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78 Days

Chinese Premiere 
Serbia|Serbian|2024|Color|85min
Director:Emilija Gašić
Cast:Pavle Cemerikic/Viktorija Vasiljevic/Milica Gicic/Tamara Gajovic

Synopsis:Two teenage sisters record their daily lives on a home camera. Their father is soon mobilized. Before he leaves, he asks them to film something nice for him. They film nature, night sky during bombing raids and tease Tijana, their youngest sister. Things change when a mysterious boy and his shy baby sister move in the first neighbor’s house. New friendships, first kisses and first disappointments take over the fear of bombs.

2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam - Bright Future Award(Nominated)
2024 Cyprus Film Days International Festival - Best Film Award
2024 Seoul International Women’s Film Festival - Special Jury Award

A Dark Light

A Dark Light

Asian Premiere
Chile|Spanish|2024|DCP|Color|77min
Director:Alberto Hayden
Cast:Francisco Pérez-Bannen/Patricia Rivadeneira/Vicente Pérez/Antonia Bannen

Synopsis:Josefina (56) and Jorge (45) meet by chance, sharing the name of Josefina's lost son. Their resemblance thrills her, but as their relationship deepens, the reality of her loss resurfaces, disrupting her life.

2024 BAFICI, Best Feature Film in the Official International Competition - Special Jury Mention Award
2024 SANFIC, Official National Competition - Special Mention from the Jury for Best Director

Girls Will Be Girls

Girls Will Be Girls

Chinese Mainland Premiere
India/France/USA/Norway|English/Hindi|2024|DCP|Color|118min
Director:Shuchi Talati
Cast:Preeti Panigrahi/Kani Kusruti Anil/Kesav Binoy Kiran

Synopsis:In a strict boarding school nestled in the Himalayas, 16-year-old Mira discovers desire and romance; but her sexual, rebellious awakening is disrupted by her mother who never got to come of age herself.

2024 Sundance, World Cinema Dramatic Competition - Audience Award, Special Jury Award for Acting
2024 Göteborg Film Festival,International Competition
2024 SXSW, Festival Favorites

Holy Electricity

Holy Electricity

Asian Premiere
Georgia|Georgian|2024|DCP|Color|95min
Director:Tato Kotetishvili
Cast:Nikolo Ghviniashvili/Nika Gongadze

Synopsis:When young Gonga and his cousin Bart find a suitcase full of rusty crosses in a scrap yard, Bart gets the idea to turn them into neon crucifixes and sell them door-to-door to the inhabitants of Tbilisi. Their crusade through the suburbs of the city becomes a quest for love and friendship.

2024 Locarno International Film Festival, Filmmakers of the Present - Best Film, Junior Jury Award
2024 Asia Pacific Screen Awards - Best Director(Nominated)

Invention

Invention

Asian Premiere
USA|English|2024|DCP|Color|72min
Director:Courtney Stephens
Cast:Callie Hernandez

Synopsis:In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device. Featuring archive from actress Callie Hernandez's actual late father, Invention explores the process of grieving a complicated parent, and the filmmaking itself becomes a part of the process.

2024 Locarno International Film Festival, Filmmakers of the Present - Best Film(Nominated), Pardo for Best Performance

Julie Keeps Quiet

Julie Keeps Quiet

Chinese Premiere
Belgium|Dutch/French|2024|DCP|Color|97min
Director:Leonardo Van Dijl
Cast:Tessa Van Den Broeck/Ruth Becquart/Koen De Bouw/Claire Bodson

Synopsis:As the star player at an elite tennis academy, Julie’s life revolves around the game she loves. When her coach falls under investigation and is suddenly suspended, all of the club's players are encouraged to speak up. But Julie decides to keep quiet…

2024 Cannes, Critics' Week - Gan Foundation Support for Distribution, SACD Award

My Friend An Delie

My Friend An Delie

Chinese Premiere
China|Mandarin|2024|DCP|Color|110min
Director:Dong Zijian
Cast:Liu Haoran/Dong Zijian/Yin Tao/Don g Baoshi/Ning Li/Han Haolin/Chi Xingkai

Synopsis:On his journey home for his father’s funeral, Li meets an unexpected companion: his childhood friend An Delie. After years apart, their paths cross again and distant memories are revived.

