National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Deeply atmospheric and textural, Cold and Dark explores the challenges faced by a small group of Slovakian loggers and their workhorse, Kubo.

COLD AND DARK

Peter Hošták
2023
Slovakia, Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
30 min

Reconstructions, archives, and interviews come together as family members explore the death of a woman who died of smallpox at the turn of the 20th century.

FOUR MILE CREEK

Ryan McKenna
2023
Canada (Quebec)
22 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Based on sponsored films produced between 1920 and 1970, this film articulates an interpretation of the colonial imagination in which the violence of the archives resonates with the present.

HOLIDAY NATIVE LAND

Nicolas Renaud, Brian Virostek
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
37 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

With poetic narration by artist Bettina Szabo and captivating images of nature, experimental short film Immortelles focuses on the creative act in all its complexity.

IMMORTELLES

Mark Durand
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
6 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

This collage of excerpts from over 50 years of film and television is a tribute to those who have always been in the background - but above all, it's a tribute to Jill.

JILL, UNCREDITED

Anthony Ing
2022
Canada, United Kingdom
19 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Against the backdrop of the carnival and its tribulations, the whirl of rides mirrors Kim’s state of mind as the young Québécois carnival worker thinks hard about his future.

L' ARTIFICE

Isabelle Grignon-Francke
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
18 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

A deep-dive into an imaginary world built from scratch, this music short by Montreal rapper Marie-Gold shows the creative process behind her latest album.

LA DÉCONSTRUCTION DE BAVEUSE CITY

Chloé Pilon Vaillancourt
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
9 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

This poetic, immersive short on the edge of experimental cinema transports us into an age-old tradition of fire dancing celebrated every summer in Bulgaria.

LET THE RED MOON BURN

Ralitsa Doncheva
2023
Bulgaria, Canada (Quebec)
7 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Nine Easy Dances, or nine short vignettes of family life suffused with laughter and tenderness, punctuated by the chaos of filming and the unknowns of an aging household.

NINE EASY DANCES

Nora Rosenthal
2023
Canada
s.t. French
19 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Through the patient gaze of a brother and sister, this film invites us to rethink everyday life in step with Jonny, their brother with cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.

ORPHEUS

Malaika Shostakovich, Mustafa Uzuner
2023
Canada
s.t. French
20 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

In Munich, an amateur rugby team trains hard. For Desmond and his team, united by their queer identity, there is more to learn than just the rules of the game.

OUTSIDE CENTER

Eli Jean Tahchi
2023
Canada (Quebec), Germany
s.t. French or English
21 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

The lively nest of a family of blue jays is the focus of this unique experimental film, in which humour and procedural poetry combine in this work of astounding beauty.

PROCÈS VERBAL

Matthew Wolkow
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. French or English
6 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Shot on 16 mm, this medium-length film creatively portrays the creation of an outdoor performance by choreographer Dana Gingras, combining dance, music, and video installation.

SOMEHOW CONTINUE

Karl Lemieux
2023
Canada (Quebec)
55 min

National Short and Medium-Length Competition

Inuk and Mi’kmaq artist Amy Hull evokes the complexity of her relationship to nostalgia and to her home region through childhood stories and images filmed in 16 mm and Super 8.

THE GREAT KIND MYSTERY

Ella Morton
2023
Canada (Quebec)
s.t. English
17 min