The 2025 edition of the Festival du nouveau cinéma, the 54th edition in the event's history, took place from October 8 to 19, 2025, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Manon Dumais, "Festival du nouveau cinéma: Le premier film de Marie Brassard en clôture". La Presse, August 7, 2025.
Juries National Competition, Feature Films: Núria Palenzuela Camon, Jing Xu, Ewa Szabłowska. International Competition, Feature Films: Guillaume Vasseur, Maxim Gaudette, Naomie Décarie-Daigneault. National Competition, Short Films: Adam Piron, Vincent Förster, Louise Martin Papasian. International Competition, Short Films: Alison McAlpine, Joël Vaudreuil, Vlad Alexis. New Alchemists: OK Pedersen, Vincent Toi. New Alchemists, Short Films: Louis-Jean Decazes, Pascal Grenier, Alain P. Jacques. Fierté Montréal Prize: Florence Blain Mbaye, Jérémie Battaglia, Chris Ngabonziza. RPCÉ: Justine Martin, Paul Landriau, Alex Moussa Sawadogo. FIPRESCI: David Voigt, Luciana Rodriguez Diaz, Călin Boto.
Awards The following awards were presented: Award Film Recipient(s) International Competition, Louve d'Or for Best Feature Film I Only Rest in the Storm Pedro Pinho International Competition, Best Performance Award A Poet Ubeimar Rios International Competition, Daniel Langlois Innovation Award Affection Affection Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther National Competition, Grand Prix for Best Feature Film Blue Heron Sophy Romvari National Competition, Special Mention for Best Feature Film My Son Came Back to Disappear Yan Giroux New Alchemists, Best Feature Film Mare's Nest Ben Rivers New Alchemists, Special Mention for Best Feature Film Zodiac Killer Project Charlie Shackleton Fierté Montréal Award A Useful Ghost Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke FIPRESCI Award for Best First Feature Film The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) Ernesto Martínez Bucio Temps Ø Audience Award Mag Mag Yuriyan Retriever International Panorama, Audience Award Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Sepideh Farsi International Competition, Loup Argenté for Best Short Film Extracurricular Activity Dean Wei, Xu Yidan National Competition, Grand Prize for Best Short Film Picnic Jérémy Gagnon National Competition, Special Mention for Best Short Film ripe (chín) Solara Thanh Bình Đặng National Competition, People's Choice Award for Best Short Film Land of Cold Hervé Demers New Alchemists, Dada International Prize for Best Short Film Daria's Night Flowers Maryam Tafakory New Alchemists, Dada National Prize for Best Short Film Felt Blake Williams New Alchemists, Best Animated Short Film Their Eyes Nicolas Gourault RPCÉ, Grand Prize for Best Short Film Sydney Grant Earl MacIntosh RPCÉ, Jeune Loup Prize for Best Short Film In My Child's Mind Marie-Sophie Gagné, Charles Bergeron RPCÉ, Vidéographe Coup de Coeur Prize Lullaby for a Deathdream Charlie Galea McClure P'tits Loups, People's Choice Award for Best Short Film Cardboard J.P. Vine
Official selections
The first programming announcements were issued on August 7. The festival opened with Kid Koala's animated film Space Cadet, and closed with Marie Brassard's film The Train (Le Train).Charles-Henri Ramond, "(FNC 2025) L’ouverture et la clôture sont dévoilées". Films du Québec, August 8, 2025.
The short film competition programs were announced on September 16,Camille Dehaene, "Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2025: Une sélection de courts-métrages provenant du monde entier". Atuvu, September 16, 2025. and the full program lineup was announced on September 23.Maxime Demers, "Le Festival du nouveau cinéma dévoile sa programmation". Le Journal de Montréal, September 23, 2025.
The festival also staged a special memorial tribute to filmmaker David Lynch following his death in January 2025, screening the entire first season of his television series Twin Peaks in a special Lynch-themed event at the Université du Québec à Montréal.
International Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country Affection Affection Maxime Matray, Alexia Walther France Bedrock Kinga Michalska Canada The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) El diablo fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja) Ernesto Martínez Bucio Mexico Her Will Be Done Que ma volonté soit faite Julia Kowalski France, Poland I Only Rest in the Storm O Riso e a Faca Pedro Pinho Portugal, Brazil, France, Romania Left-Handed Girl 左撇子女孩 Shih-Ching Tsou Taiwan, France, United States, United Kingdom A Poet Un poeta Simón Mesa Soto Colombia Rijeka or Death! Fiume o morte! Igor Bezinović Croatia, Italy, Slovenia Two Times João Liberada Duas vezes João Liberada Paula Tomás Marques Portugal A Useful Ghost ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany
National Competition English title Original title Director(s) Production country 100 Sunset Kunsang Kyirong Canada Barbaracadabra Renaud Lessard, Barbara Ulrich Blue Heron Sophy Romvari Dead Lover Grace Glowicki Elsewhere at Night Ailleurs la nuit Marianne Métivier My Son Came Back to Disappear Mon fils ne revint que sept jours Yan Giroux Shifting Baselines Julien Élie Vanishing Points Puntos de fuga Lina Rodriguez
International Panorama English title Original title Director(s) Production country L'aventura Sophie Letourneur France A Balcony in Limoges Un balcon à Limoges Jérôme Reybaud France The Blue Trail O Último Azul Gabriel Mascaro Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Netherlands The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura Francesco Sossai Italy, Germany Little Trouble Girls Kaj ti je deklica Urška Djukić Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo La misteriosa mirada del flamenco Diego Céspedes Chile, France Once Upon a Time in Gaza Tarzan and Arab Nasser Palestine, France, Portugal Pillion Harry Lighton United Kingdom Promised Sky Promis le ciel Erige Sehiri Tunisia, France, Netherlands, Qatar Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Sepideh Farsi France, Palestine, Iran Tell Her That I Love Her Dites-lui que je l'aime Romane Bohringer France The Things You Kill Alireza Khatami Canada, France, Poland, Turkey The Visitor Svečias Vytautas Katkus Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
