christi
Living with an unacknowledged mental disorder, Adela seeks answers in popular rituals. She feels that something is watching and harming her, and seems to only find understanding in religion. During a visit to a healer, she confesses the disturbing origin of her suffering.Direction Bea Lema Duration 13' Country Spain Year 2025
Production
Iván Minãnambres
The Sycamore, Jared D. Weiss, US 2025_01
The Sycamore
Two weary travellers seek out shade and sustenance from a tree. Based on Aesop’s fable, “The Travellers and the Plane Tree”.Direction Jared D. Weiss Duration 4' Country United States Year 2025
Screenplay
Jared D. Weiss'
9 Million Colors, Bára Anna, DE/NO 2025_01
9 Million Colors
The ocean is a paradise for shrimp Fran. With her deadly claws, she takes whatever she wants. For blind fish Milva, it’s a daily fight for survival. Fran finds her beautiful and wants her to see the ocean in the same way she does. Can these two overcome their differences?Direction Bára Anna Duration 15' Country Germany, Norway Year 2025
Animation
Jiří Krupička
Screenplay
Bára Anna'
Music
Tomáš Dvořák
Cut
Lukáš Janičík
Production
Jakub Košťál
Abortion Party, Julia Mellen, ES 2025_01
Abortion Party
Having scraped together enough money to pay for an abortion after her Polish exchange student boyfriend got her pregnant, the director decides to celebrate with a party. In attendance are her geriatric ska musician neighbour, semi-retired gang members, her grubby gay roommate and the ever-present bedbugs.
Screenplay
Julia Mellen'
Production
Julia Mellen
Autokar, Sylwia Szkiłądź, BE/FR 2025_05
Autokar
In the 1990s, eight-year-old Agata leaves Poland for Belgium. Her perspective transforms the reality of migration into an initiatory experience.Direction Sylwia Szkiłądź Duration 17' Country Belgium, France Year 2025