New Currents

• Iran
• 2024
• 87min

Sometimes what is so precious to a person can be an object of transaction and fraud for others. It would be nice if people could control their greed, but the world doesn’t offer such kindness. Especially if someone lacks power and...

Korean Cinema Today

• Korea
• 2024
• 105min

A distant view of a densely packed residential neighborhood. Suddenly, a scream is heard from somewhere. After this intriguing opening scene, we see a middle school boy and his younger sister, an elementary school girl, getting re...

On Screen

• Korea
• 2024
• 131min

It’s hard to look away from the secretive and interconnected events that unfold. Gangnam B-Side is a crime thriller set against the backdrop of the glamorous Gangnam nightlife, where a series of mysterious disappearances occur. Wh...

Open Cinema

• Japan/France
• 2024
• 97min

The first feature animation co-directed by Yamashita Nobuhiro and Kuno Yoko, who had previously worked on the Crayon Shin-Chan TV series. While preserving the touch of the original manga, they’ve added natural movements by filming...

• Cannes Directors′ Fortnight

Flash Forward

• France/Germany/Belgium
• 2024
• 108min

Jonathan Millet, known for his work in both drama and documentary across borders, was nominated for the Golden Camera Award at Cannes with his latest film Ghost Trail. Based on true events, Ghost Trail vividly presents Millet’s on...

• Cannes Critics′ Week Opening

Midnight Passion

• Korea
• 2024
• 95min

YouTube creator Da-kyung (Joo Hyun-young), who specializes in finding real-life horror stories, becomes increasingly dedicated to uncovering scary tales after noticing a drop in subscribers for her channel ‘Horror Queen Da-kyung’....

World Cinema

• United States
• 2024
• 115min

Alex Thompson and Kelly O’Sullivan’s moving, gently comic collaboration is about the power of live theater in making sense of our offstage dramas and personal narratives. Ghostlight centers on Dan, a melancholic middle-aged constr...

• Sundance Premieres

Wide Angle

• Kazakhstan
• 2024
• 76min

Having roamed the world in search of becoming a better self, the nomadic director Alina Mustafina returns to her hometown of Almaty after 14 years. She builds a new home to live with her entire family, but before she can settle do...

Special Program in Focus

• India/France/United States/Norway
• 2024
• 119min

In a small village near the Himalayas, 16-year-old model student Mira becomes captivated by the free-spirited transfer student, Sri. As she falls for her first love, Mira’s sexual desires and rebelliousness begin to surface. The o...

• Sundance World Cinema Dramatic Audience Award

World Cinema

• Italy/Switzerland
• 2024
• 106min

Actor and singer Margherita Vicario dedicates her film to “all the female composers who were written out of history.” Set in a convent in Venice, Italy, in 1800, the story follows Teresa, a musically gifted girl who discovers a ra...

• Berlin Competition