Competition sections
From established filmmakers to emerging voices, from local reality to global perspectives — Astra's competition selection gathers the most relevant documentaries of the moment.
The Central and Eastern European Competition presents documentaries from a region that has undergone profound transformations in recent decades. Films that explore identity, collective memory, and the ever-changing present of Central and Eastern European nations.

Olga Lucovnicova / Romania, Moldova, Belgium, Netherlands / 2025

András Földes, Anna Kis / Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway / 2026

Michał Marczak / Poland, France / 2026

Marlene Edoyan / Canada / 2026

Comes Chahbazian / Belgium / 2026

Fariz Ahmadov / Azerbaijan, Poland / 2026

Déni Oumar Pitsaev / France, Belgium / 2025

Biljana Tutorov, Petar Glomazić / Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia / 2026

Marysia Nikitiuk, Alisa Kovalenko / Ukraine, Poland / 2026

Jamie Coughlin Silverman, Gabriel Silverman / United States / 2025