National Feature Competition
This work, starring Charlotte Rampling as a psychotherapist, uses symbolic imagery shot on 16mm black-and-white film to present a profound journey into the human mind.
International Feature Competition
Set in a village in Georgia’s Pankisi Valley near the Chechen border, Imago follows filmmaker Déni Oumar Pitsaev as he confronts generational silence and cultural displacement while dreaming of a home and a life beyond convention.
Panorama - Horizons
In Senegal, the residents of Guinaw Rail are being forced to leave their neighbourhood, dismantled to make way for a regional express train and its promises of modernity.
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Using a hybrid approach, archival footage, and a fictional character, this short film tells the stories of Brazilian Black mothers mourning their child’s death by the police.
RIO REMAINS BEAUTIFUL
- Felipe Casanova
- 2025
- Belgium, Switzerland, Brazil
- s.t. English
- 24 min