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MAGID / ZAFAR

MAGID / ZAFAR  (معجد / ظفیر) Directed by Luís Hindman UK | 18 min | 2025 | English, Urdu | drama Two childhood friends confront their diverging futures amidst the heat and chaos of a British-Pakistani takeaway. Credits: Director: Luís Hindman Screenplay: Sufiyaan Salam & Luís Hindman Cinematography: Jaime Ackroyd Editor: Joseph Taylor Produced by: Aidan Robert Brooks (Lovechild Studios)…
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CLOUT

CLOUT Directed by Jordan Murphy Doidge UK | 16 min | 2025 | English Oskar’s desperate pursuit of online fame takes a tragic turn when his claims of discovering a dead body are dismissed by his friends at school, leading him down a dark path in an attempt to prove himself. Credits: Director: Jordan Murphy Doidge Screenplay: Jordan Murphy…
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EXAM

EXAM Egzamin Directed by Jan Naszewski Poland | 16 min | 2025 | Polish | comedy A pair of sensitive thirty-somethings are asked to be a model couple during their therapist's exam session. A therapist, an international committee, the worst interpreter and the hidden frustrations of the spouses. What could possibly go wrong? Credits: Director: Jan Naszewski Screenplay: Agnieszka…
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AMBUSH

AMBUSH كمين | Kameen Directed by Yassmina Karajah Jordan, Canada | 21 min | 2025 | Arabic, English A pop-up techno club ambushes the streets of downtown Amman flooding a conservative neighborhood with heavy bass and unfamiliar faces. Jana arrives, newly sober, wrestling with intimacy. While across the street, Hasan watches from his family rooftop,…
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OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

by Katie Aselton

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EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

by Mick Robertson & Margaret Rose

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WASSUPKAYLEE

by Pepi Ginsberg

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SYTHESIZE ME

by Bear Damen

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SHÉ (SNAKE)

by Renee Zhan

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BE SOMEBODY

by Michał Toczek

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CROCODILE

by Dawid Bodzak

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SWEATSHOP GIRL

by Selma Cervantes

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A DEAD MARRIAGE

by Michał Toczek

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ON XERXES’ THRONE

by Evi Kalogiropoulou

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THE WATER MURMURS

by Story Chen

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NEST

by Hlynur Pálmason

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WARSHA

by Dania Bdeir

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A FEW MILES SOUTH

by Ben Pearce

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SOLDAT NOIR (BLACK SOLDIER)

by Jimmy Laporal-Trésor

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LILI ALONE

by ZOU Jing

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DUSTIN

by Naïla Guiguet

Play Schengen Still
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PLAY SCHENGEN

by Gunhild Enger

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STEPHANIE

by Leonardo Van Dijl

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I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE

by Sameh Alaa

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HEAT

by Thessa Meijer

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WEIGHTLIFTER

by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

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ARE YOU HUNGRY?

by Teemu Niukkanen

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IKKI ILLA MEINT

by Andrias Høgenni

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WHO TALKS

by Elin Övergaard

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THE MANILA LOVER

by Johanna Pyykkö

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SHE RUNS

by QIU Yang

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BEST GAME EVER

by Kristof Deák

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ALL THESE CREATURES

ALL THESE CREATURES Directed by Charles Williams Australia | 13 min | 2018 | English An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all. Credits Director & writer: Charles Williams Producers: Elise Trenorden, Charles Williams Editors: Dan Lee, Charles Williams Charles Williams Australia Festivals &…
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CHUCHOTAGE

by Barnabás Tóth

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MAJA

by Marijana Jankovic

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TO PLANT A FLAG

by Bobbie Peers

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Tremors

by Dawid Bodzak

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A Gentle Night

by Qiu Yang

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Fry Day

Laura Moss, USA, 2017

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The Best Fireworks Ever

by Aleksandra Terpińska

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Atlantis, 2003

by Michal Blaško

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Schirkoa

by Ishan Shukla

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Incident by a Bank

by Ruben Östlund

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Superman, Spiderman or Batman

by Tudor Giurgiu

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Beneath the Spaceship

by Caroline Ingvarsson

Kids, Live-action, Shorts

Sing

by Kristof Deák

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Frozen Stories

by Grzegorz Jaroszuk

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The Great Magician

by Elisabet Gustafsson

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Out in That Deep Blue Sea

by Kazik Radwanski

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Oli’s Wedding

by Tudor Jurgiu

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Believe

by Paul Wright

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On Leave

by Asaf Saban

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Echo

by Magnus von Horn

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The Twin

by Gustav Danielsson

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Little Children Big Words

by Lisa James Larsson

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I Don’t Blame the Beautiful Game

