NESTLING

Short film / Bulgaria / 2026 / 11 minutes

CAST

Nikola Stefanov
Yordan Rasin
Maria Sotirova
Viktor Panayotov
Konstantin Enchev

CREW

Director / Georgi Martev


Scriptwriter / Georgi Martev

DOP / Kaloyan Bozhilov, Vladimir Trifonov

Producers / Georgi Martev, Kaloyan Bozhilov
Production / BYWAYS
Co-producer / Veselka Kiryakova
Co-production / Red Carpet

Financial support / National Culture Fund of Bulgaria + Bulgarian National Film Center

WORLD PREMIERE

2026 / 72nd International Short Film Festival Oberhausen (Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen) 49th Children’s and Youth Film Competition

SYNOPSIS

Left alone while his parents attend a funeral, Pavel and his friends roam the village filming dares. What begins as play leads them to a bird’s nest and a challenge that goes too far. As the others run, Pavel stays behind, facing what’s left of their game.