Adapted from an oral tradition narrative collected by historian Luc Lacourcière, "Maricoquette qui a ni chaud ni frette" denounces poverty and precariousness with a humor that is both cheerful and sarcastic, taking the form of a musical film inspired by Berthold Brecht. A typical example of the activist artisanal cinema of the 1970s.

During the monotonous lesson, Frantisek dives into the depths of his imagination and loses himself in the drawings on the pages of his notebook. However, the deeper he gets into his world, the more burning thoughts about his classmate Maria.

Philippe Belley Award winning film offered my the Cégep de Chicoutimi and La Bande Sonimage

Sumber Tides is a cry from the species, a surge of survival in the face of the elements. A last breath of life before being swept away by the Earth, or perhaps conversely, a fight to hold on against all odds before extinction.

After watching the dramatic defeat of her favorite team, a young soccer fan and her newly divorced father must navigate the stages of loss together.

With nearly three million followers and several celebrity endorsements, rapper Akintoye is an internet sensation. Through his vulnerable art, he inspires young people to use their voices to bring awareness to mental health struggles.

Mirror Mirror is a comedic coming-of-age story that takes place over a video call between adorkable 17-year-old Luthando and her best friend, Jodie, as they try to navigate the mechanics of self-pleasure and what it means to be a woman.

Directed by Japanese filmmaker Ryo Orikasa, the animated short Miserable Miracle was inspired by Henri Michaux’s book of poetry and drawings of the same name. Masterful in both vision and execution, the film explores the limits of language and perception, creating dazzling connections between sound, meaning, shapes and movement. Propelling viewers beyond the page, guided by Tony Robinow’s feverish voiceover, the poems map the human psyche to the very edges of alienation and transcendence.

In 1979, at the height of the Iran Hostage crisis, Babak goes on a trip to meet his fiancé’s parents and ends up confronting the realities of what it means to be an Iranian immigrant in a patriotic post-Vietnam America.

Special mention of the International FIPRESCI Critic

For a very special celebration, a host-mother has gathered mothers and their perfect children for a great banquet. Orchestrated by the host-mother, the banquet is suddenly disrupted by strange disturbances. What is hiding behind the scenes of this perfect ideal world? Mothers and Monsters is a surrealist satire about modern-day maternity and the ideal of the family at a time where capitalism has reached its apex.

Best Youth Short Film Award winning film offered by Hydro-Québec

Edgar’s ordinary life is disrupted by a newborn calf he sees on a tourist trip to a slaughterhouse.