by Christopher Arcella

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How to Pick Berries

by Elina Talvensaari

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Compulsion

by Andrew McVicar

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Astrid

by Fijona Jonuzi

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Say Yes and Dance

by Antti Heikki Pesonen

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Premature

by Gunhild Enger

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Flytopia

by Karni & Saul

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Animals I Killed Last Summer

by Gustav Danielsson

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My Father’s Truck

by Mauricio Osaki

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La Isla

by Dominga Sotomayor & Katarzyna Klimkiewicz

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I’m Going to Mum’s

by Lauren Jackson

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The Big Leap

by Kristoffer Rus

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Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

by Selma Vilhunen

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Holiday at the Seaside

by Cristina Grosan

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Magma

by Paweł Maślona

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Yes We Love

by Hallvar Witzø

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Behind the Curtain

by Teemu Nikki

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All Souls’ Day

by Aleksandra Terpińska

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Ramona

by Andrei Cretulescu

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Parking

by Ivaylo Minov

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County State USA: Sweet Corn

by Johnatan Nowak

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Ártún

by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

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Bunny

by Megha Ramaswamy

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HOME

Daniel Mulloy, UK, 2016

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Women & Wine

by Liv Karin Dahlstrøm

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Three Women Wait for Death

by Isabelle Sieb

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Fantasy

by Teemu Nikki

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FUCKING BUNNIES

by Teemu Niukkanen

Luís Hindman
UK

Luís Hindman is a BAFTA-Nominated and BIFA-winning writer/director of South Asian and Northern Irish descent. His early short films were first recognized in 2015 when he received the ‘One to Watch’ award from Into Film, sponsored by the BFI and EON Productions. The jury included Alan Parker, David Yates, and Peter Kosminsky. In the following years, Luís primarily worked as a director on music videos, most notably directing the UKMVA-nominated ‘Permanent Damage’ project for soul-pop artist Joesef. He returned to narrative filmmaking with Magid / Zafar (2025), supported by the BFI and FILM4, a recipient of the inaugural Future Takes scheme. The film premiered in competition at the 2025 BFI London Film Festival and was subsequently awarded the BIFA for Best British Short. He is in development on his debut feature film with BFI and FILM4.

Jordan Murphy Doidge
UK
Jan Naszewski

Together with Katarzyna Rodak, Jan wrote the screenplay for the comedy The Circle of Women, which in 2021 received a PISF development grant and a Script Wars distinction. In the same year, also in collaboration with Katarzyna Rodak, he created the script for the short film The Circle (22 min), which he directed. The rights to the film were acquired by Canal+ Polska and Ale Kino+.

The film premiered in the Polish Competition at the Krakow Film Festival in 2022. It was also screened at numerous festivals, including Młodzi i Film in Koszalin, the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, the Film, Music and Painting Festival “Summer with the Muses”, and the Camera Action Festival.

Yassmina Karajah
Jordan

Yassmina Karajah is a Jordanian-Palestinian screenwriter and director whose work has screened at major international festivals including the Toronto International Film Festival , AFI Fest, Melbourne International Film Festival , and New Directors/New Films at MoMA. Her short film Rupture (2018) was named to TIFF’s Canada’s Top Ten, acquired by The Criterion Channel, and awarded the Grand Jury Prize at Slamdance, where she became the first recipient of the Russo Brothers Fellowship. Her latest short, Ambush (2025), premiered at TIFF and will compete in the Wide Angle Asian Short Film Competition at the Busan International Film Festival.She holds an LL.B from the University of Bristol, a BFA in Film Production from the University of British Columbia, and is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre’s Directors’ Lab. She is currently developing her debut feature, set in Amman, Jordan.

Charles Williams
Australia

Charles grew up in a country town in northern Victoria, far from anything connected to filmmaking, except for an obsession with movies.

Though his household was largely dependent on government assistance, he found a way to make films with equipment ‘borrowed’ from the local school and, while still in his teens, won the Best Director award at Tropfest Film Festival.

Over the past decade his acclaimed films have screened and won awards at some of the world’s most prestigious film festivals including Cannes, Clermont-Ferrand, Toronto, SXSW, Telluride, Toronto, MIFF, Busan and the Australian Academy Awards.

His latest short film ALL THESE CREATURES was awarded the Palme d’Or at tthe 2018 Cannes Film Festival among more than 20 other international awards. He is currently developing feature projects THE BUZZARD and INSIDE.