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First Press Release. Imagineindia 2025

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XXIV Imagineindia International Film Festival. Madrid

Dear colleagues, we are happy to inform you of the launch of the 24th Edition of ImagineIndia, which will be held from September 1 to 16, 2024 at Artistic Metropol in Madrid. As you know, every year ImagineIndia give the Honorary Award for an entire professional career to outstanding filmmakers who have an important connection with Asian cinema. On this occasion the AWARD OF HONOR FOR AN ENTIRE PROFESSIONAL CAREER to: the Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui and the Indian filmmaker Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra).

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Minimals in a Titanic World (Philibert Aimé) Rwanda, Germany, Cameroon

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Minimals in a Titanic World
Philibert Aimé
Rwanda, Germany, Cameroon. 2024. 81 min

LOVE
LOSS
lIFE

Let off with a warning for aggression, dancer and aspiring musician Anita returns from prison to perform at her bar, where she learns about the sudden death of her boyfriend, Serge. While close friends process the shock, Anita finds solace in the company of Serge’s roommate, Shema. As she wrestles with the difficult final memories of her boyfriend, Anita must negotiate her bond with Shema while trying to break out on her own as an independent songwriter. Set in current-day Kigali, Philbert Aimé Mbabazi Sharangabo’s radiant, richly detailed feature debut trains its attention on a generation of upwardly mobile youth grappling with anxieties around love, death and self-actualization. With grace and generosity, he allows his characters to float about in a state of flux, not knowing what they want or can dare to. Despite our intimacy with her dreams and frustrations, Anita retains her essential spiritual mystery, her response to grief and bereavement never explained away. With keen attention to colours, textures, music and moods, Minimals in a Titanic World crafts an emotionally resonant portrait of friendship frayed by the weight of loss.

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Short Films Section

The Cure (Rosendo M. Diezma) Spain

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The Cure
Rosendo M. Diezma
Spain. 2025. 15 min

Drama
Family

Madrid, 1980. When Sole sees Nano come in, bloody and beaten, she already knows what to do. In an improvised infirmary, she tries to mend his son’s wounds. But Nano is getting old, and his body doesn’t heal like it used to. At his mother’s pleas, Nano offers a deal: he will retire from boxingif she, for the first time, watches one of his fights.

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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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Short Films Section

Burul (Adilet Karzhoev) Kyrgystan

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Burul
Adilet Karzhoev
Kyrgystan. 2024. 14 min

Wrestling
Women

A rural high school student Burul is interested in wrestling. The wrestling coach won’t let her train at the boys’ gym, so she trains at home alone. Burul’s father believes that wrestling is not for girls and forbids her to do it. One guy from a neighboring village kidnaps Burul to marry her after several unsuccessful attempts to talk to Burul.

ADILET KARZHOEV

Adilet Karzhoev was born in 1988 in Kyrgyzstan. In 2011, he received a Bachelor’s degree from the Kyrgyz-Turkish University Manas; department of Radio, TV and Cinema. In 2019, he received a Master’s degree from American University in Central Asia; a department of Journalism (concentration in cinema). Adilet produced several documentaries and fiction films, which became laureates of many international film festivals. Adilet is currently teaching in TV, Cinema and Visual Arts Department at the American University of Central Asia.

Filmography
2011 – Sary-Oy/documentary/18’
2016 – Thank you, Doctor!/documengtary/26’
2019 – Carousel/fiction/19’
2021 – Black Wagon/documentary/24’
2024 – Burul/fiction/14’

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CONTACT

submissions@festagent.com

Script
Daniyar Abdykerimov, Adilet Karzhoev
Producer
Adilet Karzhoev
Cinematographer
Zhumanazar Koichubekov
Editor
Karash Zhanyshov
Sound
Nurkyz Tungatarova
Art director
Short Films Section

Sonata of Good Women (Mehdi Mahaei) Iran

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Sonata of Good Women
Mehdi Mahaei
Iran. 2024. 20 min

Women
War

In a city ravaged by war, a brave woman struggles with a heart-wrenching dilemma. Torn between her deep love for her husband, a soldier on the front lines, and an intense, forbidden romance with a young woman, she finds herself caught in a whirlwind of passion and guilt. As she anxiously awaits news of her husband’s fate, she battles with secret desires that he may never return, freeing her to embrace the love that society forbids. This powerful film explores the complexities of love, loyalty, and the human heart in the darkest of times.

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Short Films Section, Women,s voices

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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