Fiction Competition

Fairytale

Russia, Belgium, 2022, 78'

Alexander Sokurov’s first film after a seven-year break is also his first attempt at animated film, done of course, in his own particular…

Tommy Guns

Portugal / France / Angola, 2022, 118'

In 1974 the Portuguese and their descendants must leave Angola because the inhabitants of their former colony finally won their independence and gradually…

Piaffe

Germany, 2022, 86'

As her sister Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, the introvert Eva takes on her job as a foley artist. Her first major assignment…

R.M.N.

Romania, France, Belgium, Sweden, 2022, 125'

A few days before Christmas, Matthias leaves his job in Germany and returns to his multi-ethnic Transylvanian village. He wants to be more…

The Store

Sweden, 2023, 118'

Eleni has been promoted to the position of supermarket manager. She knows this means that she has to start pushing her coworkers harder…

Nobody’s Hero

France, 2022, 100'

In his recognisable style and digressing from tedious political correctness, sparkling queer author Alain Guiraudie tackles the themes of unrequited love and societal…

There is a Stone

Japan, 2022, 104'

A charming minimalist piece on a chance encounter between two strangers with a shared passion for skipping stones. There is a Stone has…

Dry Ground Burning

Brazil, Portugal, 2022, 153'

“I remember that time… I got wrapped up in some crazy shit with my sister Chitara. My sister made history in Sol Nascente….

Walk Up

South Korea, 2022, 97'

The Korean cineaste Hong Sang-soo has delivered another seemingly simple, but in truth complex puzzle of human relationships (between a father and daughter,…