Outstanding Young Performers (2024)

Be-spectacled geek, Abhay falls in love with college hottie, Alisha and silently slinks away into the shadows when he realises she's unattainable. Seven years later, he re-enters her life as the nanny and hopes to woo the single mom, this time at least. Does he succeed?

An ailing, elderly poet reminisces about his life of unrest and homosexual urges.

Three teenagers with troubled families are unable to adjust at home and in high-school. Tempted with an easy, carefree life they soon pass from misdemeanors into serious crime - and will suffer for it. Sometimes, repentance comes too late.

パンクバンド“ブラスト”のヴォーカリスト・大崎ナナと、恋人・章司を追いかけて東京へ向かおうとしていた小松奈々。同い年、同じ名前のふたりが出会ったのは、上りの新幹線の中だった。クールなナナとキュートな奈々、見た目や性格は違うけどすっかり意気投合したふたりは、河を望む古いマンションの一室で共同生活を始めた。数日後、ギタリストのノブとドラマーのヤスが、新曲を携え上京して来た。新メンバーにベースのシンを加え、活動を再開するブラスト。ナナは、歌に賭ける気持ちを燃やす。一方、奈々はつれない章司に不満を募らせていた。実は、章司は思い込みの激しい奈々に疲れ、同じバイト先で知り合った大学の同級生でもある幸子に心変わりしていたのだ。彼は、奈々の目の前で幸子を選ぶ。傷心の奈々に、人気バンド“TRAPNEST”のライヴ・チケットが届いた。そのギタリストであるレンが、かつてブラストのメンバーでナナの恋人だったことを知った彼女は、ナナを誘ってライヴに出かける。レンが引き抜かれバンドを脱退した時に、愛し合いながらも別れた筈のナナとレン。しかしライヴ当日、再会を果たしたふたりは愛を再燃させるのであった。それから暫くして、奈々がバイトをクビになった。落ち込む彼女に、ナナが用意してくれたプレゼント。彼女は、奈々の大ファンであるTRAPNESTのヴォーカリスト、タクミを部屋に招いてくれたのだ。――20歳を過ぎ、甘えてばかりいられない現実の中で、とびきり甘い夢を見せてくれたナナ。それは、奈々にとってとても幸福な初恋みたいな時間だった。

Martin dies, asking Jan to carry out three wishes. Will he be up to making them happen? But, sometimes, one can also be faced with other, unforeseen wishes.

A teenager struggles to keep her scandal-ridden past and a big secret from getting out when she strikes up an unlikely romance with the crown prince.

Bartek lives in a village in the Podhale region, where he runs a small farm and takes care of his lonely and possessive mother. One day he meets Dawid, a slightly older man who comes to visit his family after many years of absence. Affection quickly develops between the two, followed by desire that Bartek suppressed for years.

In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and love, even if he finds it in the most unusual places.

An elderly woman finds out by the rumors of her friends that a teenager in her neighborhood has been kicked out of her home for being a lesbian. This triggers a traumatic memory that will reunite her with whom she really is, even if it means loosing her friends.

Sofiane lives in a high-rise block at the edges of Paris. A violent young man, he tries to be like his gang of friends. However, Sofiane is attracted to guys. Through his contradictions, he embodies the confusion of today's idle young people who have lost their bearings and live withdrawn into themselves.

Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö support each other unconditionally. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma on the contrary has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens whole new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth moving effects of first love, Rönkkö is on a quest to find pleasure. Three Fridays is all it takes to turn their worlds upside down.

In this provocative teen comedy, Luke, a young man insecure about his masculinity discovers he's a Zerophiliac, with the ability to change sex at will. Join Luke as he journeys into the extraordinary world of Zerophilia where so many crazy questions arise, only one question matters: "Whom do you love?"

車にひかれそうになったルナを助けてくれたのは天文台で働く宇宙翔（あおぞらかける）という青年だった。宇宙に幻想的なロマンを抱く、彼の純粋さに、ルナは次第に惹かれていく。だが、翔には幼馴染の名夜竹姫子という恋人がいたのだ。一方、地球を氷で包み、自分のコレクションにしようとする、プリンセス・スノー・カグヤの魔の手が迫る。果たしてルナの想いは翔に届くのか…そして地球の運命は！？

Coming out from jail, Lucas has decided to change his life and behave like a good citizen. But when he is taken hostage in a bank by a hare-brained robber, no cops can believe he is not part of the action.

The story of Gwen Araujo, a transgender teen who was murdered in California in 2002.

Hedi is the new neighbor of Iva, who raises her daughter Sofia by herself. The two women start a relationship and Iva is desperately in love with Hedi. Suddenly Iva's father appears. Hedi feels strongly attracted to him. It seems that only one world exists for Hedi. Her own.

En El Mismo Equipo (On The Same Team, in English) is about the mixed feelings of a young rugby player. He tries to keep in the secret that he is gay, due to conformity mostly, but he struggles with it almost everyday. He longs to be free, but what exactly is freedom to the young man? He isn’t so sure himself.

The intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption.