Schedule

Monday 16.06

    20:45
    Q&A with director Olga Chajdas și cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk
    Pornit

    Imago

    Q&A with director Olga Chajdas și cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk

    Late 1980s, at the Polish Coast. The old communist order is in decline, but a new order is yet to be established. Ela is just entering adulthood - already knowing she will not fit into any of these worlds.

    Poland, Netherlands, Czech Republic - 2023
    113 minute
    Together as One
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Tuesday 17.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon
    Pornit

    Epilogues

    Q&A with director Ari Alexander Ergis Magnússon

    The story of an 85-year-old man who has recently lost his wife. By mixing his wife's ashes in a cup of hot water and drinking it, she appears to him, and they share memories of their life together.

    Iceland, Belgium, Norway, Faroe Islands - 2024
    90 minute
    Smart 7
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    15:45
    Q&A with director Doris Taaker and actress Doris Tilk
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    My Dear Mother

    Q&A with director Doris Taaker and actress Doris Tilk

    When the brutally murdered mother of Alina, a drug addict, is found on the beach one day, the question arises whether Alina is a cold- blooded manipulator or a lifelong victim of abuse.

    Estonia, Ukraine - 2025
    90 minute
    Coming Up Next
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    18:30
    Dinner @ Da Pino, prepared by Chef Alex Petricean, presented by URSUS

    Film Food La Réparation

    Dinner @ Da Pino, prepared by Chef Alex Petricean, presented by URSUS

    18:30 – Film Screening: La Réparation (dir. Régis Wargnier, France, 104’) | Cercul Militar

    A legendary chef disappears on the eve of receiving his third Michelin star. In his wake, a young daughter must keep his culinary legacy alive. A mysterious and moving story about family, identity, and rebuilding.

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    18:30
    TIFF.24

    La Réparation

    TIFF.24

    A few hours before his third Michelin star was awarded, a renowned chef disappeared with his second chef during a hunting trip. His daughter Clara found herself alone at the head of the restaurant, harassed by paparazzi...

    France, Taiwan - 2025
    104 minute
    Film Food
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    19:15
    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz
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    Pornit

    Maldoror

    Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz

    When two girls go missing, Paul Chartier, an impulsive young police recruit, is assigned to Maldoror. This secret unit has been set up to monitor a dangerous sex offender.

    Belgium, France - 2024
    155 minute
    Full Moon
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    20:45
    Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu
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    And the Rest Will Follow

    Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu

    Famous film director Levent is completely unaware of Aliye, a housekeeper at the hotel where he is staying. However, Aliye, who is trying to tailor a new life story for herself, knows Levent and his films very well.

    Turkey, Bulgaria, România - 2025
    115 minute
    Supernova
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Wednesday 18.06

    13:15
    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite
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    Drowning Dry

    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite

    To celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, two sisters organize a weekend at the country house. With their kids, they go swimming in a nearby lake, relax and discuss family finances.

    Lithuania, Latvia - 2024
    88 minute
    Smart 7
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    15:30
    TIFF.24

    Love

    TIFF.24

    Marianne, a doctor, and Tor, a nurse, avoid relationships. After meeting on a ferry where Tor seeks casual encounters, Marianne explores the possibility of spontaneous intimacy, questioning societal norms.

    Norway - 2024
    119 minute
    Special Screenings
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    15:45
    TIFF.24

    The New Years

    TIFF.24

    Oscar is stuck with a crappy medical contract and is still hooked on his ex. Ana, without a partner or a job, feels lost and plans to move away. But on 1 January 2016, they meet and fleeing loses its meaning.

    Spain - 2024
    98 minute
    Coming Up Next
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Bela Tarr
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    Family Nest

    Q&A with director Bela Tarr

    Irén lives with her daughter in a small apartment of her in-laws, in the center of Budapest. Her husband Laci just came back from his national service and his relationship with Irén is deteriorating.

    Hungary - 1979
    108 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra
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    Embrace of the Serpent

    Q&A with director Ciro Guerra

    The story of the relationship between Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and last survivor of his people, and two scientists searching the Amazon for a sacred healing plant.

    Special screening in honor of director Ciro Guerra, who serves as a jury member at TIFF 2025!

    Colombia - 2015
    124 minute
    Special Screenings
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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Anamaria Biluska, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru
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    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Anamaria Biluska, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments 

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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    20:45
    Q&A with director Gürcan Keltek
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    New Dawn Fades

    Q&A with director Gürcan Keltek

    It’s been years since Akın has been in and out of the hospital. He’s relentless, angry, and shell-shocked from being stuck in the system. Since his discharge, he’s well aware that his old life is long gone.

    Turkey, Germany, Italy, Norway - 2024
    131 minute
    No Limit
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Thursday 19.06

    13:15
    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura
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    Travel Essentials

    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura

    Ada, a pregnant American journalist of Polish descent, receives a mysterious package – an autobiographical book about childhood trauma, authored by her friend, Roksana. Ada, on her last journalistic adventure before maternity leave, joins Roksana in Poland to recount the gripping story.

    Poland, Germany - 2024
    105 minute
    Smart 7
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    15:30
    TIFF.24

    They Will Be Dust

    TIFF.24

    After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Claudia decides to make her final journey in Switzerland. Flavio, who hasn’t left her side for over forty years, decides to accompany her on this one-way trip.

