A showcase of the best Canadian films in the world today.

AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Short Film: TIDES OF THE PAST
Direction: FISH
Micro-Short Film: THE ZODIAC
Performances: DREAMS IN TRANSLATION
Story: inverted
Experimental Film: ONISM
Comedy Film: Whisky et frénésie
Thriller Film: SUMMONING
1 Minute Film: OVER AGAIN
Visual Design: ANTIFONCTIONNELLE
3D Animation: GLITCHAOS
Hand Drawn Animation: SHAPES OF US
Poetry Film: A TRAVEL CHECKLIST

ONISM, 3min.
Directed by Farah Ma
Inspired by a conversation with my mom about a lonely fish in a big tank, this film explores the feeling of being stuck through the story of a middle-aged woman working in a goldfish store. When a whimsical and unexpected encounter breaks her routine, she begins to realize that there is still time to break free from the confines of a mundane life.

OVER AGAIN, 1min.
Directed by Adriana Valentina Suárez Pérez
Two people being pulled apart through different lives and timelines by the mysterious, magical, wisps, putting themselves and their love to the test.

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Antifonctionnelle, 12min.
Directed by Léonie Savard
Five strangers, in the mind of a young woman, are mysteriously brought together, all tasked with judging… a simple earworm. Their only scale of judgment? 10/10. No other score is allowed. Within the walls of a multifaceted prison, these unlikely judges struggle with their own obsessions, desires for approval, and fears of failure. Their quest? To achieve nearly perfect music. In this third film of the “Anti” trilogy, Léonie Savard offers a quirky and humorous exploration of human flaws: the absurdity of social expectations, performance anxiety, and the incessant pursuit of validation.

GLITCHAOS, 3min.,
Directed by Danny Mai, Gurtaj Malhi
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SHAPES OF US, 6min.
Directed by Aranza Bergés Navarrete, Emilio Terrazas Rocha
Two friends embark on an adventure to visit sculptures around the world. As they experience art and beauty together, their relationship blossoms and evolves.

https://www.instagram.com/c.h.u.c.h.u1

inverted, 5min.
Directed by 李 嘉一
In a world of upright triangles, a day of an inverted triangle.

Whisky et frénésie, 3min.
Directed by Cédric Legault, Jonathan Gauthier, Angélique Dubé
A cowboy gets his whiskey stolen, starts a duel. A sneeze sparks a shootout; everyone dies. The undertaker, thirsty, heads to drink… but our cowboy steals his glass.

A Travel Checklist, 14min.,
Directed by Shaghayegh Yassemi
Have you met poetry walking down a street, sitting in a café, telling a story? Have you watched a film that speaks poetry?

DREAMS IN TRANSLATION, 16min., Drama, Psychological
Directed by Onyemaechi Mervyn Ojukwu
Mgbeke, a 25-year-old Nigerian Igbo woman living in Newfoundland, returns from her mother’s burial in Nigeria carrying unresolved questions and re-experiencing childhood trauma. Her attempt to settle back into her work as a care worker is disrupted when a client makes a racist remark.

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THE ZODIAC, 3min., Experimental
Directed by Macy Bryce
Out doing her weekend chores, A girl comes across a sinister object.

FISH, 7min., Drama
Directed by Saffron Siu-Kei Cairns, Sydney Wong
After being faced with an unexpected proposal of divorce, Julie finds herself back in her childhood home. Now facing the root of her fears regarding the split, she attempts to rekindle her relationship with her mother.

TIDES OF THE PAST, 13min.,
Directed by Sean Lawton
A former London gangster trying to escape his criminal past is forced to confront buried secrets when his ruthless cousin tracks him down in Newfoundland, pulling him back into a world he thought he left behind.

SUMMONING, 8min., Horror/Mystery
Directed by Sachin Maddumahewa
A weekend getaway takes a terrifying turn when four friends Olivia, Daniel, Maya, and Ethan discover an old Ouija board in the attic of their rental cabin. What starts as an amusing game soon spirals into a waking nightmare as the board unlocks a sinister force that preys on their fears and hidden traumas. Liv, the skeptic, refuses to believe at first, but when the entity begins manipulating their reality, she is forced to reconsider everything she knows.

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