Marinating
Synopsis Marinating is a poem about the powerful vulnerability of opening your heart and your mind to another. In this intimate description, two people surrender
Category: Winners
Film Night Bite
Synopsis Some films draw in the viewer. Amanda, choosing to watch a late-night vampire film, finds herself drawn in a bit further than she could
Haunted Harmony
Synopsis A stagehand and a beautiful ballerina fall in love only to be torn apart by a misunderstanding, but when they’re reunited in a hospital
UNBROKEN: A Shen Yun Story
Synopsis In a world of rising censorship and coordinated attacks, a group of young artists risk everything to preserve truth, faith, and tradition—proving that when
Morphic
Synopsis Sami, an actor preparing for the role of a teacher who survived a school shooting. He develops a mysterious growth on his back that
MELANGE
Synopsis On the night of the long-awaited film premiere, a middle-aged actor (Zoltán Rajkai) struggles between celebration and mourning. He lost his father just a
OUT THERE
Synopsis An ethereal place forms the backdrop to a father and daughter encounter, where they share heartfelt final words and a tender embrace that transcends
PAPA
Synopsis An elderly woman, on the threshold of death, prepares to reunite with her father. We accompany her in this reunion through a poetic and
Love, Sarah
Synopsis After a succession of rejections, a woman grappling with Depression and Social Anxiety retreats into the quiet comfort of her only support system—her two
Homeless Blues
Synopsis On the northeastern edge of Prague, a unique social experiment called Homeless Blues offers people without shelter not expulsion, but a chance: a cabin
Alpha Macro
Synopsis A B&W 35mm film, motivated by Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville (1965). Best Experimental Film ⭐⭐⭐
The Kid Officer
Synopsis When an Austrian Jewish boy named Friederich Biermann watches Hitler’s Anschluss victory parade from his balcony in Vienna, then gets locked into a dark
New Jersey Devil
Synopsis 16-year-old Sophie is in the process of being adopted when she comes to the terrifying realization that her new family is being stalked by
FEDERICO FAGGIN – THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE
Synopsis Federico Faggin is one of the greatest minds of our time. Bill Gates once said, “If Faggin didn’t exist, Silicon Valley would just be
The Window
Synopsis As a young boy in a nearby workshop endures daily humiliation and abuse. Inside their home, their daughter Mariam is being prepared to marry
Assalti Frontali – A Tale of Resistance
Synopsis 2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip hop culture and rap music in the United States. ‘A tale of resistance” celebrates
THE DOOR
Synopsis In “DOOR”, a woman, once separated from her dreams by a looming door, breaks through the boundary, allowing her spirit to soar into the
MODEM
Synopsis A digital detox vacation goes wrong when a teenager discovers a MODEM. When it’s connected to the Wi-Fi, it wakes a dormant, sadistic DEMON.
Unstable
Synopsis An ironic comedy about an unstable power dynamic reveals the difficulty of reconciliation. Best Super Short Film ⭐⭐⭐
SNOWORRIES
Synopsis When your world gets shaken up, can you fix it? A short animation where 3 world of Ice and snow meet with surreal connections.
Tommy’s Odyssey
Synopsis Tommy’s life sucks! Mom is disconnected. A random accident brings Tommy into a world of heated fantasy. Will it be enough for Tommy? Best
A Night Under the Stars in a Parking Lot
Synopsis A new high-powered executive gets an unexpected visitor from her past and learns how unbeknownst to her, she was a catalyst in a very
The Pulling Game
Synopsis The date is 1970, before women started burning bras, when women were discouraged from playing football or any game that men thought might affect
Santa Zeta
Synopsis A super famous travel influencer, Santa Zeta, uses her social media as a cover to travel the world hunting pedophiles, obsessed with finding her
Live and let go
Synopsis The world is not enough to encompass all the misfortunes that afflict Lucas. Orphan, lonely, clumsy, Lucas is a moving target for all kinds
SANAD
Synopsis While having plans of his own, Jassim is forced to make a stop at a campsite after learning about his estranged brother Ali’s wild
The Date
Synopsis Adam has moved to the country with the hope of finding love. He does everything he can to impress his date, Eve. Best Actor
Gaza The Phoenix
Synopsis Displaced by the assaults of the occupying Israel, Hamed Ashour encounters a dog that has lost its way while migrating. He adopts it and
MY SWEDEN – A Changing Wilderness
Synopsis Wildlife filmmaker Zoltán Török has chosen Sweden as his home. Two decades after he started his career here, he embarks on a journey with
Room
Synopsis Seven lives, seven separate stories… This room is not just a space; it is a place of reckoning. A woman actor loses control after
Madre
Synopsis Ambar misses the sea and her homeland. As a refugee in Brazil, the Venezuelan woman embarks on a journey steeped in nostalgia for the
Evening Class
Synopsis Martha, a housewife, arrives at community college for her first evening class in psychology. As the sun sets, she’s joined by Rick, a friendly
A brave smile. The story of Candy Candy
Synopsis Candy Candy is the heartwarming yet often tear-jerking tale of Candice “Candy” White Ardlay, an optimistic and resilient orphan girl with an indomitable spirit.
TAHA
Synopsis Taha is based on true tragic events. It tells the story of political refugees in the Netherlands who were dreaming of a free homeland,
Spoons, Sporks & Broken Sprockets
Synopsis When a greedy Oklahoma land developer tries to force an elderly widow to sell her home, she must find enough money to replace her
Bruised by the Unseen
Synopsis This true story takes us through the odyssey of a couple, Bhuwan and Rajni, who find themselves at the chasm of altered consciousness without
In Faith We Dream
Synopsis A young filmmaker who once resisted incense-burning rituals embarks on a journey to seek spiritual answers through the making of a documentary. From childhood