2024 Tokyo International Film Festival - Award for Best Artistic Contribution

Pavane For An Infant

Pavane For An Infant

Chinese Mainland Premiere
Malaysia/Hong Kong, China|Malay/Cantonese/English/Mandarin|2024|DCP|Color|116min
Director:Chong Keat Aun
Cast:Fish Liew/Natalie Hsu/Ben Yuen/Pearlly Chua

Synopsis:In conservative Malaysia, the mere existence of a baby hatch remains a whispered taboo, condemned by the rising tide of social conservatism that brands it as an enabler of moral decay. Lai Sum, Fatimah, Kam and Nurul, committed employees of a Kuala Lumpur baby hatch, navigate a maze of societal opposition to empower women from diverse backgrounds grappling with the complex notion of bodily autonomy.

2024 Tokyo IFF, Asian Future

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones

She Sat There Like All Ordinary Ones

Chinese Premiere
China|Mandarin|2024|DCP|Color|105min
Director:Qu Youjia
Cast:Zhang Taiwen/Miao Jijun

Synopsis:On their first encounter, late bloomer Zhuang accidentally takes the blame for the theft of a starting gun by schoolmate and distance runner Meng. Just before they get to know each other better, she suddenly gives him the cold shoulder. In his confusion, Zhuang decides to join Meng’s track team despite risking his studies. With academic pressure added to the puzzles of adolescence, Zhuang bides his time for his coming-of-age declaration...

2024 Berlinale, Generation 14plus Competition - Best Film Special Mention

The American Backyard

The American Backyard

Asian Premiere
Italy|Italian/English|2024|DCP|B&W|107min
Director:Pupi Avati
Cast:Filippo Scotti/Roberto De Francesco /Rita Tushingham

Synopsis:Bologna, 1940. A young man falls desperately in love with a nurse of the American army. A year later, circumstances lead him to live in the American Midwest, right next to an ominous backyard, where the elderly mother of the nurse lives. The woman is desperate for her daughter, who, since the end of the conflict, has disappeared. The young man embarks on a tense search for the girl, leading to an entirely unexpected conclusion.

2024 Venice International Film Festival, Closing Film

Dog on Trial

Dog on Trial

Chinese Mainland Premiere
Switzerland/France|French|2024|DCP|Color|85min
Director:Laetitia Dosch
Cast:Laetitia Dosch/François Damiens/Jean-Pascal Zadi/Anne Dorval /Anabela Moreira

Synopsis:Empathetic lawyer Avril, facing multiple losses, urgently needs a win. Her latest case involves defending "Universe", a dog facing euthanasia after allegedly biting someone, alongside its disheveled, visually impaired owner. Amidst media sensationalism and political pressure, can Avril save Universe’s life?

2024 Cannes, Un Certain Regard - Golden Camera(Nominated), Palm Dog
2024 Locarno Film Festival - Audience Award(Nominated), Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award(Nominated)

The Great Yawn of History

The Great Yawn of History

Chinese Premiere
Iran|Farsi|2024|DCP|Color|93min
Director:Aliyar Rasti
Cast:Mohammad Aghebat/Saber Abar/Mahin Sadri Aghebati /Amirhossein Hosseini

Synopsis:A man dreams of gold at a cave's end but cannot pursue it due to his faith. He enlists a non-believer, and they embark on a long journey across Iran. Along the way, others are drawn to the temptation. Aliyar Rasti's allegorical tale turns their road trip into a game of hide and seek between faith and human frailty.

