For its 18th edition, part of the 37th FIDMarseille, FIDLab selects eleven projects from 477 submissions that will be presented to professionals on July 9 and 10, with a jury consisting of Athina Rachel Tsangari, Wim Vanacker, and Olivier Barbier. The selection includes new works by Elena López Riera (*Vigil*), Amin Motallebzadeh (*East of Any Place*), Muhammed Hamdy (*Ayoub's Shore*), Tyler Taormina and Sofia Bohdanowic (*La Tirana*), which are in various stages of production. Germany receives a country focus this year, for which Fünferfilm, Amerikafilm, and Klinkerfilm have been invited, while the focus is supported by German Films.