Festival 3 Continents
48th edition
NOV. 20>28, 2026, Nantes France
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Festival des 3 Continents 20>28 NOV 2026

From November 20 to 28, 2026, the Festival des 3 Continents returns to theaters in Nantes and several other cities in the department for a new edition celebrating cinema from Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

The films will be screened in Nantes at the Katorza, the Concorde, the Pathé Nantes, and the Cinématographe. This edition will therefore mark the last chance to see films in the Cinématographe’s historic theater before the opening of its new venue in December 2026.

Program 2026 (in french)

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Programme

Opening and closing of the festival

Official Selection – International Competition

Official Selection – Special Screenings

Zeki Demirkubuz, History in Hindsight (Türkiye)

Kailasam Balachander, Society in the Spotlight (India)

The Past Here and Now (restored films)

Thematic programme: The Life of Ghosts

Young Audience Films: First Steps Towards 3 Continents

Jury

official jury

The official jury will award the Montgolfière d’Or, granted by the festival and  the City of Nantes, and the Montgolfière d’Argent, granted by the Loire-Atlantique Departmental’s Council. The 2026 Official Jury is composed of:

  • Yann GONZALEZ · Film director (France)
  • Jeanne LAPOIRIE · DOP (France)
  • Léonie PERNET · Composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and performer (France)
  • TRUONG Minh Quy · Film director (Vietnam)

young jury

The Young Jury will award the Young Jury Award, granted by the Nantes Atlantique Airport. The 2026 Young Jury is composed of 4 young people who live in the Nantes metropolitan area and were selected on application, including:

  • Charlotte CASTAING · Animation director
  • Ruya KURUOZ · Student of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures
  • Eve MEYER · Student in a preparatory class for Ciné-Sup
  • Soleil SHU · Fine Arts Student

audience

The Audience Award is awarded by the festival audience.

Teaser

Films

Achamillai Achamillai
(Achamillai Achamillai)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1984
Alea Jacarandas
(Alea Jacarandas )
by Hassen FERHANI
Algeria, France — 2026
All You Need to Make a Movie Is a Gun
(Para hacer una película solo hace falta un arma )
by Santiago SEIN
Argentina — 2026
Atlantique
by Mati DIOP
France, Senegal, Belgium — 2019
Aval Oru Thodarkathai
(Aval Oru Thodarkathai)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1974
C Blok
(Block C)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 1994
The Confession
(Itiraf)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2001
Dark Water
(Honogurai mizu no soko kara)
by Hideo NAKATA
Japan — 2002
Destiny
(Kader)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey, Greece — 2006
Djeliya, Memory of Mandingo
(Djeliya, mémoire du Mandé)
by Boubacar SANGARÉ
Burkina Faso, France, Mali, Côte d'Ivoire — 2026
Ember
(Kor)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2016
Enfants de Palestine, deux histoires de Cisjordanie
(Enfants de Palestine, deux histoires de Cisjordanie)
by Shayma’ AWAWDEH, Mohamed MESBAH
France — 2026
Envy
(Kiskanmak)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2009
Everything Else is Noise
(Lo demás es ruido)
by Nicolàs PEREDA
Mexico, Germany, Canada — 2026
Life
(Hayat)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2023
Hearing
(Thinh Giac)
by LE Bao
Vietnam, Singapore, Norvège, France, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Cambodge, Thailand, Taiwan — 2026
Iluminada
(Iluminada)
by Nicolás RINCÓN GILLE
Belgium, Colombia — 2026
Indépendance Tey
(Indépendance Tey)
by Abdou Lahat FALL
Senegal, France, Bénin — 2026
Innocence
(Masumiyet)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 1997
Inside
(Yeralti)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2012
Julián
(Julián)
by Louise BAGNALL
Irlande, Luxembourg, Canada, Denmark — 2026
The Insect Woman
(Nippon Konchuki)
by Shôhei IMAMURA
Japan — 1963
La libertad doble
(Double Freedom)
by Lisandro ALONSO
Chile, Argentina, Luxembourg, Germany — 2026
The Night and the Days of Miguel Burnier
(A noite e os dias de Miguel Burnier)
by João DUMANS
Brazil — 2026
Fate
(Yazgi)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2001
A Witch's Mirror
(El espejo de la bruja)
by Chano URUETA
Mexico — 1960
The Pornographers
(Erogotoshi-tachi yori: Jinruigaku nyûmon)
by Shôhei IMAMURA
Japan — 1966
Blades of the Guardians
(Biao ren: Feng qi da mo)
by YUEN Woo-Ping
China — 2026
Spirited Away
(Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi)
by Hayao MIYAZAKI
Japan — 2002
Linda Linda Linda
by Nobuhiro YAMASHITA
Japan — 2005
Los silencios
(Los silencios )
by Beatriz SEIGNER
Brazil, Colombia, France — 2018
Maro Charithra
(Maro Charithra)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1978
Mirage
(Assarab)
by Ahmed BOUANANI
Maroc — 1979
Muyi, la légende du village des femmes
(Muyi, la légende du village des femmes)
by Julien CHHENG
France — 2026
Nausea
(Bulanti)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2015
Nizhal Nijamakirathu
(Nizhal Nijamakirathu)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1978
North Wind
(Vento Norte)
by Salomão SCLIAR
Brazil — 1951
Nowhere to Lay my Eyes
(Nunduldega eomne)
by HONG Sangsoo
South Korea — 2026
Pakeezah
(Pakeezah)
by Kamal AMROHI
India — 1972
Rehmat
(Rehmat)
by Gurvinder SINGH
India, France — 2026
Revolutionaries Never Die
by Mohanad YAQUBI
Palestine, Belgium, Qatar — 2026
Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song
(Revolutions Happen Like Refrains in a Song)
by Nick DEOCAMPO
Philippines — 1987
On the Beat
(Minjing Gushi)
by NING Ying
China — 1995
Rouge
(Yim ji kau)
by Stanley KWAN
Hong Kong — 1987
Rudra Veena
(Rudra Veena)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1988
Sindhu Bhairavi
(Sindhu Bhairavi)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1985
Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion
(A veces me entra tristeza, otras veces rebelión)
by María APARICIO
Argentina, Spain — 2026
Thanneer Thanneer
(Thaneer Thaneer)
by Kailasam BALACHANDER
India — 1981
The Burning Giants
(Yak mai)
by Phuttiphong AROONPHENG
Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands — 2026
The Difficult Bride
by Rubaiyat HOSSAIN
France, Bangladesh, Portugal, Norvège, Germany — 2026
The Glimmering
(Mimyeong)
by LEE Weon-young
South Korea — 2026
The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer
(La illusion de una primevara sin fin)
by Alessandra SANGUINETTI
Argentina — 2026
The Sealed Soil
(Khake sar beh mohr)
by Marva NABILI
Iran — 1977
The Waiting Room
(Bekleme Odasi)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 2003
The World Before
(Cheot Segye)
by YOON Dan-bi
South Korea — 2026
Third Page
(Uçuncu Sayfa)
by Zeki DEMIRKUBUZ
Turkey — 1999
Trop c’est trop
(Enough is Enough)
by Elisé SAWASAWA
France, Congo, Democratic Republic of — 2026
Voyage au pays des rêves
by BAE Eunji, CHAO-CHUN Yeh, HAN Seungmin, Makiko NANKE , Kôji YAMAMURA, Yawen ZHENG
South Korea, United States, Japan, Taiwan
Whispers in May
(Chun Ri Huan You)
by Dongnan CHEN
Hong Kong, Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden — 2026