This year our International Competition received a total of 6 762 submissions, of which 64 were chosen from 56 different countries.
Preselections for the competition were made by Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Riina Mikkonen, Liina Härkönen, Yelena Korhonen, Mirjami Vertainen, Iida Sahlman, Lauri Tapaninen, Juhani Alanen, Soilikki Alanne, Christopher Thomas, Juho Tiainen, Roos Hekkens, Ayda Yilmaz, Ilo Ruotsalainen and Tuukka Hämäläinen.
Final selections were made by Jukka-Pekka Laakso, Riina Mikkonen and Liina Härkönen.
Directors’ gender statistics in this year’s selections:
- Female: 22 (34,4%) of selected films / 2 341 (34,62%) of all who applied
- Male: 36 (56,3%) of selected films / 3 575 (52,87%) of all who applied
- Other/Prefer not to disclose: 2 (3,1%) of selected films / 360 (5,32%) of all who applied
- Multiple directors: 4 (6,3%) of selected films / 486 (7,19%) of all who applied
ARGENTINA, SPAIN
UNA MONEDITA
Emanuel Vázquez Santana | 2024 | 9’ | Fiction
AUSTRALIA
THE MEANINGLESS DAYDREAMS OF AUGIE & CELESTE
Pernell Marsden | 2024 | 7’ | Fiction
AUSTRIA, GERMANY
TAKO TSUBO
Eva Pedroza, Fanny Sorgo | 2024 | 7’ | Animation
BULGARIA
DISTURBIA
Mira Yankova | 2024 | 7’ | Experimental, Animation
CAMBODIA, FRANCE, UNITED STATES
CHAO SOMNOP CHET
Chheangkea | 2025 | 19’ | Fiction
CANADA
GENDER REVEAL
Mo Matton | 2024 | 13’ | Fiction
LE LOUP
Theodore Ushev | 2024 | 10’ | Animation
CHILE
EL CANON
Martín Seeger | 2024 | 19’ | Fiction
CHINA
ANGEL’S FUNERAL
Weikai Liao | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
HE MA
JJ Lin | 2025 | 13’ | Fiction
CROATIA, FRANCE, BULGARIA, SLOVENIA
ČOVJEK KOJI NIJE MOGAO ŠUTJETI
Nebojša Slijepčević | 2024 | 14’ | Fiction
CUBA
EL PASO
Roberto Botella | 2025 | 15’ | Documentary
CYPRUS
REQUIEM IN SALT
Sylvia Nicolaides, Nicolas Iordanou | 2024 | 17’ | Documentary
DENMARK
I SOLEN
Jonathan Rafael-Weis | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
EGYPT
QAFLA
Ahmed El Zogbhy | 2024 | 14’ | Fiction
ESTONIA
ÕMBLUSMASIN
Ülo Pikkov | 2024 | 17’ | Experimental, Animation, Documentary
SAUNA DAY
Anna Hints, Tushar Prakash | 2024 | 14′ | Fiction
FINLAND
MERENELÄVIÄ
Veera Lamminpää | 2024 | 10’ | Animation
FRANCE
PICUS
Frédéric Doazan | 2023 | 6’ | Animation
À POIL!
