International First Feature Competition
The International First Feature Competition selection is made up of 5 world premieres and 4 international premieres representing Venezuela, Canada, UK, France, USA, Canada, Spain, Qatar, Jordan, Netherlands, Germany, Singapore, South Africa. Making courageous choices and keeping a commitment with their protagonists, these films show the talent of the future and we can't wait to see their new films.
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8 Bar - The Evolution of Grime
The riveting story of Grime, told from the inside, taking in the characters, the music, the fashion, the hits that got away and the way the scene won over the world.
  • Ewen Spencer, Aleksandra Bilic, David Upshal
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Children of Las Brisas
Marianela Maldonado’s observational documentary charts nine years in the lives of young Venezuelans whose musical talent offer a chance for them to escape poverty.
  • Marianela Maldonado
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Dear Jackie
This cinematic letter to the first Black man to play Major League Baseball explores Jackie Robinson’s time in Montreal and testifies to his experience of racism and inequality.
  • Henri Pardo
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Hafreiat
Whilst labouring on an archaeological dig in Jordan, a father excavates his troubled past. With another baby on the way, he ponders the possibility of a better future.
  • Alex Sardà
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Julie on line
Shot over five years, director Mia Ma follows her friend Julie as she tries to reinvent her future and find a way to live with schizophrenia.
  • Mia Ma
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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Master of Light
After a decade in prison, artist George Anthony Morton returns home to reconcile with his family and grapple with past traumas by painting a series of portraits.
  • Rosa Ruth Boesten
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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One in A Million
Whitney is a rising star of the US gymnastics scene, who has a sizeable following on YouTube. Among them is Yara, who lives in Germany and is one of her biggest fans.
  • Joya Thome
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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Some Women
Drawing on her own experiences to reclaim her transgender identity, Singaporean director Quen Wong’s directorial debut disrupts the silence around trans discrimination.
  • Quen Wong
  • 2021
  • Film Programme
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This is National Wake
Employing a rich trove of archive film, Mirissa Neff explores the history of South Africa’s outlaw multi-racial rock group, who formed at the height of Apartheid.
  • Mirissa Neff
  • 2022
  • Film Programme
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