Founding Edition — 21 September to 5 October 2026

The Programme

Seventy-five films, chosen from more than six hundred submissions: the ones too strange, too honest, or too alive to look away from. They streamed online from 21 September to 5 October 2026. The nominees are announced on 19 October.

75 films selected

Feature Film (8)

Poster for Ad Absurdum

Ad Absurdum

Hugo Alfredo Hinojosa

Mexico · 1 h 16 min

Poster for Kelly Thompson's B Movie

Kelly Thompson's B Movie

Kelly Thompson

United States · 1 h 27 min

Poster for Pushing Past the Bad

Pushing Past the Bad

Penny Allen

France / United States · 1 h 59 min

Poster for Stupid August

Stupid August

Pádraig Trehy

Ireland · 1 h 30 min

Poster for The Birth of the Self

The Birth of the Self

Cristóbal Vargas & Matías Lamarque

Chile · 1 h 25 min

Poster for The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Jacob Lewis-Taylor

United Kingdom · 1 h 25 min

Poster for The wind blows on the faces

The wind blows on the faces

Rodrigo Tobar-Gómez

Chile · 1 h 40 min

Poster for IDILIA

IDILIA

José Miguel Taltavull Sepúlveda & Javier Canales Sepúlveda

Spain · 1 h 13 min

Documentary Feature (8)

Poster for Boggin Leprechaun

Boggin Leprechaun

Yevgenii Zhitnikov

Ukraine · 1 h 1 min

Poster for Everybody wants to come to Brown

Everybody wants to come to Brown

Juan Lucas da Rocha

Argentina · 1 h 40 min

Poster for Hot Cunt | reconsidering pleasure

Hot Cunt | reconsidering pleasure

Toti Baches

Germany · 1 h 30 min

Poster for Next dance will be with me

Next dance will be with me

Sabela Losada Cortizas

Spain · 58 min

Poster for Sustainable Sovereignty

Sustainable Sovereignty

Nari Safa

United States · 1 h 18 min

Poster for The flower, the boot and the number 73

The flower, the boot and the number 73

Rodo Miranda Mesías

Chile · 47 min

Poster for THE WITNESS (Conversations with Osvaldo Bayer)

THE WITNESS (Conversations with Osvaldo Bayer)

Norma Cristina Fernández

Argentina · 1 h 48 min

Poster for Now, The Women Play!

Now, The Women Play!

Sara Silvia Kochen

Argentina · 1 h

Short Film (37)