The New Alchemists (Les Nouveaux alchimistes) English title Original title Director(s) Production country Ariel Lois Patiño Spain, Portugal Dandelion's Odyssey Planètes Momoko Seto France, Belgium Desire Lines Linije ẑelje Dane Komljen Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands, Croatia, Germany Hair, Paper, Water... Tóc, giấy và nước... Nicolas Graux, Trương Minh Quý Belgium, France, Vietnam Levers Rhayne Vermette Canada Mare's Nest Ben Rivers United Kingdom, Canada, France Punku Juan Daniel Fernández Molero Peru, Spain The Tree of Authenticity L'arbre de l'authenticité Sammy Baloji Belgium, Democratic Republic of the Congo, France Who Witnessed the Temples Fall Quién vio los templos caer Lucia Selva Spain Zodiac Killer Project Charlie Shackleton United Kingdom, United States
The Essentials (Les Incontournables) English title Original title Director(s) Production country Blue Moon Richard Linklater United States, Ireland The Disappearance of Josef Mengele Das Verschwinden des Josef Mengele Kirill Serebrennikov France, Germany, Spain, United Kingdom Dracula Radu Jude Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil Father Mother Sister Brother Jim Jarmusch United States, Ireland, France Frankenstein Guillermo del Toro United States La grazia Paolo Sorrentino Italy The Ice Tower La tour de glace Lucile Hadžihalilović France, Germany, Italy Jay Kelly Noah Baumbach United Kingdom, United States Kontinental '25 Radu Jude Romania, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg Little Amélie or the Character of Rain Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han France Little Boy James Benning United States The Love That Remains Ástin Sem Eftir Er Hlynur Pálmason Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, France Magellan Magalhães Lav Diaz Portugal, Spain, Philippines, Taiwan The Mastermind Kelly Reichardt United States Miroirs No. 3 Christian Petzold Germany Nouvelle Vague Richard Linklater France Paleontology Lesson Sergei Loznitsa Netherlands Romería Carla Simón Spain, Belgium, Germany Sentimental Value Affeksjonsverdi Joachim Trier Norway, France, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom Sound of Falling In Die Sonne Schauen Mascha Schilinski Germany To the Victory! Valentyn Vasyanovych Ukraine, Lithuania Two Prosecutors Два прокурора Sergei Loznitsa France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania What Does That Nature Say to You Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani Hong Sang-soo South Korea Wrong Husband Uiksaringitara Zacharias Kunuk Canada
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English title Original title Director(s) Production country Chiliheads Chiliheads, fous de piment fort Julien Fréchette Canada The Curse Kenichi Ugana Japan Dammen Grégoire Graesslin France Dead Man's Boots Prosper Yohann Gloaguen France Decorado Alberto Vázquez Spain The Dimensionaires: Prelude to Abraxas Pat Tremblay Canada Écothérapie: Journal d'un cataclysme Cédric Chabuel Canada Finding Planet Porno: The Wild Journey of American Cinema's First Outlaw Christian Genzel Austria Full Metal Kebab Martin Jauvat France Incomplete Chairs Kenichi Ugana Japan The Incredible Snow Woman L’ Incroyable femme des neiges Sébastien Betbeder France It Follows David Robert Mitchell United States Lunatic: The Luna Vachon Story Kate Kroll Canada Mag Mag 禍禍女 Yuriyan Retriever Japan Overnight Bag Baise-en-ville Martin Jauvat France The Piano Accident L'Accident de piano Quentin Dupieux France Stronger Than the Devil Plus forts que le diable Graham Guit Belgium, France Summer Hit Machine Jérôme Vandewattyne Belgium The Theatre of Horrors David Gregory United States V.Maria Daisuke Miyazaki Japan
Special Presentations English title Original title Director(s) Production country Flow Straume Gints Zilbalodis Latvia, France, Belgium Ghosts of the Sea Les enfants du large Virginia Tangvald Canada, France Montreal, My Beautiful Montréal, ma belle Xiaodan He Canada Ô rage électrique! Carl Brubacher Canada Tampopo Juzo Itami Japan Twin Peaks, Season 1 David Lynch United States Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Wake Up Dead Man Rian Johnson United States Who Killed the Montreal Expos? Qui a tué les Expos de Montréal ? Jean-François Poisson Canada You Are Not Alone Vous n'êtes pas seuls Marie-Hélène Viens, Philippe Lupien Canada
History of Cinema (Histoire(s) du cinéma) English title Original title Director(s) Production country The Cat in the Bag Le chat dans le sac Gilles Groulx Canada Don't Let It Kill You Il ne faut pas mourir pour ça Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canada The Element of Crime Forbrydelsens element Lars von Trier Denmark I Know Catherine, the Log Lady Richard Green United States Kwaidan Masaki Kobayashi Japan Looking for Alexander Mémoires affectives Francis Leclerc Canada Ms .45 Abel Ferrara United States My Eye Mon œil Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canada My Friend Pierrette Mon amie Pierrette Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canada Q-Bec My Love Un succès commercial, ou Q-bec My Love Jean Pierre Lefebvre Canada Resurrection Kuángyě Shídài Bi Gan China, France Sholay Ramesh Sippy India Spike of Bensonhurst Paul Morrissey United States Videoheaven Alex Ross Perry United States
International Competition for Short Films