ON THE RISE is the name of the IFFMH's international competition. Here, first and second works by exceptional directors compete for the official festival prizes.
The section presents a selection of the most exciting works by filmmakers at the beginning of their careers: the programme is diverse and open to different perspectives, genres and styles. The works can be ambivalent or straightforward, work with set pieces from genre cinema, be realistic or fantastical, pay homage to classic auteur films or explore hybrid forms. What they all have in common is that they give us a glimpse today of the cinema of tomorrow.
The international competition, comprising 16 fictional feature films, is the core of the festival and continues the IFFMH’s rich tradition as a stage for outstanding directorial talent.