2025 QCinema International Film Festival
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Opening filmCouture
by Alice Winocour
by Alice Winocour
LocationQuezon City, Philippines
Festival dateNovember 14–23, 2025
Websiteqcinema.ph
| Opening film | Couture by Alice Winocour |
|---|---|
| Location | Quezon City, Philippines |
| Festival date | November 14–23, 2025 |
| Website | qcinema |
The 2025 QCinema International Film Festival took place from November 14 to 23, 2025 in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] It highlights the theme of "Film City", which celebrates Quezon City's recognition as UNESCO's City of Film this year.[2] The festival opened with Alice Winocour's drama film Couture and closed with Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke's supernatural comedy film A Useful Ghost, the winner of Asian Next Wave Best Picture.[3]
Asian Next Wave
- Bianca Balbuena, film producer
- Liz Shackleton, film journalist
- Martin Horyna, film festival programmer
- John Arcilla, actor
QCShorts International
- Chris Fujiwara, writer and film critic
- Mikhail Red, filmmaker
- Pearl Chan, film distributor
RainbowQC
- Petersen Vargas, filmmaker
- Don Jaucian, author
- Francisco Javier López Tapia, director of Instituto Cervantes of Manila
New Horizons
- Bastian Meiresonne, author
- Martika Ramirez Escobar, filmmaker
- Panos Kotzathanasis, film critic
Official selection
Asian Next Wave
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamonds in the Sand | 砂の中のダイヤモンド | Janus Victoria | Japan, Malaysia, Philippines |
| Family Matters | 我家的事 | Ke-yin Pan | Taiwan |
| Ky Nam Inn | Quán Kỳ Nam | Leon Le | Vietnam |
| Lost Land | Harà Watan | Akio Fujimoto | Japan, France, Malaysia, Germany |
| Luz | 花明渡 | Flora Lau | Hong Kong, China, France |
| Open Endings | Nigel Santos | Philippines | |
| Renoir | Chie Hayakawa | Japan, France, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia | |
| A Useful Ghost | ผีใช้ได้ค่ะ | Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke | Thailand, France, Singapore, Germany |
| The World of Love | 세계의 주인 | Yoon Ga-eun | South Korea |
New Horizons
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoeba | Tan Siyou | Singapore, Netherlands, Spain, France, South Korea | |
| Blue Heron | Sophy Romvari | Canada, Hungary, United States | |
| Brand New Landscape | 見はらし世代 | Yuiga Danzuka | Japan |
| The Chronology of Water | Kristen Stewart | United States, Latvia, France | |
| DJ Ahmet | Диџеј Ахмет | Georgi M. Unkovski | North Macedonia, Czechia, Serbia, Croatia |
| Lucky Lu | Lloyd Lee Choi | Canada, United States | |
| Manas | Marianna Brennand Fortes | Brazil, Portugal, France, Belgium | |
| On Your Lap | Pangku | Reza Rahadian | Indonesia, Saudi Arabia |
| The President's Cake | مملكة القصب | Hasan Hadi | Iraq, United States, Qatar |
RainbowQC
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3670 | Park Joon-ho | South Korea | |
| Bel Ami | 漂亮朋友 | Geng Jun | France |
| The Little Sister | La Petite Dernière | Hafsia Herzi | France, Germany |
| The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo | La misteriosa mirada del flamenco | Diego Céspedes | Chile, France, Spain, Belgium, Germany |
| On the Road | En el camino | David Pablos | Mexico |
| Skin of Youth | Ồn ào tuổi trẻ | Ash Mayfair | Vietnam, Singapore, United States, Japan |
| Strange River | Estrany Riu | Jaume Claret Muxart | Spain, Germany |
| Summer's Camera | 여름의 카메라 | Divine Sung | South Korea |
Screen International
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Couture (opening film) | Alice Winocour | United States, France | |
| Divine Comedy | کمدی الهی | Ali Asgari | Iran, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey |
| Father Mother Sister Brother | Jim Jarmusch | United States, Ireland, France, Italy, Japan | |
| Hamnet | Chloé Zhao | United Kingdom, United States | |
| The History of Sound | Oliver Hermanus | United Kingdom, United States, Sweden | |
| Little Amélie or the Character of Rain | Amélie et la métaphysique des tubes | Maïlys Vallade, Liane-Cho Han | France, Belgium |
| The Mastermind | Kelly Reichardt | United Kingdom, United States | |
| Once Upon a Time in Gaza | Tarzan and Arab Nasser | France, Portugal, Palestine, Germany, United States | |
| The Portuguese House | Una quinta portuguesa | Avelina Prat | Spain, Portugal |
| Sirāt | Óliver Laxe | Spain, France, Morocco | |
| The Things You Kill | Öldürdüğün Şeyler | Alireza Khatami | Canada, France, Poland, Turkey, Singapore |
Before Midnight
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Garden of Earthly Delights | Ang Hardin ng Makalupang Kasiyahan | Morgan Knibbe | Netherlands, Philippines, Belgium |
| Rabbit Trap | Bryn Chainey | United States, United Kingdom | |
| The Ugly Stepsister | Den Stygge Stesøsteren | Emilie Blichfeldt | Denmark, Norway, Poland, Sweden |
QCinema Selects
The first two episodes of HBO Max's comedy series Call My Manager were screened during the festival.[4]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call My Manager (episodes 1 and 2) | Erik Matti | Philippines | |
| Human Resource | Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit | Thailand | |
| The Kings of the World | Los reyes del mundo | Laura Mora | Colombia, France, Luxembourg, Mexico, Norway |
| Lakambini, Gregoria De Jesus | Arjanmar Rebeta, Jeffrey Jeturian | Philippines | |
| Rental Family | Hikari | United States | |
| The Richest Woman in the World | La femme la plus riche du monde | Thierry Klifa | France, Belgium |
| Shadow Transit | Pedring Lopez | Philippines, Hong Kong, Canada | |
Rediscovery
2000 film Almost Famous was set to screen at the festival, but cancelled due to technical issues.[5]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Linda Linda (2005) | リンダ リンダ リンダ | Nobuhiro Yamashita | Japan |
| Showgirls (1995) | Paul Verhoeven | United States, France | |
Dokyu Days
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10s Across the Borders | Chan Sze-wei | Philippines, Singapore, Germany, United Kingdom | |
| 2000 Meters to Andriivka | 2000 метрів до Андріївки | Mstyslav Chernov | Ukraine, United States |
| Below the Clouds | Sotto le nuvole | Gianfranco Rosi | Italy |
| The Road to Sydney | Benito Bautista | Philippines | |
| The Treasure Hunter | Giacomo Gex | United States, Philippines | |
| The Voice of Hind Rajab | صوت هند رجب | Kaouther Ben Hania | France, Tunisia, United States, United Kingdom, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Italy |
Focus on Sandra Hüller
This year's special program is focused to showcase the work by German actress Sandra Hüller, presented with Goethe-Institut.[6]
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy of a Fall (2023) | Anatomie d'une chute | Justine Triet | France |
| Requiem (2006) | Hans-Christian Schmid | Germany | |
| Toni Erdmann (2016) | Maren Ade | Austria, France, Germany, Romania | |
| Two to One (2024) | Zwei zu eins | Natja Brunckhorst | Germany |
| The Zone of Interest (2023) | Jonathan Glazer | United Kingdom, Poland, United States | |