Big Screen Competition

An anonymous letter triggers a desperate search for the truth in this drama from acclaimed author Alice Zeniter.

An unfolding reverie, haunting us with notions that make the real world seem fragile.

A tense psychological thriller turns into a coolly existentialist study on the limits of (com)passion.

A droll mystery noir about a tight-knit seaside neighbourhood.

An exiled Iranian teacher helps an Afghan refugee family, triggering a multi-layered crisis of commitment.

A cinematic search for the points in history where ideas of nature changed, partly narrated by a donkey.

Middle-aged people pursue a polyamorous relationship. In this tenderly humanist comedy, a different world is possible!

An unfulfilled upper-class Dominican woman finds herself unexpectedly responsible for her maid’s granddaughter.

The dreams of a young family crash into fate and broken promises in this drama-thriller.

Jessica Woodworth's fantasia of post-truth lunacy perhaps reflects the present more closely than is comfortable.

Fourteen-year-old Mira spends the night away from her family, but holds a terrible secret inside.

Edgar Pêra’s psychological thriller explores the demonically kaleidoscopic world of Portuguese modernist poet, Fernando Pessoa.

Romance, resilience and waste management in Edo-era Japan. A jidaigeki that sparkles with wit and joy.

It ain’t about how hard you can serve, it’s whether you can serve to win.

An endearing reflection on urban loneliness disguised as a shape-shifting, genre-bending detective story.

Romantic comedy that dissects, with breathtaking authenticity, couple dynamics and clichés of the transformative holiday.