Festival Programme 2026

ÉCU Festival Programme

Official screening schedule, workshops, panels, Q&As and after parties.

Programme Overview

Explore the full schedule across screenings, special selections, panel discussions, workshops, Q&As, award ceremony and festival after parties.

Friday

Friday 24 April – 7 Parnassiens Grande Salle

Opening Night (Session 1)

19:00

Scott’s Welcome Speech

Duration: 0:15:00

19:15

Freedom

00:08:56 • European Animated Film • Netherlands
19:23

Arundel’s Lighthouse

00:18:23 • European Dramatic Short • France, United States
19:42

Irrevocable Sentence

00:17:42 • European Dramatic Short • Greece
20:00

Against Your Nature

00:14:01 • European Dramatic Short • United Kingdom
20:14

Céremony

00:10:18 • Artificial intelligence (AI) Film • Germany
20:24

Born to Dance

00:03:00 • European Music Video • Poland, United Kingdom
20:27

Déja Nu

00:14:19 • AAIFF Africa On-the-Road • Côte d’Ivoire
20:41

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

21:30

After Party

Saturday

Saturday 25 April – 7 Parnassiens Annex

Session 2

14:00

THE SAMI SONG OF SURVIVAL: Indigenous Activism on the Northern Frontier

00:49:49 • Non-European Documentary • United States
14:49

THE VILLAGE OF WIND

01:17:14 • Non-European Dramatic Feature • China
16:07

Arnaldo Had An Idea

00:04:53 • Artificial intelligence (AI) Film • Brazil
16:11

Betrayal

00:15:35 • Student Film • United States
Saturday

Saturday 25 April – 7 Parnassiens, Salle 3

Workshop, screenings, documentary and feature sessions

11:30

Workshop: Pitching your film held by Sam Kadi

0:30:00
Session 3
12:05

The strength of silence

00:19:58 • European Dramatic Short • Spain
12:24

SUMMER 1990

00:07:25 • Artificial intelligence (AI) Film • Germany
12:32

Eyelashes

00:14:44 • Arab Special Selection • UK
12:47

The Hero’s Childhood

00:05:40 • European Documentary • Spain
12:52

An excess baggage

00:16:08 • European Dramatic Short • France
13:08

Hellenotopia

01:46:07 • European Dramatic Feature • Greece
14:55

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

15:05

End of Session

0:05:00

Session 4
15:10

PUNKIE

01:01:24 • Non-European Documentary • United States
16:11

Ghosts

00:07:32 • European Experimental Film • United Kingdom
16:18

ISOLA

01:23:32 • European Dramatic Feature • Italy
17:42

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

17:52

End of Session

0:05:00

Session 5
17:57

L’ABRICOT

00:03:17 • European Music Video • France
18:00

KOBIKA

00:08:53 • European Experimental Film • United Kingdom
18:09

As they pass

00:11:50 • European Dramatic Short • France
18:21

The Obelisk

01:40:22 • Non-European Dramatic Feature • Austria, United States
20:01

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

Sunday

Sunday 26 April – 7 Parnassiens, Salle 3

Panels and screening sessions

11:30

#SheShoots discussion panel

0:45:00
Session 6
12:20

Sunyata

00:06:49 • European Experimental Film • France
12:26

Someone’s Watching. Somewhere.

00:07:20 • Student Film • Germany
12:34

I Owe You A Touch

00:14:00 • Non-European Dramatic Short • Egypt, Saudi Arabia
12:48

Too Far, Too Late

00:15:00 • Non-European Dramatic Short • Islamic Republic of Iran
13:03

Days of crossing the border

00:14:25 • Student Film • Germany
13:17

Teodoro

00:20:54 • European Comedy Film • Spain
13:38

Teresa, Station B

00:19:33 • Student Film • Germany
13:58

I Write To You

00:51:58 • European Documentary • France
14:49

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

Session 7
15:04

Abja and Her Pickled Eggs

00:22:00 • Non-European Dramatic Short • Germany, India, United Arab Emirates
15:26

PRESCRIPTION

00:23:34 • European Dramatic Short • France
15:50

Dobrina

00:05:18 • European Animated Film • Germany
15:55

The Third Dream

00:18:42 • Non-European Dramatic Short • Islamic Republic of Iran
16:14

Kismet

00:15:00 • Arab Special Selection • United States
16:29

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

Session 8
16:44

Nashville Payphone

00:08:20 • Artificial intelligence (AI) Film • United States
16:52

Spheres

00:05:52 • European Experimental Film • Germany
16:58

The Hum

00:07:11 • Artificial intelligence (AI) Film • Germany
17:05

Reddening

00:15:05 • European Experimental Film • Finland
17:21

FOLLOW THIS DOWN

00:05:09 • European Music Video • Germany
17:26

The Beanie

00:06:27 • Student Film • Finland
Sunday

Sunday 26 April – 7 Parnassiens, Salle 2

Final screening session, award ceremony and after party

Session 9
18:30

Inkubus

00:28:04 • Student Film • Germany
18:58

Bush

00:03:25 • European Music Video • Germany
19:01

Moti

00:15:50 • Non-European Dramatic Short • India
19:17

CLOCKING OUT

00:15:31 • European Dramatic Short • Germany
19:32

Other I

00:02:55 • European Animated Film • France
19:35

CUPS & BALLS

00:10:16 • European Comedy Film • Germany
19:46

Grotesque

00:04:57 • AAIFF Americas’ On-The-Road • Mexico
19:50

Director’s Q&A

0:10:00

20:05

Award Ceremony

0:45:00

22:00

After Party

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