Romance

At the brink of their 30s, two gay exes fight for the ownership of their small apartment. As they reunite for this conversation, old memories challenge the future of their relationship.

From the music of French composer Evgueni Galperine, Chinese filmmaker Bi Gan crafts a story that harkens back to the phantom rides of yore as he constructs a visual poem befitting the propulsive composition. This short film is part of the 2x25 Project of Film Fest Gent and the World Soundtrack Awards. The project commissioned 25 composers to compose a short piece of music, after which 25 filmmakers made short films that are the ultimate symbioses of music and cinematography, fitting completely within the DNA of the festival. The result: 25 exceptional films where the music inspired the form, narrative and texture.

A young man with trust issues goes on a date with a very supportive young woman.

The story revolves around Umesh, who rekindles his romance with his long-lost college crush Ketaki, a divorcee. Meanwhile, Umesh's son Tejas meets the girl of his dreams: Reva. As the father and son prepare for a double wedding, they encounter numerous challenges. What ensues is roller-coaster ride entailing misunderstandings, twists, and trials as they navigate the crossroads of tradition and modernity.

Captain Emma Fitzgerald receives a two year assignment at Nellis Air Force Base with the Thunderbirds team, the Air Force’s famed demonstration squadron. While there, her daughter Lucy becomes friends with Alice, the daughter of a civilian widower named Paul. The two girls hatch a plan to bring their single parents together, with Lucy hoping it will keep her mother from continuing to move around.

A wealthy 20-something influencer, loses financial support from her parents and takes a job at a homeless shelter for the wrong reasons. However, she soon discovers the true meaning of influence.

Three interrelated stories about life in New York City: A lonely interpreter; two young hip-hop dance enthusiasts; and a couple struggling to cope with their mentally ill son. They inspire one another in their journey of finding hope in this seemingly heavenly city.

A factory explosion plunges a small town into a timeless freeze, leaving teenage Masamune and his pals to grapple with a quickly collapsing reality.

Hadley and Oliver begin falling in love on a flight from New York to London, but when they lose each other at customs, can they defy all odds to reunite?

Iran in the early 1960s: The world is still a big dream of freedom, exuberance and Technicolor, at least in the eyes of sixteen-year-old Atieh (Saina Rohanie in an impressive debut). Together with her mother, she visits Rassoul, a longtime friend of her late father, in his small village and, upon her arrival, meets his fourteen-year-old son Kamran (new discovery Mahdiar Shahmohammadi). Kamran is immediately enraptured by Atieh's charisma, and it doesn't take long for the two teens to become close. Kamran takes Atieh into the previously unknown world of cinema, whose heroes, villains and adventures he is already passionately addicted to. A magical summer takes its course - at the end of which waits a shattering decision that will change both of them forever.

A young, dysfunctional couple struggles to define the future of their relationship while a haunting extraterrestrial presence begins to follow them.

Rome, the 1960s. A young couple speed through the city toward the sea in a brand new Fiat 500. Yearning to make love for the first time, they play their favorite song as they undress and overcome their biggest fears.

When a self-appointed expert on love tries to teach a timid prince the art of seduction, the plan backfires, leading to scandal — and unexpected romance.

The friendship of four young men namely Ali, Anton, Yusuf and Imron who are still single alias singles. In fact, they are approaching the age of three. One day, Ali suffers from venustraphobia, which is a mental disorder that causes sufferers to always panic when they meet the opposite sex. She is forced to find a way to get married soon because of her father's threat. Ali's three best friends, who have various other problems related to marriage, then make various efforts to help Ali find a life partner. Ali also met several women with unique and astonishing backgrounds. One of them is Annisa, who has a past that is closely related to the trauma that Ali experienced.

A divorce lawyer and a couples therapist, both completely different, must, as witnesses, save their best friends' wedding at all costs.

Fifty years after being dance partners in their twenties, two pensioners find themselves torn between romance and their disapproving families when they reconnect and fall head over heels in love.

Besieged by writer’s block and the crushing breakup with Tessa, Hardin travels to Portugal in search of a woman he wronged in the past – and to find himself. Hoping to win back Tessa, he realizes he needs to change his ways before he can make the ultimate commitment.