CONCORTO FILM FESTIVAL
25th edition – AUGUST 22-29, 2026
OFFICIAL SELECTION
COMPETING FILMS
After a long selection process among over two thousand films, we are happy to announce you the Official 2026 Selection of the 25th edition of Concorto Film Festival.
40 short films will compete for The Golden Donkey, and 20 Italian premieres and 30 different countries will be featured.
Selection by the Artistic Direction of the Festival: Simone Bardoni and Claudia Praolini
Films featured in the Official 2026 Selection:
A Shot At Art by Ilke Paddenburg, Netherlands, 2026, fiction, 17′
A Sweet Day (Yek rooze-h shirin) by Omid Abdollahi, Iran, 2026, fiction, 18′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Acid City by Jack Wedge, Will Freudenheim, USA, 2026, animation, 12′
Air Horse One by Lasse Linder, Switzerland, Belgium, 2025, documentary, 21′
Algumas Coisas Que Acontecem Ao Lado De Um Rio (A Few Things Happening by a River) by Daniel Soares, Portugal, France, 2026, fiction, 14′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Allá en el Cielo (Nobody Knows the World) by Roddy Dextre, Peru, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, 2026, fiction, 18′
Another Day in the Metal Box by Gleb Feldman, Ukraine, 2026, fiction, 18′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Another Day Shall Come by Aida Kaadan, Palestine, Lebanon, Qatar, France, 2026, documentary, 20′
Bariazioak (Variations) by Lur Olaizola Lizarralde, Spain, 2025, fiction, 17′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Dans les Rêves quand on dort pas la Nuit (In Dreams when you can’t sleep at Night) by Rachel Gutgarts, France, 2026, documentary, 18′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Daria’s Night Flowers (گلهای شب ِدریا) by Maryam Tafakory, Iran, UK, France, 2025, experimental documentary, 16′
Dëmm by Aïda Captijn, Switzerland, Senegal, 2025, fiction, 17′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Dernier printemps (The Last Spring) by Mathilde Bédouet, France, 2026, animation, 15′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Dieu est timid (God is Shy) by Jocelyn Charles, France, 2025, animation, 15′
Far from Beyrouth by Mon Dewulf, Belgium, 2025, documentary, 22′
Forget the Director, this is Emmy’s Cut! by Marion Desmaret, Uganda, Germany, 2025, experimental documentary, 11′
Gardiennes de Nuit (Night Watchers) by Nina Khada, France, 2025, fiction, 23′
Intersecting Memory by Shayma’ Awawdeh, France, Palestine, 2025, documentary, 20′
La Petite Chaise (Little Chair) by Jean Courtois, France, 2025, animation, 4′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
La Robe Peau (The Flesh Dress) by Joachim Hérissé, France, 2026, animation, 15′
Le Bain des Sirènes (Sisters’ Swim) by Lola Degove, France, Belgium, 2026, animation, 15′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Lion Rock by Nick Mayow & Prisca Bouchet, New Zealand, 2025, fiction, 16′
Mal de Madre by Irene Baqué, Spain, 2025, experimental, 22′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Milan au Village des Automates (Milan in the Automaton Village) by Victor Louise, France, 2026, fiction, 16′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Mother and Ulysses by Mushi Cai, UK, 2025, drama, 14′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Myggor & Salta Pinnar (A Real Swedish Midsommar) by Ville Gobi, Sweden, 2025, fiction, 15′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
O Rio de Janeiro Continua Lindo (Rio Remains Beautiful) by Felipe Casanova, Belgium, Switzerland, Brasil, 2025, experimental documentary, fiction, 24′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Please by Anna Mantzaris, Sweden, France, Czech Republic, Norway, Finland, 2026, animation, 9′
Polyphem by Ilaria by Carlo, Germany, Italy, 2026, experimental documentary, 10′
Prochain Arrêt : Fontenay (Next Stop: Fontenay) by Charlyne Genoud, Switzerland, 2026, documentary, 18′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Qualiopi by Ferdinand Niquet-Rioux & Manuel Severi, France, 2026, fiction, 28′, WORLD PREMIERE
Silent Voices by Nadine Misong Jin, USA, South Korea, 2026, fiction, 18′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Stallion y la Bola de Cristal (Stallion and a Crystal Ball) by Christian Avilès, Spain, 2026, fiction, 19′
Taxi Moto by Gaël Kamilindi, Switzerland, France, 2026, fiction, 21′
Thanks for Considering Me by Patrick James Verlin, UK, 2026, fiction, 20′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
The Dying of the Young Deer (Zza szyby podgladam jak umiera sarna, mloda) by Angelika Cygal, Poland, 2025, fiction, 15′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
The End by Niki Lindroth von Bahr, Svezia, France, Denmark, 2026, animation, 17′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Visite en Terre Irradiée (Visit into Irradiated Land) by Anne-Sophie Girault, France, 2026, animation, 19′
Vultures by Dian Weys, 2025, France, South Africa, fiction, 15′
Whispers of a Burning Scent by Mo Harawe, Somalia, Austria, Germany, 2026, fiction, 28′, ITALIAN PREMIERE
Full festival program out on August 10!