CineMart

CineMart is known for its highly curated editorial line of distinct projects in story and form. We present projects by independent directors and producers, ensuring there is a wide variety by presenting smaller, more vulnerable work alongside films by established teams with higher budgets. The CineMart selection reflects the overall editorial line of the programme of IFFR.

The full selection should form a balance of distinct voices where each project can uniquely shine, featuring different subjects and cinematic styles, with debut features to established filmmakers, from fiction to hybrid and experimental works, in a balance of gender and representation (of everyone in the project involved).

Selected projects work together with experienced experts – who have the role as mentors throughout – to assess what the project precisely needs, so we can provide tailored support to get the most out of the market experience. Industry delegates and project teams alike can indicate with whom they want to meet and you will be provided with a tailored schedule. Our aim is to have a strong focus on finding the right creative and financial partners and fostering lasting connections.

CineMart is a by-invitation-only market. We carefully review the guestlist each year in order to ensure that the attending industry representatives can contribute and possibly commit to the projects in the CineMart selection. CineMart delegates are co-producers, sales agents, distributors, broadcasters and potential financiers. CineMart badge holders can request meetings with all presented projects.

Adarna, dir. Lois Patiño, Spain
Produced by: Elástica Films, Matriuska Producciones

after the night, the night, dir. Naomi Pacifique, Netherlands, Switzerland
Produced by: Grom Productions, Lemming Film, GoldenEggProduction, Idle Eye

Animals, dir. Morad Mostafa, Egypt, France
Produced by: Bonanza Films, Wrong Films

Beirut Baby, dir. Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige, Lebanon, France
Produced by: Abbout Productions, Haut et Court

The Dispute, dir. Andrea Ellsworth and Kasey Elise Walker, United Kingdom, United States of America
Produced by: Felix Culpa, Watermark Media, Gilga

Hearing, dir. Lê Bảo, Singapore, Vietnam
Produced by: E&W Films, Sensory Ocean Films

Kingdom of the Insomniacs, dir. Kang Bo, China
Produced by: Rediance

LUX, dir. Thomas Elley, Denmark
Produced by: Frau Film

Noodles, Our Love was Instant and Forever, dir. Whammy Alcazaren, Philippines
Produced by: Daluyong Studios, Two Fold

Pale Faces, dir. Chantel Clark, Netherlands, South Africa
Produced by: BALDR Film, Cadence

The Poet’s Son, dir. Nicolas Graux, Belgium, France, Germany
Produced by: Tarantula, Petit à Petit Production, Yellow Blackbird, Clin d’Œil

Portuguese Man O’ War, dir. Ridham Janve, India
Produced by: Bombay Berlin Film Productions, The Film Cafe

Shumari, dir. Toshihiko Tanaka, Japan
Produced by: ColorBird, No Saint. & Bloom

When the Goats Came, dir. Arthur Gay, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Greece
Produced by: In Two Minds Productions, Exa Films, Ossian International

Worse Together, dir. Luis De Filippis, Canada, Switzerland
Produced by: JA Productions Inc., Cloud Fog Haze Pictures

CineMart x HBF selection

Birdwoman, dir. Lipika Singh Darai, India, France
Produced by: Salt For Sugar Films

Coumba, dir. Mamadou Dia, Senegal, France
Produced by: Maayo, Les Films du Bilboquet

Daughters of the Sea, dir. Martika Ramirez Escobar, Philippines, Spain
Produced by: This Side Up, Arkeofilms, Alba Sotorra Cinema Productions

Golden Balls, dir. Lillah Halla, Brazil, Uruguay
Produced by: Manjericão Filmes, Cimarrón Cine, Arissas

Neon Phantom, dir. Leonardo Martinelli, Brazil
Produced by: Duas Mariola Filmes

Vika, dir. Tamar Shavgulidze, Georgia, Netherlands
Produced by: Nushi Film GEO, GoGoFilm

Read more here.

