International Festival Highlights
We’ve curated a delightful and daring selection from the Sundance, Berlinale and Cannes Film Festivals: a feast for the eyes of all cinephiles! We present films from CFF beloved directors like Catalans Carla Simón and Mar Coll, as well as Charlie Shackleton and Oliver Laxe, to new and emerging voices destined to leave a mark on the film industry. Comedy, thrills, techno music and an audience favourite animation await in our hand-picked discovery strand in which you’ll also find an urgent documentary juxtaposed with the humour of a chaotic seaside family vacation.
Hamnet
A lyrical reimagining of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel explores the quiet grief and fierce love behind one of literature’s most enigmatic figures.
Mad Bills to Pay
Selling cocktails on Orchard Beach, Rico lives for the moment—until news from his girlfriend shakes his world. A vivid Bronx summer comes alive in this bold, heartfelt indie debut.
Little Amelie
Told through pastel-hued animation, this whimsical tale follows a curious Belgian girl in Japan as she makes sense of life’s mysteries. A poetic, Miyazaki-inspired gem full of wonder and charm.
Romeria
On the Galician coast, 18-year-old Marina searches for traces of a lost past in this luminous, quietly hopeful journey of memory, belonging and the bittersweet pull of home.
Salve Maria
In this bold, genre-blurring tale of new motherhood, a woman battles postpartum despair and buried truths. A gripping, empathetic portrait of the contradictions at the heart of maternal identity.
Sirat
In a surreal desert rave, a father searches for his missing daughter. Laxe’s hypnotic odyssey blends pulsing techno with quiet grace in a luminous tale of loss, freedom and unexpected connection.
The Botanist
In a quiet village, a boy who finds comfort in plants meets a girl as wild and rare as any bloom. A luminous, dreamlike portrait of childhood where nature and emotion intertwine in unexpected ways.
L'aventura
As a chaotic family holiday unfolds in Sardinia, young Claudine narrates with sharp wit and warmth. A funny, tender portrait of mishaps, memory and the messy beauty of life on the road.
Timestamp
In post-invasion Ukraine, school life unfolds in fragments of grief, resilience and hope. This moving portrait captures a nation’s youth navigating war’s shadow with strength and quiet defiance.
Zodiac Killer Project
When a Zodiac Killer doc falls apart, Charlie Shackleton turns the ruins into a witty, razor-sharp critique of true crime obsession. A playful, provocative look at how we consume real-life horror.