Chloé Raunet

Produced by Jessica Hallenbeck (Lantern Films)

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : The artistic world of my surrogate father, Oraf, is explored through his queer street photography, inviting a reflection on Vancouver's evolution and our mutual creative influence amid the grief of his decline.

Christian Wittmoser

Produced by Moritz Bundschuh (KickFilm GmbH)

Feature lenght - Bavarian selection (Germany)

Logline: Over the course of one poetic night, Bangkok faces the grim prognosis of sinking within the next few decades. Flood reports from 2011 resonate in the Bangkok of today, which is able to glimpse its sunken future during the rainy season.

Selected in collaboration with DOK.forum München and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

Victoire Karera Kampire

Produced by Ellen Meiresonne (Atelier Graphoui)

Feature lenght - Wallonia-Brussels selection (Belgium)

Logline : Based on a miraculous piece of archival footage, Ejo retraces a fettered love story, through which an intimate portrait of a community and a territory emerges: the Rwanda, before and after the unimaginable.

Selected in collaboration with Regards sur les docs /Festival En ville !. With the financial support of Regards sur les docs /Festival En ville ! and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles as part of the Quebec-Wallonia Brussels cooperation.

Ariagna Fajardo Nuviola

Produced by Julio Raúl Vega Garcés (Torrente Filmes)

Feature lenght - Cuban selection

Logline : A filmmaker recalls the special bond a rural community in Cuba has with film and questions the importance of telling the story of the people in a country where daily life is hard.

Selected in collaboration with Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

EURODOC SPECIAL MENTION winner

Hend Bakr

Produced by Tamer Nady (Cellar Door Studios)

Feature lenght - Egyptian selection

Logline : "My People and I used to live together in the center of the city, but we were, at the same time, completely separated from it. It was as if we lived in an distant isolated village."

Selected in collaboration with Cimathèque and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

EURODOC AWARD winner

Juliette Balthazard

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: In Argentina, children of those who disappeared during the military dictatorship (1976-1983) retrace their parents' deportation, reliving a past linked to the director's family.

Valentina Ortega Backhoff

Produced by Carlos Alberto Cuesy Díaz and Antonia Lema

Feature Lenght - Mexican selection

Logline : Five women from Chiapas receive a gift through their dreams that shapes their destiny and leads them to practice traditional midwifery.

Selected in collaboration with DocsMX and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

PARATI FILMS SUPPORT winner

Mariana de Melo

Produced by Luana Melgaço (Anavilhana)

Feature lenght - Brazilian selection

Logline : In Minas Gerais, a state shaped by a long mining legacy, there is a deep connection between the land and identity. The Missing Place blends stories, archival footage and documentary images to explore this impact on the place I call home.

Selected in collaboration with Brasil CineMundi and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

Loïc Darses

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: A documentary that uses singular, poetic film to shed light on the most terrifying monsters that haunt our children, the very ones that emerge from the ruptured world of grown-ups.

DOK.FEST MÜNCHEN AWARD and CINEGROUND SUPPORT winner

Juicebox Burton

Produced by Ausinikka Hunter

Feature lenght - Louisiana selection (United States) 

Logline : In this experimental docu-fantasy, two trans women embark on inspiring journeys that intertwine the challenges of transitioning in New Orleans, navigating the demons of their past and the echoes of imprisonment, as they strive to reclaim dreams they were forced to defer due to the adversity that they faced.

Selected in collaboration with Create Louisiana and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

Fidèle Koffi Kouakou

Feature lenght - Ivorian selection

Logline : A playwright and director looks back at the responsibilities of students, trade unions and political parties in the rise of the culture of violence that has shaken Côte d’Ivoire’s university system.

Selected in collaboration with Africadoc Côte d’Ivoire et and with the financial support of the Gouvernement du Québec

Varun Trikha

Produced by Margit Lillak as a minority producer (Tiny Desk Productions)

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : A blind wildlife audio recordist experiences her world through the sounds of nature. Amidst diminishing natural soundscapes and personal trauma, she journeys into a tropical forest in search of a mysterious sound.

