Produced by: HitPlay Productions (Canada)

Directed by: Nadine Pequeneza, Carla Molina

Logline: La Mina is the story of a community’s pursuit of justice told within the context of a mine’s 70-year history in Guatemala. This historical window, from the 1950s until now, is examined through an unfolding legal case brought by 12 Maya women to Canada, where they have charged the mine’s owners with mass rape and murder.

Produced by: Hikari (France)

Directed by: Pierre Haski

Logline: Stability in Asia, and therefore in the world, rests a little more each day on the shoulders of a young woman: Kim Yo Jong, heiress of the North Korean dynasty, the first female dictator on the planet. This portrait allows us to discover her, from the intimacy of her youth in Switzerland to her political agenda.

Produced by: Harald House (Belgium)

Directed by: Jeremy Kewuan, Jimmy Hendrickx

Logline: Young women and children are threatened with the rites of Pasung, to be chained to a wooden block until the demons are driven out of them. Two filmmakers,
Jimmy and Jeremy, investigate the hidden paradise of Sumba island, only to discover atrocities of presentday slavery. Ancient texts state that those born as “Ata” must serve their Maramba masters and in death, be buried alive with them.

Produced by: Ego Media (Latvia)

Directed by: Dāvis Simänis

Logline: The author of the film goes undercover as a potential immortality client on an existential yet hysterical journey to uncover the business of eternal life in the world of today. Balancing between existential road movie and humorous science fiction, Frankenstein 2.0 will remind us of modern man’s cravings not to give up this world for future generations, but to become its undying super-human.

Produced by: Projector Films (Australia)

Directed by: Jayson McNamara

Logline: The kidnapping of her son by Argentina’s military dictatorship, and her forty-year search for him, transforms Nora Cortiñas from conservative ‘housewife’ into a trailblazing social activist – inspiring a new generation to take hold of their future and seek justice for the past.

Produced by: Minimal Films (Spain)

Directed by: Albert Sole

Logline: Return to Raqqa chronicles what was perhaps the most famous kidnapping event in history, when 19 journalists were taken captive by the Islamic State, as told by one of its protagonists: Spanish reporter Marc Marginedas, who was also the first captive to be released.

Produced by: Bonne Pioche (France)

Directed by: Anne Loussouarn

Logline: Using its brand-new and powerful marine fleet, Beijing challenges Washington’s naval supremacy in the Pacific. How are the United States and their allies reacting and preparing to counter this attempt at a new world order imposed by China?

Produced by: HAI Creative (United States), Soilsiú Films (Ireland), Sister Productions (France)

Directed by: Sareen Hairabedian

Logline: “Swinging Fields” follows an eleven-year-old boy who was born as a result of a mass wedding in the internationally unrecognized region of Nagorno- Karabakh “Republic of Artsakh” as he journeys back from displacement, into his war torn home. Born into a militarized society, he has a responsibility to protect and prosper his homeland.

Produced by: Hellflower Films (United Kingdom)

Directed by: Andrew Brukman

Logline: With prices at an all time low and Covid-19 exacerbating the problem, coffee farmers are desperate. After the assassination of a Guatemalan fair-trade coffee campaigner, three heroes unite to seek justice, but uncover a shocking global web of illicit trade, people smuggling and multiple murders, financed by the coffee we all enjoy daily.

Produced by: Rubix Films (United Kingdom)

Directed by: Kate Stonehill

Logline: A human rights activist is prosecuted as a terrorist for refusing to hand over the passwords to his electronic devices during a border stop, unveiling unsettling
questions about the rule of law, modern espionage and digital privacy.

Produced by: ZK Studio (Poland)

Directed by: Konrad Szolajski

Logline: Russia introduces a military doctrine that relies on ‘hybrid’ methods of warfare. Putin attacks Ukraine. Warsaw supports Kyiv. The Polish government’s private talks are eavesdropped on and several ministers compromised. A media scandal precedes the elections – the Polish right-wing takes power and destroys EU integrity. Is it a coup d’état that nobody notices? The beginning of Putin’s war with the West?

Produced by: We Are South & Wolfhouse Films (Chile)

Directed by: Kelsey Eliasson, Miguel Soffia

Logline: Climate change is already a reality in the extremes of the Americas. This 6 part documentary miniseries explores the consequences of these changes, through the impressive stories of residents, researchers, wildlife and the first nations both in the Chilean Patagonia and the Canadian Arctic. Aninvitation to discover the front row of the unknown.

