Science Fiction, 13m, China, Taiwan, United States

On a frozen planet where every word costs energy, a worker endures silence, storms, and solitude, saving his words for the one that matters most.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Bo Qing Tang, Dir: Lan Zeng

Coming of Age, 11m, NZ

In the bush behind their suburban houses, two children tell stories, tease, and confide in each other, all while sharing their first cigarette.

Dir/Writ: Isaac Ieremia, Prod: Lucie Lesnard, Keeti Ngatai-Melbourne

Comedy, 16m, Moldova

On the cusp of leaving her rural Moldovan village for a new life abroad, Nina is stopped, quite literally, by an old superstition: a black cat has crossed the road.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Vlad Gradescu, Writ: Paula Macovoz, Prod: Valentin Zuza, Lucien Formichella

Musical, 13m, United Kingdom

Emmy Award winner Alan Cumming stars as a gay man who returns to Scotland with his partner after years away to attend a wedding celebration, where he confronts long-buried memories from his past.

Dir/Writ: Michael Bruce, Prod: Rebecca Wolff, David Harwood, Beth Levison

Action, 13m, NZ

Elle and Winson are brought together by a dating app - or is it fate? After their date they must settle the bill...and an ancient blood feud.

Dir/Writ: Jack Woon, Prod: Abba-Rose Vaiaoga-Ioasa, Stallone Vaiaoga-Ioasa

Documentary, 15m, NZ

With an age gap going on 40 years, good friends Bob and Connor share a love of skateboarding, music and double entendres.

Dir/Prod: Anna Frances Pearson

Mockumentary, 12m, Spain

An 86-year-old woman, refuses to be uploaded to a digital afterlife, facing the consequences of defying the authoritarian regime.

Dir/Writ/Prod: Marc Martínez Jordán, Prod: Tuixén Benet Cosculluela