Bright Future
Programme IFFR 2026
A selection of feature-length debuts, characterised by original subject matter and an individual style, representing the cutting edge of contemporary filmmaking.
Overview of films
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Ah Girl
Ang Geck Geck Priscilla | 99' | Singapore | World premiere
A 7-year-old girl navigates despair, delight and her parents’ excruciating separation in 1994 Singapore. -
Chronovisor
Kevin Walker, Jack Auen | 99' | USA | World premiere
An academic investigates the suppressed story of the machine that monks claimed could capture humanity’s collective memory. -
Complaint No. 713317
Yasser Shafiey | 80' | Egypt | International premiere
An absurd battle over a broken fridge becomes a tender reckoning with love and ageing. -
Dead Dogs Don’t Bite
Nuri Cihan Özdoğan | 105' | Turkey | World premiere
A high-stakes drama in which mild-mannered Ismet enters a brutal gangland war, amid the illegal waste trade. -
Delupi
Mohammad Touqir Islam | 96' | Bangladesh | International premiere
After Bangladesh’s July Revolution, tensions rise among the villagers of the flood-ravaged Delupi region. -
Gamer Girls
Veronica Bassetto, Sophie Yang | 102' | Hong Kong | International premiere
Esports team Gamer Girls faces real-life battles in this energetic and empowering debut. -
Honey Bunny
Igor Jelinović | 97' | Croatia | World premiere
A sisterly turf war threatens to escalate in this delightfully dry-humoured Croatian family drama. -
i grew an inch when my father died
P. R. Monencillo Patindol | 73' | Philippines | World premiere
Two brothers navigate life after the murder of their father. The elder brother struggles because his best friend is the son of the murderer. Meanwhile,… -
IAI
Sakai Zenzo | 90' | Japan | World premiere
Kana begins experiencing vivid dreams and strange premonitions in this blend of psychological horror and family drama. -
Let Them Be Seen
Nolitha Refilwe Mkulisi | 75' | South Africa | World premiere
On the outskirts of South Africa’s Eastern Cape, a village and its eccentric inhabitants take centre stage. -
Mayilaa
Semmalar Annam | 97' | India | World premiere
A mother-daughter pair begin selling straw mats for survival in this funny, piercing road movie. -
Sicko
Aitore Zholdaskali | 101' | Kazakhstan | International premiere
A cash-strapped couple go to extremes to settle their debts in this bold and bloody satirical horror.