FILMS INCLUDED
PANDORA
UK • 2026 • 9 MIN
Directed by: Isabelle Kirk
Dora is content with her work in the butchery and her role as a carer for her ailing mother, but is forbidden from the barn where the livestock are kept. But when her father is attacked and severely injured by one of them, her curiosity overwhelms her.
PROJECT FUTURE
CANADA • 2026 • 14 MIN
Directed by: Elyana Moradi
A graduating filmmaker, lost and struggling to find work in her field, volunteers for “Project Future” a one-way mission to become one of the first human settlers on planet Mars, unaware of the possible dangers of this beautiful promise.
WORLD PREMIERE • FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
DAGIAN
HUNGARY • 2026 • 9 MIN
Directed by: Péter Dóczé
On the Great Hungarian Plain, a girl’s desperate run from the rising sun becomes a struggle against destiny itself.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
TAILOR MADE
CANADA • 2025 • 15 MIN
Directed by: Omkar Prasanna Mohare
FILMMAKER IN ATTENDANCE
IMPRINT
USA • 2026 • 15 MIN
Directed by: Ran Jing
In a near-future where knowledge can be traded for citizenship, a desperate mother buys an immigrant’s expertise to give her daughter a competitive edge - at a cost she never imagined.
BC PREMIERE
IT’S NOT YOUR MOTHER
KAZAKHSTAN • 2026 • 9 MIN
Directed by: Arsen Muratbayev
Left alone at home, Daniya receives mysterious messages from an unknown number warning her not to open the door to the person claiming to be her mother.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
NIKKI’S REVENGE
AUSTRALIA • 2025 • 10 MIN
Directed by: Christin Nichole St. John
On her first night dancing at a Los Angeles strip club, Nikki watches the chaos from the shadows. In a VIP room, she reveals her true nature.
FLOWERSITE
USA • 2026 • 6 MIN
Directed by: Hannah Poon, Kelly Olchawa
In a dystopian city, citizens volunteer to protect their home from the shadows that lurk by planting golden flowers. Daisy is excited to be the next ideal volunteer, but soon finds that something sinister grows beneath the surface.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
DOLlY BABY - RHYTHM AND FLESH
CANADA • 2025 • 4 MIN
Directed by: Bouchera Tahraoui
In a world where humans are treated like dolls—every part replaceable—Adisa, a struggling musician, faces pressure to buy a new voice before a career-defining gig. Desperate, he turns to the Body Shop, a chaotic underground clinic. The procedure could change everything for him… but is this what he really wants?
VANCOUVER PREMIERE
THE SORROWS OF YOUNG CHARLOTTE
UK • 2026 • 13 MIN
Directed by: Shir Ariya
After a devastating break-up, Charlie sleeps with her friend Werther on a whim. But when he confesses his true feelings for her, an unnerving and darkly explosive argument erupts.
CANADIAN PREMIERE
FILM DETAILS
STUDENTS SHORTS BLOCK
10 FILMS
TOTAL RUNTIME
109 MIN
COUNTRIES
AUSTRALIA
CANADA
HUNGARY
KAZAKHSTAN
UNITED KINGDOM
USA