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The 7th edition LIVE SCREENINGS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The Festival showcases a mesmerizing world of independent cinema, where every genre finds its spotlight on the silver screen. The event is hosted in Tbilisi's Cinema House. All the films are demonstrated in their original language with English subtitles.

When:

May 29th-31st, 2025

Where:

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TERMINAL TOWER

Co-working Space

37m Ilia Chavchavadze Avenue, Tbilisi, Georgia

Seats

50

1️⃣ Enter Axis Towers (Chavchavadze Ave, 37M).
2️⃣ Tell the security "Terminal Magwill."
3️⃣ Take the elevator to the 5th floor.
4️⃣ Follow the signs to the Chrome Hall.

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SCREENPLAY CONTEST

A webpage on the website where the selected screenplays' information published during the event

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Seats

Unlimited

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FESTIVAL CHANNEL

Online channel with the festival program published. You can watch films, vote for them and give reviews.

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Seats

Unlimited

1️⃣ Be subscribed to our site, receive an email invitation, or buy access.
2️⃣ Log in and watch festival films during festival days.
3️⃣ Vote & leave reviews to support your favorite films.

OFFICIAL SELECTION

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ROSE

United States

2024

Runtime, min

3

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Director:

Ilysa Spencer

Experimental, Music Video, Short, Student, Other,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 29, 2025 at 12:00:00 PM

Music video shot by a 17-year old student of his teacher.
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ROLAND

France

2025

Runtime, min

4

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Director:

Stéphane Paravigna

Animation, Fiction, Drama, Health, Mental Health, Poetry, Science Fiction

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May 29, 2025 at 12:05:00 PM

Roland goes to spend an ordinary day in a dark and dangerous world. But then he has an encounter and the inevitable happens.
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FIRMIN

France

2023

Runtime, min

12

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Director:

Stéphane Paravigna

Animation, Drama, Mental Health, Social

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May 29, 2025 at 12:10:00 PM

Firmin, without any job, has his days getting between his mother by phone and another woman he loves and try to reach every day. But a silly bird is going to mess all and for the worst.
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TWO LIGHTHOUSES

Spain

2024

Runtime, min

6

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Director:

Dario Perez Moreno

Animation, Cinema, Environmental, Identity, Mental Health, Romantic

TERMINAL TOWER

May 29, 2025 at 12:20:00 PM

Two lighthouses are able to communicate with each other using their lights on the clouds.
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THE TRUTH CANDLE

United States

2025

Runtime, min

5

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Director:

James Cardoza

Short, Other,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 29, 2025 at 12:25:00 PM

An eldest daughter teaches her younger sister about the power of a candle that can reveal truths from the dead.
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A SHOE STORY

India

2024

Runtime, min

3

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Director:

Aditi Goel

Animation, Short, Student,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 29, 2025 at 12:30:00 PM

A Shoe Story is a whimsical 2D animated short film created as my Graduation Project in 2024. The film brings shoes to life as they band together and fight back against mistreatment by humans — tired of endless walks and careless neglect, they rise up to demand respect. Through humor and charm, the story explores themes of justice, equality, and the overlooked value of everyday contributions. While lighthearted, it subtly reflects the harsh realities of oppression, encouraging viewers to appreciate the simple yet essential things in life.
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WITCHFAIRY

Belgium, Bulgaria

2022

Runtime, min

15

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Directors:

Cedric Igodt, David Van De Weyer

Animation, Adolescence, Adventure, Children, Family, Fantasy, Mystery, Women

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May 29, 2025 at 12:35:00 PM

Rosemary, a young fairy, leads a boring life at the fairytale castle. She’d rather be a witch so she can scream and get really messy. Her mother doesn’t allow that, so Rosemary takes her stuff and sets off to the mysterious witch forest.
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JUS D’ORANGE

France, Poland

2024

Runtime, min

14

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Director:

Alexandre Athané

Animation, Short,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 29, 2025 at 12:50:00 PM

Toni grows oranges. He loves them, they are his treasure. Until one day, strange cargo ships dock in the valley. Cargos loaded with... GREEN oranges!
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SO WHO'S THERE?

Georgia

2024

Runtime, min

6

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Director:

Sofio Giorgadze

Short, Student,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 30, 2025 at 12:00:00 PM

Pre Christmas evening of chaotic Georgian family is suddenly disturbed by an unexpected guest!
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MELANCHOLIA

Georgia

2024

Runtime, min

23

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Director:

Dato Takniashvili

Short,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 30, 2025 at 12:05:00 PM

The Knife That Couldn't Cut Her Veins Saves Another's Life - Annie's Story, Where Her Melancholy Reflects Classical Art.
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MAGICK

Australia

2024

Runtime, min

3

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Director:

Georgiy Margvelashvili

Animation,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 30, 2025 at 12:30:00 PM

Magick is a short pilgrimage through a strange fictional world.
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WILL OF FORTUNE

Ireland

2024

Runtime, min

15

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Director:

John Sweeney

Short,

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May 30, 2025 at 12:35:00 PM

In the 1980s, at the lavish Harrison estate, a cryptic spinning wheel unveils sinister secrets, igniting a treacherous battle for inheritance among aristocratic siblings.
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VOYAGER

Spain

2023

Runtime, min

15

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Director:

Pablo Pagán

Short, Sci-fi, horror, fantasy, thriller, drama

TERMINAL TOWER

May 30, 2025 at 12:50:00 PM

When a shy, socially anxious night janitor, cleaning up after Barcelona's affluent party crowd, discovers a mysterious drug that lets her shed the boundaries of her physical self, she breaks out of her isolation and opens herself up to the people she desires... but her newfound freedom comes at a heavy cost.
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GENESIS

Spain

2024

Runtime, min

11

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Director:

Ceres Machado

Fiction, Drama, Gender Equality, Social

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May 30, 2025 at 1:05:00 PM

Alba, a twenty-something, meets Juan from social media at a bar. The supposedly pleasant encounter turns strange as she realizes it's a trap, possibly leading to a nightmare.
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NOWHERE ROAD

Germany

2021

Runtime, min

12

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Directors:

Christian Skibinski, Tim Cürlis

Short, Sci Fi Comedy, drama

TERMINAL TOWER

May 30, 2025 at 1:15:00 PM

Two soldiers patrol a world that has been invaded by Aliens.
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SOULLESS

Russia

2024

Runtime, min

7

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Director:

Radda Novikova

Experimental, Adolescence, Art, Dance, Drama, Mental Health, Mystery, Social, Women

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 12:00:00 PM

It’s hard to hear what your soul cries about. How often you pretend that everything is ok while your soul is dancing on fire? How often we hide our true feelings smiling at faces which hurt us? It’s time to see how far this lying to yourself can lead to…
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CORRESPONDANCES

France

2025

Runtime, min

15

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Director:

Lise Vayssières

Short,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 12:05:00 PM

Pierre, a solitary postman, crosses paths with a young man who begs him to return a letter he regrets sending. As persuasion turns to provocation and confrontation, a tension builds between them, their stories slowly mirroring each other.
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SALAMANDER'S LAND

Russian Federation

2024

Runtime, min

9

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Director:

Ekaterina Ulyanova

Animation, Short, Student, мистика, фантастика, трагедия, трагикомедия, психоделика, distopia, антиутопия, tragedy, fantasy, Tragicomedy, thriller, horror, сатира, satyric, satire

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 12:20:00 PM

A man opens his eyes and discovers that he is a guest in the land of salamanders. A story inspired by the "Kappa" by R. Akutagawa and K. Chapek's "War with Newts".
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ELENA YURIEVNA, GO TO THE BLACKBOARD!

Russian Federation

2024

Runtime, min

14

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Director:

Andrew Sizov

Short, Student,

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May 31, 2025 at 12:30:00 PM

Eleventh-grader Roma kidnaps his mathematics teacher Elena Yurievna. She will have to pass an unusual exam, on which all the most valuable things in her life depend.
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MR. BENO

Armenia

2025

Runtime, min

20

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Director:

Ani Khamoyan

Short, Student, Drama, Comedy

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 12:45:00 PM

Beno is an elderly teacher of mathematics who has dreamed of becoming a stand-up comedian since childhood. However, his mother pushes him into a life of numbers, steering him away from his true passion. Despite his career, Beno still holds onto his sense of humor, using it to connect with his students during the lessons. One day, during a warm and friendly family dinner, Beno learns about the first-ever stand-up comedy competition in Yerevan. Given his family’s mockings, Beno resorts to acting in secret. Determined to follow his dream, he seeks to prove to himself and his family that it’s never too late to follow his heart.
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MOM'S SECRET

Netherlands

2024

Runtime, min

15

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Director:

Matthijs Van Esveld

Short, Youth, drama, family, mystery

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 1:05:00 PM

Yara, a 13-year-old girl, has lost her mother without being able to say goodbye. When she returns with her father to the campsite where she has been camping for years, she notices strange things at night. These things point to her old caravan. Together with her best friend Deon she starts an investigation in which she learns to accept the loss of her mother.
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AL FRESCO

Spain

2024

Runtime, min

8

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Director:

Ignacio Rodó

Short, Comedy

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 1:20:00 PM

Large room in a dream apartment. Unbeatable location. Ready to move in. Plenty of light.
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PLAYBOY

Mexico

2024

Runtime, min

2

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Director:

