International Short and Medium-Length Competition
An “official” narrative, coupled with images that gradually cast doubt on their veracity, forces us to reflect in this era of post-truth fuelled by AI.
09/05/1982
- Jorge Caballero, Camilo Restrepo
- 2025
- Mexico, Spain
- s.t. French or English
- 11 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Sto Lat (100 years) brings to life memories in danger of being erased by the illness of Julitta, a Polish survivor of a Gulag forced labour camp, who will soon turn 100.
100 YEARS
- Mitchell Stafiej
- 2025
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 30 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Combining archival footage and contemporary recordings, the director paints a complex portrait of mother-daughter relationships across three generations of her Iranian family.
Retrospective Louise Bourque : Reality Unfolded in the Echoes of Memory
Against a complex soundscape, a sparkling abstraction gradually reveals an evocative montage of archival images of Houdini in chains, seeking emancipation. (HSB)
A LITTLE PRAYER (H-E-L-P)
- Louise Bourque
- 2011
- Canada
- 8 min
Panorama - Special screening
An intimate family portrait in which a young Krump prodigy living in the suburbs of Tokyo juggles the demands of school and a promising career.
A QUIET STORM
- Benjamin Nicolas
- 2025
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 30 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
A filmmaker and his son’s vacation in an abandoned hotel intersects with the story of a murderer from the 1830s and the personal memories of a past that shapes and haunts.
Carte blanche
Blending archives, performances, and images of everyday life, this film paints a portrait of Marja Burchard, leader of the eclectic krautrock collective Embryo, co-founded by her late father.
A SOUND OF MY OWN
- Rebecca Zehr
- 2021
- Germany
- s.t. French
- 52 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
This film revisits stories of anxiety and burnout through an aesthetic exploration that embodies them in a sensory way to invite us to transform our toxic cultures and societies.
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
Yi-Shan returns to the Himalayas after her friend’s death, her grief transforming into a tender cinematic feat of connection. The film reflects on friendship, identity, and the endurance of love after loss.
AFTER THE SNOWMELT
- Yi-Shan Lo
- 2024
- Taiwan, Japan
- s.t. English
- 101 min
New Visions Competition
The filmmaker adopts a skillful artisanal approach, transporting us into the unique, colourful, and lush world of her aunt, Agatha Bock, an independent, radiant woman with a lively spirit.
Uxdoc RIDM
A melancholic journey based on the testimony of a woman who refused to evacuate her hometown village after a terrible disaster.
ALL UNSAVED PROGRESS WILL BE LOST
- Mélanie Courtinat
- 2022
- France
- s.t. English
- 10 min
