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Title: Shame and Money Foreign Title:  Year: 2026 Country: Germany/Kosovo/ Slovenia/Albania/ North Macedonia/Belgium Language: In Albanian with English subtitles Director: Visar Morina Click here to see the cast and crew Writer/Director Visar Morina delivers a potent illustration of the challenges displaced people face when forced to move from rural self-sufficiency to urban interdependence. After the sudden loss of their farm and livelihood, the only option a Kosovo family of five

Title: La Gradiva Foreign Title:  Year: 2026 Countries: France and Italy Language: In Italian and French with English subtitles Director: Marine Atlan Click here to see the cast and crew Click here to see the awards this film has received The carefully crafted cinematography and the tranquil music of the opening scenes of this film, set up a literal and metaphorical train ride of self-discovery for a graduating class of

Title: The Peril at Pincer Point Foreign Title:  Year: 2026 Countries: United Kingdom Language: English Director: Noah Stratton-Twine and Jake Kuhn Click here to see the cast and crew Click here to see the awards this film has received This joy ride of a film is a paean to Roger Corman (1926- 2024) and low-budget independent filmmakers. Stratton-Twine and Kuhn have created a fun and farcical romp through Jim Baitte’s

Title: Daughters of the Late Colonel Foreign Title:  Year: 2026 Countries: United Kingdom and Germany Language: English Director: Elizabeth Hobbs Click here to see the cast and crew Click here to see the awards this film has received The opening scene is of a festive summer day on the neighbouring streets of the Colonel’s house. Looking out of an open window, a peek is all that is allowed for the

Title: The Animal Remains Foreign Title: Zival, ki ostane Year: 2025 Countries: Slovenia, Czech Republic Language: Slovenian Director: Ivana Vogrinc Hovorka Vidali Click here to see the cast and crew Natasa Matjasec’s (Mira) compelling performance ranges from nuanced to visceral in this reminder of the emotional cost on a personal level when trying to deal with a gatekeeping bureaucracy. Our central character, Mira is camping out in the forest with