2024 Berlinale, Encounters - Special Jury Award
2024 Euganea FF - Special Jury Award

Three Friends

Three Friends

Chinese Mainland Premiere
France|French|2024|DCP|Color|117min
Director:Emmanuel Mouret
Cast:Camille Cottin /Sara Forestier /India Hair

Synopsis:Joan's love fades for Victor while Alice reassures her about her own unfulfilling relationship with Eric. Unbeknownst to Alice, Eric is involved with Rebecca. Their lives spiral after Joan leaves Victor, who goes missing.

2024 Venice Film Festival, Golden Lion(Nominated)

Through Rocks and Clouds

Through Rocks and Clouds

Chinese Premiere
Peru/Chile|Quechua/Spanish|2024|DCP|Color|83min
Director:Franco García Becerra
Cast:Alberth Merma/Nely Huayta/Richard Taipe/José Merma/Rubén Huillca

Synopsis:Feliciano, an 8-year-old alpaca herder, feels euphoric: Peru has a chance to qualify for the World Cup. Meanwhile the pressure of a mining company puts Feliciano’s village at risk and threatens his world and his dreams.

2024 Berlinale, Generation Kplus - Special Mention
2024 Cine Latino Bergen, Fiction

7 Beats Per Minute

7 Beats Per Minute

Chinese Premiere
Canada|English/Mandarin|2024|DCP|Color|100min
Director:Kang Yuqi
Cast:Jessea Lu/Kang Yuqi

Synopsis:Director Yuqi Kang’s documentary captures the descent of a lifetime, when freediving champion Jessea Lu returns to the site of her near-death experience to face the traumas of her past and find a way back to connection.

2024 Warsaw International Film Festival, Documentary Competition
2024 SXSW,Grand Jury Award - Poster Design
2024 Chagrin Documentary Film Festival - Human Spirit Award

An Oscillating Shadow

An Oscillating Shadow

Asian Premiere
Chile/Argentina/France|Spanish|2024|DCP|Color/B&W|77min
Director:Celeste Rojas Mugica
Cast:Celeste Rojas Mugica/Luis Rojas
               
Synopsis:He develops and imagines a world inside a darkroom. His daughter weaves a dialogue inside it: about latent, invented images. About the ways of resisting and navigating the darkness. An Oscillating Shadow explores how the intimate and political weight of images can open spaces to reflect upon them as acts of resistance.

2024 France, FIDMarseille International Film Festival, First Film Competition - Special Mention
2024 Chile, FicValdivia International Film Festival - Best Chilean Feature Film Award
2024 DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival

April in France

April in France

Asian Premiere
France|French/English|2023|DCP|Color|77min
Director:David Boaretto
Cast:April Boaretto

Synopsis:April, a 5-year-old from England, is upset about moving to France. She moves from Paris to a quaint medieval village in the southwest where her great-grandfather once lived. Convinced he's only sleeping in the cemetery and will return, she meets his old friends. Through them, she opens up, discovers her inner world, and in the process, changes the lives of the adults around her forever.

2024 Docutah International Film Festival - Best International Film, Best Cinematography
2024 Heartland International Film Festival - Best Documentary Feature(Nominated)
2024 Thessaloniki International Film Festival - Best Documentary Audience Award(Nominated)

Fabric of Lives

Fabric of Lives

China|Mandarin/Uyghur dialect|2024|DCP|Color/B&W|84min
Director:Liu Guoyi

Synopsis:Two families in southern Xinjiang encountered various difficulties during their busy cotton harvest season. They must tough it out with only one goal, to sell out all their cotton before market price drops below 10 Yuan per kilo.

2024 Shanghai International Film Festival
2024 Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival,Docs for Sale section

Gaucho Gaucho

Gaucho Gaucho

Chinese Premiere
USA/Argentina|Spanish|2024|DCP|B&W|85min
Director:Michael Dweck/Gregory Kershaw
Cast:Guada Gonza/Taty Gonza/Jony Ávalos/Solano Ávalos

Synopsis:A celebration of Argentine Gauchos, a community of cowboys and cowgirls living beyond the modern world's boundaries.

