THE EUROPEAN PHILIP K. DICK FESTIVAL
OCTOBER 29, 30, Lille, France
NOVEMBER 6, Köln, Germany
L'Hybride
18 rue Gosselet, 59000 Lille, France
Thursday, October 29, 2026
block 1
ENTER THE VOID
800PM- 900pm
NEOSHIN - EPISODE 03: DISTANT LOVE
Director Sebastian Selg
Germany, 4 minutes
After the invention of CRYONIC REALITY (CR) by EDEN Association, world leaders chose to discontinue the counting of time in 2073 and proclaimed the final year 2073X. CR is a virtual world of utopia that people can access to escape the bleak reality.
ALBERTCAMUS
Director Giovanni Nodari
Italy, 10 min
Suddenly left alone in the world following a mysterious climatic event, a man and his dog must rely on each other to survive; but who are they really and what kind of relationship do they have?
CEREMONY
Director Mark Wachholz
Germany. 11 min
In a near-future where perception of minors in distress is heavily filtered, the only survivor of a city erased in an apocalyptic strike, a 12-year-old girl, is interviewed to tell the world what happened. But she holds the key to a darker truth about children in our society.
FACTORY DROP
Director Petja Pulkrabek
Germany, 15 min
In a bleak future in the year 2118, a gigantic skyscraper called the Factory rises above the ruins of the old world. In the dark lower floors, forced laborers toil tirelessly to produce diamonds. Emotions and contact are strictly forbidden. The worker Mia nearly breaks under this existence until she finds an old music box
OVO
Director Stiv Spasojevic
France, 7min
This is the story of a meeting between an astonishing robot from outer space and an adorable little bird just hatched from its egg
JUDAS
Director Natasha Guderman
France, Latvia, 11 min
The solitary man has nighttime visitors – a strange procession behind his door that he watches through the peephole. Between the void and the light of life, the man must decide: to be or not to be. Will he choose to open the door?
Thursday, October 29, 2026
block 1
FUTURE SHOCK
930PM- 1030pm
OUMUAMUA
Director Iker Iturria
Spain, 9 min
Kai, a young survivor of humanity’s collapse, transfers his consciousness into an android to reach Oumuamua, the ship where exiled androids still carry the memory of the world that once rejected them, before the final impact.
Marie´s ambition
Director Manu Fernández
Spain, 17 min
Marie faces the hegemonic king of chess and during the tournament, in a speakeasy, a high-ranking official of an organization will make an attractive but crazy proposal to the French player to improve her game. What she doesn't know is that this persuasive and elegant man is none other than the prince of darkness himself.
SUPERHOST
Directors A.P. P. Bergeron, Sophie Edell
Canada, 13 min
A couple seeking a restful getaway in the country comes face to face with dark supernatural forces while staying at an ancient rural rental property.
TEETH
Director Zachary Liverseed
United States, 19 min
An agoraphobic painter becomes infatuated with a strange woman from his dreams. In following this pursuit, he unknowingly falls headfirst into the gaping maw of madness.
Friday, October 30, 2026
block 1
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HUMAN?
800PM- 900pm
ARE YOU A HUMAN BEING?
Director Matthieu Moerlen
France, Switzerland, 30 min
Lucie and Jean-Michel grapple with an existential crisis and a computer crash. In this dark comedy blending poetry and artificial intelligence, they search for meaning.
THE CORE
Director Craig Murray
France, 15 min
At the twilight of his life, a man whose obsessive quest for truth has led him to the edge of an abyss is visited by metaphysical entities who try to prevent him from diving further into it. Each entity offers its version of order and salvation, but the need to gaze beyond and search as deep as possible is strong, even if it might result in a one-way ride to damnation.
Forbidden Valentine
Director Owen Coughlan
Canada, 11 min
A short film about AI and unrequited love.
Friday, October 30, 2026
block 2
THE SPIRIT PREVAILS
930PM- 10: 30 PM
REBECCA
Director Gerard corporon
France, 18 min
After visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, a couple who witnessed something that deeply upset them search for an explanation for what they experienced
IGNIS OPPIDUM
Directors Maxence Bossé, Nolan Corlay
France, 25 min
In a desert world, plagued by war and climate change, Dionne, an inhabitant of the city of Ignis Oppidum's, worships the Aura, the machine that governs her people. She gets the honor of being appointed as a “flamine”, an aura's apostle. Accompanied by her mentor Theneris, a flamine as well, she'll take on a pilgrimage that will change her forever.
