Non-Competition Films Wiz-Art 2026: Selection #1

TIRELESS // 9′, Elliot Totzauer, France, 2024

A young advertising director tells us about his trip to the Ardennes, where the 24h d’Endurance Tondeuses takes place. In search of the event’s young hopeful, he hopes to turn his film into his very own local Formula 1. His urban naiveté soon comes up against the reality of a world he doesn’t really understand…

HEARTWRECK // 11′, Luka Vucić, Croatia, 2026

After a painful breakup, Brko tries to move on while Heart mourns in the passenger seat. A red scarf—an heirloom of the recently ended relationship—ignites a fierce struggle for control of the steering wheel. Through chaos, collision, and memories of lost love, they confront their grief and learn how to move forward together.

XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA // 22′, Thomas Colineau, France, 2025

Simon works in a garden center in the south of France, alongside his mother, who is as kind as she is overbearing. When he is ghosted by Corentin, he is confronted with his loneliness. In the wondrous atmosphere of the greenhouse, where chatty plants echo his thoughts, he converses with another absence that helps him move forward: Hyacinth, an imagined adult who resembles him and understands him without the need for explanation. Xylella fastidiosa is a tribute to an entire generation decimated by HIV/AIDS, leaving a void in its wake.

THE ROOMMATE // 12′, Domen Martinčič, Croatia, 2026

Two roommates navigate the ups and downs of shared living, which take an unexpected turn when a mysterious visitor enters their night.

DINGO // 18′, James Marcus Haney, United States, 2026

An 81-year-old undiscovered street photographer prodigy, named Dingo, and his daughter confront how photography affects their memories and grief.

THIS IS NOT A RUNNING JOKE // 18′, Xavier Diskeuve, Belgium, 2026

Jean-Louis is stressed by the jogging or running madness which is infecting his neighborhood, his colleagues and even his close friends. How long will his family life last ?