WHAT THE SHORT? - YAKOGO SHORTA? - ЯКОГО ШОРТА?

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Ukraine 2023
Sprache(OV): ukrainisch
90 min

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6th Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin

This programme is a joyful collection of the unconventional, the funny, and the delightfully eccentric films our short film committee simply couldn’t let go.
From handcrafted micro-shorts to polished genre pieces, it’s all here as long as it’s made with passion and talent.
A little bit of everything, brought together for maximum delight.

9 short films, 90 min, with English subtitles (OmeU)

Dreamtracks
Margaryta Winkler, Ukraine 2025, 2 Min
A train hums along the tracks, a mind drifts off.

The Last (Final) Take
Oleh Kibalnyk, Ukraine 2024, 22 Min
In childhood parents predict a great future for us. But could anyone have imagined I would become a clapper?

Life in between
Iryna Lytvynova, Ukraine 2025, 4 Min
A cheerful artist wakes up to the reality of war. She tries to escape to a quiet haven, only to be met by her own destructive emotions. This is a story about struggle — and strength.

Lobbies’ idols
Severian Lazariev, Ukraine 2024, 7 Min
A reclusive young man encountered mysticism in his entrance - suddenly the phone, which has not worked for many years, rang. Now the whole house lives in fear. Will the young man be able to find out who is calling?

The Story
Vadim Mochalov, Ukraine 2025, 30 Min
Working on his screenplay about two guys admitting their feelings for each other, a film
directing major from Kyiv Lyonya asks his classmate Andriy, with whom he’s secretly in
love, to help with the script editing.

Usual day
Heorhii Blinov, Ukraine 2024, 1 Min
After staying in the basement of a high-rise building until the last explosion, the friends go home to continue their usual day. This movie is about what has already been experienced and continues to be lived every day.

Another Day
Ivan Tsupka, Lera Fokina, Elena Sydorenko, Ukraine 2024, 4 Min
Ukrainian woman tries to preserve a sense of normalcy while living under constant threat of Russian missile strikes. A series of short stories about everyday resilience amidst war.

Love with a Tail
Eduard Nechmohlod, Ukraine 2024, 15 Min
Behind the facade of a perfect marriage, a devoted wife struggles to keep afloat with her unusual husband.

Jarred
Maryna Yanul, Ukraine 2025, 5 Min
A peculiar creature’s quiet routine is disrupted by an unexpected visitor, pulling her toward a new and uncertain world.

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The Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin is organized by Plivka. Initiative für unabhängige audiovisuelle Kunst und Kultur Berlin e.V., a registered association dedicated to promoting Ukrainian cinema worldwide.

Under the theme “The Time We Have Left”, the Ukrainian Film Festival Berlin will present a wide selection of contemporary Ukrainian feature and documentary films from 22 to 26 October 2025.

In addition to its main program, the festival will highlight postcolonial perspectives from Armenia and Georgia, continue its short film competition, and once again dedicate a retrospective to Ukrainian cinema.

Venues: Silent Green Kulturquartier, CineStar Kino in der Kulturbrauerei, Zeiss-Großplanetarium Kino, ACUD Kino, Sputnik Kino, Il Kino, City Kino Wedding, Filmkunst 66, Kino & Bar in der Königsstadt