Competition

France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark, 2022
Regi: Maryam Touzani

A gay tailor, his wife, and his handsome young apprentice confront each other and themselves in this warm and touching chamber piece. At the story’s center is a striking caftan, sewn from blue silk and tenderness.

Canada, 2022
Regi: Clement Virgo

For brothers Francis and Michael, the road toward adulthood is paved with adversity, grief and violent street justice. The responsibility they feel for their loved ones weighs heavily on their shoulders. Brother is an elegant and haunting drama.

Austria, France, Luxembourg, Germany, 2022
Regi: Marie Kreutzer

A bold and visually stunning costume drama featuring a brilliant Vicky Krieps as the restless Empress Elisabeth of Austria. This is a tour de force and a stylized psychological presentation of a fascinating historical figure.

United Kingdom, 2022
Regi: Sam Mendes

A beautifully told story about the magic of the cinema and an unexpected romance, from the Academy Award-winning director of American Beauty. In a quiet town on the British coast in the 1980s, the Empire cinema creates memorable experiences for both its staff and the town’s inhabitants.

France, 2022
Regi: Cédric Ido

Both the fragile balance of a Parisian suburb and an unprecedented alignment of planets affect a drug delivery system controlled by two very different groups. The world is changing, and two brothers are feeling the pressure.

Pakistan, 2021
Regi: Saim Sadiq

In his directorial debut, Saim Sadiq plays with color, music, gender stereotypes, and prejudices in an emotional and beautiful film about a marginalized group in Pakistan.

United Kingdom, Japan, 2022
Regi: Oliver Hermanus

This is a beautiful and mournful remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1952 classic, Ikiru. Bill Nighy plays a British bureaucrat who gets a new perspective on life after being diagnosed with a serious illness.

France, Japan, 2022
Regi: Kôji Fukada

A married couple must navigate guilt and sorrow after a tragic accident. Shadows from the past also show up to further complicate their relationship’s fragile state. A subdued drama about learning to appreciate life.

Israel, 2022
Regi: Alon Schwarz

Did Israeli soldiers conduct a massacre in a Palestinian village in 1948? Tantura sheds light on the many testimonies, the attempts to refute them, and the significance of which side can define the truth about what happened.

Tunisia, Switzerland, France, Qatar, 2022
Regi: Erige Sehiri

Under the Fig Trees takes place over the course of a warm summer day at a Tunisian fig orchard. As a group of workers collect the summer’s harvest, the cover of fig branches creates a space for flirting, drama, and deep connections.

USA, 2022
Regi: Darren Aronofsky

The Whale is a timely, heart-wrenching drama about self-hatred and destructiveness, and director Darren Aronofsky demands us not to look away from the film’s main character. It is a portrait of an obese man isolated in his apartment, trying to reconnect with his daughter before it might be too late.

USA, 2022
Regi: Sarah Polley

In a barn far out in the countryside, a group of women meets to discuss the future. Should they accept the situation and stay, should they fight back, or should they run away? This is a gripping drama where everything is at stake.