Omerzu’s film is a Czech/Slovak/Slovene/German/French coproduction. All but one of the ten competing films is a European production or coproduction.

LIFFe will also screen 16 short films in its second competition section, Europe in Short. This year the festival will present a seven-film hommage to American indie director Hal Hartley.

Films in Competion:

Family Film (Czech Rep., Slovakia, Slovenia, Germany, France)
Directed by Olmo Omerzu

Produced by endorfilm
Coproduction: Arsmedia, Punkchart Films
Supported by the Czech State Cinematography Fund, the Slovak Audiovisual Fund and the Slovenian Film Center

James White (USA)
Directed by Josh Mond

Mustang (Turkey, Germany, France)
Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven

Parabellum (Argentina, Austria, Uruguay)
Directed by Lukas Valenta Rinner

Pioneer Heroes (Russia)
Directed by Natalija Kudrjašova

Rams (Iceland)
Directed by Grimur Hakonarson

Son of Saul (Hungary)
Directed by László Nemes

Superworld (Austria)
Directed by Karl Markovics

The Creation of Meaning (Italy)
Directed by Simone Rapisarda Casanova

The Project of the Century (Cuba, Argentina, Germany, Switzerland)
Directed by Carlos M. Quintela