2026 Official Selection: Comedy – Short

Runtime: 12m

New love is tough, especially when your granddaughters are the matchmakers

• Director(s): Rachel Borders
• Writer(s): Sy Rosen
• Producer(s): Sy Rosen, Eliza Roberts
• Key Cast: Summer Kitchens, Sienna Kitchens, Eric Roberts, Penny Johnson Jerald
• Editor(s): Brice Beckham, David Fickas
• Cinematographer(s): Will DaRosa
• Composer(s): Nick Pierone

Language: English

Country: United States

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Summer and Sienna’s grandfather has been lonely since their grandmother passed away. The girls decide to find him a new match, which includes sneaking into a senior speed dating event.

Source: FILA

2026 Official Selection: Drama – Short

Runtime: 15m

Some fears ask for nothing—and take everything

• Director(s): Mikheil Gabaidze
• Writer(s): The short film was based on Anton Chekhov’s "Death of a Civil Servant" story
• Producer(s): Sofiko Komakhidze, Elene Jafaridze
• Key Cast: David Jakeli, Zaal Goguadze, Tatia Tatarashvili
• Editor(s): Amiran Vadachkoria, Shota Gujabidze
• Cinematographer(s): Mamuka Chkhikvadze
• Production Designer(s): Luka Beselia
• Sound Designer(s): Naiko Kadidze

Language: Georgian

Country: Georgia

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The film’s central theme is the condescending attitude of a simple civil servant towards high-ranking government officials. The short film was based on Anton Chekhov’s "Death of a Civil Servant" story.
The film’s main character, a man, sneezes in a concert hall and puts a high-ranking official in an embarrassing situation. Despite apologizing, the main character feels a slavish fear that ultimately proves fatal to the man’s life.

Source: FILA

2026 Official Selection: Sci-Fi – Short

Runtime: 14m

Some matches should never be made.

• Director(s): Bud Myrick
• Writer(s): Bud Myrick, Kevin Hoffer
• Producer(s): Michael Greenspan, Bud Myrick
• Key Cast: Erica Ibsen, Philip Michael
• Editor(s): Bud Myrick, Benjamin Djahanbani
• Cinematographer(s): Joshua Hess, Mark Kohl
• Production Designer(s): Ellen Lenbergs
• Sound Designer(s): Dal Lowe

Language: English

Country: United States

Los Angeles Premiere

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A beautiful young woman craving connection risks revealing her true nature—only to fall for the wrong man, igniting a night of passion, poor decisions, and consequences you can’t sweep under a rug.

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2026 Official Selection: Screenplay – Screenplay – Feature Film

Bad men make beautiful mourners.

• Writer(s): Caprice Castano

Language: English

Country: Not Specified

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When a detective is sent to investigate what appears to be the ritualistic suicide of seven women, it becomes clear their grieving husbands know more than they let on. The longer he questions them, the less certain he becomes of what happened, or of his own grip on reality. As the truth surfaces, it reveals something more dangerous than a crime: the power these husbands hold over the town, over each other, and over anyone who stands against them.

Source: FILA

2026 Official Selection: Sci-Fi – Short

Runtime: 17m

A daughter’s quest to reunite with her father.

• Director(s): Gabriel Fontes
• Writer(s): Gabriel Fontes
• Producer(s): Camila Fontes, Su Tonani, Jonas Vaz
• Key Cast: Elisa Rosati Rodrigues, Olivia Torres, Rafael Tepedino, Regina Braga
• Editor(s): Gabriel Fontes
• Cinematographer(s): Gabriel Fontes
• Production Designer(s): Su Tonani
• Sound Designer(s): Pier Valencise
• Composer(s): Fabio Mondego

Language: Portuguese

Country: Brazil

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Guided by a mysterious voice, a little girl that doesn’t fit anywhere leaves on a journey to meet her father again.

Source: FILA