Poster for A FRIEND OF OURS

A FRIEND OF OURS

François Rabes & Félicie Dutertre

France · 9 min

Poster for ALZOU

ALZOU

Ugo Woatzi

Belgium · 19 min

Poster for artificial dreams

artificial dreams

Juan Jimenez & Omar Jimenez

Mexico · 20 min

Poster for BOOK OF SKIN

BOOK OF SKIN

Neil Kendricks

United States · 10 min

Poster for Captain Clown

Captain Clown

Julián Mauricio Correa Cano

Colombia · 7 min

Poster for D M T Medicine Women

D M T Medicine Women

Víctor Jaramillo Arias

Colombia · 19 min

Poster for Everyone In

Everyone In

Mark W

United Kingdom · 15 min

Poster for Forced Swimming

Forced Swimming

Nasim Naserzare

Iran · 19 min

Poster for FUCK OFF

FUCK OFF

David Baquero Márquez

Spain · 12 min

Poster for HIDEN SOUL

HIDEN SOUL

Santiago Abollado

Spain · 10 min

Poster for Let Me Breathe Again

Let Me Breathe Again

Kenza Meunier

France · 10 min

Poster for LOVE LANGUAGE

LOVE LANGUAGE

zapoida francis

Germany · 18 min

Poster for Party

Party

Yeftah Harosh

Israel · 15 min

Preescriptus

Pau Aguilà Cebollero

Spain · 17 min

Coming soon — file on its way

Poster for RABII

RABII

Zakaria Kharrat

Morocco · 12 min

Poster for Red and Black

Red and Black

Javier Rey

Uruguay · 28 min

Poster for Skitzo

Skitzo

Mikko Manuel Kamunen

Finland · 17 min

Poster for Solstizio

Solstizio

Jacopo Gioacchini

Italy · 34 min

Poster for Speechless

Speechless

Alireza Nesaei

Germany · 17 min

Poster for STORY OF A FLAT-TIRED BICYCLE

STORY OF A FLAT-TIRED BICYCLE

Xoán Fernández Diz

Spain · 22 min

Poster for Sweet Plus Old

Sweet Plus Old

David de la Vara Torres

Spain · 22 min

Poster for The Bubbles

The Bubbles

Navid Karimzadeh

Iran · 13 min

Poster for The Leopard Goddess

The Leopard Goddess

Ringo Krause

Switzerland · 7 min

Poster for The only way

The only way

Martí Arbona

Spain · 19 min

Poster for The Scapegoat

The Scapegoat

Ali Fard

Iran · 10 min

Poster for The Sneeze

The Sneeze

Vera van Nuenen, Yala Claessens

Netherlands · 6 min

Poster for The Summer of Jihyun

The Summer of Jihyun

Hyeyoung Kim

South Korea · 19 min

Poster for The Universal Machine

The Universal Machine

Stine Gonsholt, Åse Løvgren

Norway · 16 min

Poster for The Whispers

The Whispers

Ali Moazen

Iran · 14 min

Poster for THURSDAY; 5 AM

THURSDAY; 5 AM

Seyed Behyad Najafi & Tahereh Forghani

Iran · 19 min

Poster for Txapela

Txapela

Antton Bastero

Spain · 7 min

Poster for Worm Pornography

Worm Pornography

Ian Haig

Australia · 34 min

Poster for Shelter

Shelter

Pooyan Ranjbar

Iran · 1 min

Poster for Shut Your Trap!

Shut Your Trap!

Luis Ramos

Mexico · 1 min

Poster for SILENCE

SILENCE

Pavel Kuznetsov

Russian Federation · 1 min

Poster for Desertion

Desertion

Chantal Lorang

Luxembourg · 30 min

Poster for Project Nom.5: Metro/Dressage

Project Nom.5: Metro/Dressage

Aryan Zolfaghari

France · 8 min

Documentary Short (8)

Poster for Daughters of Old Shiraz

Daughters of Old Shiraz

Asal Marzieh Setayesh

Iran · 35 min

Poster for DISORDER

DISORDER

Joshua Meszaros

Ireland · 40 min

Poster for I AM

I AM

Sébastien Spitz

France · 12 min

Poster for Just A Million Different Craters

Just A Million Different Craters

Victor Nordland

Ukraine · 42 min

Poster for METANOÏA

METANOÏA

MANEL BTRK

France · 42 min

Poster for Money boxes

Money boxes

Juan Miguel Baquero Zurita & Jesús Sotomayor Navarro

Spain · 39 min

Poster for The Profound Joy of the 356

The Profound Joy of the 356

Bálint Kertész

Hungary · 8 min

Poster for WATU - An Essayfilm

WATU - An Essayfilm

Tobias Bernt

Germany · 30 min

Animation (2)

Poster for Ocno

Ocno

Fabio D'Agnano

Italy · 6 min

Poster for The Sad Demon

The Sad Demon

Yasaman Esmaeilzadegan

Iran · 4 min

AI Short (4)

Poster for Diary of a Tokyo CyberDoll

Diary of a Tokyo CyberDoll

Randy Schmidt

Japan · 7 min

Poster for Hiccups

Hiccups

Reza Basirzadeh

Canada · 2 min

Poster for Neural Notes

Neural Notes

Giorgio Gerardi

Italy · 3 min

Poster for Marta Trend

Marta Trend

Juan Murillo

Argentina · 4 min

Music Video (8)

Poster for Abba's Fine Girl

Abba's Fine Girl

Oluwatobiloba Emmanuel Omole

Nigeria · 6 min

Poster for Birds of Amsterdam

Birds of Amsterdam

Bruno Sãnto

Brazil · 4 min

Poster for Cyborg Demonesses II

Cyborg Demonesses II

Horst Tran

Germany · 3 min

Poster for Dereng

Dereng

Maryam Mahdizadeh

Iran · 7 min

Poster for Digital Belly Button

Digital Belly Button

Luiz Vilemen da Fonte

Brazil · 5 min

Poster for Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream

Eleanor Griffiths (LAMIA)

United Kingdom · 5 min

This is life

Ki Yuk Lam

Hong Kong · 4 min

Coming soon — file on its way

Poster for Welcome To Ninguna Parte

Welcome To Ninguna Parte

Andrea Barrera Rodríguez

Spain · 6 min