100 Thousand Turkish Liras, Nazlı Elif Durlu, Turkey, Germany
Produced by: istos film, Achtung Panda!

Adiós, amor, Zaida Carmona, Spain
Produced by: DEBUT Films, CANADA

Black Is Blue, Cheryl Dunye, United States, Germany, Greece
Produced by: BLACK IS BLUE LLC, Jingletown Films, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, Sima Films, Pinch Me Films, Chrysallis Productions

Cape of Pleasures, Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães, Brazil, Uruguay
Produced by: Cinco em Ponto, Misti Filmes, Criatura Cine

Corte Culebra, Ana Elena Tejera, France, Panama
Produced by: Mestizo Cinema, Fulgurance

Enkop (The Soil), Angela Wanjiku Wamai, Kenya, Netherlands
Produced by: LBx Africa, PRPL

Eziko, Babalwa Baartman, Jenna Cato Bass, South Africa
Produced by: Sanusi Films, Miss K Productions

Faust, Jazmín López, Germany, Argentina
Produced by: Schuldenberg Films

Four Seasons in Java, Kamila Andini, Indonesia, Singapore
Produced by: Forka Films, Giraffe Pictures

How Melissa Blew a Fuse, Una Gunjak, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia
Produced by: SSCA / pro.ba, Nukleus Film, Bas Celik Film House

Inbetween Worlds, Diana Cam Van Nguyen, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Produced by: 13ka, nutprodukcia

Marseille, Yim Brakel, Netherlands
Produced by: Labyrint Film

Meat, Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair, Ireland
Produced by: Fantastic Films

Sentinel, Carl Joseph E. Papa, Philippines
Produced by: Super! Entertainment

Something Strange Happened to Me, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk, Ukraine
Produced by: Mellivora Production

The March of the Sunflowers, Erik Ricco, Brazil
Produced by: Cup Filmes, Coala Filmes, Tubz Studio

The Price of Gold, Eugen Jebeleanu, Romania
Produced by: microFILM

The Uganda Project, Daniel Mann, France, UK
Produced by: Acqua Alta, La Bete, Laila UK

Strange Root, Lam Li Shuen, Mark Chua, Singapore, Indonesia
Produced by: 13 Little Pictures, Emoumie Pictures, Palari Films

Unidentified Actress, Ashim Ahluwalia, India, Germany
Produced by: Future East Film, Rapid Eye Movies

CineMart Immersive selection 2025

The Dreams of Time, Jeissy Trompiz, Venezuela, Spain
Produced by: Alamar Films, Migranta Films

Hyperdam, Floris van Laethem, Netherlands
Produced by: Dutch Digital Collectibles

One Charming Night, Robin Coops, Netherlands
Produced by: Studio Biarritz, Coops & Co

Strata, Lilian Hess, Luxembourg
Produced by: a_BAHN

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Alumbre, dir. Alejandro Telémaco Tarraf, Spain
Produced by: Zeitun Films

Another Journey without Women, dir. Illum Jacobi, Denmark
Produced by: Adomeit Film

Bad Gays, dir. Loïc Hobi, Switzerland
Produced by: Cloud Fog Haze Pictures

Cherub, dir. Barbara Rupik, Poland
Produced by: Madants

Cloud of the Unknown, dir. Yuan Gao, Hong Kong, France
Produced by: Chinese Shadows, Shasha & Co Production

Les Diplomates, dir. Andreas Fontana, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Produced by: Alina Film

A Distant House Smokes on the Horizon, dir. Shengze Zhu, China, United States
Produced by: Burn The Film

Fathoming, dir. Sara Tirelli, Italy
Produced by: dispàrte

The Great Escape (of three geraniums), dir. Joren Vandenbroucke, Belgium
Produced by: Animal Tank

La gruta del viento, dir. Eduardo Crespo, Argentina
Produced by: Pensar con las manos

Hold Time for Me, dir. Fradique, Angola, Germany, Spain
Produced by: SEERA Films, Uika Films, Migranta Films

Lucia, dir. Aisling Walsh, Ireland, Luxembourg
Produced by: EZ Films, JKML, Calach Films

The March, dir. Frieda Gustavs & Leo Erken, Netherlands, Ukraine
Produced by: NL12

La Nuit, dir. Beatrice Gibson, United Kingdom, France
Produced by: Somesuch, Norte Productions

Other People’s Dreams, dir. Daniel Hui, Singapore
Produced by: Momo Film Co, 13 Little Pictures

The Possessed, dir. Ena Sendijarević, Netherlands
Produced by: Aventura

Skarpnabba, dir. Sawandi Groskind, Finland
Produced by: Kenno Filmi Osk

The Spirit of Law, dir. Natalia Meta, Argentina
Produced by: Picnic Producciones, Rei Pictures

The Sunflowers of the Moon, dir. ismaël, Tunisia
Produced by: Utopia Films

The World Came Flooding In, dir. Isobel Knowles & Van Sowerwine, Australia
Produced by: Film Camp

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108 Days, Lucky Kuswandi, Indonesia
Produced by: Palari Films