Nadia Samarina

Animation,

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 1:30:00 PM

1980, The Olympic Games have just opened in Moscow. One elderly lady works in an art museum. She washes the floors before visitors arrive. She has worked at the museum for a long time and loves her job. The audience is respectable, there are artworks all around. Sometimes forgetful visitors leave something behind in the museum's halls. Usually nothing interesting: glasses, handbags, books or something like that. But this time the find literally stunned our heroine.
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BLACK BALLOONS

Israel

2023

Runtime, min

12

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Director:

Gal Attia

Short, Drama

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 1:35:00 PM

A coincidental meeting takes place in a cemetery between a clown and a widow. A soulful, unique, communication develops that helps both cope with their loss.
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FORGIVE ME, MOTHER

Armenia

2024

Runtime, min

15

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Director:

Arthur Nazaretian

Short, Student, drama, dystopia

TERMINAL TOWER

May 31, 2025 at 1:45:00 PM

Ares, 35, lives in an abandoned city with his bedridden mother and an elderly professor—the only ones who refused to flee after a ghostly invasion drove out the population. In this post-apocalyptic reality, without electricity or communication, Ares and the professor wander through empty streets, unable to understand the ghosts' purpose. When the professor urges him to escape west, where distant radio signals still exist, Ares must make a painful choice: leave his mother behind in search of a future or stay and become a ghost himself.
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THE ETERNAL TREE

Germany

2025

Pages

112

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Writer:

Berfi Dicle Ogut

Screenplay, Other, Drama

SCREENPLAY CONTEST

The film uses the olive tree to represent women, and while the story progresses between Germany and Turkey, the threat faced by the olive groves is a metaphor for violence against women. As events unfold between a Turkish and a German family linked by marriage, an intimate and touching story of family bonds is brought into relief by two siblings discovering just how vast the precipice between crime and punishment could be. Tuba is a Turkish woman living in Germany with her husband Daniel; they visit Turkey every year along with their three children for the olive harvest. This year, they are in danger of losing their olive grove, and they find out certain facts about Tuba’s brother Tolga, who suffers from bipolar disorder. Tuba and Daniel are forced to make important decisions to save Tuba’s family. The film explores rural life through different perspectives and from the eyes of different generations and cultures as a family searches for solutions for their cross-cultural problems.
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DESPERATE MEASURES

United States

Pages

135

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Writer:

R. Douglas Marley

Screenplay,

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A skilled Pilot, Mick finds himself in the service of the Cartel, smuggling drugs. Delivering drugs is lucrative and he rationalizes his involvement, but when he is asked to deliver a group of girls into prostitution his morals kick in. How is he going to avoid making this delivery? And, if he does thwart the delivery, how will he ever escape the wrath of the Cartel? Every survival skill he has ever learned would be needed to make this work, but would they be enough?
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CRACKPOT

United Kingdom

Pages

96

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Writer:

Mark A. C. Brown

Screenplay, Other,

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A fading rockstar returns to his hometown to play a memorial gig with the daughter of his long dead musical partner. But old haunts bring a lot of ghosts.
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MUCH ADO ABOUT FAMILY AFFAIRS

United States

Pages

41

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Writer:

Olivia F Green

Student, Short Script, Television Script,

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Adelaide, a scriptwriter who prefers to be on her own, must not only learn how to take care of her stebsiblings after her mom leaves them at her doorstep but also learn that the people who are your family are the people who stand by your side when life gives you trauma.
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ROOTLESS

Hungary

Pages

78

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Writer:

Edit Jakab

Screenplay,

SCREENPLAY CONTEST

Rootless takes place in New York City during one long day. It explores 24 hours in the life of a Hungarian American interpreter, Judit, who works for the US Citizenship and Immigration Services. Today, her job is to translate at three asylum hearings for the Hungarian Roma who want to escape discrimination in their native country. Among them there is a hearing of a broken Hungarian Roma family first fleeing the war in Ukraine, then racism in Hungary. The cases unfold from the protagonist Judit’s POV. The narrative is framed by Judit’s morbid discovery at an Ultrasound examination early morning when she simultaneously learns that she is pregnant and that the fetus is dead. Amidst the turbulent hearings, she is obsessed with eliminating the fetus from her body by the end of the day. However, she has to work the whole day, and even in the evening, she is requested for one more interpretation; this time, in the Detention Center. The story gradually reveals Judit’s lack of meaningful human bonds; we get a glimpse into her chaotic lifestyle of lovers, drugs and alcohol. All this is about to change due to the cathartic realization of death in her body. Perhaps as a consequence of this tragic turn in her life, she becomes emotionally involved in one of the asylum cases. Suddenly, she is forced to engage with another human life, and this could lead to finally ending her long-time pattern of escaping responsibility. Rootless can be viewed as an allegory for freedom: potentially, the Roma will be able to live free from discrimination in a new country, and Judit can free herself from her troubled past.

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