"The Silent Maid", a dynamic and refreshing satirical drama by director Miguel Faus, was chosen for the opening film of this year's FMFS. The director will personally recall for the Split audience at the Bačvice Open-air Cinema about how his project came to be recognized and financially supported by the great Steven Soderbergh.

After screening over a hundred films in six programs over the course of ten days in Split, FMFS will close with the Italian film of the year "There's Still Tomorrow" by the well-known actress Paola Cortellesi, who is also a debutant director with this film. The film became a phenomenon in Italy, surpassing "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in terms of viewership, and became the ninth most watched film of all time in Italy. Even the iconic "La vita e bella", for which Roberto Benigni won an Oscar in 1997, was surpassed in terms of viewership.

In "The Other Side of the Mediterranean" programme, in which FMFS focuses on the cinematography of South American countries, another European premiere will take place. From Sundance comes "Malu", in which the brilliant Brazilian actress Yara de Novaes excels in a powerful familial story based on the relationship between director Pedro Freire and his mother.

"Toll" is another film coming form Brazil, a family and social drama by the talented director Carolina Markowicz, whose debut "Charcoal" we saw last year at FMFS. The film, which premiered in Toronto and won the Emerging Talent Award, follows a single mother who joins a group of criminals in order to get the money to send her gay son to an expensive conversion therapy.
The Argentinian dramedy "Puan" (Maria Alche) premiered in San Sebastian where it won the awards for best screenplay and best actor. It is set in the academic world, and the story is about the rivalry between two philosophy professors, played by two famous Argentinian actors.