National Feature Competition
Two Chinese artists in exile walk through a forest that seems to be their last refuge, exchanging views on the authoritarian regime they fled and their artistic practice.
PARMI LES MONTAGNES ET LES RUISSEAUX
- Jean-François Lesage
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 98 min
Unframing documentary
An experimental sound, video and performative creation from Julie Faubert that unfolds from the very specific context of the Cinéma moderne screening room in Montreal.
PERFORMANCE | NOUS SOMMES AU CINÉMA
- Julie Faubert
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- 60 min
National Feature Competition
By immersing us in the intimate world of those who hope to become a better version of themselves, this film essay skilfully paints a portrait of a society in search of meaning.
LE PLEIN POTENTIEL
- Annie St-Pierre
- 2024
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 83 min
Opening film
In a hybrid between activist documentary and science-fiction fable, an android from a future where humanity no longer exists takes an unconventional look at the present.
PREPARATIONS FOR A MIRACLE
- Tobias Nölle
- 2024
- Switzerland, Germany
- s.t. French and English
- 88 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Between poetry, history, science, and popular culture, this experimental film plunges us into the heart of the Amazon, weaving a link between the moon and the rocks of the region's caves.
Retrospective Iva Radivojevic : Imaginary Landscapes of Dislocation
Through iPhone Instagram stories filmed during the pandemic, this film explores the profound feelings of isolation and separation experienced in the landscapes of Alaska and on the island of Lesbos.
QUIETLY I WALK THE WRONG WAY
- Iva Radivojevic
- 2021
- Serbia
- s.t. English
- 19 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Within a polyphonic composition of images from Iranian films from the late 90s, two female students try to get published in their country's first women's newspaper.
RAZEH-DEL
- Maryam Tafakory
- 2024
- Iran, United Kingdom, Italy
- s.t. English
- 28 min
International Feature Competition
In his six-square-metre bedroom, a young Chinese revolutionary has created an anti-capitalist refuge for rebellious youth: a buzzing, intoxicating, closed-door setting.
New Visions Competition
In Kinshasa, a region is plunged into darkness due to the theft of electrical cables. The film takes us into the heart of an impenetrable night and a population in search of light.
RISING UP AT NIGHT
- Nelson Makengo
- 2024
- Congo, Belgium, Germany, Burkina Faso
- s.t. French or English
- 96 min