LIFELINES
Director Bruno RICHAUD
France, 13 min
In a cemetery wrapped in winter, Éléonore—still shaken by the loss of her husband—lays her latest collection of short stories on his grave. As she gives in to her solitude, a bright, unexpected voice calls out to her: Charlie’s, a sparkling and disarming woman, in total contrast with the solemn atmosphere of the place
NOVEMBER 6, 2026
Köln, Germany
FilmClub 813
Hahnenstraße 6, 50667 Köln, Germany
General Admission: 7€, 10€ for both blocks
FilmClub 813 Members: 5€, 8€ both blocks
Friday, November 6
block 1
THE FUTURE IS NOW
8 PM- 9:30 PM
NEOSHIN - EPISODE 03: DISTANT LOVE
Director Sebastian Selg
Germany, 4 minutes
After the invention of CRYONIC REALITY (CR) by EDEN Association, world leaders chose to discontinue the counting of time in 2073 and proclaimed the final year 2073X. CR is a virtual world of utopia that people can access to escape the bleak reality.
CEREMONY
Director Mark Wachholz
Germany. 11 min
In a near-future where perception of minors in distress is heavily filtered, the only survivor of a city erased in an apocalyptic strike, a 12-year-old girl, is interviewed to tell the world what happened. But she holds the key to a darker truth about children in our society.
FACTORY DROP
Director Petja Pulkrabek
Germany, 15 min
In a bleak future in the year 2118, a gigantic skyscraper called the Factory rises above the ruins of the old world. In the dark lower floors, forced laborers toil tirelessly to produce diamonds. Emotions and contact are strictly forbidden. The worker Mia nearly breaks under this existence until she finds an old music box
JUDAS
Director Natasha Guderman
France, Latvia, 11 min
The solitary man has nighttime visitors – a strange procession behind his door that he watches through the peephole. Between the void and the light of life, the man must decide: to be or not to be. Will he choose to open the door?
REBECCA
Director Gerard Corporon
France, 18 min
After visiting the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, a couple who witnessed something that deeply upset them search for an explanation for what they experienced
Verflechtung
Directors Philip Hofmänner, Simon Jonas Pflanzer
Switzerland, 19 min
In the near future, Susana's fiancé Marco decides to have a chip implanted in his brain.Marco, who suffers from severe depression and has professional problems as a result, sees this new technology as his only chance, not to lose touch. Susana, who originally drew his attention to the chip, soon begins to have doubts,when Marco begins to change dramatically.
OVO
Director Stiv Spasojevic
France, 7min
This is the story of a meeting between an astonishing robot from outer space and an adorable little bird just hatched from its egg
Friday, November 6
block 2
The Darkness Within
10 PM- 11:30 PM
Teeth
Director Zachary Liverseed
United States, 18 min
An agoraphobic painter becomes infatuated with a strange woman from his dreams. In following this pursuit, he unknowingly falls headfirst into the gaping maw of madness
Your Body, My Mind
Director Louis Günther Götz
Germany, 18 min
In a technologically advanced future where humanity has become alienated, a sensitive man with a deep connection to nature must decide whether to fight for the truth or become a puppet of a manipulative system.
Action, Cut, Bang!
Director Erkan Lüleci
Germany, 11 min
When an actor is shot with a prop on a film set, he is given the chance to find out who or what wants to kill him.
Ervadia
Director Gregor Koppenburg
Germany, 20 min
A common worker at the Screech-Screech-Ding factory stumbles upon instructions to find the mythical planet of ERVADIA. He decides to leave his menial job and escape to that magical, better world. But the secret police are out to kill everyone who spreads the word about Ervadia
Proxima
Director Maksat Anuarbekov
Kazakhstan, 29 min
An astronaut lands on an exoplanet, trying to find alien life, and finds himself in a time loop where he is forced to confront his past.