New Visions Competition
On a sensory journey to the heart of Hispanic flora, Mauricio Freyre examines plant seeds as yet another manifestation of colonial violence and neglect.
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
A poetic and geological laboratory, this experimental short explores the atmospheres, details, textures, and patterns of mineral, aqueous, and film materials.
International Feature Competition
In a rare fusion of art and pedagogy, this compelling essay exposes the invisible hand of the John M. Olin Foundation behind the trickling down (neo)conservatism in the United States.
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Captured on film, Film de roche shows bouldering as a mesmerizing visual and auditory trance, a true ode to the fragility and resilience of the female body.
Wapikoni
The joy of fishing for Jack, a curious and charismatic 10-year-old enthusiast, shines through the screen during a day on the water with his grandmother and through clips from his YouTube channel. (HSB)
FISHING WITH JACK
- Jack Hardy
- 2024
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 8 min
Retrospective Louise Bourque : Reality Unfolded in the Echoes of Memory
Constantly switching between the film plane and the home movies printed on it, the image, altered by various artistic manipulations, embodies the discontinuity of memory. (HSB)
FISSURES
- Louise Bourque
- 1999
- Canada
- 3 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
After being forced to return to Taiwan from Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johan Chang documents with humour and delicacy the challenges of creating on film.
FLIGHT AND FRAME
- Johan Chang
- 2022
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 10 min
Retrospective O Grivo : Crafting Sonic Landscapes
This nostalgic essay film revisits the filmmaker's filmography and nearly 30 years of archives to study the passage of time and the strength of the bonds resisting it.
FRIENDSHIP
- Cao Guimarães
- 2023
- Brazil
- s.t. English
- 85 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
The first work in a collaboration between Erica Sheu and Tzuan Wu, this short film attempts to reconcile the emotions evoked by various images shot in Taiwan and the United States.
FUR FILM VOL.1: I DON'T OWN A CAT
- Tzuan WU, Erica Sheu
- 2021
- Taiwan, United States
- s.t. English
- 8 min
Panorama - Horizons
In a collaborative approach, a Palestinian filmmaker authentically captures the daily lives of four men in the Gaza Strip. A rare and deeply human perspective.
GAZAN TALES
- Mahmoud Nabil Ahmed
- 2024
- Palestine, Tunisia
- s.t. English
- 80 min
Carte blanche
A portrait of the artists’ collective GENERAL IDEA, this documentary, made from extensive archives, is a story of love, fame, overwhelming loss, and, ultimately, renewal.
“I chose General Idea: Art, AIDS and the Fin de Siècle for the way this Canadian collective has turned art into an act of resistance, subverting social codes with provocation and dark humour. Their radicalism resonates with the subversive energy I try to convey through my projects.”(Annie-Claude Deschênes)
“I chose General Idea: Art, AIDS and the Fin de Siècle for the way this Canadian collective has turned art into an act of resistance, subverting social codes with provocation and dark humour. Their radicalism resonates with the subversive energy I try to convey through my projects.”(Annie-Claude Deschênes)
GENERAL IDEA: ART, AIDS AND THE FIN DE SIÈCLE
- Annette Mangaard
- 2007
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 50 min
International Feature Competition
Filmed over 15 years, this film combines legend and magical realism to immerse us in the reality of the border village of Moimenta, where Mariana and her family live.
GODS OF STONE
- Iván Castiñeiras Gallego
- 2025
- Spain, Portugal, France
- s.t. French or English
- 85 min