• Daniel Chatard (DE)

An investigation of the impact of brown coal extraction in Germany’s Rhineland, showing the emotional and physical toll of the mining operations.

• Toma Gerzha (RU/NL)

Documenting the lives of young people in Russia, strongly influenced by tradition, social media, and politics.

• Kevin Cooley (US)

An ode to pyrotechnicst Ken Miller, focusing on his life’s work that has been marked by both brilliance and misfortune.

• Ringel Goslinga (NL)

A kaleidoscopic view of the colonial history of the Toraja people on Sulawesi, and a study of animistic patterns and traditional weaving forms

• Xiaoxiao Xu (CN/NL)

Following those who prepare for and attend European cosplay conventions, a subculture with Asian roots full of community spirit and insecurities.

• Nora Bibel (DE)

An investigation into the repercussions of climate change around the world, with water, in abundance or in scarcity, as the central theme.

• Angeniet Berkers (NL)

The compelling history of the programme to provide the Third Reich with a new generation of leaders, focusing on the personal consequences for those involved.

• Pablo Cabado (AR)

A slow exploration of a deserted island in Patagonia, home to the ruins of an experimental fusion reactor built by German scientist Ronald Richter.

• Cécile Hupin (BE)
• Katherine Longly (BE)

Comparing dream to reality by giving a voice to those who won or came close to winning a jackpot, for better or for worse.

• Peter Pflügler (AT)

An intimate journey through the labyrinth of a family secret, focusing on the impossibility of secrets and intergenerational trauma.

• Kristof Titeca (BE)

A collage of decorative and political works from Nasser Road, Kampala, a mythical place known for its printing trade and as a centre of fraud.

• Zindzi Zwietering (NL)

The prospect of Day Zero, the day that the city of Cape Town would run out of water, questions how urban citizens relate to a changing earth.

• Sem Langendijk (NL)

A documentary fiction about the environments of port cities, highlighting the transformation of disused docklands and its communities.

• Youqine Lefèvre (BE)

Intimate stories of Chinese girls living by the regulations of the one-child policy: separated from their families and registered for adoption.

• Xiaoxiao Xu (CN/NL)

A portrait of the mysterious and colourful world of Shèhuo, a Chinese festival for welcoming the warmth of spring and the joy of blossoming trees.

• Crystal Bennes (US)

Extensive research on the invention of modern computers, the history of nuclear weapons and, in particular, the narratives of the women involved.

• Marc Schroeder (LU)

A documentary research into the deportations of ethnic Germans from Romania to Soviet forced labour camps on Stalin’s order in 1944.

• Arturo Soto (MX)

A counter-narrative of the British city of Oxford that resists the visual imperatives of its ancient university.

• Bernadette Mergaerts (BE)

A portrait of the winter swimmers on the Greek island of Corfu, and their participation in the ritual celebrations of the winter months.

• Wiosna van Bon (NL)

Portraits of the families of detainees, who are suddenly confronted with ethical questions that put their relationships under great pressure.

• Katherine Longly (BE)

A story about stereotypes, aging, social mobility, but, above all, about love.

• Valeria Cherchi (IT)

A photo-text book that attempts to decode the complex kidnapping phenomenon on Sardinia between the 1960s and the 1990s.

• Xiaoxiao Xu (CN/NL)

A poetic road trip along the Great Wall of China, follwing the lives of the people, the decline of the wall and disappearing traditions.

• Karianne Bueno (NL)

A portrait of Doug who has been living in the forests of Vancouver Island for 47 years, a labyrinth of stories and legends.

• Natascha Libbert (NL)

About life in the technical zone around locks, ports and ships, following the renovation of the sea lock in IJmuiden, port access to Amsterdam.

• Peter Dekens (BE)

Exploring the remnants of destruction along the Ypres Salient in Belgium, 100 years after the end of the First World War.

• Christian van der Kooy (NL)

Reconstructing a lovers’ dialogue while Ukraine faced major changes. A reflection on intimacy in times of annexation and information warfare.

• Arthur Mebius (NL)

Monitoring the routine operations by the North Korean aviation crew which appears as a rehearsed play of maintenance, controls and procedures.

• Esther Hessing (NL)
• Sophieke Thurmer (NL)

Firsthand stories of the people living and working in the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl, 30 years after the nuclear accident.

• Peter Dekens (BE)

A memorable photo project about the coping process of surviving relatives of suicides in West Flanders, Belgium.

• Xiaoxiao Xu (CN/NL)

A documentary fairy tale about the dream of flying, focusing on several Chinese farmers bulding their own aircraft.

• Geisje van der Linden (NL)
• Miriam Donkers (NL)

A long-term project on the Eastern European migrant workers of Stella Maris, a former monastery on the edge of the village Welberg.

• Christopher J Everard (GB)

An objective investigation of the guilt that surrounds the adult entertainment industry and the consumption of its products and services.

• Reinout van den Bergh (NL)

A portrait of the miners who lived in the mine housing estate in Beringen, where life and work went hand-in-hand.

• Daan Paans (NL)

A documentary photographic research about people who wish to extend the human life span or even aim to become immortal.

• Peter Dekens (BE)

A moving photo story about a young man born blind, captured during the twilight hours of the day in his apartment.