Talent Demo Showcase is a film review of films that were finished with a contribution of Talent Demo consultations. Each year, young filmmakers submit their projects to the program in order to seek advice from professionals and we make their meeting possible. This non-competitive section features standout films that came to life during our Talent Demo consultations or were discussed during the meetings. Through Talent Demo Showcase, we want to give these projects a chance to be appreciated by the audience of EnergaCAMERIMAGE.
ANASTASIS
DIRECTOR: Anna Russell
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Samuel Romero
PRODUCTION: Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema
COUNTRY AND YEAR: USA, 2024
A woman seeks to bury her past but soon finds herself barraged by the relentless inner turmoils of her mind.
BREADSONG
DIRECTOR: Katariina Aule
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Martin Venela
PRODUCTION: Andreas Kask, Laura Raud
COUNTRY AND YEAR: Estonia, 2025
A rural 19th-century family hears a pop song from the future. The more they listen, the greater the cost – a tale of greed, blindness, and the treasures we fail to see.
HINDSIGHT
DIRECTOR: Sarah Nolen
CINEMATOGRAPHER: John F. McClellan
PRODUCTION: Solano Pictures
COUNTRY AND YEAR: USA, 2025
A clerk in a small-town prothonotary’s office is puzzled by a young woman searching for answers about her parents’ divorce.
LOVELY.
ORIGINAL TITLE: MIŁO.
DIRECTOR: Mateusz Motyka
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Mateusz Klimek
PRODUCTION: Milena Yen Tran-Vaucourt
COUNTRY AND YEAR: Poland, France, 2025
Young composer Kuba is slowly losing his grip on reality. He keeps playing the piano only to protect Róża – his partner, a singer, and a grieving girlfriend – but when he sees her deceased brother on stage during a live radio concert, everything begins to unravel.
A NIGHT THAT TOOK EVERYTHING
DIRECTOR: Nida Mehboob
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Pedro Torres León
PRODUCTION: ELO Film School of Aalto University
COUNTRY AND YEAR: Finland, 2025
A young woman grapples with the tragic death of her father, who was falsely accused under Pakistan's unforgiving blasphemy laws. As she deals with grief and injustice, she reflects on the harsh realities of a society that punishes the innocent.
THE SWIMSUIT
ORIGINAL TITLE: Der Badeanzug
DIRECTOR: Amina Rosa Krami
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Lisa Jilg
PRODUCTION: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
COUNTRY AND YEAR: Germany, Austria, 2025
Noa is a confident seven-year-old. On a seemingly endless summer day, Noa is dancing in the garden with friends in swimming trunks. The play comes to an abrupt end. As Noa is given a swimming costume, Noa’s perspective on the world changes irreversibly. But Noa’s best friend does not escape this grief.