Official Selection
The Salt Harvest
Dir. Lena Okoro
108 MIN
Where The Light Begins
Eleven nights of world premieres, restored classics, and midnight discoveries — projected the way cinema was meant to be seen, in the dark, together.
127
Films Screening
42
Countries
11
Nights
6
Venues
★ WORLD PREMIERETHE SALT HARVEST·OPENING NIGHT 09 APR·MIDNIGHT: FEVER ROOM·RETROSPECTIVE: TARKOVSKY IN 4K·AWARDS GALA 19 APR
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Full ProgramThis Year's Competition
OPENING NIGHT FILM
The Salt Harvest
DIR. LENA OKORO · MEXICO · 2026 · 108 MIN
In a drought-cracked coastal town, a family of salt farmers reckons with a daughter's return and the sea that raised them. Okoro's third feature is a hushed, sun-scorched elegy that took the Grand Prix at its premiere circuit.
Reserve Opening Night"A film that breathes with the tide — the year's most quietly devastating debut in years."
— SIGHT & FRAME
THE PROGRAM
Six Ways Into The Dark
COMPETITION
Official Selection
Twenty features vying for the Golden Laurel, each a world or international premiere.
AFTER DARK
Midnight
Genre, horror, and the gloriously unclassifiable — screened at the witching hour only.
TRUE STORIES
Documentary
Non-fiction that reshapes how we see — from intimate portraits to sweeping investigations.
RESTORED
Retrospective
This year, Tarkovsky in glorious 4K — seven films restored from the original negatives.
SHORT FORM
Shorts Programs
Five curated programs of the world's most inventive short films, under forty minutes each.
FIRST LOOK
New Voices
Debut and second features from filmmakers you'll be talking about for the next decade.
THE JURY
Who Decides
Amara Deng
Director · Jury President
Tomás Reyes
Cinematographer
Hana Väänänen
Critic & Programmer
Marcus Bell
Actor & Producer
WHERE IT HAPPENS
The Houses
Six historic screens across the old riverside quarter, all within a fifteen-minute walk. Every seat is a good seat.
- Teatro Aurora
- 820 SEATS · MAIN STAGE
- Cinema Lux
- 340 SEATS · COMPETITION
- The Vault
- 120 SEATS · MIDNIGHT
- Docklands Screen
- 260 SEATS · DOCUMENTARY
Don't Miss A Reel
Program drops, premiere alerts, and pass releases — delivered before the house lights dim.
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