GIRLS IN FILM 2026
Prague
In collaboration with Girls in Film Prague, iShorts presents a selection of short films by the next generation of female directors who aren’t afraid to blend genres, defy expectations, and tell stories in new ways. Get ready for an evening full of fresh ideas, striking visuals, intimate moments, and films that may stay with you for a long time to come.
9 Million Colors (Czech Republic)
Director: Bára Anna Stejskalová | Producers: Jakub Košťál, Vratislav Šlajer |
Year: 2025 | Length: 15 min | Animation |
When the beautiful yet murderous mantis shrimp, Fran, falls in love with the blind and hideous fish, Milva, the ocean will never be the same again. There will be singing, involuntary organ donation and looking for love.
Apocalypse Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, and the Day After Tomorrow (Ukraine, Czech Republic)
Director: Anastasiia Bonadyha | Producer: Kryštof Zvolánek |
Year: 2025 | Length: 20 min | Documentary film |
The Ukrainian town of Nikopol has been a prime target for Russian weapons for several reasons. A giant dam used to stand nearby. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is located just a short distance away. With the destruction of the reservoir, people lost their source of drinking water. And the power plant lost its cooling system. Yet, many people, like Father Bohdan, remain in this God-forsaken place …
The Autoharp Crushing on Hot Guys (Czech Republic)
Director: Antonie Zavadilová | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Antonie Zavadilová, Lucie Krejčí |
Year: 2026 | Length: 8 min | Animation |
A conversation between friends about relationships and feelings is developed in an imaginative, colorful animation. Despite their different life experiences, which are also influenced by the fact that one of the girls has Down syndrome, they both deal with similar issues. What if they had The Autoharp Crushing on Hot Guys?
Can You Breathe? (Czech Republic)
Director: Lucie Zpěváková | Producer: Lucie Zpěváková |
Year: 2025 | Length: 10 min | Documentary film |
The film is a space for the meeting of two places, between which the director seeks a connection. She attempts to embrace the roots from which she had to distance herself in order to truly breathe. The film explores different worlds and the tension between tradition and the desire for freedom.
This Room Is Impossible to Eat (Slovakia)
Director: Emília Ondriašová | Producer: Marianna Vadovičová |
Star: Viktoria Šuplatová, Laura Csenkeyová, Ady Hajdu, Ján Jackuliak, Ingrid Hrubaničová |
Year: 2026 | Length: 11 min | Live Action |
Ivan, a teacher, asks his student Tereza, “Do you know where you want to go to high school yet?” while massaging her foot in the dim light of a hotel room. Grooming is a game of subtle, gradual moves – and Ivan is a seasoned player. For Tereza, it feels like love. And who runs away from that? Right, Dad?
Volklore (Czech Republic)
Director: Viktorie Štěpánová | Producer: FAMU |
Star: Monina Nevrlá |
Year: 2026 | Length: 16 min | Experomental film |
Volklore, an experimental video essay exploring how Czech folklore transforms in the digital age of social networks. Traditions become tools for marketing; you become a brand, your followers a community. YouTuber Vivi guides us through folk customs linking them to key fashion events. But is there authenticity in the age of platform capitalism?
Total length of the screening 81 min. In original language with Czech and English subtitles.
