Festival Programme

Films by Country

Japan

Drive My Car

Doraibu mai kā

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Adapted from the short story by Haruki Murakami, Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s profoundly moving, poetic vision of grief and the deep mysteries of the human spirit is the Cannes 2021 winner for Best Screenplay.

Sing a Bit of Harmony

Ai no utagoe o kikasete

Yasuhiro Yoshiura

Schoolyard romance, musical numbers and lifelike robotics collide in this animated glimpse at what teenage life might look like in a world increasingly run by artificial intelligence.

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy

Guzen to sozo

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

A gentle exploration of the complexities of the human heart, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy is a balm for the soul.