The premiere of the Ukrainian short film Another Day in the Metal Box, directed by Hlib Feldman, took place on 9 August at the 79th Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.
The film was included in the Pardi di Domani — Concorso Internazionale international competition, according to the official programme of the Locarno Film Festival. The film was produced in Ukraine in 2026 and has a running time of 18 minutes.
According to the Embassy of Ukraine in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the story takes viewers to Ukraine in 2008 and tells the personal story of an ordinary person faced with a difficult choice. A representative of the Ukrainian embassy attended the festival screening and met with the film’s creative team.
The Locarno Film Festival is one of Europe’s largest international film festivals. Its Pardi di Domani programme focuses on short films and works by emerging filmmakers from around the world. Another Day in the Metal Box was presented in the international competition of this section.
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According to Serbian Economist, the Ukrainian short film “Tvoja kuća je i moja kuća” / “Your Home Is My Home” by director Denis Kireev has been selected for the competition program of the first U30 Film Festival, which will take place June 4–7, 2026, at the Belgrade Youth Center.
According to the festival program, the Ukrainian film will be screened on June 6 as part of the competition block, with screenings beginning at 6:00 p.m.
The U30 Film Festival is a new international short film festival dedicated to young filmmakers. The festival’s name reflects two key criteria of the program: films must not exceed 30 minutes in length, and projects must represent the younger generation of filmmakers, specifically those under 30 years of age.
The competition program of the first festival will feature 11 films from Serbia, Montenegro, Spain, Ukraine, and Poland.
The program brings together narrative, documentary, and animated works of various genres and approaches.
In addition to the competition program, the organizers have arranged for audiences to meet with the filmmakers after the screenings. On the final day of the festival, there will be a retrospective of short fiction films by Serbian director Danilo Stanimirović, a member of the jury for the first U30 Film Festival, after which the jury will announce the festival’s best film.
Admission to all festival programs is free; however, due to limited seating capacity, visitors must obtain free passes in the central lobby of the Youth Center one hour before the start of the program.
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