PERSONALISED FILM PROMOTION
"Film is the fruit of artistic and creative energies"
IFFR - Berlin - CPH:Dox - Cannes - Karlovy Vary
Locarno - Venice - San Sebastian - IDFA - Tallinn - Cairo
Here's the next festivals that we will be attending
Here’s our Line-Up
Tiger Competition
World Premiere
Cast:Rejane Faria, Valmir do Côco, Spencer Callahan, Tânia Maria
Brazil - 97’ - 2026
Synopsis:
In the city of Picuí, in the Paraíba backlands, a group of scientists tries to eradicate the deadly Aedes aegypti mosquito — the vector of dengue fever — through a secret experiment codenamed Yellow Cake. Using uranium extracted from the region, the project aims to sterilize the mosquitoes and contain the spread of the disease. The nuclear physicist Rúbia Ribeiro (Rejane Faria) acts as the link between the Brazilian military command and the project’s controversial leader, Bill Raymond (Spencer Callahan), whose urgency to see results leads him to disregard safety protocols. When the experiment fails, it is up to Rúbia to join forces with local prospectors to reverse the imminent catastrophe.
Good to know:
This is Tiago’s second feature film. His first one, “Azouge Nazare”, premiered at IFFR in 2018 with great success, being awarded with the Bright Future Award.
The cast is well-known in Brazil, including Tania Maria from The Secret Agent,
“Yellow Cake”is also co-produced by Cinemascopio, the producers of The Secret Agent
Screenings:
Sunday 1st February - 09:15- P&I Screening
Monday 2nd February - 20:30- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 2
Wednesday 4th February - 12:30- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 4
Friday 6th February - 17:30- Cinerama 5
Press material:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19oASWJUEoIRdLLrSiynjzob2DHnr_2du?usp=drive_link
Sales / World Rights holder:
Urânio Filmes
Big Screen Competition
World Premiere
Cast: Renate Reinsve, Helene Bjørneby, Numan Acar
Norway, Sweden, UK, Germany - 120’ - 2026
Also screening at the Göteborg Film Festival 2026
Synopsis:
Half-sisters Diana and Lily grew up as the only resident children at a all-inclusive resort on Gran Canaria, where their uninhibited mother, Vera, worked as a Star Tour hostess. 25 years later, they have both created distance from the island and from each other: Diana works at a kindergarten in a small town in Norway, while Lily is a retired model and nightlife figure in Hamburg’s art scene.
Now they are forced to return to the island to deal with their mother’s sudden death in the Canarian mountains. The reunion sets them on a headlong journey into their past and toward the hidden heart of the tourist island.
Good to know:
Itonje is coming back after Retract in 2017 and Gritt in 2021 to IFFR. Renate Reinsve is the actress in A Sentimental Value by Joachim Trier.
Screenings:
Thursday 29th January - 11:45- P&I Screening - Pathé 3
Friday 30th January- 14:15- Pathé 1
Sunday 1st February - 17:45- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 5
Tuesday 3rd February - 15:30- Intro + Q&A - Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal
Press material:
Sales / World Rights holder:
Protagonist Pictures
Big Screen Competition
World Premiere
Cast: Jani Zhao, Rodrigo Tomás, José Pimentão
Portugal, Luxembourg - 141’ - 2026
Synopsis:
Lisbon, 1980s: the Carnation Revolution and the euphoria of freedom belong to the past. The country faces turbulent times: factories close, workers raise barricades, and politics dominates every street corner. Amid cigarette smoke, music, prostitutes, and sailors, people share shattered dreams and uncertain hopes.
As social tensions deepen, the far-left armed group FP25 emerges. Its members follow a path of no return, living underground lives built on bank robberies, attacks, friendship, family, and love — all under the perpetual threat of prison or death.
As they abandon everything and everyone except each other, they begin to lose their own identities, while an officer fighting against them faces a moral dilemma of his own.
Good to know:
Based on the FP25 group, this thriller is directed by Ivo M Ferreira who literally grew up in this atmosphere and his wife and son are actors in the film.
Screenings:
Saturday 31st January - 11:30- P&I Screening - Cinerama 6
Sunday 1st February - 20:45- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 5
Tuesday 3rd February - 15:00- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 4
Thursday 5th February - 13:00- 3rd Screening - De Doelen - Jurriaanse Zaal
Press material:
Password: PRJGL_26
Sales / World Rights holder:
The Match Factory GmbH
Bright Future
International Premiere
Cast: Mahmoud Hemida, Sherine, Hana Shiha, Mohamed Radwan
Egypt - 80’ - 2025
Synopsis:
Magdy and Sama, a retired couple in their 60s, live quietly in their Cairo apartment. Their calm routine is disrupted when their fridge breaks down. What should be a simple repair spirals into a bizarre, months-long battle with a shady maintenance company. As the fridge remains unfixed, so does everything else, pushing them to confront not only the cracks in the system but also in their own sense of purpose.
Good to know:
This debut feature, absurd and deadpan had its world premiere in Cairo where it won the Best Screenplay Award. Mahmoud Hemeida and Sherine are well known Egyptian actors. Please read in the google drive the press articles.
Screenings:
Tuesday 3rd February - 18:30- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 3
Thursday 5th February - 15:00- Intro + Q&A - LantarenVenster 5
Friday 6th February - 09:15- 3rd Screening - Kino 4
Press material:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1doUTTt0yFk7418p7hdIYU382Jugr2Vmg
Sales / World Rights holder:
Orient films
Bright Future
International Premiere
Italy - 99’ - 2025
Synopsis:
White Lies tells the story of Alba, an artist who uses her art to explore a past that does not belong to her. Born into the controversial Children of God sect, she has no memories of her childhood. Driven by a desire for truth, Alba embarks on a painful confrontation with her mother and grandmother to understand the reasons that led them to join the cult and the painful consequences of those choices. A touching and intimate portrait of her search for identity, a journey that delves deep into family wounds.
Good to know:
Based on her own story looking for her father, discovering more about the Children of God sect, White Lies had its world premiere in Italy at the Festival of Popoli where it had 4 awards.
Please read the motivations of the jury in the press kit.
Screenings:
Sunday 1st February - 18:00- Intro + Q&A - LantarenVenster 3
Tuesday 3rd February - 14:15- Intro + Q&A - Pathé 6
Thursday 5th February - 19:30- 3rd Screening - Pathé 3
Press material:
Sales / World Rights holder:
Slingshot Films
