National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Through a simple juxtaposition of words and images, this refreshingly mature coming-of-age story invites us into the last summer of adolescence with all its worries.
ROMY TIENT UN JOURNAL
- Charles-Émile Lafrance
- 2025
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 13 min
Wapikoni
This short film, the brainchild of a father who loves telling his children stories, creatively brings a tale to life while revealing the behind-the-scenes of its inception with the help of his daughter. (HSB)
RUBY, LA PETITE FOURMI
- François Bergeron
- 2024
- Canada
- s.t. English
- 7 min
Retrospective O Grivo : Crafting Sonic Landscapes
Skilfully blending theatrical games and archival footage, the filmmaker traces the paths of three men in her family to examine her country's legacy of violence.
THE SECRET LIVES OF MY THREE MEN
- Letícia Simões
- 2025
- Brazil
- s.t. English
- 75 min
Magnus Isacsson Competition
Through thoughtful discussions and scenes from daily life, the director examines masculinity as it is experienced within his community, the Siksika Nation.
SIKSIKAKOWAN: THE BLACKFOOT MAN
- Sinakson Trevor Solway
- 2025
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 78 min
New Visions Competition
An enigmatic mermaid takes a meditative look at the world around her. When she finds her community, the film offers a profound reflection on existence and resistance.
SIRENS CALL
- Miri Ian Gossing, Lina Sieckmann
- 2025
- Germany, Netherlands
- 121 min
Wapikoni
A region’s beauty gradually reveals an oppressive visual and auditory human presence and the scars inflicted by destructive exploitation. What if this reality wasn't the end? (HSB)
SOLASTALGIE
- Jon-Evan Quoquochi
- 2025
- Canada
- 5 min
Retrospective O Grivo : Crafting Sonic Landscapes
To finally find peace, recognition, and dignity, Georgina, a trans Wayúu elder, crosses the Colombian desert to reconnect with those who rejected her.
SOUL OF THE DESERT
- Mónica Taboada-Tapia
- 2024
- Colombia, Brazil
- s.t. French and English
- 84 min
New Visions Competition
Through personal and collective memory, this sensitive essay in three movements attempts to bring to life Turkey’s past and future potential without nostalgia.
SOUL OF THE FOOT
- Mustafa Uzuner
- 2025
- Canada, Turkey
- s.t. French or English
- 66 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
In Tayal tradition, “Spi,” which means to dream, is how people connect with their ancestors. Sayun Simung traces how one family, torn between modernity and Indigenous memory, strives to carry forward the spirit of their ancestor.
Retrospective O Grivo : Crafting Sonic Landscapes
At the crossroads between documentary and fiction, Swirl takes us to a village in rural Brazil to paint a poetic portrait of Bastu, a lively and vibrant octogenarian.
SWIRL
- Clarissa Campolina, Helvécio Marins Jr
- 2011
- Brazil
- s.t. English
- 90 min
Focus Taiwan: Beyond the Frame
Taman-Taman (Park) explores the stories of two Indonesian poets who meet in Tainan Park, where they turn everyday experiences and personal narratives into nighttime poems.
TAMAN-TAMAN (PARK)
- Yo Hen So
- 2024
- Taiwan
- s.t. English
- 101 min
