A showcase of the best new films from around the world today.
AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Short Film: NEXT UP
Best Visual Design: EMMA
Best Performances: TREU (FAITHFUL)
Best Music Video: TIMELESS: A SYMPHONY IN MOTION
Best Direction: NIGHT SHIFT AT NED’S
Best Documentary: CHICAGO CRIME
Best Student Film: PESTICIDE
Best Cinematography: INVINCIBLES
Best Sound & Music: THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH
Emma, 11min., Canada
Directed by Robert Bockstael
Two women, associated through addiction are spiraling downwards. In a rare moment of clarity, nearing the end of their salvageable lives, Emma remembers a long-forgotten ‘secret stash’ of money she and her grandmother kept for an emergency. Embarking on a quest for this treasure – this perceived salvation – they find instead an offer of redemption.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-emma
Treu (Faithful), 15min., Germany
Directed by Hansjoerg Thurn
A woman wakes up in a bed she doesn’t know and seems to be trapped by a man twice her age. She tries to escape, but after a wild getaway, she saves herself back in the same house she escaped from. An older version of her speaks to her from a computer. Only then does she realize that she is suffering from Alzheimer’s and is actually the same age as the man who is her husband. She remembers the early years of their relationship, when they were both famous actors on stage. TREU depicts the disorientation of a woman with dementia and the mental imprisonment of her caring partner. This short film focuses on the suffering of the husband (Anthony Arndt) and his wife (Annika Kuhl) in a tense atmosphere. The film has already won awards at many festivals. This short film is also going on a charity tour of international cinemas.
https://www.instagram.com/anthonyarndt_actor/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-faithful
Timeless : A Symphony in Motion, 5min., UK
Directed by Susan Mey Lee Lim, Christina Teenz Tan, Samudra Kajal Saikia
“Timeless : A Symphony in Motion”” is a captivating music video that seamlessly blends a live recording of the titular song with poignant animated overlays, creating a visual and auditory experience that resonates deeply with audiences. Filmed at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in April 2025, the video features the 82-member Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the extraordinary vocals of Tom Ball, a star from America’s Got Talent.
https://www.instagram.com/fantasyofcompanionship/
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-timeless
NEXT UP, 30min., UK
Directed by Marion H von Loewenstern
Juliette Mandeville and Tilly Anders, two actresses follow a call for an audition to London. Juliette is already a successful and well-known actress who, however, due to her age, is no longer offered good film roles. Tilly Anders on the other hand, is at the beginning of her career, she is very young, inexperienced and full of self-doubt. The director is a shady character driven by selfishness. Juliettes audition doesn’t go well . Tilly is overcome nervousness and flees from the theatre before it’s her turn. How will the two women deal with it and will their lives take a turn? In the style of a surreal dramedy, the story gives a socially critical insight into the entertainment industry, with its possible obstacles and difficulties.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-next-up
Night Shift at Ned’s, 25min., USA
Directed by Hagen Mattingly
A seasoned waitress starts a new job at an overnight diner in the deep south, and learns new meaning to the term “customers from Hell.”
https://www.instagram.com/night_shift_at_neds
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-night-shift-at-neds
Chicago Crime, 19min., USA
Directed by Marcus DiPaola
Marcus DiPaola and Jermaine Kelly chase crime across Chicago, finding shocking differences between how police act in minority neighborhoods versus wealthy neighborhoods.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-chicago-crimes
Pesticide, 7min,. USA
Directed by Justin Graham
An exterminator duels both late night insects and an overbearing car salesman.
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-pesticide
Invincibles, 25min., France
Directed by Shane Rosilio
This film is a dinner party behind closed doors. Hannah is hosting a dinner party at her house with her grandmother, her old school teacher, one of her classmates, and her brother, who lives with her. The classmate seems unaware of what he’s doing there, the school teacher tries to be as discreet as possible, and the brother keeps coughing. The atmosphere at dinner is heavy, as if everyone is superfluous, and the room is increasingly filled with unease…
https://www.wildsound.ca/videos/audience-feedback-invincibles
THE TENDER ONES WILL TRIUMPH, 15min., Poland
Directed by Francisco Bassignana
A young Ukrainian girl live in Poland as immigrant. she received several calls from her mother but she doesn’t want to answer because she think that something bad is going on.
https://wildsound.vhx.tv/videos/audience-feedback-the-tender-ones
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