April-June 2026 Selections

 

CKF International Film Festival is pleased to announce that the official selections for the April-June 2026 Edition are now complete. Please note that 11 entries have been selected across submission categories. Congratulations to all those who have been Selected! Official Laurel will be emailed soon. 
 

Micro Short:

  • Gumball – Director: James Murray (United Kingdom)   
  • Effort – Director: Liam Lau-Fernandez (United Kingdom)   
  • Fire Baby Monster – Director: Saudat Sanusi (United Kingdom)   

Mini Short:

  • Shadows of State Violence: Testimonies of the Survivors (국가폭력의 그늘: 살아남은 자들의 증언 ) – Director: Seo Eun Kim, Jun Lee (South Korea)   
  • Monty – Director: Tian Zhong (United States)   
  • Watchers of Little Lives – A Diary of Monitoring Dobong’s Salamanders – Director: Seoyul Son (South Korea)   

Music Video:

I Want to Ascend (Quiero ascender) – Director: Daniel Pino (Chile)    

Feature (Fiction and Documentary):

MAYPILAMA: Keel Line of Creation – Director: Elaine Ḻäwurrpa Maypilama, Pat Josse (Australia)      

Screenplay/Script:

  • Face Value – Writer: Tom Matthews (United Kingdom) 
  • Staring at Stars (A HomeWorld Saga) – Writer: Joey van Rumpt (Not Specified) 
  • The Barista – Writer: Oisín Anthony O’Hanlon (Ireland)