Tiger Competition
Programme IFFR 2025
IFFR’s trademark competition celebrates the innovative and adventurous spirit of up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world.
Overview of films
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L’arbre de l’authenticité
Sammy Baloji | 85' | Congo, Democratic Republic | World premiere
A fascinating film essay exploring the Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial history and ecology. -
Bad Girl
Varsha Bharath | 115' | India | World premiere
A coming-of-age comedy which embraces the idea that romantic relationships aren’t everything in life. -
Blind Love
Julian Chou | 145' | Taiwan | World premiere
A teen’s rebellion and his mother’s rekindled romance expose the cracks in their family’s façade. -
Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović | 112' | Croatia | World premiere
A fascinating hybrid documentary dramatises a singular moment in early 20th-century Italian and Croatian history. -
La gran historia de la filosofía occidental
Aria Covamonas | 73' | Mexico | World premiere
The remarkable history of Western philosophy, as you’ve never seen or heard it. -
Guo Ran
Li Dongmei | 90' | China | World premiere
A searching portrait of a young couple’s relationship at a pivotal moment in their lives. -
Im Haus meiner Eltern
Tim Ellrich | 95' | Germany | World premiere
A timely and uncompromising drama exploring the limitations of caring for those in need. -
Perla
Alexandra Makarová | 108' | Austria | World premiere
A moving rumination on the power that the past holds over us. -
Primeira pessoa do plural
Sandro Aguilar | 119' | Portugal | World premiere
An unsettling exploration of the foundations upon which a relationship is built. -
Sunshine Express
Amirali Navaee | 100' | Iran | World premiere
An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society. -
Tears in Kuala Lumpur
Ridhwan Saidi | 95' | Malaysia | World premiere
The Malaysian capital plays a key role in this portrait of lovelorn youth. -
Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World
Noëlle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert | 111' | Belgium | World premiere
Deadpan humour drives this comedy about two cops investigating a spate of suicides.