FICTION
Directed & Written by Praveen Morchhale
Contemplative Drama, 83′, Urdu
An India-France co-production.
Logline : Accompanied by her yak, Riri, and an old cathode-ray tube television, a mother travels across the peaks of the Himalayas to screen her son’s film, which has been banned by fanatics and the government. This journey puts her body and mind to the test, but ultimately leads her to a profound and liberating sense of freedom.
Development labels
- HAF In Development
Selection & Awards
- Mostra of Sao Paolo (World Premiere – 2025)
- IFFI Goa
- Jogja NETPAC
- Pune Internațional Film Festival
- Kerala International Film Festival
- Moscow International Film Festival
- London India Film Festival
- Melbourne India Film Festival
Directed & Written by So-y-sen Maumont
Drama, 19′, Reunion Creole, French
A co-production between France, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia.
Logline : Jealous, racist, greedy, vengeful, and desperate—the residents of a village on the island of Réunion entrust their fate to a sorcerer, Mr. Caron, whose son suffers from a mysterious ailment for which the only cure is a very special offering…
Selections & Awards
- Paris Court Devant (World Premiere – 2025)
- Fantastic Zagreb
- Ahmedabad International Film Festival
- FIFOI
Directed & Written by Jonathan Henzinski
Comedy, 23′, French
Logline : Antoine is a 9-year-old boy with autism. His perception of the world is both strange and wonderful. His sister doesn’t know how to interact with him. Together, they’ll embark on adventures that will push them to find a way to communicate.
Selection & Awards
- Lift-Off Festival (World Premiere – 2026)
Directed & Wirtten by Razka Robby Ertanto
Musical Biopic, Drama, 107′, Indonesian, English
A co-production between Indonesia and France.
Logline : Indonesia, 1965. A devoted mother and talented Indonesian soprano returns home to start a new life, but as her marriage falls apart and unrest intensifies in her hometown, she finds herself forced to choose between her family, her true love, and the life she wants to lead.
Development Labels
- Jakarta Film Week
- JAFF Future project
Directed & Written by Naishe Nyamubaya
Drama, Feminist, 120′, Shona, English
A co-production of France, the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Germany, and Zimbabwe.
Distribution France : Waynapitch
Logline : In a rural village in Zimbabwe, the lives of two sisters, Chipo and Mavis, are turned upside down when the forest bordering their village is turned into a national park.
Development Labels
- Atelier de Cannes
- Tiff Filmmaker Lab
- Durban FilmMart – Finance Forum
- Red Sea Souk – Prix du Meilleur développement
- Equal Voices Script Residency
With the support of :
- Red Sea Foundation
- Europe Creative Media
- Région Occitanie
- Ambassade de France au Zimbabwe
Directed & Written by Amel Blidi
Drama, Féminist, 110′, Algerian Arabic
A French-Algerian co-production.
Logline : On her wedding day, after an argument that gets out of hand, Mimouna runs away with the help of a parking attendant. During a perilous escape, punctuated by unlikely encounters, Mimouna discovers glimpses of whimsy and humanity, until she finally finds herself.
Development Labels
- Cinemed – Bourse au Développement
- Groupe Ouest
- Durban FilmMart – Finance Forum
- Meditalent
- Equal Voices Script Residency
- Lab on Mars pro – Music Cinema Marseille
With the support of :
- Région Occitanie
- AFAC
- CNC – Bourse d’aide à l’écriture
- Ambassade de France en Algérie
Directed & Written by Laudika yaNdangii Hamutenya
Drama, Féminist, 110′, Wambo, English
A co-production between France, Finland, Romania, and Namibia.
Logline : A disillusioned artist returns to a pre-colonial village in search of a connection to her ancestors, but ends up falling in love with the person destined to be sacrificed.
Development Labels
- Torino FilmLab Next
- MIDPOINT Institute – Focus Queer
- Durban FilmMart – Durban Talents
With the support of :
- Namibian Film Commission
- Goethe Institute
- Ambassade de France en Afrique du Sud
Directed & Written by Mickey Lai
Intimate Drama, 12′, Italian, English
A co-production between France, Singapore, Malaysia, and Italy.
