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Films selected for Imagineindia 2026 (Not completed)

Raindrops on a Roof (Zhou Jiali) China

The Last Summer (Shi Renfei) China

Porshi (Chandrasish Ray) India

The Muralist (Sengedorj Janchivdorj) Mongolia

Summer´s Camera (Divine Sung) South Korea

The Nonsense (Lee Je-Hui) South Korea

Riverstone (Lalith Rathnayake) Sri Lanka

Ky Nam Inn (Leon Le) Vietnam

Films selected for Imagineindia 2025

Waterdrop (Robert Budina) Albania ————————————————In a picturesque Albanian town on the shores of Lake Ohrid, Aida reigns as a tough, successful businesswoman. As city planner, she manages the allocation of lucrative EU subsidies, navigating a corrupt system where her boss pockets large portions of the funds.

Strangers When we Meet (Zhang Guoli) China ——————————The film is based on the true story of “The Murder Girl Wearing a Wedding Dress.” After serving a 30-year sentence, QIN starts a new life with a government compensation of 1.5 million yuan for land expropriation.

Cineman (Umesh Bagade) India ————————————————Anand a voluntarily retired teacher, has started a movement to show films to school children in remote villages. Taking seriously the power of film as a medium and its impact on children, Anand continues to work to promote film literacy despite public opposition. Anand and his Children’s Film Club have been running an innovative initiative to teach children through cinema for the last 10 years.

House of Peace (Deepankar Prakash) India ———————————Ravi, a diligent man in his mid-30s, shoulders the responsibility of caring for his ailing grandfather, mentally disabled aunt, and grandmother after his parents’ tragic demise. Growing up in a modest household, he learns the value of duty early on. However, as the story progresses, the weight of his responsibilities takes a toll on him.

Pyre (Vinod Kapri) India ——————————————————————– A melancholic ballad of an undying love in a dying land. In the Himalayan Mountain range, a rural village loses its inhabitants to the city’s allure while an elderly couple, Padam Singh and Tulsi, live in desolate isolation. Their days are filled with routine and occasional humour as they mask their loneliness. Their son’s absence gnaws at them, and when a letter arrives promising his return.

Humans in the Loop (Aranya Sahya) India ————————————– Nehma, an Adivasi woman from the Oraon tribe, returns to her village with her children twelveyear- old Dhaanu and one-year-old Guntu, after her divorce. She begins to work as a data labeller, training the ‘childlike’ AI models to recognise images.

Aajoor (Aaryan Chandra Prakash) India ———————————–Aajoor explores the life of Saloni, a resilient girl from rural Bihar, who challenges societal norms to pursue her education while managing household responsibilities after her mother’s early demise. Supported by her father, a vocalist in a Launda Dance team, Saloni faces societal scorn but remains determined to change her destiny.

In The Name of Fire (Abhilash Sharma) India ———————————-In a remote village, Rukhiya and Phekan, both from the marginalized Dalit community, endure hardships due to their caste identity. With no work available in the village due to the ongoing temple renovation,

Samia (Yasemin Samdereli) Italy, Germany, Belgium

Deal at The Border (Dastan Zhapar Ryskeldi) Kyrgystan ——————At the Kyrgyzstan-Kazakhstan border, Aza and Samat work as members of a drug trafficking organization. One day, they run into Nazik, who has narrowly escaped from human traffickers. Aza decides to give up the drug money and save Nazik.

Wanderer (Mikhail Shevchuk) Russia ——————————————–On the threshold of a young teacher, Anya, living in a small seaside town, one day a wanderer appears who calls himself her husband Artyom, who has gone missing. How does this man know everything that only Artyom knew?

Minimals in a Titanic World (Philibert Aime Mbabazi) Rwanda, Germany, Cameroon ————————————————————————Let off with a warning for aggression, dancer and aspiring musician Anita returns from prison to perform at her bar, where she learns about the sudden death of her boyfriend, Serge. While close friends process the shock, Anita finds solace in the company of Serge’s roommate, Shema.

Norah (Tawfik Alzaidi) Saudi Arabia ——————————————Nader, a new schoolteacher and an artist in secret, arrives at the village and meets Norah, a young woman who ignites the creativity inside him and inspires him to paint again. At great risk, they develop a delicate connection and a quiet bond.

When The Walnut Leaves Turn Yellow! (Mehmet Ali Konar) Turkey In southeastern Turkey, Kurds who want to live their lives in peace are squeezed between the harassment of Turkish military patrols and the demands of the PKK guerrillas, all while land and pasture are scarce. Ciwan is the village chief.

Films selected for Imagineindia 2024

Money Exchange! (Lautaro García Candela) Argentine

Limbo (Ivan Sen) Australia

Blaga´s Lessons (Stephan Komandarev) Bulgaria/Germany

Lost Girl (Ding Ding) China

Privacy (Sudeep Kanwal) India

Dear Latika (Kanchan Pant) India

Kaleidoscope Now (Anjan Dutt) India

A Match (Jayant Somalkar) India

The Core (Jeo Baby) India

Melody (Behrouz Sebt Rasoul) Iran/Tajikistan

Scream (Kenzhebek Shaikakov) Kazakhstan