Feature films
Shorts, Live-action

AS A CURE

AS A CURE Directed by Dorothea Sing Zhang China, UK | 16 min | 2026 | Mandarin A girl sifts through the dune to find her identity card in order to enroll in the Beijing Opera academy. Credits: Driector: Dorothea Sing Zhang Screenplay: Dorothea Sing Zhang Cinematography: Louis Lustermann Editing: Jacopo Ramella Pajrin Production design: Kiki Qi…
Shorts, Live-action

SPIRITUS SANCTUS

SPIRITUS SANCTUS Directed by Michał Toczek Poland | 15 minutes | 2026 | Polish | comedy June 1999. During the Pope’s visit and the resulting prohibition, Bogdan searches for alcoholfor his wife’s birthday. A simple jaunt quickly turns into a metaphysical odyssey. Credits: Director: Michał Toczek Screenplay: Adam Porębowicz Cinematography: Tomasz Pawlik Editing: Ignacy Ciunelis, Jakub Didkowski Production…
Shorts, Live-action

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)…
Shorts, Live-action

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…
Shorts, Live-action

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…
Shorts, Live-action

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,…
Shorts, Live-action

OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

by Katie Aselton

Shorts, Live-action

EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

by Mick Robertson & Margaret Rose

Shorts, Live-action

WASSUPKAYLEE

by Pepi Ginsberg

Shorts, Live-action

SYTHESIZE ME

by Bear Damen

Shorts, Live-action, Animation

SHÉ (SNAKE)

by Renee Zhan

Shorts, Live-action

BE SOMEBODY

by Michał Toczek

Shorts, Live-action

CROCODILE

by Dawid Bodzak

Shorts, Live-action

SWEATSHOP GIRL

by Selma Cervantes

Shorts, Live-action

A DEAD MARRIAGE

by Michał Toczek

Shorts, Live-action

ON XERXES’ THRONE

by Evi Kalogiropoulou

Shorts, Live-action

THE WATER MURMURS

by Story Chen

Shorts, Live-action

NEST

by Hlynur Pálmason

Shorts, Live-action

WARSHA

by Dania Bdeir

Shorts, Live-action

A FEW MILES SOUTH

by Ben Pearce

Shorts, Live-action

SOLDAT NOIR (BLACK SOLDIER)

by Jimmy Laporal-Trésor

Shorts, Live-action

LILI ALONE

by ZOU Jing

Shorts, Live-action

DUSTIN

by Naïla Guiguet

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Shorts, Live-action

PLAY SCHENGEN

by Gunhild Enger

Shorts, Live-action

STEPHANIE

by Leonardo Van Dijl

Shorts, Live-action

I AM AFRAID TO FORGET YOUR FACE

by Sameh Alaa

Shorts, Live-action

HEAT

by Thessa Meijer

Shorts, Live-action

WEIGHTLIFTER

by Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk

Shorts, Live-action

ARE YOU HUNGRY?

