The section “Artistic Experiments. Non Finito” is a space for films that transcend traditional boundaries of cinema and seek new forms of expression. The works presented here stand out for their original approach to narrative, image, and sound, demonstrating that cinema can be a field of constant exploration and infinite artistic freedom. Below we present the lineup for the Artistic Experiments. Non Finito section:
28 YEARS LATER
Director: Danny Boyle
Cinematographer: Anthony Dod Mantle
Produced by: Columbia Pictures, Sony Corporation, TSG Entertainment
Country and year: UK, Canada, USA, 2025
It’s been almost three decades since the rage virus escaped a biological weapons laboratory, and now, still in a ruthlessly enforced quarantine, some have found ways to exist amidst the infected. One such group of survivors lives on a small island connected to the mainland by a single, heavily defended causeway. When one of the group leaves the island on a mission into the dark heart of the mainland, he discovers secrets, wonders and horrors that have mutated not only the infected but also other survivors.
BUGONIA
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cinematographers: Robbie Ryan
Produced by: CJ ENM, Element Pictures, Focus Features,Fruit Tree
Country and year: Ireland, South Korea, Canada, USA, 2025
Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
THE DELIGHTS OF THE GARDEN
Original title: Las Delicias del Jardín
Director: Fernando Colomo
Cinematographer: José Luis Alcaine
Produced by: Amazon Prime Video, Comba Films, Telespan 2000
Country and year: Spain, 2025
Fermín, a veteran painter in the twilight of his career, has begun to experience a tremor in his hand. On the brink of ruin, he’s forced to move into a studio that he shares with his friend, housed in an old garage. There, his son Pablo, also a painter, returns from a long trip to India to live with him. Their opposing views on art and life soon bring them into conflict. Pepa, Pablo’s mother and Fermín’s ex, makes them a proposal: to enter a competition to reinterpret The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch, an opportunity that could solve their financial troubles.
LE LAC
Director: Fabrice Aragno
Cinematographer: Joseph Areddy
Produced by: Casa Azul Films
Country and year: Switzerland, 2025
We would like to cross over to the other side… but we cannot… nevertheless, we can hear the voice of this life in the roar of the waves, the breath of the air, the passing clouds and the lonely cry of the birds. But this requires both a demand from the heart and the deep inner turmoil that nature provokes.
MOTOR CITY
Director: Potsy Ponciroli
Cinematographer: John Matysiak
Produced by: Gramercy Park Media, Stampede Ventures
Country and year: USA, 2025
In 1970s Detroit, John Miller falls for a local gangster’s girl. In retaliation, the gangster frames him, sending the innocent man to prison. With his life ruined, Miller plots a campaign of revenge against the man who took the woman he loved.
NORTH SOUTH
Original title: Północ Południe
Director: Sebastian Pańczyk
Cinematographer: Tomasz Naumiuk
Produced by: Magnetowid
Country and year: Poland, 2025
North South is a unique artistic project that crosses the boundaries of traditional film forms, blending the musical, the music film, personal documentary and visual metaphor. The main protagonist, narrator and creator of this moving story is Quebonafide, a renowned artist returning after a long absence to tell the story of his struggle with bipolar affective disorder.