Audrey Clemens | 2024 | 18’ | Documentary, Fiction
FRANCE, JORDAN
SHADOWS
Rand Beiruty | 2024 | 13’ | Animation, Documentary
FRANCE, SENEGAL
L’ENFANT À LA PEAU BLANCHE
Simon Panay | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
GERMANY
HIMMELWIE SEIDE. VOLLER ORANGEN
Betina Kuntzsch | 2024 | 10′ | Animation, Documentary
THE WILD-TEMPERED CLAVIER
Anna Samo | 2024 | 8′ | Animation
HAITI
DES RÊVES EN BATEAUX PAPIERS
Samuel Suffren | 2024 | 19’ | Fiction
HUNGARY
VEGAN MAYO
Luca Tóth | 2024 | 5’ | Animation
ICELAND, SWEDEN
O
Rúnar Rúnarsson | 2024 | 20’ | Fiction
INDIA
VIRUNDHU
Rishi Chandna | 2024 | 25’ | Fiction
INDONESIA
WHERE THE WILD FRANGIPANIS GROW
Nirartha Bas Diwangkara | 2023 | 15’ | Fiction
IRAN
ZHEN
Azam Hasanpour | 2024 | 13’ | Fiction
JAPAN
A NIGHT AT THE REST AREA
Saki Muramoto | 2024 | 12’ | Animation
TRACING FOR TRACES
Masa Kudo | 2023 | 6’ | Experimental, Animation, Documentary
KOSOVO
RRUGËS
Samir Karahoda | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
KOSOVO, SPAIN
PESË STINËT E FËMIJËRISË SIME
Besim Ugzmajli | 2025 | 15’ | Experimental, Animation, Documentary
KYRGYZSTAN
MOTHER
Bayaman Zhoomartovich Asanaliev | 2024 | 13’ | Documentary
LATVIA
FREERIDE IN C
Edmunds Jansons | 2024 | 11’ | Animation
LEBANON
EBB & FLOW
Nay Tabbara | 2024 | 18’ | Fiction
LITHUANIA
TANGLED WOOL
Aušrinė Kurgonaitė | 2024 | 5’ | Fiction
MEXICO
GUSARAPOS
Ulysse de Maximy | 2024 | 18’ | Experimental, Fiction
MONGOLIA
IN THE BEGINNING
Jamiyansuren Janchivdorj | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
NIGERIA
FLUID LAGOS
Justine Unanka Chima, Kamnelechukwu Obasi, Kenneth ‘Laboomz’ Donatus, Lateefah Mayaki, Morola Odufuwa, Nora Mandray, Peace ‘Dopay’ Olatunji, Ramon Shitta, Uwana Anthony ‘Churchy’, Wami Aluko
2024 | 11’ | Experimental, Animation, Documentary
NORWAY, SOMALIA, SUDAN
AFRICAN FAMILY DINNER
Ibrahim Mursal | 2024 | 13’ | Fiction
PALESTINE
I’LL GET BACK TO YOU
Uday Jubeh | 2024 | 9’ | Fiction
PERU, UNITED KINGDOM
CAMINO MIENTRAS LOS GLACIARES SE DERRITEN
Lucia Lambarri Barberis | 2024 | 9’ | Animation, Documentary
THE PHILIPPINES, UNITED STATES, SINGAPORE
VOX HUMANA
Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan | 2024 | 23’ | Fiction
POLAND
OKIENKO
Daniel Stopa | 2025 | 10’ | Documentary
WIO
Franciszek Dźwierżyński | 2024 | 7’ | Documentary
ZIMA
Tomek Popakul, Kasumi Ozeki | 2023 | 26’ | Animation
POLAND, UKRAINE
WYRAJ
Jakub Stoszek, Magdalena Mistygacz | 2023 | 30’ | Documentary
PORTUGAL, FRANCE
PERCEBES
Alexandra Ramires, Laura Gonçalves | 2024 | 12’ | Animation, Documentary
ROMANIA
PORUMBEI PE ACOPERIȘ
Miruna Ursache | 2024 | 15’ | Fiction
SENEGAL, FRANCE, BELGIUM, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
LEES WAXUL
Yoro Mbaye | 2024 | 21’ | Fiction
SLOVAKIA
DOM STROM
Katarína Gramatová | 2024 | 20’ | Documentary
SOUTH KOREA
NUMBER32. GIANT FISH
Si Seunghyun | 2024 | 11′ | Animation
SWITZERLAND, FRANCE
LE FILM DE SA VIE
Jules Carrin | 2024 | 25’ | Fiction
UKRAINE
ADDITIONAL SCENES
Roman Khimei, Yarema Malashchuk | 2024 | 17’ | Experimental, Documentary, Fiction
UNITED KINGDOM
BEING JOHN SMITH
John Smith | 2024 | 17’ | Experimental, Documentary
LITTLE SHREW (SNOWFLAKE)
Kate Bush | 2024 | 5’ | Animation
MAN NUMBER 4
Miranda Pennell | 2024 | 10’ | Experimental, Documentary
RHUBARB RHUBARB
Kate McMullen | 2024 | 17’ | Fiction
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR DEATH
Stephen Irwin | 2024 | 5’ | Experimental, Animation
TWO BLACK BOYS IN PARADISE
Baz Sells | 2025 | 9’ | Animation
UNITED STATES
THE BEGUILING
ishkwaazhe Shane McSauby | 2024 | 16’ | Fiction
UNITED STATES, COLOMBIA
NO SE VE DESDE ACÁ
Enrique Pedraza-Botero | 2024 | 20’ | Experimental, Documentary
