Shortlisting Notification 2026
Please note that shortlisting notification does not constitute an official selection or guarantee of a screening. The jury’s final decision will be announced on November 16, 2026.
Feature Film - in alphabetical order
Blessed Simonida from the Brilliant Grounds – Alexandra Reill | 42:50 min
Here Lies Our Tempest – Misa Ogawa | 70:23 min
Island of Dreams – Alvaro Jimenez and Cliff Orloff | 60 min
Nothing More and Nothing Different – Lucas Neagu | 84 min
RACE ACADEMY – A True Motorsport Story – Koriun Khachesarian | 77:36 min
Testament – Mirza Begović | 109 min
The Land We Fight For – Dimitri Nasennik | 37:19
Short Film - in alphabetical order
Ares – Michael Grabler | 7:00 min
Breaking Lara Croft – Ivana Urban and Christina Marie Favre | 23:30 min
Burning Virtue – Catriona Rubenis-Stevens | 12:37 min
Do and Obey – Guy Shilo | 15:40
Emraa Min Ward – Al Ameel Abdul Azeez | 13:42
Herein – Tobias Bohunovsky | 18:35 min
Invisible Mode – Lucas Pogrzebny and Hernan Russo | 14:59 min
Job Seeker – Joon Han | 21:37 min
KUUMBA UMBO / Birth of Form La Tre Vita – Ekaterina Gardener | 6:39 min
Meet Me on a Rock – Marie Bryan | 2:48 min
Seclusion – Varya Popovkina and Dixie Schmiedle | 13:18 min
Sleazy Rider – Emiel de Jong | 9:52 min
Spark – Shen Jie | 6:21 min
Stimmenwald – Pierre Gaffié | 5:00 min
Structure – PJ Fishwick | 9:00 min
The Gentle Fall – Jinglin Shi | 13:00 min
The Light Chaser – Eva Yang | 7:00 min
The Negro Mother – Keith A Thompson | 4:00 min
The Voiceless Tide – Wang Chaoyue | 29:59 min
Tight Knit – Wajdi Jhimi | 12:00 min
What’s Still Mine – Salman Siddque | 15:34 min
You Are My Miracle – Wang Chuyao | 30:00 min