2024 Sundance Film Festival, Grand Jury Prize - Documentary(Nominated)
2024 Jerusalem Film Festival, Chantel Akerman Award - Best Experimental Documentary(Nominated), In Spirit for Freedom Award Best Documentary(Nominated)
2024 Locarno Film Festival - Letterboxd Piazza Grande Award, Audience Award(Nominated)

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

Asian Premiere
China|Mandarin|2023|DCP|Color|85min
Director:Yang Lizhu
Cast:Deng Guiying/Yang Qiaoyuan

Synopsis:Deng Guiying and Yang Qiaoyuan have been separated for more than thirty years, and they have settled down in one south and one north of their respective units. The granddaughter, Yang Lizhu, embarked on a journey to uncover the reasons behind it.

2024 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, DOC@PÖFF Competition

The Speedway Murders

The Speedway Murders

Chinese Premiere
USA/Australia|English|2023|DCP|Color|101min
Director:Luke Rynderman/Adam Kamien
Cast:Joseph Zada/Essie Randles/Todd McComas/Davida McKenzie

Synopsis:In 1978, four teens vanished while working the graveyard shift at their local Burger Chef. Their bodies were then discovered in the nearby woods. Through reenactments, the film explores divergent theories, challenging assumptions and weaving intrigue.

2024 New Zealand International Film Festival

Who Cares?

Who Cares?

Chinese Premiere
Belgium/France/Switzerland|French|2024|DCP|Color|98min
Director:Alexe Poukine

Synopsis:In the CHUV training center in Lausanne, 'fake' patients and 'real' carerssimulate medical consultations, to learn how to perform kindness. But in an increasingly liberal hospital system, which itself exerts violence on medical staff, is this relational ideal really possible?

2024 Cinéma du Réel - Ciné + Young Jury Award, Special Mention: Library Award
2024 Visions du Réel - Special Mention: National Competition
2024 Valladolid International Film Festival - Best Documentary Award(Nominated)

Daphne Was A Torso Ending in Leaves

Daphne Was A Torso Ending in Leaves

Asian Premiere 
UK/Italy|English|2024|DCP|Color/B&W|13min
Director:Catriona Gallagher

Synopsis:The mythical metamorphosis of nymph Daphne into a bay-laurel tree is reapproached in contemporary Rome. From hedges in parks & gardens to laureate wreaths for graduating students, this is a film made about Daphne, with daphne, with the black and white negative developed in bay-leaf infusion.

2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam - KNF Award

Fence

Fence

Asian Premiere
Russia|Russian|2024|DCP|Color|25min
Director: Lev Evlampiev
Cast:Oleg Vykhodov/Vladimir Syrchikov/Ekaterina Romanova/Daniil Shantarin/Semyon Simakov

Synopsis:After the death of his wife, Valera lives out his life in his parents' old house. Suddenly, his younger brother Tolya arrives from Germany, where he had fled leaving his wife and daughter in Russia. Together they hurry to finish painting the fence before winter comes and try to uncover the mystery of the Gitanes cigarettes found in the closet. The memories help them to rethink the present.

2024 ALTER-NATIVE International Short Film Festival

Murmur of August

Murmur of August

World Premiere
Russia|Russian|2024|DCP|Color|14min
Director:Daur Ladariia
Cast:Nestor Parulua/Luca Kiriya/Valerii Harchilava/Maktina Djindjolia/Anna Vardaya

Synopsis:A group of young friends, high school graduates, standing on the threshold of a new life. The last day of their summer together is approaching, and each of them feels the bitterness of parting and at the same time the anticipation of a new life. Ahead of them lies departure. An empty evening road and silence, interrupted by the noise of an old bus - the last sound of the last day of summer.

