{"id":944,"date":"2025-08-04T17:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betafeature.com\/wiz\/?p=944"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:18:33","slug":"international-competition-of-wiz-art-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/en\/news-en\/international-competition-of-wiz-art-2025-944\/","title":{"rendered":"LIFF Wiz-Art&#8217;25 International Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s time to announce films of international competition of Wiz-Art Film Festival 2025!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_d6aaa9-9f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_d6aaa9-9f size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d-1024x554.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d-1536x830.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u0433\u0443\u043d-\u0442\u0443\u043d.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has--font-size\"><strong>HUN TUN<\/strong> \/\/ 15 min., Magdalena Hejzlarov\u00e1, Czech Republic, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A young woman measures her strength against the king of chaos himself. The more she wants to win, the less she succeeds. Through a mythological story, the author looks back to the time when she discovered that there are things in life she will never control.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_f57a36-61 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_f57a36-61 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/smoke-of-the-fire.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has--font-size\"><strong>SMOKE OF THE FIRE <\/strong>\/\/ 22 min., Daryna Mamaisur, Portugal, Ukraine, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has--font-size\">There is Portugal, there is the Portuguese language and there is a Ukrainian filmmaker who learns the language and approaches the role of the potential migrant. There is also a play of words: zangar and o zang\u0101o. How is it possible to express such an empowering emotion as anger in the fragile attempts of a beginner? The video essay is woven from the filmmaker\u2019s narration, language classes, personal videos and archival images from Kyiv \u2013 revealing the split reality of anyone who is finding a safe place abroad while longing for home, which is under the constant danger of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_3ac70e-db .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_3ac70e-db size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone-1024x540.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone-1024x540.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone-300x158.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone-768x405.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone-1536x810.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/stone.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>LIVING STONES<\/strong> \/\/ 20 min., J\u00e1kob Lad\u00e1nyi Jancs\u00f3, Austria, Hungary, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natasa undergoes therapy at an unorthodox rehabilitation center far from the city. Her sessions with her therapist are slow and uneasy, as she is reluctant to trust him. When the therapist introduces her to horse therapy, she finds a fragile sense of connection and acceptance that gives her the courage to revisit her darkest moments. The boundaries between therapist and patient start to blur, their interactions grow increasingly intimate and the chasm between healing and harm widens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_e77adf-1b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_e77adf-1b size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"429\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar-1024x429.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar-1024x429.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar-300x126.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar-768x322.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar-1536x643.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/sugar.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>MADE OF SUGAR<\/strong> \/\/ 25 min., Cl\u00e0udia Ced\u00f3, Spain, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maria is 30 years old, has an intellectual disability and a desire deep inside: she wants to be a mother. The lack of understanding towards her desire will lead her to a fight for her rights, to an uncomfortable rebellion to recover the decision-making power over her own body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_a29e0e-7b .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_a29e0e-7b size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/\u043e\u0447\u0456.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>THEIR EYES<\/strong> \/\/ 20 min., Nicolas Gourault, France, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does a machine learn to read the world? Testimonies and screen recordings introduce the experience of online micro-workers from the Global South: their job is to teach the AI of self-driving cars to navigate the streets of the Global North.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_7baaa0-ba .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_7baaa0-ba size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/rock.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>ROCK PAPER SCISSORS<\/strong> \/\/ 20 min., Franz B\u00f6hm, United Kingdom, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BAFTA 2025 Winner (Best British Short Film). Based on a true story &#8211; A father and son running a makeshift hospital on the front line of war, face a tough decision when a platoon of soldiers approaches their building. They must find a way to protect both their patients and themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_66faf2-97 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_66faf2-97 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1479\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/critical.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/critical.webp 1479w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/critical-300x219.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/critical-1024x748.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/critical-768x561.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1479px) 100vw, 1479px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>CRITICAL CONDITION<\/strong> \/\/ 24 min., Mila Zhluktenko, Germany, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the events around the life of Lev Rebet, Ukrainian author and editor-in-chief of the Munich-based exile newspaper \u201eUkrainian Independist\u201c, \u201cCritical Condition\u201d portrays the fates of the Ukrainian diaspora in the past and present.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_9c8466-d4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_9c8466-d4 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/not-silent-1024x768.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/not-silent-1024x768.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/not-silent-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/not-silent-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/not-silent.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>THE MAN WHO COULD NOT REMAIN SILENT<\/strong> \/\/ 13 min., Neboj\u0161a Slijep\u010devi\u0107, Croatia, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>February 27, 1993, Strpci, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A passenger train from Belgrade to Bar is stopped by paramilitary forces in an ethnic cleansing operation. As they haul off innocent civilians, only one man out of 500 passengers dares to stand up to them. This is the true story of a man who could not remain silent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_e40fca-92 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_e40fca-92 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruth5-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruth5-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruth5-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruth5-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Ruth5.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>RUTH<\/strong> \/\/ 22 min., Sonia Mart\u00ed Gallego, Spain, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Year 2000. Maya, a young Londoner, travels to the small village of her Spanish girlfriend, Ruth, who has passed away in an accident. She wants to bid her farewell, but the harsh blow, along with the anxiety of presenting herself as the \u00abforeign girlfriend\u00bb in front of unknown family and friends who speak another language, turns into confusion when she realizes that nobody knows who she is, and she will find herself completely out of place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_5cdf44-f5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_5cdf44-f5 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/percebes.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>PERCEBES<\/strong> \/\/ 12 min., Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gon\u00e7alves, Portugal, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the sea and the urban Algarve as a background, we follow a complete cycle of the life of a special shellfish called PERCEBES, goose barnacle. From their formation, to the dish, in this journey, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who live there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_75a1ca-7e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_75a1ca-7e size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blie-1024x851.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blie-1024x851.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blie-300x249.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blie-768x638.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/blie.webp 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>BLUE HEART<\/strong> \/\/ 15 min., Samuel Suffren, Haiti, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their loving son is away. Marianne and Petion are living in Haiti with a telephone, waiting for a call from the USA, where their son has left for the American dream.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><style>.kb-image944_cbc392-87 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image944_cbc392-87 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust-1024x554.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust-1024x554.webp 1024w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust-1536x830.webp 1536w, https:\/\/wiz-art.ua\/festival\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/crust.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>CRUST<\/strong> \/\/ 26 min., Jens Kevin Georg, Germany, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this family, you only truly belong when you&#8217;ve gotten your first wound. But Fabi is 12 and still without scars. On Grandpa&#8217;s farm, he has to finally prove that he fits in. Fabi&#8217;s father knows the boy must face this now &#8211; after all, they all had to. And Fabi really wants to belong. 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