National Feature Competition
At once cerebral, touching, and funny, this dense, minimalist (auto)biographical film unfolds as a creative observation on artistic exploration and life.
J'AI PERDU DE VUE LE PAYSAGE
- Sophie Bédard Marcotte
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. English
- 85 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
Weaving lines from the book New English Grammar, the film reconstructs Mr. K’s psyche in captivity as a metaphor for men, boundaries, and a nation under martial law.
K'S ROOM - THE CREATION AND DESTRUCTION OF THE WORLD
- Wei-Lin Hung
- 2020
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 16 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
“What were you doing when I took this photo as the train was passing by your house last year?”
LAST YEAR WHEN THE TRAIN PASSED BY
- Pang-Chuan Huang
- 2018
- France
- s.t. English
- 18 min
Wapikoni
In a clever blend of horror, comedy, documentary, and militant fiction, this unique portrait asserts a jubilant territorial sovereignty, without compromise. (HSB)
LETHAL ETHEL
- Elayna Einish
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 9 min
Wapikoni
With its moving personal approach, careful artistic direction, and inspired sound design, this skillfully symbolic work embodies the importance of transmission. (HSB)
PHOENIX
- Marylène Houle
- 2025
- Canada (Odanak)
- s.t. French
- 7 min
Uxdoc RIDM
In his living room, a retired playwright unveils a revelation to the spectator : he is losing his memories and seeks companionship to reconstruct his cherished remembrances.
QUEER UTOPIA
- Lui Avallos
- 2023
- Brazil, Portugal
- 25 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through experiments bridging film and wood engraving, craftswoman Chen Meiqi's anecdotes tell the story of this Chinese art form.
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
Magnus Isacsson Competition
Through thoughtful discussions and scenes from daily life, the director examines masculinity as it is experienced within his community, the Siksika Nation.
SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN
- Sinakson Trevor Solway
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 78 min
Uxdoc RIDM
Inside the former Green Island Prison, political prisoner A-Kuen recounts stories of imprisonment and persecution that took place in Taiwan in the 1950s.
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T LEAVE
- Singing Chen
- 2022
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 35 min
International Feature Competition
Underground invites us to listen gently, transporting the senses to new spaces where a transhistorical exploration of the Battle of Okinawa, a pivotal event in Japanese history, emerges.
International Feature Competition
In the darkness of an eternal night, this immersive film takes us to a group of Afghan smugglers in the forest on the border between Serbia and Hungary, revealing the cruelty and violence of an unequal world.
WAKING HOURS
- Federico Cammarata, Filippo Foscarini
- 2025
- Italy
- s.t. English
- 78 min