ROGERS AWARD winner

Bruce Thomas Miller

Produced by Kevin dong (Tall Hero Films & Company First Nation Creations Productions Inc.)

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: Starry night tells the inspiring tale of a troupe of actors living with schizophrenia. They bravely portray their triumphs in a play that mirrors their struggles. We learn that there is much more to this complex and often misunderstood illness.

DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA AWARD winner

Isabelle Grignon-Francke

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : Through a series of tableaus of public events, Tackling body presents a political account of our relationship to gender: not all bodies have the same right to celebrate.

Farnaz Jurabchian & Mohammadreza Jurabchian

Co-Produced by Etienne de Ricaud (Caractères Productions)

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: In downtown Tehran, during a pivotal moment in contemporary Iranian history, an accomplished Arab-Iranian photographer must choose between joining his wife in Canada or staying to document the city’s hidden resistance and capturing Tehran’s evolving story through his lens.

MAIN FILM SUPPORT winner

Yann-Manuel Hernandez

Feature lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : To these lands I returned I returned is a hybrid film, which tells the story of my father and his country, Guatemala; the film combines real interactions with my family and re-enactments by actors.

ROYAL PHOTO SUPPORT winner

Luiza Cocora

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : An unlikely and vibrant chorus about love weaves its way through the labyrinth of a public sector seniors’ residence, where Ariane, an orderly defying the shackles of indifference, becomes the guiding thread thanks to her keen listening skills as a former fine dining waitress

Selected in collaboration with Regard sur Montréal du Conseil des Arts de Montréal

ROYAL PHOTO SUPPORT winner

Mailys Flamand

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : This film retraces the healing process of a community after the deaths of two people during a canoe race.

Sélectionnée en collaboration avec Wapikoni Mobile

LUSSIER & KHOUZAM SUPPORT winner

Mirkö Lafrenière

Produced by Irène Bessone (Art et Essai)

Short lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : Havre is a docu-fiction about identity loss and the exodus from one’s land, weaving a fictional storyline and re-enactments with a series of portraits of expatriate Magdalen Islanders.

SLA LOCATION SUPPORT winner

Manuel Orhy Piron

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : It's hard to imagine someone who can organize Montreal's first Pride Parade, assist Marlene Dietrich and own a vegetarian restaurant all at the same time. But John did exactly that.

Selected in collaboration with UQAM

VIDÉOGRAPHE SUPPORT winner

Stéphane Mukunzi

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline :  After Maya’s unexpected pregnancy strains her bond with Florent, she roams the streets of Gisenyi, Rwanda. Guided by spirits to a mysterious creek, her journey blurs the lines between reality and dreams, uncovering deep truths about identity, community and resilience.

PARATI FILMS SUPPORT winner

Alexandre Forgues

Short lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : In the pit is a love letter to garage/punk rock shows in the words of concertgoers as they launch themselves into a mosh pit during a concert. 

Selected in collaboration with Le Regroupement des artistes cinéastes de la francophonie canadienne (RACCORD)

Mingzhe Zhou

Produced by Yiqian Zhang (Touchstone Productions)

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : Plumage delves into a poignant journey taken by a mother and son across continents, blending past and present footage to uncover the deep-seated roots of identity, mirrored by the enigmatic journeys of blue jays.

VITAL DISTRIBUTION AWARD winner

Kellie Nadeau

Short lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: The film recounts a pivotal year for burlesque artist Rosie, who faces a double fracture – physical and filial – revealing the clash between their public persona and their everyday life.

T&S COOP SUPPORT winner

Nathalie Rankin and Roxanne Lauzon

Medium lenght - Canadian selection

Logline : Having canoed over 650 km alone with her children, Sally Diamond left a legacy of courage and strength that we honor in this documentary. Sally’s Courage recounts the life of the ancestor of the vast majority of the inhabitants of Pikogan, an Anicinape community in northern Quebec.

Selected in collaboration with Wapikoni Mobile

Alexia Roc

Short lenght - Canadian selection

Logline: My grandmother Marie-Jeanne requested medical assistance in dying on August 24 at 5 p.m. We said goodbye at 5:12 p.m.