Detours, fragments and foot notes abound in Matías Piñeiro's beguiling new film, as the poetry of Sappho, the life, death and work of Cesare Pavese and the nature of desire restlessly meld and transform.

Victor Iriarte's debut feature is a strikingly original and wholly unconventional film noir encompassing three deaths, two robberies, and a runaway.

The latest film from Yorgos Lanthimos is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman whose missing wife suddenly returns; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability.

The festival’s internationally-renowned competition selects emerging filmmakers’ works from South Asia and around the world. All the selected films are, in different ways, felt to enshrine the legendary director Satyajit Ray’s humanist vision and subtlety of story and eye.

Set between past and present, Bye Bye Tiberias pieces together images of today, family footage from the nineties and historical archives to portray four generations of daring Palestinian women who keep their story and legacy alive through the strength of their bonds, despite exile, dispossession, and heartbreak.