International Feature Competition
A woman constantly juggles her resources to provide for her son. Imbued with sensitivity, this film captures both the tough realities of life in Cameroon and the resilience of its people.
MAMBAR PIERRETTE
- Rosine Mbakam
- 2023
- Belgium, Cameroon
- s.t. French or English
- 93 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
In this docu-fiction and true work of co-creation, queer Yankunytjatjara artist Derik Lynch returns to his community in search of spiritual renewal.
MARUNGKA TJALATJUNU (DIPPED IN BLACK)
- Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
- 2023
- Australia
- s.t. French or English
- 24 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
A story unfolds through written words. Two women lie in bed; between their embraces and tender words, one confides in the other an experience about an interrupted rendezvous in Tehran.
MAST-DEL
- Maryam Tafakory
- 2023
- United Kingdom, Iran
- s.t. English
- 18 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
International Feature Competition
Through the perspective of grieving mothers and a young generation of Belarusians, Motherland paints a sobering and poignant portrait of a society living under the terrors of militarized state control.
MOTHERLAND
- Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
- 2023
- Sweden, Ukraine, Norway
- s.t. French or English
- 92 min
Panorama - Horizons
Against the backdrop of a Saudi Arabian city, three friends wander the streets at night. Their conversation is studded with a strange word, “nafura,” allowing them to express themselves both mysteriously and freely.
NAFURA
- Paul Heintz
- 2023
- France
- s.t. French or English
- 28 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
National Short and Medium-Length Competition
Nine Easy Dances, or nine short vignettes of family life suffused with laughter and tenderness, punctuated by the chaos of filming and the unknowns of an aging household.
NINE EASY DANCES
- Nora Rosenthal
- 2023
- Canada
- s.t. French
- 19 min
International Short and Medium-Length Competition
Between reality and allegory, this film reappropriates a forest once forbidden to women, reimagining it from the perspective of those lost to the stake.
NOCTURNE FOR A FOREST
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- 2023
- Portugal
- s.t. English
- 16 min
International Feature Competition
Through a thoughtful interweaving of analogue and digital images, along with a conversation with an AI, this documentary essay delves into a dystopian future.
NOTES FROM EREMOCENE
- Viera Cákanyová
- 2023
- Slovakia, Czech Republic
- s.t. English
- 78 min
Panorama - Against the Grain
A tipping point for a world to be redefined, this film essay explores film and today’s society through a powerful and complex non-linear discourse.
NOUVEAU MONDE ! (LE MONDE À NOUVEAU)
- Nicolas Klotz, Elisabeth Perceval
- 2023
- France
- s.t. French or English
- 101 min
Closing film
Filmmakers embark on a unique geographic and human journey, capturing the gloom and melancholy of fall in Montreal—and, perhaps more broadly, of our time.
NOVEMBRE
- Karine van Ameringen, Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier
- 2023
- Canada (Quebec)
- s.t. French and English
- 94 min