2026 Official Selection: Horror – Short

An ancient blood feud between two gangs of rival mimes escalates to horrifying new heights when they discover their mimed weaponry has – extremely bloody – real world consequences

• Director(s): Tommy O’Rourke
• Writer(s): Tommy O’Rourke
• Producer(s): Josh Sathre
• Key Cast: Kelsey Gunn, Derek Loughran, Omar Heyward, Katie Orr, Ari Fromm, Sika Lonner
• Editor(s): Jon Gollner
• Cinematographer(s): Zachariah Dalton
• Composer(s): Adam Chavez

Runtime: 12m

Country: United States

Synopsis: In this completely silent horror/comedy film, the Deburau and Marceau mime families have had a blood feud since the dawn of time but managed to keep a tenuous peace – until now

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Source: FILA

2026 Official Selection: Arthouse/Experimental – Short (under 20 mins), Sci-Fi – Short

A trans-dimensional visitor lands in the desert and gathers specimens, only to find the one that could set him free.

• Director(s): Mark Steger
• Writer(s): Mark Steger
• Producer(s): Mark Steger
• Key Cast: Mark Steger, Paul Donald, John Grady, Jimbo Matison
• Editor(s): Mark Steger
• Cinematographer(s): Mark Steger, Kyoko Takanaka(additional Cinematography)
• Production Designer(s): Mark Steger
• Sound Designer(s): Mark Steger
• Composer(s): Robert Crouch

Language: English

Runtime: 10m

Country: United States

Synopsis: Imago is an experimental odyssey of a trans-dimensional being who lands in the desert and gathers curious specimens. The symbiotic visitor may represent the larval stage of a more developed entity that requires an outside stimulus to complete its metamorphosis – and set it free.

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Source: FILA

2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Pilot/Series

In a near future where wealthy parents genetically enhance their kids, modified and natural-born teens navigate high school, class warfare, identity, and the cost of perfection.

• Writer(s): Matthew DeJohn

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

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A dark comedy set in a near future where wealthy parents genetically enhance their kids, an ambitious freshman Claire enters high school determined to take her place among the elite “mods.” But as status, class, and grotesque side effects collide, her family’s choices begin to threaten the perfect future she thought she was promised.

A dark comedy set in a near future where wealthy parents genetically enhance their kids, an ambitious freshman Claire enters high school determined to take her place among the elite “mods.” But as status, class, and grotesque side effects collide, her family’s choices begin to threaten the perfect future she thought she was promised.

Source: FILA