International Competition
Total: 1,141 Films out of 110 Countries and Areas
- AUTO*MATE [Martin Mareček / CZECH / 2009]
- Because We Were Born [Jean-Pierre Duret, Andrea Santana / FRANCE, BRAZIL / 2008]
- Driving Men [Susan Mogul / USA / 2008]
- Encirclement—Neo-Liberalism Ensnares Democracy [Richard Brouillette / CANADA / 2008]
- The Fortress [Fernand Melgar / SWITZERLAND / 2008]
- I am Von Höfler (Variation on Werther) [Forgács Péter / HUNGARY / 2008]
- Japan: A Story of Love and Hate [Sean Mcallister / UK, JAPAN / 2008]
- The Lightning Testimonies [Amar Kanwar / INDIA / 2007]
- The Mother [Antoine Cattin, Pavel Kostomarov / SWITZERLAND, FRANCE, RUSSIA / 2007]
- The New Rijksmuseum [Oeke Hoogendijk / THE NETHERLANDS / 2008]
- Oblivion [Heddy Honigmann / THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY / 2008]
- The Pier of Apolonovka [Andrei Schwartz / GERMANY / 2008]
- RiP! A Remix Manifesto [Brett Gaylor / CANADA / 2008]
- Staub (Dust) [Hartmut Bitomsky / GERMANY, SWITZERLAND / 2007]
- Z32 [Avi Mograbi / ISRAEL, FRANCE / 2008]
(Alphabetically shown)
A program that began with the very first YIDFF. Feature-length works were sought from around the world, and from the 1,141 entries emerges a stringent selection of 15 cinematic gems, richly varied and representing the vanguard of world filmmaking.