“Golden Leopard” at Locarno 2022 (Auteur competition) In Uberlandia, Brazil, Chico earns his living fixing ovens, in which he easily fits into thanks to his small size. Marginalized by a system that values him as a misfit, he begins to start resisting it. Director – Carlos Segundo Nominated for the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Read more about BIG BANG – Carlos Segundo (France, 2022) 14’[…]
“Cinefondation Award” at Cannes 2022 In a lower class neighborhood in Rome there is a barber who believes to conspiracy theories. He is the laughing stock for his family and at work. Nobody takes him seriously until he gets arrested by the police. A family story about a man seeking for attention and love from Read more about A CONSPIRACY MAN – Valerio Ferrara (Italy, 2022) 20′[…]
“Special Mention of the Jury” at Clermont-Ferrand 2023 In research on the religiosity of Poles conducted in the 1990s by OBOP, the percentage of believers has always fluctuated around 95%. At the same time, the unemployment rates also reached record values. The crisis strengthened the society’s need for spirituality, which allowed things not necessarily possible Read more about THE DEVIL – Jan Bujnowski (Poland, 2022) 19′[…]
Selected at Cannes 2021; “Best Icelandic Short” at Reykjavik Film Festival 2021 Free Men is a comedy about two best friends who get in trouble with their jobs, which forces them to rethink how they want to live their lives. Director – Óskar Kristinn Vignisson Óskar Kristinn Vignisson graduated from the Icelandic Academy of the Arts Read more about FREE MEN – Óskar Kristinn Vignisson (Denmark, 2021) 28’[…]
Mats goes hunting with his friends and finds his way back to his father. The Hunt is a film about shame, courage, acceptance and family relations. Director – Ville Tanttu
Rail D’Or Award at Cannes 2023 Following a violent incident; Eissa a 17 years old African migrant in Egypt is in a quest against time to save his loved ones whatever it takes. Director – Mostafa Morad Morad Mostafa; an Egyptian Filmmaker, born in Cairo; 1988. He worked in several independent films; and collaborated as Read more about I PROMISE YOU PARADISE –Morad Mostafa (Egypt, 2023) 25’[…]
Selected at Cannes 2022 Nataly, a trans woman, is visiting her former lover Leon with her daughter Secreto in a mysterious reclusive community hiding from the Sun. These reunions will bring back the memory of a toxic and abusive relationship to Nataly. Director – Diego Céspedes
A teenage boy is on his way home at night when his bicycle breaks down in the middle of a quiet highway. He stops to fix it and a mysterious woman in a veil appears at the nearby stop. Director – Khadar Ayderus Ahmed
Finalist at Academy Awards 2022 Henrik wants to sing a song for his wife. It has to be today, it has to be now. It’s a question of life, death, and karaoke. Director – Martin Strange-Hansen Short films:Feeding Desire” 2001 Awards: Student Academy Award, Odense Filmfestival Best short film“This Charming Man” 2002 Awards: Oscar Best Read more about ON MY MIND – Martin Strange-Hansen (Denmark, 2021) 18’[…]
Selected at Sundance 2023 Freshly graduated from his bachelor’s degree in history and civilization, Charles-Olivier struggles to find a job in his field and must fall back on accepting a position as a clerk in a pool shop. Feeling down, he navigates his new profession as best he can. Director – Alec Pronovost Former Club Read more about PRO POOL – Alec Pronovost (Canada, 2022) 8’[…]