BLUE FLOW
Three story fragments from different eras unfold by the same river. Different people, contexts and questions are conveyed. The sound of the river echoes across decades, landscape, memory, and time, causing them to merge.
China 2026 / 20:40 / Director: Linzi Shen Producer: Yezi Hao, Linzi Shen
VENEZIA DIORAMA
A series of animated art boards depict a decaying Venice, unfolding like a set of postcards. Blending archival footage with contemporary observations, the film shows a city suspended in time.
Belgium 2026 / 6:26 / Director: Nicolas Piret
NO LAND IN SIGHT
This harrowing drama follows a Sudanese mother waiting for news from her son. When he finally calls, she discovers he’s fighting a storm at sea. As their fragile connection deteriorates, her hope for his survival fades.
Lebanon, Sudan, United Arab Emirates 2025 / 11:25 / Director: Eiman Alkhalifa Producer: Zainab Abdelaziz
I AM A RIVER
Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions and using mordançage technique, this film evokes the fluid, ever-changing essence of rivers, suggesting they are living entities, much like us.
Finland 2026 / 6:10 / Director: Heidi Piiroinen Producer: Stéphane Querrec, Heidi Piiroinen
SUNDRUÐ (HOLD IT TOGETHER)
On her weekly trips to the swimming pool, Neema, a young immigrant to Iceland, stands out so much that she melts into a puddle. As she strives to stay solid, she realises that she is not the only one struggling with loneliness and grief.
Belgium, France, Iceland 2026 / 12:01 / Director: Fan Sissoko Producer: Stéphanie Launay, Julien Melebeck, Heather Millard
SAMTALER PÅ EN BÅT (CONVERSATIONS ON A BOAT)
Two women in their mid-fifties meet on a boat in the Oslofjord, where an apparently quiet reunion gradually reveals a complex relationship marked by desire, longing, and unresolved love. We meet a tender, unapologetic celebration of queer intimacy in adulthood.
Norway 2026 / 14:57 / Director/Producer: Sabina Jacobsson
DËMM - SOUL EATER
In Dakar, Senegal, Mati is grieving the death of her mother. One night, she encounters a group of women – soul eaters who move freely between the realms of the living and the dead. Drawn into their world, Mati begins to change in ways she cannot explain, as grief gives way to a haunting, transformative awakening.
Switzerland, Senegal 2025 / 17:09 / Director: Captijn Aida Producer: Rhea Plangg