Opus Bonum
Opus Bonum is a competition section for the best world documentary films presented in world, international or European premieres.
→ USD 10,000 for the winning film
→ EUR 3,000 for the best film from V4 countries** (in cooperation with the International Visegrad Fund)
→ award for the best Central and East European film*
→ awards for the best cinematography, editing, sound design, film essay, etc.
* Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia (only for films not supported by the Russian state institutions), Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan
** Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia
19th Floor
Baltic UXOAfter the Second World War, approximately 1.6 million tonnes of unexploded military ordnance were dumped into the Baltic and North Seas. Decades later, this wartime legacy has become part of the… director: Agnė Dovydaitytė, Alexander Belinskioriginal title: Baltic UXO country: Lithuania, Germany, Latvia year: 2026 running time: 76 min.
For the Moon
At the outset, the film comes across as a classic observational documentary set at the National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris. It follows the daily lives of students as they learn to find their way… director: Éric Baudelaire original title: Car la lune country: France year: 2026 running time: 88 min. 
Gaulana Light
signifies knowledge and progress; darkness denotes ignorance and danger. But what if we were to turn this seemingly self-evident contrast on its head? Light and darkness in the film are not merely… director: Pablo Casanueva original title: Gaulana country: Spain year: 2026 running time: 61 min. 
Good Girls
At a Catholic reformatory for teenage girls in Łódź, daily life is governed by discipline, supervision and enforced obedience. A discreet camera observes the relationships between the girls and their… director: Ania Winiarska original title: Good Girls country: Sweden, Finland year: 2026 running time: 75 min. 
I See No Death
How is war changing as technology advances and part of the fighting is shifting to the screens of drone operators? The film follows a newly formed Ukrainian unmanned systems unit from its first deployment in… director: Yevhen Titarenko original title: Я не бачу смерті country: Ukraine, Latvia year: 2026 running time: 75 
Land of Fire
Elderly men in battered pick-up trucks drive through the Canadian wilderness, where not even firewood remains following massive wildfires. Although they are constantly on the move, they never cross the… director: Nikola Klinger original title: Land of Fire country: Czech Republic, Germany year: 2026 running time: 85 min.
Life Is There
In this film, Cairo becomes a space where personal memories intersect with historical memory, and history is etched directly into the city’s very fabric. The director wanders through its streets and, through… director: Ishtar Yasin Gutiérrez original title: Alhaia hunakcountry: Egypt, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, United Kingdom year: 2026 running time: 71 min.
Love Exposed
What mark does a life devoted to art leave on family relationships? Blanka Kulová is editing a film about her father, Vlastimil Kula, a well-known Czech photographer of nudes and erotic images, whose… director: Filip Remunda original title: Love Exposed country: Czech Republic, Slovakia year: 2026 running time: 96 min.
Mohabat
Following his father’s death in a drone strike, twelve-year-old Mohabat is left without parental care, along with his two older brothers. His father is regarded by those around him as a martyr, and their deep faith in… director: James Longley original title: Mohabat country: United States, Afghanistan year: 2026 running time: 89 min.
Outside/Inside
For seven years, the director follows the life of Ceci, a stray cat that gradually settles into his home without ever completely leaving the world of the streets. Their ever-changing relationship forms the backbone of… director: Maani Petgar original title: Biroun/Daroun country: Iran year: 2026 running time: 108 min.
Sacred Songs
The Pankisi Valley in north-eastern Georgia, a mountainous region along the course of the River Alazani, is home to the Kists, an ethnic community with Chechen roots and their own religious tradition… director: Nona Giunashvili original title: Tsminda Simgherebi country: France, Georgia year: 2026 running time: 65 min.
Small Talk
How does one behave properly in society, carry oneself with elegance and conduct a polite conversation? Charlie, a 35-year-old Frenchwoman, decides to change her career and sets off on a… director: Mateo Ybarra original title: Small Talk country: Switzerland year: 2026 running time: 95 min.
The Songs from Within
Two siblings from the Paiwan indigenous community in Taiwan do not conform to local notions of masculinity in their appearance and behaviour. Their family prefers to turn a blind eye to their differences… director: Elvis A-liang Lu original title: Ge Wu De Wo Men country: Taiwan year: 2026 running time: 84 min.
Wasteland Chronicles
