NEXT:WAVE AWARD
Competition for innovative films by emerging artists and filmmakers.
Becoming Ema
A young woman defies her parents' wishes and the pressure of society, and moves to the forest to start a family close to nature. But the road to becoming herself is long and difficult.
Patricia Drati / Denmark, Spain & Slovakia / 2026 / World Premiere
Dream of Another Summer
A dreamlike exploration of Beirut as a state of mind, where every shadowy image is a moving photograph and the intimacy is like lines in a diary.
Irene Bartolomé / Spain & Lebanon / 2026 / World Premiere
I Heard That They Are Not Going To See Each Other Anymore
Young love and intertwined lives in Taipei in a romantic and charming debut film with a colossal creative energy that dissolves the boundary between fiction and reality - just like when you are in love.
Ka Ki Wong / Taiwan, Hong Kong, Türkiye & United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere
If Luck Will Come
Through beautiful images and with a camera at eye level with its young protagonists, we gain a rare insight into what it means to grow up in Afghanistan after the Taliban took power.
Camille Bildsøe / Denmark, Iceland & Norway / 2026 / World Premiere
Last Movies
Film history from Kafka to Kurt Cobain: A darkly humorous, alternative timeline based on the last films iconic celebrities watched before (and sometimes while) they died – narrated by Jeremy Irons.
Stanley Schtinter / United Kingdom / 2026 / World Premiere
Like Any Other Mortal
On a distant planet, a lonely robot roams around looking for signs of life, while scientists search for unknown life forms in Andalusia. A visionary journey with deep philosophical resonance.
Maria Molina Peiró / Netherlands & Spain / 2026 / International Premiere
Matter of Britain
An enchanting film about an entire British village reenacting the myth of the Holy Grail over the course of a year. A striking debut film with enormous imaginative power.
Peter Treherne / United Kingdom / 2026 / European Premiere
Social Landscapes
A virtual trip around the world, with commentary exclusively from TripAdvisor. A deeply original film of true satirical wit that confronts us with a world where mass tourism has triumphed.
Jonas Meier / Switzerland / 2026 / International Premiere
The Calf Doll
A beautiful fable from India, where the inhabitants of a small village play themselves in a simple and enigmatic tale about a retired professor and his cow.
Ankur Hooda / India / 2026 / World Premiere
The Mother Age
Inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin and other female thinkers, a Norwegian filmmaker invites us on a sensual and richly philosophical journey of (re)discovery in the deep Finnish forests.
Irene Kaltenborn / Norway & Sweden / 2026 / World Premiere
The Way Elsewhere
Three experienced taxi drivers roam the streets of Athens dreaming of art and new beginnings in a nocturnal and poetic film for night owls.
Eirini Vourloumis / Greece / 2026 / International Premiere
This is Not a French Film
A young, racialised director's struggles to make his debut film turn into a docu-satire with political punch that takes you by surprise. Entertaining, energetic and intensely unpredictable.
Tom Adjibi / Belgium & France / 2026 / World Premiere
Where the Silence is Heard
A young Chilean woman moves into an abandoned house in Valparaíso to piece together her family's history, which has been colored by dictatorship, exile, and silence for five decades.
Gabriela Pena & Picho García / Chile & Spain / 2026 / World Premiere
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