Submissions for our February 2027 festival open on February 17, 2026.
2003
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron’s army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.
The Best of Youth
An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers, from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Schultze Gets the Blues
Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly.
Kontroll
A tale about a strange young man, Bulcsú, the fellow inspectors on his team, all without exception likeable characters, a rival ticket inspection team, and racing along the tracks… And a tale about love.
The Triplets of Belleville
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters–an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire–to rescue him.
The Station Agent
When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.
The Barbarian Invasions
During his final days, a dying man is reunited with old friends, former lovers, his ex-wife, and his estranged son.
Stuff That Bear!
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Monsieur Ibrahim
In Paris, a Turkish shop owner befriends a Jewish boy in his mid-teens.
Japanese Story
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going…
In America
A family of Irish immigrants adjust to life on the mean streets of Hell’s Kitchen while also grieving the death of a child.
House of Sand and Fog
An abandoned wife is evicted from her house and starts a tragic conflict with her home’s new owners.