Radheya Jang:

Trading Cards

Australia, United Kingdom, 2026. 15 minutes.

An enigmatic man journeys back in time to find his younger self, seemingly to revisit the nostalgia of trading cards. An exploration of identity, mental health and the erosion of childhood innocence, Trading Cards is a dark fantasy animated film about the weight of living with Obsessive-compulsive disorder. 

Florian Schönerstedt:

Invisible Walls
(Murs Invisibles)

France, 2025. 5 minutes.

This film is made from a stop motion sequence consisting solely of pieces of glass harvested on the shores of the Mediterranean. They were collected in a logic of ‘care’ for surveyed natural spaces. Symbol of the forces of nature that overwhelm us and slowly transform the artifacts we leave behind. The title is a direct reference to Marlene Haushofer’s book, Le mur invisible, which describes a feminine Robinsonnade.

Elizabeth Hobbs:

Daughters of the Late Colonel

United Kingdom, 2026. 9 minutes.

After the death of their ill-tempered and controlling father, two middle-aged sisters find themselves at a loss. An unexpected visitor sparks the courage in them to begin their lives anew. 

Henri Veermäe:

Uka-uka

Estonia, 2026. 12 minutes.

Battling boredom, a little boy gets trapped in the boot of a car. When he gets out, he’s no longer the same.

Abigél Dérczy:

Ř

Czechia, 2025. 3 minutes.

Since 2022, I have been visiting the Czech Republic regularly, simply because I really enjoy being here. Every time I talk to someone Czech, the conversation somehow often ends up in the same place: the letter Ř. People tell me how difficult it is to pronounce, some even spent years learning to say it properly.

Rachel Shiloach:

Me and You and Smoke

United Kingdom, 2025. 8 minutes.

A fire ignites, and a boy’s fantasies about a girl dissolve into a haunting reality he can’t escape.

Lola Degove:

Le bain des Sirenes

France, 2026. 15 minutes.

Every year, Rose and Lina, two sisters who aren’t particularly close, have to make the trip to Ostend in Belgium for the traditional New Year’s Day swim imposed by their mother. Problem: she is no longer there… she’s dead.

Between a wild boar, a disco lady, and knights, Rose and Lina try to get along.

Yini GUO:

Plankton α
(プランクトン α)

Japan, 2026. 4 minutes.

Within microscopic life, I see loneliness overlapping with a longing for something. There, a gentle waver seems to carry a hope to belong somewhere, or perhaps a wish to remain pure.

Areito Echevarria:

The Amazing Adam!

New Zealand, 2025. 9 minutes.

A young boy explores the darkest depths of his grumpy grandfather’s garage, where he’s confronted by the surreal memories of the man he thought he knew.