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Multiartist Aline Amike, nominated for Best Actress at Imagineindia 2025

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Aline has been nominated for Best Actress for the film Minimals in a Titanic World (Philibert Aimé) Rwanda. The film of Philibert Aimé has got 4 Nominations at the festival.

Aline Amike is a Rwandan multilingual actor, writer, and fashion designer whose work bridges storytelling, performance, and craftsmanship. She played the lead role in Minimals in a Titanic World, which premiered at Berlinale 2025 alongside her twin sister, Alice Amike, and was featured in Variety as one of the rising actors to watch. Her earlier roles in The Bride (Berlinale 2023) and Father’s Day (Berlinale 2022) drew critical acclaim, with the latter earning her the Best Actor award at the Gran Canaria Film Festival. She was selected for Berlinale Talents in 2024 and has also performed on stage in Poetik P, a Swiss theatre production that highlighted her range as a live performer.

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Daniela Creutz – Director, Writer, Visionary

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Daniela Creutz is a filmmaker, author, and visionary voice in contemporary cinema. Her journey bridges continents and consciousness—rooted in Germany, shaped by New York, and inspired by the timeless rhythms of India. She studied Film and Communication Design in Munich before continuing her film education at New York University and the New York Film Academy.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

Uninvited (Ekaterina Ganzhela) Russia

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Uninvited
Ekaterina Ganzhela
Russia. 2024. 20 min

Thriller
Drama

A couple arrives unannounced to visit their adult son, who is celebrating his birthday. However, upon arriving home and not finding their son, the parents discover a tied-up, exhausted hostage. Now they face a dilemma: whom to save – the unknown victim or their beloved son, who is a maniac.

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Windows (Jin Ailing, Wang Huiyuan) China

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Windows
Jin Ailing, Wang Huiyuan
China. 2025. 18 min

Humanity

A blind woman and a man with cancer meet in a hospital through their shared interests. The man, who has lost all hope in life, is gradually drawn to the woman’s optimism and decides to donate his corneas to her. Just then, he learnsthere might still be a chance for him to survive. What choice will he make?

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Interview to Kim Longinotto (UK)

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FILMING SALMA by Kim Longinotto

Kim Longinotto is a British documentary filmmaker focusing on human rights issues in developing countries. She was the director of Shooting the Mafia … the film I posted about earlier this week. I thought she sounded very interesting and found this interview with her.

Her films that include Sisters in Law, Dreamcatcher and Pink Saris were well received at festivals around the world. Some of her works recently appeared at Prague’s One World IHRDFF as part of her retrospective and we met Kim Longinotto for this interview after her masterclass presented during the 2018 East Doc Platform in which she commented on her concepts and priorities in documentary filmmaking.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

The Magic of Meow (Rooney Zong) China

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The Magic of Meow
Rooney Zong
China. 2025. 11 min

Loneliness
Love

Monica, a young woman raised in HongKong, is immersed in the commercial industry. The demands of her job preventher from taking the time to heal from her recent breakup. One day, she encounters a mysterious fortune teller who reveals that her tumultuous love life will take a turn due to a “man with a cat.” This sets the stage for a whimsical and unexpected romantic journey.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

First Last Month (Elena Vatamanu-Margineanu) Poland

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First Last Month
Elena Vatamanu Margineanu
Poland. 2024. 21 min

Family

Doina, a 12-year-old girl, has her first period on the day her grandma has a stroke. Since then, their roles are inverted. When Doina’s dad considers taking grandma to a nursery home, the girl has to prove to him that she is mature enough to take care and keep her only mother figure close to her.

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Mine (Kaja Sajdak) Poland

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Mine
Kaja Sajdak
Poland. 2024. 16 min

Refugees
Ukraine

A 70-year-old, wealthy Polish woman, Elżbieta, refuses to help her Ukrainian housekeeper, Oksana. When as a result of their conflict, Oksana disappears at night without a word, Elżbieta goes on a journey to find her. The expedition reveals the fate of Ukrainian war refugees who have arrived in Poland.

KAJA SAJDAK

A third-year student of Film Directing at the Warsaw Film School. Director of short etudes and 1AD, assistant director and set designer in professional productions including feature films. She combines her passion for cinema with her love for painting and other visual arts. She is a certified fine artist, which she also actively uses in the film industry.

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