International Competition

Aafreen Manzil follows a day in the life of Aafreen, set in Bengaluru, India, in 2004. What begins as an ordinary day becomes a turning point. As the day unfolds, she is forced to face what she has long known but never acted upon. In that moment, she finds the courage to take a step toward reclaiming her life.

Training, Take-Off, Grand Prix. Legacy is one of the most valuable and celebrated horses in show jumping. In pursuit of victories, she is flown between competition venues across the globe. Air Horse One follows Legacy on her long journeys in the business class of equine air travel.

After another night of insomnia, a man comes across a strange community living in his building and discovers the elaborate illusion they have created.

Olivia, a young woman living abroad, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past.

In a small Beirut studio, the Person prepares for an afternoon client. A buzz breaks the quiet. The Client, a woman in her thirties with a streak of white hair, steps in cautiously. They speak lightly, skimming the surface of conversation. It’s her first time, she says. The Person trying to put her at ease. They draw closer, but the Client abruptly pulls back. She doesn’t want to be touched, only to watch. After a brief hesitation, the Person agrees. What follows is part performance, part unspoken confession. The Client watches, tense, breath tight. Is the Client really here for the performance — or for something she’s not ready to face?

A dog is a man’s best friend, even if that man is the Führer? Blondi explores the relationship between history’s most despicable man and his beloved German Shepherd. From eating the crumbs under the table at the Führer’s birthday, to living in the confinement of the bunker, this film presents intimate snapshots of the dog’s daily life intertwined with the realities of war and fictitious, humorous newsreels, depicting the oblivious pet’s significant and surreal impact on the Reich.

Marianne and Pétion, living in Haiti, await a call from their son who has left in pursuit of the American dream.

Édouard enjoys a weekend at the chalet with his friends Thomas, Nathan, and Ismaël to celebrate his 18th birthday. The sense of brotherhood Édouard feels for his friends will be tested, while his limits will be transgressed. The unexpected arrival of his older brother Max late in the evening will confront the four friends with their own contradictions.

Yulieth faces the difficulties of growing up in a wild territory where natural beauty coexists with the hostility of machismo. Her developing identity is caught between the impulses of her dreams and her reality.

Ruby is a young man from a working-class neighborhood in Madrid, tired of the violence and distrust that define his group of friends' daily lives. Together with Nélson, Daniela, and Alexis, he spends the eve of Saint John's Night, where every plan and every action turn into a competition among the boys to validate their status within the group. As night falls, Ruby finds himself at odds with his friends over an alleged theft, with the flames of the Saint John's bonfires as silent witnesses.

1991, war erupts in neighbouring Yugoslavia. Austrian soldiers mobilise to defend the border. Tensions are rising. At the Austrian Public Radio Station, presenter Hannes Vlašić has to break the news to the public, but the military puts pressure on the radio news team to censor the statement.

A Chinese gay father tries to go to his heterosexual son’s wedding in Paris, but his trip gets unpredictably delayed.

In rural Spain, ten-year-old Pablo loves spending time at his granny’s countryside home, playing with his younger sister Alba and his best friend Martín. But everything changes when Martín pressures him to betray his family, leaving Pablo to question where he truly belongs.

During a train ride, Ariel and Paul pass the time sketching their deepest fears. Their game takes an unexpected turn when Gilda, a mysterious passenger, intrudes on their exchange. Yet her relationship with fear seems far less innocent than their playful drawings.

Sneža (63), a gentle general practitioner approaching retirement, has secret sadomasochistic relationships with various men. When her son, Momir, uncovers her secret, Sneža gets the chance to become completely free.

On a deserted battlefield of World War I, young soldier Henri wakes up trapped in the mud of a shell hole.

A father is haunted by a recurring nightmare: his son kills him. Life in their farm becomes increasingly difficult, as their territory shrinks.

When Musa, a Palestinian in the Netherlands, receives his late brother’s camera, a Gaza photojournalist, he revives the final roll of film—forcing him to confront grief, censorship, and the weight of legacy.

A Kafkaesque courtroom drama set in 19th-century Liverpool, recounting the trial of a corpse with neither name nor past. Dozens have gathered for the absurd ceremony — and perhaps to deliver justice.

Portugal, 1872. The Emperor of Brazil, Pedro II, travels to the city of Porto, and stays at the Grand Hotel du Louvre, property of Maria Henriqueta de Mello Lemos e Alvelos. In the present day, the attempt to make a film about this episode becomes an invocation. Maria Henriqueta is with us.

"Oh Be a Fine Girl Kiss Me" blends historical fiction and autobiography in a meditation on life’s choices and constraints, as well as on the systems and categories that shaped modernity.

Nabil is about to deliver a meal to the offices of a major bank, but the receptionist curtly refuses him access. Touched by the young man's distress, a security guard discreetly opens an emergency exit for him.

A rainy morning is interrupted by the radio. A horse’s voice transports the daily commute in Los Santos, San Andreas to a remote broadcasting station in an unspecified location. He’s written a novel reflecting on the past.

A young man with an angelic face randomly meets a stranger on a suburban road. Under the blazing sun, they try to wander through the city of Paris like ordinary tourists, but trouble keeps finding them.

In ‘Still by my side’, people share why they choose to have their deceased pets preserved through taxidermy. While the taxidermist uses foam, clay, and glass eyes to try to bring back the animal’s soul, the owners reveal what drives them: a longing for something to hold onto, for comfort, and for keeping alive a bond too precious to let go.

Under a burning sun, Adel and Moïse try to come to terms with the loss of their father. But as their grief turns into an obsession, a rift grows between the two teenage brothers and threatens to separate them.

A man journeys back in time to find his younger self, under the guise of trading cards, but the exchange turns into a haunting exploration of identity, mental health and the fading light of childhood innocence.

In the chaotic moments immediately following a car crash, before the police arrive, a desperate tow truck driver fiercely protects his tow. The situation quickly spirals out of control.

In a desert at the southernmost point of Iran, a young man’s mind is taken over by the whispers in his head, while his friend tries to rescue him from a darkness only he can hear.