7 P.M. on a Sunday, Sevgi Eker, Finland
Produced by: Helsinki-filmi Oy

Apetown, Kurt Orderson, South Africa
Produced by: Apetown Productions, BuMP Films, Azania Rizing Productions, seriousFilm

Boifriend, Jack Goessens, United Kingdom
Produced by: Bombito Productions

The Burning Giants, Phuttiphong Aroonpheng, Thailand
Produced by: Diversion

Brace Yourself, Thati Pele, South Africa, Netherlands
Produced by: URUCU, BALDR Film

Cerro Corá, Francisco Márquez, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil
Produced by: Pensar con las manos, Tekoha, Terceira Margem, Multiverso

Consider Vera, Marina Stepanska, Ukraine
Produced by: ESSE Production House

Eldorado, Alaa Eddine Aljem, Morocco, France
Produced by: Le Moindre Geste, In Vivo Films

Eyes Closed, Jenneke Boeijink, Netherlands
Produced by: BIND

Grushka, Marta Parlatore, Netherlands, Belgium
Produced by: Volya Films, A Private View

Las tierras que te buscan, Juanita Onzaga, Colombia
Produced by: Marginal Cine

Little War, Barbara Sarasola-Day, Argentina
Produced by: Pucará Cine

The Poison Cat, Tian Guan, China
Produced by: Beijing Guanyu Film

Redoubt, John Skoog, Sweden
Produced by: Plattform Produktion, BCD Film

Remanso, Pablo Lamar, Paraguay, Brazil, Netherlands, Argentina
Produced by: Sapukai Cine, Sabaté Films, Sancho Filmes, Revolver Amsterdam, Fortuna Films, Tarea Fina.

Słońce, Anna Zamecka, Poland
Produced by: Madants

The Surrogate, Ali Jaberansari, Mexico, United Kingdom
Produced by: The Lift, Here & There Productions

Testa o Croce?, Alessio Rigo de Righi, Matteo Zoppis, Italy, France
Produced by: Ring Film, Shellac Sud

When the Kids Sing the Hits, Mina Djukic, Serbia, Montenegro
Produced by: Sense Production, Adriatic Western

Immersive

369, Ananda Safo, France
Produced by: TEN2TEN Films

Ancestors, Hanna Haaslahti, Finland, Germany
Produced by: Fantomatico, Poike Production, High Road Stories

Anti-Muse, Baloji, Belgium
Produced by: Amok, Wrong Men

Gay Simulator, Iris van der Meule, Netherlands
Produced by: Studio Biarritz

The Mask Maker and the Tree, Abner Preis, Netherlands
Produced by: Institute of Time

Read more about the selection here.

The Beautiful Normal, Flora Lau, Hong Kong/China

Black Dust, Kit Hui, United Kingdom

Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, Elene Naveriani, Switzerland/Georgia/Germany

Carissa, Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar, South Africa/Netherlands

Deaf Love 1500, Grace Passô , Brazil

Leave the Door Open, Judita Gamulin, Croatia

Life Ahead, Olivier Meys, Belgium/France

Love #NoFilter, Mikael Bundsen, Sweden

Love on Trial, Koji Fukada, Japan/France

Mother of Gold, Madiano Marcheti, Brazil

The Outside, Víctor Moreno, Spain

Prince Aden, Gianluca De Serio, Massimiliano De Serio, Italy

Solo tengo sed, Matt Porterfield, Mexico

Sorella di Clausura, Ivana Mladenovic, Serbia/Romania

Tres noches negras, Théo Court, Chile/Spain

The Yellow Dot, David Tancred Lammers, Netherlands

Immersive

Alternates (Bergantian), Jonathan Hagard, Indonesia/Japan/Germany

Confident, Jérôme Blanquet, Bertrand Jeandel, France

Duchampiana VR, Lilian Hess, France/Germany

Echo Blast, Natalia Cabrera, Chile

Future Rites, Sandra Rodriguez, Alexander Whitley, Canada/UK

BoostNL

Becoming Dubois, Joost van Hezik, Netherlands

Canciones perdidas de reinos distantes, Kiro Russo, Bolivia/France

A Chronicle From Nagorno-Karabakh, Ibrahim Kataray, Netherlands

Flat Girls, Jirassaya Wongsutin, Thailand/Singapore

Nightsong, Maya Da-Rin, Brazil

The Right Answer, Mariia Ponomarova, Netherlands

A Winner is Seen At The Start, Zhannat Alshanova, Kazakhstan/France