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Burning Lights Competition

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Dedicated to the boldest forms of creative non-fiction, the Burning Lights Competition highlights works that probe and challenge the language, narrative structures, and aesthetics of contemporary cinema. It includes feature and medium-length films by filmmakers who dare to blur boundaries between genres, formats, or techniques, and who break free from established frameworks. The Jury will select the winners among 15 world premieres. 

Selection 2026

Time and Tide Vee Shi
If Only the Year Had 364 Days Almourad Aldeeb
Alea Jacarandas Hassen Ferhani
Kukata Miti Daniel Kötter
Comme un château fort Lou Colpé
The Case Against Space Graeme Arnfield
Above the Waterline Elisa Sepulveda Ruddoff
Fracture Keren Kraizer
Don’t Tidy or Clean My Room, I Like It as It Is Ignacio Ceroi
La Voix du troupeau Matthias Joulaud & Lucien Roux
Club Heaven Jona Honer
Nothing Happens After the Revolution Ibrahim Omar
Baby Jackfruit Baby Guava Nông Nhật Quang
The Illusion of a Quiet Night Olga Chernykh
In Between, a Place Faezeh Nikoozad

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