Our ethos is very simple. Tell us a good story and tell it well.

I have competed in a lot of film festivals, and been to many others as well. Full stop. I never appreciated the ones where the festival director said oh, we have a specific genre this year, be it films with only red cars full, or only horror films this year or only this or that genre.

We pride ourselves on discovering, projecting and promoting the World's best indie films. Full stop. And that's what we have been doing for the last 18 editions. There is no set-in-stone criteria at all. We think our audiences deserves the best of the best from the World of indie filmmaking - and from the widest possible geographical sweep possible.

We're open to anything and everything. Just make it great cinema. We will be announcing ÉCU 2023's Official Selection on the 2nd of March on www.ecufilmfestival.com if you are interested.