Produced by: Lato Sensu Productions (France)

Directed by: Marc Dozier, Jérôme Bouvier, Quincy Russell, Hamid Sardar-Hafkhami, Mike Magidson

Logline: In the four corners of the world, deforestation has set the alarm bells ringing. Faced with climate change, the threats to biodiversity and the uncertain fate of the indigenous peoples, five native chiefs provide a critical, interrogative and empathic perspective of the excesses of Homo economicus. A documentary panorama of those green lungs on which the balance of our planet depends.

Produced by: Wacky Tie Films (Finland)

Directed by: Juha Suonpää

Logline: Lynx Man is a poetic documentary about pensioner Hannu’s efforts to form a connection to the Eurasian lynx hiding in the forests. With his trail camera, Hannu
opens a gateway into the Finnish nature and to seeking a genuine connection to wild animals. 

Produced by: Rotating Planet Productions (Canada)

Directed by: Ari A. Cohen, Jesse Bochner

Logline: Six key animals have the power to restore our natural world. Through the scope of Indigenous science and traditional knowledge, we uncover the surprising and vital role these teaching animals have in protecting, re-balancing and revitalizing the land we share.

Produced by: ZED (France)

Directed by: Laurent Joffrion

Logline: Dense forests, steep mountains, thriving wetlands and sweeping deserts… China boasts the highest biodiversity of anywhere on Earth outside the tropics. This series explores this magnificent bounty of rare and charismatic wildlife through four intimate stories about unique animals: The Golden Monkey, the Amur Tiger, the Tibetan Antelope and the Asian Elephant.

Produced by: Les Batelières Productions (France)

Directed by: Pascal Guérin

Logline: Following the discovery of a 4th century basilica in Lake Iznik – ancient Nicaea, Turkey, this worldwide investigation follows a world-renowned team in an underwater excavation to bring this vanished world back to life, thanks to exclusive access, aerial, underwater footage and spectacular CGI.

Produced by: Mission Films (USA)

Directed by: Brando Quilici

Logline: Nefertiti and the Vanished Queens is an unforgettable exploration of one of the last great mysteries of the Golden King Tutankhamun. Within the tomb’s treasury room were two small coffins with the mummified remains of two female babies. Few know they exist to this day. Witness cutting edge science, from state of the art CT scans to next generation DNA sequencing, and peel back answers to questions that have been impossible to solve until now—discoveries with the potential to rewrite the story of the Golden Age of Egypt.

Produced by: Big Sky Film Productions Inc. (USA)

Directed by: Kimberly Reed

Logline: What defines biological sex — science or society? Through immersion in the lives of people who defy simplistic gender labels, the Gender Project uses bold cinematic language to confront the dichotomy of gender, exploding binary myths with scientific, historical, and cultural revelations to reveal the true complexity of humans and the astonishing spectrum within us, from the molecular level on up.

Produced by: Agherose (Italy)

Directed by: Davide Ludovisi, Dorino Minigutti

Logline:Big John is in pieces. He needs urgent care, because the world is waiting for him. Big John is the largest triceratops dinosaur ever discovered. In a small family business in Trieste, Northern Italy, a handful of people have a few months to prepare the huge skeleton for an international auction in Paris. For Flavio, his daughter Giorgia and his associate Iacopo it is the challenge of a lifetime.

Produced by: Gedeon Programmes (France)

Directed by: Charles-Antoine de Rouvre

Logline: For most of us, insects are nothing more than pests we would gladly do without ! However, without insects, human evolution would have taken a very different form, both our brains and our bodies would have developed in unimaginable ways. The earth
would literally suffocate from its own organic residue. This film will explore those ubiquitous creatures in a way we have never before seen.

Produced by: Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion (Germany) 

Directed by: Cosima Dannoritzer

Logline:An exciting and revealing journey through a century of education on humankind’s most basic drive, from its role as a tool of control over people’s bodies, desires and identities to the ongoing struggle for knowledge, freedom and equality.

Produced by: Bars Media (Armenia), Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion (Germany), ARTBOX Laisvalaikio Klubas (Lithuania)

Directed by: Inna Sahakyan

Logline: At only 14, Aurora faced the horror of the Armenian Genocide. Luck and courage enabled her to escape to America, where her tragic story became a cultural
sensation. Starring in a Hollywood film based on her life, Aurora became a celebrity and the face of the largest charity campaign in US history. Her odyssey sees her confront loss, trauma, and greed, all while battling to maintain her humanity.

