Annual Awards 2026 | Program 9 — Distinct Visions: Stories Without Borders

11:00 AM – 12:40 PM · Cinema 10 · 🟠 16+

The Boy & The Wolf

Joshua Mueller (Germany)
World Premiere

A young boy growing up in a harsh environment is torn between loyalty and pressure, until one choice changes everything. Beneath its quiet surface, innocence gives way to unease, revealing how fear—and courage—take root for the first time.

23:13

Tears are Part of the Ocean

Ryner Viray (Philippines)
USA Premiere

In a mental rehabilitation center, a woman with schizoaffective disorder awaits her 60th birthday, hoping for a visit from her family. But as a typhoon approaches, both her plans and her sense of reality begin to unravel.

19:48

Tale of a Memory

Enrique Fivaller (Spain)
World Premiere

In a secret-filled castle, an eccentric uncle shares his unusual view of life with his niece, using playful games and quiet gestures to turn imagination and memory into lasting legacy.

08:16

All the Colours

Leo De Haan (UK)

Groomed by a Brighton drug dealer, teenage Katie is ordered to kill a rival but refuses and goes on the run, seeking refuge with her estranged ex-con father. When the gang catches up, she must choose between letting him face his past for her or escaping to start over.

21:35

Kukuk: A Romani Soul Unbroken

Yonka Yancheva (Bulgaria)
World Premiere

In a Roma neighborhood in Bulgaria, an ambitious 18-year-old girl on the brink of graduation dreams of escaping poverty, until she is abducted by a feared local man and forced into a life of control and silence. As her family’s attempts to save her fail, a moment of chaos offers one last chance to break free.

24:49