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.
REPUBLIC
- Jin Jiang
- 2023
- Singapore, China
- s.t. English
- 107 min
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
Magnus Isacsson Competition
Taking a critical look at Jerusalem’s development project in the 70s, this film reveals the invisible violence perpetrated against the Palestinian people.
RULE OF STONE
- Danae Elon
- 2024
- Canada
- s.t. French or English
- 85 min