Jan Ijäs’ Two Wars and Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh’s You You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me compete at Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Alcine, held from 7 to 17 November 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Alcine is one of the oldest short film festivals in Europe.

Two Wars (featured image) competes in the European Short Film Contest under the theme Zone of Interest.

Two Wars (2024) is a work of thought, imagination, presentation and narrative divided across two chapters, World War I and World War II. The first chapter is set in Monte Cassino in Central Italy and the second ten kilometres to the south in the village of San Pietro Infine.

You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me competes in the European Short Film Contest under the theme Choosing a Family.

You Can’t Get What You Want But You Can Get Me, a self-authored, modern slideshow depicts the true love story of two transmasculine artists. From first date to first kiss, top surgery to tattoos, meeting the family to making their transcontinental relationship work, this social media feed of selfies, text messages and musical montages documents their spontaneous, intimate and tender union with joy.

Alcalá de Henares Film Festival – Alcine
7–17 November, 2024
Madrid, Spain

More information: Alcine – European Contest

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