Once again this year, 10 exceptional European debut and second films will be competing for our two main awards: the audience award “Der Heinrich” - this time, you are invited to cast your ballot online – and our jury prize, the “Volkswagen Financial Services Award”. Both awards, worth 10.000 euros each, are sponsored by Volkswagen Financial Services. This year’s contributions focus on people who live under precarious social and personal circumstances: in a deprived London neighbourhood, in the outskirts of Naples, but also on the resort island of Tenerife. People who surpass themselves in exceptional situations, be it a dubious religious community or the African wilderness … Young European cinema filled with unique film moments.