LIGHTS ON AT MARCHÉ DU FILM 2026
FEATURE FILMS
Il Quinto Mondo (The Fifth World) by Lorenzo Pallotta
Italy, 2026, 75’
The Earth has become an inhospitable place, dominated by chaos and violence. A woman tries to reach the point from which the last spacecraft to the Moon is said to launch — the only remaining way out.
World Premiere
Italy, 2026, 75’
The Earth has become an inhospitable place, dominated by chaos and violence. A woman tries to reach the point from which the last spacecraft to the Moon is said to launch — the only remaining way out.
World Premiere
Manantial by Manuel Muñoz Rivas
Spain, 2026, 95’
After a near-fatal illness, Carmen and Manuel embark on a journey along the Guadalquivir River in south Spain, searching for the spring from which its waters flow. The journey will test the elderly couple's determination and reveal the cracks and depth in their bond. As they approach the hidden spring in the mountains, the whisper of the waters mingles with their own fragile
passage through time.
World Premiere
Spain, 2026, 95’
After a near-fatal illness, Carmen and Manuel embark on a journey along the Guadalquivir River in south Spain, searching for the spring from which its waters flow. The journey will test the elderly couple's determination and reveal the cracks and depth in their bond. As they approach the hidden spring in the mountains, the whisper of the waters mingles with their own fragile
passage through time.
World Premiere
Cuirdange by Riccardo Rizzi
Italy, 2026, 93’
In a sweltering Rome, Simone, a young actor adrift between auditions and part-time jobs, and Karen, an aging American archaeologist weary of her solitude, both long for a conventional love they no longer believe in.
One night they meet, sparking a relationship built on perverse sexual encounters. What begins as a merely physical connection soon transforms into a journey of healing, as the two discover that, despite their age difference, they share far more needs and desires than they ever imagined.
World Premiere / First Feature Film
Italy, 2026, 93’
In a sweltering Rome, Simone, a young actor adrift between auditions and part-time jobs, and Karen, an aging American archaeologist weary of her solitude, both long for a conventional love they no longer believe in.
One night they meet, sparking a relationship built on perverse sexual encounters. What begins as a merely physical connection soon transforms into a journey of healing, as the two discover that, despite their age difference, they share far more needs and desires than they ever imagined.
World Premiere / First Feature Film
Chronovisor by Jack Auen and Kevin Walker
USA, 2026, 99’
An armchair mystery in which the life of a reclusive academic collides with the story of a clandestine technology t
hat can photograph the past.
World Premiere International Film Festival of Rotterdam 2026 / First Feature Film
Distributed in North America by Grasshopper Film.
USA, 2026, 99’
An armchair mystery in which the life of a reclusive academic collides with the story of a clandestine technology t
hat can photograph the past.
World Premiere International Film Festival of Rotterdam 2026 / First Feature Film
Distributed in North America by Grasshopper Film.
