Presentation
Discovering the filmmakers of tomorrow is the goal of the Poitiers Film Festival’s International Selection.
Chosen from among 1 500 entries from film schools throughout the world, the selected films showcase the talent of their authors and stand out for their diversity, originality, sensitivity, maturity, audacity, and modernity.
The International Selection presents 7 programs of short films including works of fiction, animation, and documentaries. Several prizes are awarded by juries made up of professionals, festivalgoers, sponsors, and partners at the closing ceremony. Filmmakers are invited to meet with the audience after screenings.
International Selection
80 Zarbeh / Alireza Abbasi / Fiction / Islamic Azad University / Iran
Amma, Do Giraffes Cry? / Kartikeya Saxena / Documentary / FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague / Czechia
Ban Dal / Hae-Sup Sin / Fiction / ZHdK – Zurich University of the Arts / Switzerland
Brouillon / Lou-Cassandre Dumans, Jonathan Vinel, Caroline Poggie / Experimental Documentary / HEAD – Haute École d’Art et de Design / Switzerland
Ça aurait été bête de gâcher une place / Claire Marchal Dombrat / Animation / EnsAD – École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs / France
casa chica / Lau Charles / Fiction / CCC – Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica / Mexico
Champions und Wir / Paul Hordych / Fiction / Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF / Germany
Deep End / Puzhen Zhang / Animation / NFTS – National Film and Television School / United Kingdom
Direction les champs / Calixte Chateau, Menghan Li, Mingzhen Cui, Alexandre Kittel, Lancelot Lemau De Talancé, Cassiopée Melero, Lucia Pérez Dominguez / Animation / GOBELINS – L’École de l’Image / France
El Banderillero / Jorge García / Fiction / ECIB – Escuela de cine y animación de Barcelona / Spain
Estoy esperando una casa / Natal Cano Rojas / Fiction / ENERC – Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica / Argentina
Every Time I See a Cock I Go Funny / Lyndon Henley Hanrahan / Fiction / NFTS – National Film and Television School / United Kingdom
Far from Beyrouth / Mon Dewulf / Documentary / KASK & Conservatorium – School of Arts Gent / Belgium
Fleurs d’oranger / Mathilde Nicolas, Emilien Blancquaert, Timothée Adens, Raphaël Debroize / Animation / Piktura / France
Forever with Me / Noa Korhonen, Myrsky Virmavirta / Documentary / Aalto University – ELO Film School Finland / Finland
Frankie the Rabbit’s Final Preparations / Marianna Mrozek / Animation / Lodz Film School / Poland
Green Lake / Zhu Linwei / Fiction / BFA – Beijing Film Academy / China
H24 / Giulio Gulizzi / Fiction / CSC – Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia / Italia
Hidden in Frame / Ana Sarukhanov / Fiction / LFS – London Film School / United Kingdom
Klasės nuotrauka / Arnas Balčiūnas / Fiction / KIMO National Film School / Lithuania
Laser-gato / Lucas Acher / Fiction / NYU – New York University – Tisch School of the Arts / U.S.A.
Left Behind, Still Standing / Vida Skerk / Fiction / NFTS – National Film and Television School / United Kingdom
Lichenlike / Brina Fekonja / Experimental Animation / UNG – University of Nova Gorica School of Arts / Slovenia
Ningú Borda / Júlia Coldwell Serra / Fiction / ESCAC – Escola Superior de Cinema i Audiovisuals de Catalunya / Spain
Pitter-Patter / Jean Yang / Fiction / Taipei National University of the Arts / Taiwan
Plus cancéreuse que moi, tumeur / Lilas Roy / Documentary / La Fémis / France
Presque 18 / Faustine Levin / Fiction / La Fémis / France
Pudique / Gaétan Duchesne / Animation / EEC – École Emile Cohl / France
Sensual / Tanja Nuijten / Animation / Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg / Germany
Silent Voices / Nadine Misong Jin / Fiction / Columbia University School of the Arts / U.S.A.
Sky Bridge / Arman Pesyan / Fiction / Maajara Film School / Iran
To Bloom Again / Natálie Durchánková / Animation / FAMU – Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague / Czechia
Vaterland or a Bule Named Yanto / Berthold Wahjudi / Fiction / HFF Munich / Germany
Selection Committee
The selection committee is led by Camille Sanz, the festival’s General Delegate.
Leila Adham – Professor of Performing Arts and dramaturg
Agathe Arnaud – Programmer
Thibaut Bracq – Programmer, Consultant in screenwriting, development, and markets
Giulia Conte – Programmer
Léo Ortuno – Film journalist (Arte, Ciné+, Bande à Part, Sofilm) and Short Film Coordinator for Critics’ Week (La Semaine de la Critique) at Cannes
Laura Pertuy – Film journalist (Trois Couleurs, Arte Magazine), translator, and programmer (Critics’ Week, Regards Satellites)
Julien Proust – Head of Youth Cinema at TAP, in charge of the festival’s film education program
Also contributing in 2026:
Pauline Agisson – Festival Programming and Coordination Assistant
Agathe Barillot – Festival Programming Assistant
Axel Bougouin – Audience Engagement Assistant
Clémence Hadfield – Cinema and Programming Executive Assistant at TAP