Annual Awards 2026 | Program 10 — Unfiltered Comedy: Stories with Character

12:45 – 2:25 PM · Cinema 10 · 🟡 13+

Un Artiste Prétentieux (A Pretentious Artist)

Heidi Watson and Adrian Hooke (New Zealand)
North America Premiere

An artist who perceives an ultra-black beyond ordinary vision channels his fragmented daily life into deeply moving work, exploring the irreducible depths of his existence. A sharp satire exploring humanity’s endless impulse to find meaning, even where none exists.

04:50

Un Artiste Prétentieux (A Pretentious Artist)

Veronica

Brett Dos Santos (USA)
Los Angeles Premiere

Between humiliating work and hollow promises, a little person actress and her hapless agent hunt for one true role in a town that sees her as nothing more than a sight gag.

12:13

Salty

Josh Martin and Alex Raban (USA)

Dave, an aging surfer, opens up to an anger management counselor about his triggers such as foilers, onewheels, and vanlifers.

15:56

Attempted Murder

Gavin J. Konop (USA)

A socially awkward outcast becomes the protégé of a notorious slasher, but his dreams of becoming a killer are constantly undone by his own clumsy ineptitude.

12:49

#ÇaGeth’s

Jerome Jacob (France)
North America Premiere

Two city dwellers inherit a remote castle, only to face bizarre rituals, eccentric villagers, and escalating absurdity that turns their stay into a comical nightmare.

24:58