Regina International Film Festival and Awards lineup revealed

The Regina International Film Festival and Awardshas unveiled the lineup for its ninth annual festival, set for Aug. 20-24.

The festival named 112 selections, including 45 directorial debuts, 31 female and six genderqueer or nonbinary filmmakers, and films produced in 27 languages.

The full list is available on the festival website.

Festival president andCEO John Thimothy said there's been a lot of growth during the last nine years.The festival started with 30 short films at one location for a two-day festival with just two categories. Now, there are 15 categories, 112 movies and 27 languages.

"The festival promises to be a platform for creativity, cultural exchange, and the exploration of diverse perspectives. We look forward to welcoming filmmakers, film enthusiasts, and the community at large to this celebratory cultural event," Thimothy said in a news release.

At a media event Tuesday, Thimothyalso highlighted the LOOK program, an initiative that provides people living with mental health challenges the space to express themselves creatively by making films in a safe, funand supportive environment. It includes an educational course that filmmakers can take to create films.

Here are some of the films being featured and nominated at the upcoming festival:

Canadian feature:

• Look At Me.
• One Must Wash Eyes.
• Daughter of the Sun.

Saskatchewan short film:

• Our Last Day As Kids.
• Fear and Trembling.
• Still Here/Immerdar.
• Family.
• Art of the Call.
• Ninja Grandma.
• Pen Pals.

International feature:

• The Meaning of a Ritual.
• Port-au-Prince.

Canadiandocumentary long form:

• These Four Walls.
• Your Cinema Needs You.
• I Plowed the Sacred Soil.
• Analogue Revolution: How Feminist Media Changed the World

Canadian documentary short form:

• Coming Home (Wanna Icipus Kupi).
• istn:'a.
• Goodbye, Hunter.
• People of the Sea.
• Four Mile Creek