Program 2026

Finalists 2026

Twenty-one films from around the world reached the finals of the Max Sir International Film Festival this year. The Award Winner is Cuerpos by Reiff Gaskell.

• 🏆 Award WinnerCuerposDirected by Reiff Gaskell · Spain, United Kingdom
• A Film by Roland WehapDirected by Roland Wehap · Austria
• Ama Mortem, For It Is All For ArtDirected by Olha Farlenna · Ukraine
• Brothers' SongDirected by Māris Āboliņš · Latvia
• The Cards We're DealtDirected by Isaac Thornton, Danny Taylor · United Kingdom
• The Cinema That Never WasDirected by Mark Wachholz · Germany
• D'ombre et de lumièreDirected by Fabien Loïacono · France
• The Danube Delta and the Healing Power of NatureDirected by Emmanuel Rondeau · France, Ukraine
• Dov'è che ci siamo già visti?Directed by Claudio Piccolotto, Gemma Iuliano · Italy
• The Endless Shifts: Stories That Keep Care AliveDirected by Felipe Noriega · Canada
• He doesn't smokeDirected by Lee Kang-ryeong · South Korea
• Here Lies Our TempestDirected by Misa Ogawa · Japan
• Le Meilleur du Monde (The Best in the World)Directed by Marion Standefer · France
• The LionDirected by Abigail Zealey Bess · United States
• PerditionDirected by Kebe Iwara · United Kingdom
• RememberDirected by Jordan Browne · United States
• Scáth (Shadow)Directed by Chris McKenna · Ireland
• SHE-PACKDirected by Fanny Ovesen · Norway
• Something PointlessDirected by Asa Bailey · United Kingdom
• T3X-R3Directed by Paul Yoshio Steinwachs · Germany
• WakeDirected by Alan McKenna · United Kingdom

Ukrainian Program

A special selection of films from Ukraine.

• House of Street Culture. Documentary 2026Directed by Ivan Volyanskyi
• Ama Mortem, For It Is All For ArtDirected by Olha Farlenna
• MonstersDirected by Volodymyr Kudriachenko
• The NooseDirected by Niko Mara (Mykola Ziablov), Oleksandr Voloshyn

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.