When memories that are fading too fast and responsibilities that are difficult to take on if you don't have a clear head; following one's heart isn't enough. These are problems that weigh down upon Amir, who has recently become a widower. The moment he realises he can't remember what his late wife looked like is a turning point that induces him to start delving into the past, to a time when he was still a child. Stijn Bouma's thoughtful film reminds us how important it is to accept our own past so that we can fully appreciate the present.

Two adolescent sons and their parents. A family whose members know each other so well that their affection for one another often develops into an oppressive relationship. They all have their dreams but perhaps more important than fulfilling these aspirations is the fact that the others should recognise them as something worth striving for. Talented director Michal Duris confines characters into individual frames on screen, which is just as claustrophobic for the viewer as their daily life is for the family. Yet, as the film's title suggests, we may certainly laugh at depression while madness might make a good subject for a warm comedy.

Marica's husband has ongoing problems and, for her, it's the final straw that prevents her from returning home from work, but it also allows her to finally be on her own. To have the time to reflect upon the life she doesn't and possibly will never have. Nevertheless, this short rebellion will help her gather her strength. Although, who knows, perhaps she already had it in her when she decided not to open the door to her flat... MARICA is a fragile film about an elusive moment in time where little seems to happen yet turns out to be life-changing.

The language of God can't be learned if you can't already speak it. Nor can it be recorded or reproduced. Despite this warning, Mithras, a sound engineer, heads out to a sacred reserve to spend a week trying to do just that. Armed with technical equipment, he disturbs a world of endless silence, a world permeated with mysticism and ritual. The seven days spent together with the community at the reserve, however, change not only Mithras but also those who speak the divine language.

Fleeting encounters and glances exchanged, a mutual attraction that requires no words. Two lonely people who meet under unusual circumstances and in an unusual place. Leila works as a croupier at a hotel casino in a predominantly male environment; Camil books himself a room in the same hotel... A fragment in the life of a woman whose singular appearance prompts a myriad of questions; Leila, however, guards her privacy assiduously. A multi-layered story about mutual attraction, love, and the casino where, on this occasion, gambling isn't the main focus.

On a very hot summer day, a group of youngsters take off for the river. To pass the time, they amuse themselves with the story of a man whose pet snake tried to swallow him whole. In sharing this tale, it seems that they unwittingly set the tone of this lazy, carefree day. Meticulously composed images, reminiscent more of paintings than scenes from a film, tangibly evoke the atmosphere of a languorous summer, its sultry heat, and the timelessness that can be spent in delicious tranquillity, or sharing even more delicious romantic adventures.

"You're no local anymore" Marcin is told by an old friend at a party and he has to admit that he's right. Marcin spent three years in America and his hometown is not in a hurry to welcome him back. His big plans, illusions and hopes come up against a reality that is certainly more sober and more hostile. Talented director Jakub Radej follows one day in the life of a man who doesn't intend to give up, even though, with every passing hour, he moves closer to losing everything he had been looking forward to and has believed in until now.

When Fudo's best friend dies of an overdose, he decides to go clean once and for all. He will try to reconstruct his life, which, for too long, essentially meant surviving from one fix to the next. But how is he supposed to go about it when his addiction cost him his friends, his money, his family and reputation? His resolve is unwavering, his goal uncertain. After all, this isn't the first time he has tried to come off drugs... In CLEAN director Neven Samardzic doesn't embellish his hero in any way; he simply reminds us gently that junkies deserve hope as well.

Sweden, 1981. Married couple Ivar and Pal set out for a gay sauna in anticipation of trying out something new and adding some zest to their rather conventional lifestyle. Together they head for an "etablissement" with specific rules, which might be summed up as "what happens in the sauna, stays in the sauna". They both hope they will leave the place just as besotted with each other as they were when they arrived. 1981 is a film which blends explicit eroticism with fragile love in a tale of everyday life and the kind of excesses one should only treat oneself to once in a while.