Focus
The festival’s annual thematic focus
Since 2010, we have dedicated a central Focus each year to a carefully selected theme, which is reflected in several curated film and supporting programs. These themes can be aesthetic, political, or social in nature and are also expressed through the festival’s specially chosen slogan and visual design.
Since 2013 (with the exception of the pandemic years), the Focus has also been accompanied by international collaborations: the so-called Triangle Program. Each year, two festivals are invited to explore the thematic focus with us, culminating in three film programs that are presented at all three festivals.
The focus themes and triangular partner festivals since 2010
2010
Film Dance Rhythm
2011
New Communities
2012
Pushing The Boundaries
2013
Strange Days
IKFT Winterthur (CH)
& IKFF Hamburg (DE)
2014
Radical Encounters
Bristol (UK) & 2Annas Riga (LV)
2015
State Of The Art
Tampere FF (FI) & IndieLisboa (PT)
2016
Fear Is Not An Option
Go Short (NL)
& Festival du nouveau cinéma (CA)
2017
Trust Me
Uppsala Kortfilmfestival (SE) & ZubrOFFka (PL)
2018
We Need To Disagree
Glasgow SFF (UK) & L’Alternativa Barcelona (ES)
2019
Courage!
OFF Odense (DK) & Motovun Film Festival (HR)
2020
Fair Enough?
2021
The Air That We Breathe
2022
We’ve Come A Long Long Way Together
2023
Just A Moment, Please!
Lago Film Fest (IT) & Vilnius ISFF (LT)
2024
What Are You Longing For?
DokuFest (KV) & BIEFF (RO)