Produced by: Magneto (France)

Directed by: Marion Van Renterghem

Logline: Angela Merkel is due to leave the German chancellery in the fall of 2021 after 16 years in office. Her exceptional career path overlaps with Europe’s: from the fall of the Berlin Wall to the Covid pandemic via the migrant crisis. She has become a global icon, and yet, she remains an enigma. How did this Protestant pastor’s daughter from East Germany become the most powerful woman in the world?

Produced by: NILAYA PRODUCTIONS (France)

Directed by: Jérôme Scemla

Logline: An unprecedented archaeological discovery of several hundred sacrificed children and llamas opens the gates to the Kingdom of Chimor set in today’s Northern Peru. Told as a cold case, this international archaeological investigation is set to unveil the mysteries of the most powerful Andean civilization before the Incas, which thrived for over five centuries.

Produced by: ZED (France)

Directed by: Vincent Amouroux

Logline: Two years after the fire that nearly destroyed it, the consolidation of Notre-Dame de Paris is finally coming to an end. The cathedral has been saved. Now comes the hard part. How do you reconstruct an 800-year old monument, when no-one knows how it was originally built?

Produced by: UNDERBITE (Israel)

Directed by: Iris Zaki

Logline: Souad Zaki was a popular Jewish singer in 1940s Egypt, married to a Muslim musician, and after he abandoned her she fled to Israel and lived a double life: she was a cleaning lady and a singer. Souad’s granddaughter brings her story to life in a cinematic
project that crosses nations, cultures, and religions, combining an intimate documentary journey with periodical scripted scenes and archival materials.

Produced by: A5 Film (Norway)

Directed by: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen

Logline: SPARK is a young and intimate documentary series about young street dancers which spreads the love and joy of dance, with excitement towards make it or break it, and with deep personal stories.

Produced by: Tondowski Films (Germany)

Directed by: Isa Willinger

Logline: Kira Muratova once said to me “the harshest films are made by women.” The East European cult director’s claim serves as a point of departure for a journey with the world’s greatest female directors, to speak with them about vengeance, violence, the female gaze, and the urgent need to tell new stories about gender.

Produced by: Les Poissons Volants (France)

Directed by: Sophie Peyrard, Anne Cutaia

Logline: What happens to weird kids? As for Patti Smith, she creates her own standards. She combines poetry and rock, blends in masculine and feminine, mixes
underground and high culture. Her only goal: to get rid of the rules that stand in the way, to feel free to be herself.

Produced by: Oslo Pictures (Norway)

Directed by: Tommy Gulliksen

Logline: When the annual Ice music festival in Norway melts down a third time because of climate change, famous ice musician Terje Isungset decides to go on a quest to build ice instruments from the most endangered glaciers in the world. The goal is a spectacular concert in the opera house of Beijing, where Terje plans to open people’s eyes and hearts in an unexpected way.

Produced by: Floréal Films (France), TJ Boulting, WaterAid, Tate Gallery (United-Kingdom)

Directed by: Poulomi Basu, CJ Clarke

Logline: Blood Speaks is an immersive story following Maya, an ordinary 21st Century girl, as she transforms into a uniquely female superhero whose powers derive from the process of menstruation.

Produced by: Nexus Vision (United Kingdom), FlipsideXR (Canada), Small Studio (France)

Directed by: Rodolfo Lissia

Logline: “NEXUS” is a WebXR interactive documentary that explores the connections between energy, food and water on our planet.

Produced by: Les Gens Bien Production, Andromède Océanologie (France)

Directed by: Andrés Jarach

Logline: THE DEEP MED VR EXPERIENCE is an immersive and interactive virtual reality experience to discover the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of more than 100 meters.

Produced by: Cinétévé Expérience, la Ville de Paris (France)

Directed by: Bernard George

Logline: Paris has personality traits that reveal its deep nature. She is a character in perpetual motion, who keeps reinventing herself. The Metamorphoses of Paris is the immersive story of its most singular transformations. A space-time expedition to explore and reveal the true nature of the capital.

Produced by: Little Big Story Lab (France)

Directed by: Régine Abadia

Logline: Jeanne, the erased character from Gustave Courbet’s famous painting “The Painter’s Studio”, reappears in the light and takes you into the poetry of her lifelong
companion, Charles Baudelaire. Eleven modules, like small virtual theatres that you can simply place on your table, your bed or on any surface around you using your smartphone.