September 24, 2026
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 2
VENEZIA DIORAMA 2026 Belgium 6 MIN DIRECTOR Nicolas Piret Through a series of animated art boards depicting a decaying Venice, the film unfolds like a set of postcards, capturing the mythical city's final moments of fragility. IN THE BEGINNING 2026 Poland | Portugal | Spain 11 MIN DIRECTOR Ala Nunu A space probe called Beresheet,...
September 24, 2026
SHORTS PROGRAM: AFTER DARK
MUKBANG 2026 USA 10 MIN DIRECTOR Joe Grode In a near-future dystopia, an underground mukbang factory turns human appetite into entertainment, forcing participants to gorge themselves for an insatiable online audience. TROPIC OF THE MOURNING GECKO (ΤΡΟΠΙΚΌΣ ΤΟΥ ΘΡΗΝΟΎΝΤΟΣ ΓΚΈΚΟ) 2026 Greece 18 MIN DIRECTOR Stavros Markoulakis Yorgos is about to leave home when he...
September 24, 2026
SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1
TRADING CARDS 2026 Australia | UK 14 MIN DIRECTOR Radheya Jang An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, TRADING CARDS is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with obsessive-compulsive disorder. WHERE WERE WE? 2026 India 4 MIN DIRECTOR Suresh Eriyat A deep dive into an oceanic...
September 24, 2026
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 4 Seven-year-old Lucía arrives at her grandparents' house with a baby chick she was told to abandon. While the adults talk, she and her siblings wander, finding their grandfather's revolver. Trailer
September 24, 2026
YELLOW LETTERS (GELBE BRIEFE)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Turkish-German filmmaker İlker Çatak (THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE, AFI FEST 2023) returns with this thought-provoking allegory about art and authoritarianism, winner of the Golden Bear at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival. The film opens with an artistic triumph: lead actress Derya (Özgü Namal) delivers a blistering monologue about resistance in the face of oppression to...
September 24, 2026
A WOMAN’S PLACE IS EVERYWHERE
DescriptionBiosContactTrailerDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 Identical twins Emilija and Ona have lived in their mother’s rent-controlled loft in Brooklyn for as long as they can remember. But after her sudden passing, they find themselves on the brink of eviction. An intimate story of grief, memory, sisterhood and motherhood, set against the...
September 24, 2026
A WOLF IN THE SUBURBS
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: DOCUMENTARY 1 Welcome to Mississauga, where lawns are clipped, neighbors are watchful and no blade of grass dares misbehave. Except at Wolf Ruck’s place. His lawn grows wild, and so does trouble. Bios Amélie Hardy is an award-winning and FIPRESCI-recognized Quebec filmmaker whose films (HELLO STRANGER (2024); MAKE...
September 24, 2026
WITH TAPES AND TOASTS IN THE CAR (IM AUTO TAPES UND BUTTERBROT)
DescriptionBiosContactDescription Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: ANIMATION 1 In the face of her body fading into stardust, Shari realizes what truly matters to her. Bios Kiana Naghshineh is a German-Iranian director from Mannheim. In her films, she uses the versatile possibilities of animation to express complex emotions and to approach heavy topics in a...
September 24, 2026
WILL
DescriptionTrailerDescription Screens as part of CONSERVATORY SHOWCASE 3 A guilt-ridden veteran clashes with his estranged bohemian sister over their inherited childhood home, unearthing buried guilt, grief and the haunting legacy of their family’s past. Trailer
September 24, 2026
WILDWOOD
DescriptionBioTrailerDescription U.S. Premiere After her baby brother is abducted by a murder of crows, headstrong teenager Prue McKeel (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) launches a desperate rescue mission into the Impassable Wilderness — an enchanted forest hidden just beyond Portland, Oregon. Joined by her hapless but loyal classmate Curtis Mehlberg (Jacob Tremblay), Prue navigates a world of...
