Award Winner & Finalists 2026

Due to the situation our country is currently going through, the festival could not be held in its usual format. The films presented below are those that were shown within the possibilities available to us. The festival took place in a certified shelter.

🏆 Award Winner
Cuerpos poster

Cuerpos

Directed by Reiff Gaskell

Le Meilleur du Monde (The Best in the World) poster

Le Meilleur du Monde (The Best in the World)

Directed by Marion Standefer

The Cinema That Never Was poster

The Cinema That Never Was

Directed by Mark Wachholz

He doesn't smoke poster

He doesn't smoke

Directed by Lee Kang-ryeong

Scáth (Shadow) poster

Scáth (Shadow)

Directed by Chris McKenna

The Cards We're Dealt poster

The Cards We're Dealt

Directed by Isaac Thornton, Danny Taylor

Brothers' Song poster

Brothers' Song

Directed by Māris Āboliņš

Dov'è che ci siamo già visti? poster

Dov'è che ci siamo già visti?

Directed by Claudio Piccolotto, Gemma Iuliano

Something Pointless poster

Something Pointless

Directed by Asa Bailey

The Lion poster

The Lion

Directed by Abigail Zealey Bess

T3X-R3 poster

T3X-R3

Directed by Paul Yoshio Steinwachs

Ama Mortem, For It Is All For Art poster

Ama Mortem, For It Is All For Art

Directed by Olha Farlenna

SHE-PACK poster

SHE-PACK

Directed by Fanny Ovesen

D'ombre et de lumière poster

D'ombre et de lumière

Directed by Fabien Loïacono

The Danube Delta and the Healing Power of Nature poster

The Danube Delta and the Healing Power of Nature

Directed by Emmanuel Rondeau

The Endless Shifts: Stories That Keep Care Alive poster

The Endless Shifts: Stories That Keep Care Alive

Directed by Felipe Noriega

Perdition poster

Perdition

Directed by Kebe Iwara

Here Lies Our Tempest poster

Here Lies Our Tempest

Directed by Misa Ogawa

A Film by Roland Wehap poster

A Film by Roland Wehap

Directed by Roland Wehap

Wake poster

Wake

Directed by Alan McKenna

Award Winners 2025

The White Dharma by Young Ju Lee

Dogs cannot speak, nor do they possess human-like reason, but they are beings capable of transforming people in the most genuine way. The man saved the dog, and the dog saved the man.

Cellbuddies by Melle Windig

Sam, a grumpy raccoon is stuck sharing a cell with Bob, a sweet but dim manatee. Sam hatches an escape plan. In their chaotic jailbreak Sam’s hardened edges soften as Bob’s loyalty shines. Will they escape? Maybe. But together, they’ve already cracked something bigger: trust.

Mondo Hollywoodland

Oscar® nominee James Cromwell presents a groovy mushrooms dealer and a man from the fifth dimension journey through Hollywood to find the meaning of the word 'Mondo.'

Wings

Two Newbie Angels will receive a task from the heavenly office: To bring together and fall in love with a completely incompatible pair of people. According to the prophecy, they should have a baby who will change the world. For this, angels are promised Wings...

LOraine

Lorraine is a captivating 15-minute documentary showcasing the extraordinary life and career of Lorraine Michael, an influential New Democratic Party (NDP) politician in Canada. Through her dedicated service and the embracing of her Lebanese roots, Michael has marked an indelible impact on her community and Canadian politics.

Award Winners 2024

Shirampari, herencias del río

In one of the most remote places in the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant catfish using only a hook to start his journey as an adult.

House Made of Sea Shells

In a tranquil beachfront haven, a solitary woman collects a sea shell each day, forging a connection with nature. But her serene existence is disrupted by the intrusion of our egocentric society, a stark metaphor for our treatment of the environment. This film delves into the innate truth of human nature—acquiring spaces that belong to nature and making them our own.

The Forest Paper

This animation it all about bird who want to build her nest with straw,but he get lost in to the world that is made of paper, everybody in the city tends to focus on technologies and forget to care about our mother-nature.it cause disaster like flooding. This 3D animation symbolizes the lives of people in the city nowadays, which most of them that are likely to depend on materialism and that causes them to ignore their duty, which is to protect and support the existing of our natural resources.The main purpose of this project is to present the idea of how our mother nature could with the being harm through the use of paper.

Bearly in love

A panda finds out that his species is threatened by extinction. In order to prevent that he prepares a romantic date.