Focus: the Future Is NOW
Programme IFFR 2026
IFFR is proud to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of NOW (National Organisation for Women), a major moment in the history of the Civil Rights movement as well as Second Wave Feminism. The Future Is NOW will explore women's cinemas from different periods, confronting early hopes with later developments – classics and world premieres will meet, generations talk. We'll stress authors and practices less commonly explored, with a special emphasis on animation. Subjects like education, communities and histories will be as much a part of this dense mix as will sex, religion and cinema itself. A curious and joyful programme for everybody!
Overview of films
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Enkel der Geschichte
Laura Laabs | 20' | Germany | No premiere
A portrait of costume designer and founder of the women’s magazine Sibylle, Sibylle Boden-Gerstner. -
Etc…
Katarzyna Latałło | 6' | Poland | No premiere
A film so 1970s it will make you yearn for the good old days of macramé and fringe! -
From Your Head
Sally Cruikshank | 2' | USA | No premiere
This jazzy little film is a creative exploration of what thinking and dreaming look like. -
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Granny’s Sexual Life
Urška Djukić, Émilie Pigeard | 13' | Slovenia | No premiere
An animated documentary about women’s sexual lives in early 20th century Slovenia. -
Happy Ending
EunJu Ara Choi | 5' | United Kingdom | No premiere
A sensual and haunting animated exploration of a sex worker’s thoughts on pleasure. -
How to Be at Home
Andrea Dorfman, Tanya Davis | 4' | Canada | No premiere
A homey and healing animated reminder that art can heal in the midst of tragedy. -
I Like Life a Lot
Katalin Macskássy | 9' | Hungary | No premiere
Roma children narrate, draw and animate the ups and downs of their lives. -
Interview
Caroline Leaf, Veronika Soul | 14' | Canada | No premiere
A justly venerated masterpiece. A double portrait of two friends and filmmakers combining documentary and various kinds of animation techniques. -
Jugend und Sexualität
Tula Roy, Madeleine Hirsiger, Marianne Jäggi, Ellen Meyrat, Lili Sommer | 56' | Switzerland | No premiere
Documentary about a pioneering project in sexual education for schoolchildren. -
Lake Monsters
Mizushima Hiné | 3' | Canada | No premiere
Alt-rock folk art: an embroidered music video for They Might Be Giant’s ‘Lake Monsters.’ -
Let’s Make a Film
Yvonne Anderson | 13' | USA | No premiere
Students of the Yellow Ball Workshop cleverly craft charming and witty animated stories.