Public Award of the Focus Competition offered by Romeo & Fils
Special Mention of the Grand Prize

Audio Caña is a charming grandfather and farmer who spends his days entertaining his friends and family
with fantastic stories. Yet when he boldly claims that a 10ft alligator is living in his pond, no one believes
him. Set over the backdrop of the Venezuelan Plains, Audio embarks on a quest to hunt down the alligator
and prove its existence to his friends with the help of his family and 6 year-old granddaughter.

A ski resort in the scenic Austrian Alps. A weather camera set up to display majestic mountain panoramas casually captures a panorama of human abominations. While the panning frame lines wander back and forth, inside the frame, interpersonal lines are being crossed. A bizarre film about all-too-common encounters and the tragedy in seemingly harmless interactions.

In a universe where everyone brings their Baggage to the table, a blind date goes awry.

The formation and history of Lake Baikal in Siberia are re-imagined with hand-made animation, featuring the voice of a Buryat woman who can still recall some words in her endangered Buryat-Mongolian language.

As they are signing their new lease, two longtime roommates realize that their new landlord is going to evict them illegally. They decide to fight to keep their apartment.
Humor, violence, western kung fu… in the middle of the holly season!

After experiencing a traumatic event on her school bus, Aleena bottles up her anger until a chance connection triggers a small act of rebellion.

A husband and wife married for 5 years, own an Odong-Odong at the carnival together, spending their days entertaining and taking care of other people’s children without any of their own.
Between meddling relatives, self-doubt and an explosive confrontation, they uncover why they have not been blessed with a child.

Battery Mommy manages various stuffs in the nursery, such as soap bubble guns, cameras, and thermometers. During the children's nap time, one winter day, Battery Mommy finds out the Christmas tree in the nursery is on fire. She urgently runs to the fire alarm to safely rescue the sleeping children…

Indigenous Perspectives Award winning film offered by the Fonds des médias du Canada

The power of nature and inevitability of changing seasons set the tone for this visual essay exploring the complex emotions of a Mi’kmaq man witnessing the destruction of his homelands.

Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.