Director Biography – MICKAEL ABBATE, CHRIS CONTI

French filmmaker Mickael Abbate explores poetic cinema at the crossroads of genre. Co-director of Phantasmagoria (Turin FF Award), he returned in 2024 with Feu-Follet, a short acclaimed for its striking visuals and meticulous sound design.

Chris Conti is a French writer/director and occasional actor who crafts his short films with a singular vision, often taking on shooting, producing, and scoring duties himself.

Film In competition – No wind to Hold

A fading summer, an old dock, two childhood friends by the shimmering lake. But beneath the warmth of their reunion, an unsettling truth emerges, where time unravels and the past resurfaces.