International Feature Competition
Seeking a sense of belonging, the filmmaker returns to his rural village in northern Spain, where he tries to understand his family and their world so deeply rooted in traditions.
A HOUSE FOR WANDERING SOULS
- Pablo Lago Dantas
- 2023
- Spain
- s.t. English
- 73 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Against the backdrop of the carnival and its tribulations, the whirl of rides mirrors Kim’s state of mind as the young Québécois carnival worker thinks hard about his future.
L' ARTIFICE
- Isabelle Grignon-Francke
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 18 min
Panorama - Horizons
From Germany, the filmmaker talks to his father in Syria. In between long silences, the film evokes the feeling of powerlessness brought on by exile.
BACKGROUND
- Khaled Abdulwahed
- 2023
- Germany
- s.t. French or English
- 64 min
National Feature Competition
Caiti works as a bartender and dreams of returning to the music scene. The young woman carries the burden of success while society around her seems to fail miserably.
CAITI BLUES
- Justine Harbonnier
- 2023
- France, Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French
- 84 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
In this deeply poetic documentary essay, director Catherine Martin explores three aspects of the vast subject of darkness, from Japanese aesthetics to the invention of cinema.
ÉLOGE DE L'OMBRE
- Catherine Martin
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French or English
- 86 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A sensitive and surprising portrait, this short film tinged with humour is an ode to encounters, to imagination, and to the small joys of doing things your own way.
FOUR HOLES
- Daniela Muñoz Barroso
- 2023
- Cuba, France
- s.t. French or English
- 20 min
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Based on sponsored films produced between 1920 and 1970, this film articulates an interpretation of the colonial imagination in which the violence of the archives resonates with the present.
HOLIDAY NATIVE LAND
- Nicolas Renaud, Brian Virostek
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 37 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In a remarkable feat of editing, this striking experimental work celebrates queer love and eroticism, drawing on a wealth of film archives.
LOVING IN BETWEEN
- Jyoti Mistry
- 2023
- Australia, South Africa
- s.t. French
- 18 min
Sky Hopinka: Redefining potential territories
With an inspired artistic vision, this feature film spoken mainly in Chinuk Wawa follows the thoughts and wanderings of Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier.
MAɬNI – TOWARDS THE OCEAN, TOWARDS THE SHORE
- Sky Hopinka
- 2020
- United States
- s.t. English
- 80 min
Special Screening
A figure wanders through a deserted building she is keeping watch over. At the intersection of fiction, essay, and experimental film, this work is a multifaceted reflection on how we see the world.
MADEMOISELLE KENOPSIA
- Denis Côté
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. English
- 80 min
New Visions Competition
From the perspective of manual workers in Khuzestan, Meezan explores the relationship to place in a post-war, post-industrialized world.
MEEZAN
- Shahab Mihandoust
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec), Iran
- s.t. English
- 72 min
Wapikoni
An inspired and inspiring story dedicated to André-Charles, this short shows how boxing has helped to change his life and how his passion allows him to face challenges.
NIN KAMASHITSHET : CELUI QUI SE BAT
- André-Charles Ishpatao
- 2022
- Canada (Nutashkuan)
- s.t. French or English
- 6 min