by Teemu Niukkanen

Shorts, Live-action

IKKI ILLA MEINT

by Andrias Høgenni

Shorts, Live-action

WHO TALKS

by Elin Övergaard

Shorts, Live-action

THE MANILA LOVER

by Johanna Pyykkö

Shorts, Live-action

SHE RUNS

by QIU Yang

Shorts, Live-action

BEST GAME EVER

by Kristof Deák

Shorts, Live-action

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 &…
Live-action

CHUCHOTAGE

by Barnabás Tóth

Shorts, Live-action

MAJA

by Marijana Jankovic

Shorts, Live-action

TO PLANT A FLAG

by Bobbie Peers

Shorts, Live-action

Tremors

by Dawid Bodzak

Shorts, Live-action

A Gentle Night

by Qiu Yang

Shorts, Live-action

Fry Day

Laura Moss, USA, 2017

Shorts, Live-action

The Best Fireworks Ever

by Aleksandra Terpińska

Shorts, Live-action

Atlantis, 2003

by Michal Blaško

Shorts, Live-action

Schirkoa

by Ishan Shukla

Shorts, Live-action

Incident by a Bank

by Ruben Östlund

Shorts, Live-action, Kids

Superman, Spiderman or Batman

by Tudor Giurgiu

Shorts, Live-action

Beneath the Spaceship

by Caroline Ingvarsson

Shorts, Live-action, Kids

Sing

by Kristof Deák

Shorts, Live-action

Frozen Stories

by Grzegorz Jaroszuk

Shorts, Live-action, Kids

The Great Magician

by Elisabet Gustafsson

Shorts, Live-action

Out in That Deep Blue Sea

by Kazik Radwanski

Shorts, Live-action

Oli’s Wedding

by Tudor Jurgiu

Shorts, Live-action

Believe

by Paul Wright

Shorts, Live-action

On Leave

by Asaf Saban

Shorts, Live-action

Echo

by Magnus von Horn

Shorts, Live-action

The Twin

by Gustav Danielsson

Shorts, Live-action

Little Children Big Words

by Lisa James Larsson

Shorts, Live-action

I Don’t Blame the Beautiful Game

by Christopher Arcella

Shorts, Live-action

How to Pick Berries

by Elina Talvensaari

Shorts, Live-action

Compulsion

by Andrew McVicar

Shorts, Live-action

Astrid

by Fijona Jonuzi

Shorts, Live-action

Say Yes and Dance

by Antti Heikki Pesonen

Shorts, Live-action

Premature

by Gunhild Enger

Shorts, Live-action

Flytopia

by Karni & Saul

Shorts, Live-action

Animals I Killed Last Summer

by Gustav Danielsson

Shorts, Live-action

My Father’s Truck

by Mauricio Osaki

Shorts, Live-action

La Isla

by Dominga Sotomayor & Katarzyna Klimkiewicz

Shorts, Live-action

I’m Going to Mum’s

by Lauren Jackson

Shorts, Live-action, Animation

The Big Leap

by Kristoffer Rus

Shorts, Live-action

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?

by Selma Vilhunen

Shorts, Live-action

Holiday at the Seaside

by Cristina Grosan

Shorts, Live-action

Magma

by Paweł Maślona

Shorts, Live-action

Yes We Love

by Hallvar Witzø

Shorts, Live-action, Kids

Behind the Curtain

by Teemu Nikki

Shorts, Live-action

All Souls’ Day

by Aleksandra Terpińska

Shorts, Live-action

Ramona

by Andrei Cretulescu

Shorts, Live-action

Parking

by Ivaylo Minov

Shorts, Live-action

County State USA: Sweet Corn

by Johnatan Nowak

Shorts, Live-action

Ártún

by Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson

Shorts, Live-action, Kids

Bunny

by Megha Ramaswamy

Shorts, Live-action

HOME

Daniel Mulloy, UK, 2016

Shorts, Live-action

Women & Wine

by Liv Karin Dahlstrøm

Shorts, Live-action

Three Women Wait for Death

by Isabelle Sieb

Shorts, Live-action

Fantasy

by Teemu Nikki

Shorts, Live-action

FUCKING BUNNIES

by Teemu Niukkanen

Dorothea Sing Zhang
China

With an approach situated somewhere between the hyper-synthesized and the near-documentary, Dorothea Sing Zhang’s filmmaking taps into the curiosity of practical surrealism. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree from the Slade School of Fine Art at University College London, and pursued further film studies in Denmark at the École de Leth, where she studied under Lars von Trier, Jørgen Leth, and Thomas Vinterberg.

In 2024, she wrote and directed Masterpiece Mommy (2024), a short musical film starring Leah Dou that premiered in competition at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, received a European Film Award nomination at Dokufest, and is now shortlisted for the 2026 European Film Awards. Her follow-up short, A Small Fiction of my Mother in Beijing (2025), premiered in competition at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival. Her latest short, As a Cure (2026), will premiere at Locarno Film Festival this August.

Dorothea is now in development for her feature film, Anxious to Please.
Filmography
2025 A Small Fiction Of My Mother in Beijing
2024 Masterpiece Mommy

Michał Toczek

Director and screenwriter. Author of short films presented and awarded in Poland and international as well as public awareness campaigns and commercials. Michal studied directing at the Polish National Film School in Lodz. His student short fiction „A Dead Marriage” received many awards at Polish film festivals – such as Silver Hobby Horse at Cracow Film Festival, Grand Prix of the Short Film Competition at WAMA Festival in Olsztyn and several other prizes and honorable mentions on festivals like „Two Riversides” in Kazimierz Dolny, „The Youth and Film” in Koszalin and many more. The film was also shown at the international festivals, e.g. in Leuven and Tirana.

Michal gained experience by working as the 2nd director on set of „My Wonderful Life” a film by Lukasz Grzegorzek and „Elephant” by Kamil Krawczycki. His documentary debut „Strawberry boys” was presented on festivals in Poland and international, was awarded with Best Editing Award at Cracow Film Festival and an honourable mention at Lubuskie Film Summer in Lagow. In 2021 he received a Best Directing Award with Ola Hulboj for their film in Branded Stories Papaya Young Directors Competition. Michal developed his storytelling skills by working as a reporter for Gazeta Wyborcza during his studies. What he appreciates in Cinema the most is a sensitive approach towards the characters of the movie and witty humour. He considers Ken Loach and Mike Leigh his masters in directing.

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.