Professional Competition 12

1. April Departing 07:18 2025
   

   Directed:	Tan Tuncag
   Screenplay:	Tan Tuncag
   Dialogue Language:	English

   
   

   April Departing follows April, an artificially intelligent tour guide, as she leads passengers on what should be a routine journey above the oceanic world of Mesonia. But when April takes the ship off course, what begins as a scenic tour turns into a tense voyage through unknown space, testing the boundaries of human ingenuity, trust, and the mysteries that lie beyond the familiar.

2. An Illusion 03:20 2026
   

   Directed:	Nitish Kumar
   Production:	Kawaljeet Singh Maan
   Dialogue Language:	English

   
   

   Just like a tiny spark can turn into a big fire, small ego problems over little things in our daily lives can quickly turn into strong anger. In this story, an egoistic, jobless man killed his wife because she didn’t answer his calls or messages during office hours. His wife, an office-going woman, and her busyness were unacceptable to him. He continues to struggle with his ego in his subconscious mind throughout his 20 years in prison. Overall, the dark colour palette reflects the darker side of thoughts, with red depicting ego and anger.

3. At Night 04:35 Germany 2025
   

   Directed:	Pooya Afzali
   Screenplay:	Pooya Afzali
   Production:	Pooya Afzali, Narges Doosti

   
   

   In the midst of war, a man watches his beloved one by lighting the three matches he has left. Then, in the pitch darkness, a forest grows from their lovemaking and protects them from the war.

4. Who Killed Narin G****? / Qui a tué Narin G****? 04:41 2025
   

   Directed:	Ayce Kartal
   Screenplay:	Ayce Kartal
   Production:	Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty, Clara Marquardt
   Dialogue Language:	Turkish

   
   

   She was 8 when she went missing. The investigation revealed her family's involvement. Narin saw something she shouldn't have. Everyone in the village knew, but no one dared to speak out.

5. I Am Not Here Anymore / Juz Mnie Nie Ma 14:59 2025
   

   Directed:	Nawojka Wierzbowska
   Screenplay:	Nawojka Wierzbowska
   Production:	Aneta Zagorska, Robert Sowa, Delphine Schmit
   Dialogue Language:	Polish

   
   

   A grandfather dies and tries to leave his home. Unfortunately, his family don't want to believe that he's gone for good. Every time he tries to run away, they take him back to them.

6. Karma 03:00 2025
   

   Directed:	Ezequiel Torres
   Screenplay:	Ezequiel Torres
   Production:	Ezequiel Torres
   Dialogue Language:	English

   
   

   Mara, a young teenager, attends a league match where she unexpectedly crosses paths with Vera, her childhood best friend. As the game unfolds, she’s flooded with memories of the bright bond they once shared, and of the day Vera left the club, leaving behind an ache Mara never fully understood. Now, standing across from her and with a single decisive play ahead, Mara must confront the echo of that old wound—and choose whether to return the hurt she once carried.

7. BLISS 05:00 2026
   

   Directed:	Greg Doble
   Screenplay:	Greg Doble

   
   

   A worker trapped in the monotony of his office job discovers an emotional escape hidden behind his desktop windows

8. Novaterra 09:11 2026
   

   Directed:

   Gerard Estany i Banegas, Roger Fondevila Julià

   
   

   After disappearing on an expedition to Antarctica, Akna is presumed dead. Twenty years later, a mysterious connection sparks a rescue expedition in the hope of finding survivors.

9. Prayer For Salvation / Молитва о спасении 08:00 2026
   

   Directed:	Katerina Chirnaya
   Screenplay:	Katerina Chirnaya
   Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev
   Dialogue Language:	Russian

   
   

   A film about the power of prayer, which helps people throughout all times. Based on Alexander Blok's poem "The Girl Sang in the Church Choir."

10. Friction Force / Сила трения 09:00 2026
    

    Directed:	Anna Lyubimtseva
    Screenplay:	Anna Lyubimtseva
    Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev

    
    

    Two in a room. Total control of the senses. The forest outside the window terrifies with its freedom and love of life…

11. Bubbly Water / Вода буль-буль 05:15 2026
    

    Directed:	Iurii Tomilov
    Screenplay:	Anna Moskaleva

    
    

    The film immerses viewers in a world of unrestrained childish imagination, where getting messy and bathing in the tub is a joyful adventure

12. 12 p.m. / 12 дня 07:30 2026
    

    Directed:	Polina Bovkun
    Screenplay:	Polina Bovkun
    Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev
    Dialogue Language:	Russian

    
    

    Family trip is interrupted in the middle of the day, when the fabric of reality gets thin enough to reveal what this summer day is really like.

13. On a walk / На прогулке 02:23 2026
    

    Directed:	Natalya Rocheva
    Screenplay:	Natalya Rocheva
    Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev

    
    

    During a walk with a dog the loss of glasses turned into a whole adventure.

14. Firefly / Светлячок 06:50 2026
    

    Directed:	Alena Tomilova
    Screenplay:	Alena Tomilova
    Production:	Boris Mashkovtsev

    
    

    A story about forest dwellers—glittering fireflies. They bring light into the darkness of night, helping lost daytime insects. A story about goodness that always returns.

15. life`s wheel 03:12 2025
    

    Directed:	zahra hoseini
    Screenplay:	hosein habibi asl
    Production:	Iranian Youth Cinema Society of ardabil

    
    

    life`s wheel animation shows the evolution of human life from childhood to adolescence, youth, middle age and old age in the form of a wheel...

16. Year of the Donkey 10:00 2026
    

    Directed:	Bakytbek Asylbek Uulu
    Screenplay:	Bakytbek Asylbek Uulu
    Production:	Bakytbek Asylbek Uulu
    Dialogue Language:	Kirghiz

    
    

    A boy born in the year of the donkey grows up believing the world is made of clouds and that his grandmother milks them for him. When his family's last migration ends and he is taken to the city, the imagined creatures of his childhood vanish one by one, and with them his voice. This is the story of how his imagination almost died — and what brought it back.