2026 Festival Lineup
Official Selection
Opening Film
Kyrgyzstan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Bekzat Pirmatov
Kyrgyzstan | 90 min
Centerpiece | Q&A
Iraq’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Halkawt Mustafa
Iraq | 110 min
Closing Film | U.S. Premiere
Peter Ho-Sun Chan
China | 126 min
In Competition | Q&A
Chen Yu-hsun
Taiwan | 134 min
Taiwan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
In Competition | Q&A
Kazakhstan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Elzat Eskendir
Kazakhstan | 120 min
In Competition | Q&A
Palestine’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Ahmed Hassouna
Palestine | 71 min
In Competition
Philippines’ Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Rafael Manuel
Philippines | 100 min
In Competition
Mongolia’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Bat-Ulzii Tamir
Mongolia | 154 min
In Competition | Q&A
Pakistan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Mohammed Ali Naqvi
Pakistan | 77 min
In Competition
Tunç Davut
Turkey | 93 min
Turkey’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
In Competition
Tawfik Sabouni
Syria | 90 min
Syria’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
In Competition
Malaysia’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Ming Jin Woo
Malaysia | 94 min
In Competition
Nguyen Phan Quang Binh
Vietnam | 141 min
Vietnam’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
In Competition
Sri Lanka’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Lalith Rathnayake
Sri Lanka | 120 min
In Competition | Q&A
India’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Santosh Davakhar
India | 116 min
In Competition | Q&A
Israel’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Moshe Rosenthal
Israel | 109 min
In Competition
Mejbaur Rahman Sumon
Bangladesh | 127 min
Bangladesh's Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
In Competition
China's Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Wen Muye
China | 141 min
Asian Vision Competition
Asian Vision
Lan Hongchun
China | 118 min
Asian Vision | Q&A
Khabu
China | 106 min
Asian Vision | Q&A | North America Premiere
Alibi Mukushev
Kazakhstan | 92 min
Asian Vision
Apollinariia Degtiareva
Yakutia | 65 min
Asian Vision
Myanmar | 129 min
Pyae Zaw Phyo
Asian Vision
South Korea | 116 min
Lee Sang-hoon
Short Film Program
Short Film Program
Samah El Kadi
Lebanon
Short Film Program
USA / Cambodia
Taz Stark
Short Film Program
Kamran Faiq
Pakistan
Short Film Program
Dena Rassam
Iran
Short Film Program
Sasha Das
USA / China
Short Film Program
USA / China
Desdemona Chiang
Special Screenings
Special Screening | Focus on Japan
Japan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Japan | 196 min
Special Screening
Cambodia’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Polen Ly
Cambodia | 99 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea
South Korea’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Lee Chang-dong
South Korea | 164 min
Special Screening | Focus on ASEAN
Teddy Soeria Atmadja
Indonesia | 94 min
Special Screening | Focus on Korea | NA Premiere
South Korea | 106 min
Kim Hyung-hyup
Special Screening | North American Premiere |Q&A
James Thoo
Singapore | 113 min
Special Screening
Jordan’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Zain Duraie
Jordan | 88 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Indonesia’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Kamila Andini
Indonesia | 137 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Russia/France | 127 min
Ella Manzheeva
Special Screening
France’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Andrey Zvyagintsev
France | 141 min
Special Screening
Marina Kunarova
Kazakhstan | 111 min
Special Screening | Focus on ASEAN | US Premiere
Ridhwan Saidi
Malaysia | 95 min
Special Screening
Nepal’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Abinash Bikram Shah
Nepal | 108 min
Special Screening
Singapore's Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Anothony Chen
Singapore | 157 min
Special Screening | Focus on Taiwan | Q&A
Various Directors
Taiwan | 58 min
Special Screening
Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Thailand | 140 min
Thailand’s Submission for the Best International feature category at the 99th Academy Awards®
Special Screening
Sean McDonnell
U.K. / Kyrgyzstan | 79 min
Special Screening
Anatoly Balchev
U.S. /134 min
Special Screening | Focus on ASEAN
Renei Dimla
Philippines | 105 min
Special Screening | NA Premiere | Q&A
Nestor Malgapo Jr.
Philippines | 62 min
Special Screening | Focus on ASEAN | US Premiere
Thailand | 110 min
Chartchai Ketnust
Special Screening | Q&A
Rena Masuyama
Japan | 140 min
USA | 25 min
Various Directors
Special Screening | Focus on Japan | Q&A
Special Screening | Focus on Japan | Q&A
Various Directors
Japan | 115 min
Special Screening | Q&A
Various Directors
Japan | 115 min
Special Screening | Focus on Japan | US Premiere
Japan | 98 min
Yusuke Hirota
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine
Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
U.K. | 77 min
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine
USA | 93 min
Colette Ghunim
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine
Switzerland | 113 min
Nicolas Wadimoff
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine
Jason Osder, William Lafi Youmans
U.S. | 83 min
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine | Q&A
US / Qatar | 107 min
Maiken Baird
Special Screening | Focus on Palestine
US / Palestine | 93 min
Poh Si Teng
Special Screening | LA Premiere | Focus on Palestine
Israel | 49 min
Chartchai Ketnust
