{"id":16152,"date":"2025-05-15T23:54:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T23:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=16152"},"modified":"2026-02-03T01:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T01:39:41","slug":"a-global-stage-for-storytelling-iffny-2025-lineup-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nyglamour.net\/?p=16152","title":{"rendered":"A Global Stage for Storytelling: IFFNY 2025 Lineup Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The 14th edition of the International Filmmaker Festival of New York (IFFNY) is proud to unveil its official selection for 2025. This year, IFFNY received an impressive 542 submissions from around the world, reflecting a remarkable spectrum of global storytelling. After a careful and passionate review process, 57 exceptional projects have been chosen, representing 89 countries across five continents. Of these, 47 will compete in the official competition across various categories, while 10 outstanding works have been selected for the festival\u2019s new Spotlight Showcase<\/strong>\u2014a non-competitive section celebrating bold, innovative voices. These Spotlight films will also be featured in IFFNY\u2019s online program, making the festival accessible to a broader international audience and continuing its mission of connecting global filmmakers with film lovers everywhere.<\/p>\n

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FEATURE FILM<\/div>\n
-\u201cIdilia\u201d by Jos\u00e9 Taltavull Sep\u00falveda & Javier Canales Sep\u00falveda\/ 73 min\/ Spain<\/div>\n
-\u201cOcarina\u201d by Alban Zogjani 92 min\/ Kosova<\/div>\n
– “Monday Wolves” by Mateo Rojas\/ 89 min\/ Peru<\/div>\n
– “Children of Silence” by Anika Petrov\/ 95 min\/ Ukraine<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SHORT FILM<\/div>\n
-“The Long Walk Home” by Jeremy Folmer\/ 14:30\/US<\/div>\n
-“Nice Shoes” by Nkenge Jones\/13:42\/ US<\/div>\n
-“El Azul Silencio” by Mateoit Carrat\u00fa\/9 min\/Spain<\/div>\n
– “Hotcakes” by Carlos Gallego Garc\u00eda\/12 min\/ Mexico<\/div>\n
– “Bud” by John R. Caccamo \/12 min\/ US<\/div>\n
-“Let me out” by Anders Lidin Hansen\/ 11:21\/ Norway<\/div>\n
-“Juicy” by Emily Weider\/ 7:21min\/ US<\/div>\n
-“Umbra” by Dario Haruni\/19:38 min\/ Albania<\/div>\n
– \u201cThe Interview” by Mac Brydon\/ 8:23\/US<\/div>\n
-‘Eat Hot Chip & Lie” Anders Kapur\/ 14:51\/US<\/div>\n
-\u201cThe Meal\u201d by Thomas Steen S\u00f8rensen \/15:38 min\/ Denmark<\/div>\n
-“Free Mind” by Ramy Gheit Abouelkhir \/5:41\/US<\/div>\n
-“Diell” by Rain Nikolla\/17:26\/Albania<\/div>\n
-\u201cMy mother\u2019s scarf\u201d by Asis Tabrizi\/ 18 min\/Iran<\/div>\n
-“Unmarked” by Soren Halvorsen\/ 19 min\/ Belgium<\/div>\n
-“The Island You Forgot” by Mei-Ling Chao\/ 16 min\/ China<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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FEATURE DOCUMENTARY FILM<\/div>\n
-“The Saint of Brooklyn\u201d By Ulisse Lendaro\/72 min\/Italy<\/div>\n
-\u201cLost in the Moment” by Mateo Alvarenga\/ 80 min\/ Argentina<\/div>\n
-\u201cAladileh\u201d by Joseph Winter \/92 min\/Israel<\/div>\n
-“The Dust of the Sahara Flowers” by Omar El-Badawi\/ Afghanistan<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SHORT DOCUMENTARY FILM<\/div>\n
– “You” by Elisa Bessa\/7:26 min\/ Brazil<\/div>\n
– “Common Ground” by ASH YIP\/ 13:55 min\/ US<\/div>\n
– “Ankla” by Raul Fabricio Cabrera\/5:22 min\/Ecuador<\/div>\n
-“Before the River Dries” by Lina Morante\/ 32 min\/Canada<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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ANIMATION<\/div>\n
-\u201cBrave new tech\u201d by Laura Gingrich\/7 min\/Korean, Spain<\/div>\n
-“Owner” by Eugene Feoktistov\/4 min\/ Russian Federation<\/div>\n
-“Into the Reds Tale” by Alisdair Zhang\/ 4 min\/ US<\/div>\n
-\u201cLalaland\u201dby Anna Moreau\/ 7 min\/ Cuba<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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MUSIC VIDEOS<\/div>\n
-\u201cOrange blues 24\u201d by Alyssa Dann \/04:58 min\/ US<\/div>\n
-“lvx Machina – Thug Deluxe” by Cristian Balint & B\u00e9la Baptiste\/3:41 min\/US<\/div>\n
-\u201cA Gloucester Fisherman\u201d (tribute music video short) by The Atomik Age Project\/5:43 min\/US<\/div>\n
-“Ballerina” by Maia Dobbs\/ 3:55 min\/US<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SCRIPT OF FEATURE FILM<\/div>\n
-“At the Mercy of Faith” by Samuel Taylor\/US<\/div>\n
-“Able’s Fables” by Mark Amador\/ US<\/div>\n
-“Serendipity” by Karl Safindah\/Camroon<\/div>\n
-“Shadows of Yesterday” by Zara Kuznetsova\/Ukraine<\/div>\n
-“Velvet Skies” by Elias Haddad \/Iran<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SCRIPT OF SHORT FILM<\/div>\n
-“Running on Empty” by Margaret Young \/Japan<\/div>\n
-“Guilty as sin” by Nick Spicer\/ UK<\/div>\n
-\u201cNon-Smoking area\u201d by Theodora Christodoulos \/Greece<\/div>\n
-\u201cMina\u2019s House\u201d by Miha Zupan\/ Slovenia<\/div>\n
-“Bosnian Behara” by Medina Be\u0161irovi\u0107\/Bosnia & H.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SPOTLIGHT SHOWCASE\u2013Non-competition<\/div>\n
-\u201cGiselou” by Mohammad Sadeq Esmaeeli\/60 min \/ Iran<\/div>\n
-“Veus del pallars sobir\u00c0” by Laia Rissech Pere Manrique\/70 min\/Catalan<\/div>\n
– “Voiceless” by Zahra Mojahed\/14:38min\/Germany<\/div>\n
– “Canarian healers, traditions of healing” by Beatriz Chinea Hern\u00e1ndez\/30 min\/Spain<\/div>\n
-“Shadows of Ourselves” by Pedro Serrazina\/7:39 min\/ Portugal<\/div>\n
– “A child is listening” by Pedro Moraelche\/18 min\/ Spain<\/div>\n
-\u201cDear son\u201d by Zhu Cunkuo \/11 min\/ China<\/div>\n
– “Another ghost story” by Alfonso Morillas\/16 min\/Spain<\/div>\n
-\u201cI\u2019am where the butterflies sleep” by Ceyhan Kandemir\/78 min\/ Turkey<\/div>\n
– “Tales of the Sea” by Luca Severi\/98 min\/Italy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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(This non-competitive category highlights outstanding works that deserve special recognition for their artistic vision, cultural relevance, or unique storytelling. Selected by our programming team, these films and projects are featured to celebrate the voices, perspectives, and creativity shaping today\u2019s cinematic landscape.)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\"\"<\/span> IFFNY 2025 will take place on May 28, 29, and 30 at the prestigious Dolby Theatre in New York City.<\/div>\n
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