    Spain, Italy, Switzerland - 2024
    107 minute
    No Limit
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    15:45
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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    Yellow Cat

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov

    Ex-con Kermek and his beloved Eva want to give up their crime-ridden lives in the steppes of Kazakhstan. He has a dream: to build a cinema in the mountains. Will Kermek's love for Alain Delon be strong enough to keep them away from crime gangs' violent clutches?

    Kazakhstan, France - 2020
    90 minute
    3 x 3
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    18:00
    Q&A with directors Mihai Gavril Dragolea and Radu Mocanu, editor Andrei Gorgan, producers Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and Elena Martin
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    Tooth and Nail

    Q&A with directors Mihai Gavril Dragolea and Radu Mocanu, editor Andrei Gorgan, producers Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and Elena Martin

    Two filmmakers follow an entrepreneur turned eco-activist as he exposes Romania's timber mafia. Their journey takes a dramatic turn when, in the middle of a forest, the three are attacked by a group of 12 angry men.

    România - 2024
    85 minute
    Romanian Days
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Bela Tarr
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    Werkhmeister Harmonies

    Q&A with director Bela Tarr

    An innocent young man witnesses violence break out after an isolated village is inflamed by the arrival of a circus and its peculiar attractions: a giant whale and a mysterious man named “The Prince”.

    Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2000
    145 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    20:30
    Q&A with director Jethro Massey
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    Paul and Paulette Take a Bath

    Q&A with director Jethro Massey

    Paul and Paulette’s chance encounter on a Parisian boulevard sparks an unusual friendship that grows around a dark game. The two youngsters start reenacting scenes of notorious crimes from bygone eras at the sites they occurred... For Paul, the game is a way of getting closer to Paulette.

    United Kingdom - 2024
    109 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    21:00
    Q&A with directors Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and editor Ciprian Cimpoi
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    Tata

    Q&A with directors Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and editor Ciprian Cimpoi

    A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment.

    România, Germany, Netherlands - 2024
    82 minute
    Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

    11:30
    Q&A with the creators of the short films
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    Romanian Shorts IV

    Q&A with the creators of the short films

    Strigoi (Strigoi, dir. Márton Nagy, România)

    Magicianul (The Magician, dir. Bogdan Mureșanu, România)

    Vali (dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)

    Nebunul (The Madman, dir. Igor Cobileanski, România)

    120 minute
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    14:30
    Q&A with the creators of the short films
    Pornit

    Romanian Shorts III

    Q&A with the creators of the short films

    Tot ce rămâne (All That Remains, dir. Andrei Redinciuc, România)

    Jackpot (Jackpot, dir. Vlad Popa, Vasile Todinca, România)

    Ajutoare (Aid, dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș, România)

    Fracti (dir. Lavinia Petrache, România)

    Albocalmin (dir. Florin Șerban, România)

    117 minute
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    15:00
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film
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    The New Year That Never Came

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film

    Screening also accessible for people with visual and hearing impairment through the programme Cinema without barriers, with the support of the Institut francais in Romania. 

    România, Serbia - 2024
    138 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:30
    Q&A with the creators of the short films
    Pornit

    Romanian Shorts II

    Q&A with the creators of the short films

    Despre imposibilitatea unui omagiu (On the Impossibility of an Homage, dir. Xandra Popescu, România)

    Alișveriș (Alisveris, dir. Vasile Todinca, România)

    Zi de sărbătoare (Celebration Day, dir. Octavian Șaramet, România)

    Grandpa Is Sleeping (dir. Matei Branea, România)

    118 minute
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    18:15
    Q&A with director Simona Constantin, producer Cristina Badea, DOP Andrei Oană
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    Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?

    Q&A with director Simona Constantin, producer Cristina Badea, DOP Andrei Oană

    Not willing to accept that his glorious life as the "King of the violin" is over, Caliu starts the journey of reinventing himself. Traveling back and forth between present struggles and the old, golden days, music is the only constant in Caliu's life.

    Romania, Qatar - 2025
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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    20:30
    Q&A with the creators of the short films
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    Romanian Shorts I

    Q&A with the creators of the short films

    Fursecuri și lapte (Milk and Cookies, dir. Andrei Tache-Codreanu, România)

    Anchor (dir. Vilmos Peter, România)

    Dragostea e în aer (Love Is in the Air, dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)

    Marinică, băiatul meu (Marinică, My Boy, dir. Mihnea Toma, România)

    118 minute
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    20:45
    Q&A with director and producer Mădălina Roșca, producer Paul Arne Wagner, sound designer Mihnea Ciulei
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    Little Syria

    Q&A with director and producer Mădălina Roșca, producer Paul Arne Wagner, sound designer Mihnea Ciulei

    Shot over 20 years, Little Syria follows the quest of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend trapped between Syria, from where they ran for their lives, and Europe, which seems at times to embrace them and and then to push them back where they came from.

    Germany, Romania, Portugal - 2025
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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Saturday 21.06

    13:30
    TIFF.24

    Soylent Green

    TIFF.24

    In a densely overpopulated, starving New York City of the future, an NYPD detective investigates the murder of an executive at Soylent Corporation, but when he begins to make real progress the governor mysteriously stops the investigation.

    United States - 1973
    97 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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