Fiction 2026

Fiction

The 2026 Fiction strand provides audiences with the chance to discover the next generation of fiction filmmakers. Through gripping love stories, clever narratives, and experimentation with film form, our Fiction strand challenges the very notion of the student fiction film.

Film
Director
Country
Film School/University
Bridal Car
Parsa Ansari, Ali Asadi
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Iran University of Art
Chop Chop!
Ievgen Koshyn
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Napier University / Kino Eyes — The European Film Masters
Closed Eyes
Victoria Koberstein
Germany
Kunsthochschule Kassel
Come Sit With Us
Elis Rumma
Estonia
Tallinn University
Home
Sifan Alison Wu
United States
University of Southern California
Portrait
Daniel Tan Wen Long
Singapore
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
Thea
Adrian Zacke
Germany
Hochschule Offenburg
2026 Fiction Selections