Poems of Timeless Acclaim

Poems of Timeless Acclaim

China|Mandarin|2024|DCP|Color|30min
Director: Wang Yining

Synopsis:The Poems of Timeless Acclaim focuses on more than 200 poems in the national unified Chinese language textbooks, relying on the "CCTV Listening Media Model" of the Central Radio and Television Station, and using AI artificial intelligence technology to create ink wash Chinese style animations of the poems.

Summit Song

Summit Song

Asian Premiere
Argentina|Spanish|2024|DCP|Color|15min
Director:Federica Cafferata
Cast:Lucas Barletta/Justo Sánchez Vega/Virginia Zandomeni

Synopsis:Marco and Tomás, two young brothers, are struggling to survive in the hostile Andes mountains as life below a certain altitude has become perilous. With danger lurking from below, they have no option but to embark on a journey towards their ultimate hope: the summit.

2024 Equinoxio Film Festival, Official Competition

The Bride Who Rides A Sleigh

The Bride Who Rides A Sleigh

Chinese Mainland Premiere
Japan|Japanese|2024|DCP|B&W|29min
Director:Yoshiro Osaka
Cast:Aika Higashimori/Riku Tanaka/Moka Ebihara/Tomoki Yageta

Synopsis:1950s, northern Japan. Kazuko defies her arranged marriage in this story about the evolving landscape of post-war Japan's traditions, society, and family bonds.

2024 Kaohsiung Film Festival
2024 Tehran International Short Film Festival
2024 New York Japan CineFest

The Nature of Dogs

The Nature of Dogs

Chinese Premiere
Thailand/USA/Singapore/Hong Kong, China|Thai|2024|DCP|Color|27min
Director:Pom Bunsermvicha
Cast:Chayanit Chansangavej/Sanya Kunakorn/Duangjai Hiransri/Wasin Panumaporn

Synopsis:A family of four and their dog arrive at a seaside hotel in Kui Buri, Thailand. What appears to be an ordinary vacation turns into a series of interactions that betray an unspoken tension in their relationships. The next day, complexities unfold in a cave housing buddha statues.

2024 Locarno International Film Festival
2024 Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
2024 Stockholm International Film Festival

Trees Painted in Tar

Trees Painted in Tar

Chinese Premiere
Denmark/France|Danish|2024|DCP|Color|14min
Director:Casper Rudolf
Cast:Magnus Juhl Andersen/Søren Malling/Thomas Guldberg Madsen/Anders Kristian Aamodt/Gustav Scavenius

Synopsis:A hunting trip turns into a nightmare, when a teenage boy has to choose between his father's acceptance or his own integrity.

2024 Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival
2024 DokuFest International Documentary and Short Film Festival
2024 Nordisk Panorama Film Festival

Ultraviolet

Ultraviolet

Chinese Premiere
Belgium/Netherlands|Dutch|2024|DCP|Color|24min
Director:Veerle De Wilde
Cast:Titus De Voogdt/Hadewych Minis/ Pip Campbell/Naomi Velissariou

Synopsis:A young girl struggles to come to terms with her mother’s psychological problems as she searches for her own female identity.

2024 Desenzano Film Festival - Best Short Film Award, Best Actress Award
2024 Brussels Short Film Festival
2024  Olympia International Film Festival for Children and Young People

Vox Humana

Vox Humana

Chinese Premiere
Philippines/USA/Singapore|Tagalog|2024|DCP|Color|22min
Director:Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan
Cast:Bruce Venida/Sasa Cabalquinto/Ymeiliza Tabora

Synopsis:In the aftermath of an earthquake, the police find a man in the woods. A zoologist, a sound recorder, and a news team grapple with the truth that he may be the cause of all the natural disasters that devastated this small mountain town.

2024 Toronto International Film Festival, Short Cuts Competition
2024 Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, International Competition
2024 Chicago International Film Festival, Action Short Film Competition

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