Logline :One winter night, in a secluded cabin in Italy, two lonely strangers begin to rebuild their lives when a simple touch breaks the ice that surrounds them.
Development Labels
- MASO#2
- Bolzano Film Festival – Prix PFX
With the support of :
- IDM Sudtirol – Bourse MASO#2
- IDM Sudtirol
Directed & Written by Jure Pavlović
Psychological Thriller, 80′, Croatian
A co-production of Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and France.
Logline : Spring 2008, Hvar. AMRA (50), a Sarajevo siege survivor whose cancer has returned, delays chemotherapy for a healing retreat run by the enigmatic Doctor Dabic. A white-bearded mystic with a rare gift for putting his patients at ease, he brings them together while they fight their illnesses. But the closer Amra gets to him, the more something about the Doctor feels wrong…
Directed & Written by Antoine Stehlé
Drama, 20′, French
A French-Norwegian co-production.
Logline :One winter afternoon, in a hospital parking lot, Hedi, a 30-year-old taxi driver, picks up Jacques, a 50-year-old patient who has run away from his medical team. As they flee toward the mountains, Hedi helps Jacques open up about his fear of dying and find a way to ease it.
Development Labels
- MASO#2
With the support of :
- Région CICLIC – COM Développement x BIP TV
- Région CICLIC – COM Production x BIP TV / Val de Loire TV
- Région CICLIC – Bourse MASO#2
DOCUMENTARY
Parcourir
Directed & Written by Akshat Nauriyal
Biopic, Documentary/Animation, 75′, Meiteilon, English
An India-France co-production.
Logline : What happens when activism fades and your life begins? After the world’s longest hunger strike (16 years), Manipuri poet and activist Irom Sharmila found herself ostracized for the choices she had made. Sharing her perspective for the very first time, Sharmila sheds light on the true human cost of a life devoted to protest.
Development Labels
- DocEdge Kolkata
- SheffieldDoc Meet Market
- TCCF – Pitch Forum – Prix Chiling et DocEdge New Zealand
- DocEdge New Zealand
- Lab on Mars pro – Music Cinema Marseille
With the support of :
- Région Occitanie
- Goethe Institute
- Chiling Foundation
- The Whickers
Directed & Written by Show Chun Lee
Portraits, Documentary/Animation, 75′, Taiwanese, French, English
A France-Taiwan co-production.
Logline : From 1960 to 1990, horror struck Taiwan’s indigenous tribes: 60,000 children were forced into prostitution by their parents to pay off their debts. Today, Qiuju, a 60-year-old nurse and survivor of this ordeal, is finally stepping out of the shadows to demand the truth and prevent her nephew from inflicting on others the atrocities she endured.
Development Labels
- EurodocMed
Directed & Written by Praveen Morchhale
Portraits, 85′, Hindu, Urdu, English
An India-France co-production.
Pitch :Stories from India about the challenges of accessing private and safe shower facilities.
Directed & Written by Flavio Mur
Documentary, 52′, French, English, Arabic
Logline :The World of Mediterranean Port Crane Operators.
Directed & Written by TBA
Documentary Series, 26′, French, English.
Logline : TBA on exorcism.
ANIMATION
Parcourir
Directed & Written by Zolbayar Dorjsembee
Traditional Animation, 23′, Mongolian
A French-Mongolian co-production.
Logline : In the midst of a harsh winter, a little girl named Egshiglen sells books on the sly in crowded public places. Together with her little sister, Ayalguu, they have fun imagining a better world, transforming the darkness of reality into a universe full of light and wonder.
Development Labels
- Nomad Film
- Sundance Collab
- Animo Festival
- Berlin Talent
- Festival de Cannes Spotlight
Directed & Written by Kara Sariyeva
2D Animation, 12′, Kazakh
A French-Kazakh co-production.
Logline : In 1998, as Astana rose up in the middle of the steppe, a displaced child surrounded herself with giraffes while waiting for her new city to finally come to life.
With the support of :
- Métropole de Montpellier