Thursday 19.06

20:30
Student House
Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, 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
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Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, 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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22:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with distributors Iriana Adnana and Alex Sîrbu
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Merman
Q&A with distributors Iriana Adnana and Alex Sîrbu
A female voice is haunting a male gaze.
România - 2024
86 minute
Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

10:00
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Mehmet Akif Buyukatalay
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Hysteria
Q&A with director Mehmet Akif Buyukatalay
When a burned Quran is found on a film set, the shoot takes a dark turn and the crew is thrown into turmoil. Caught in the crossfire of accusations, 24-year-old intern Elif is drawn into a dangerous game of secrets and lies, finding herself at the heart of an all-absorbing conspiracy.
Germany - 2025
104 minute
Competition
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12:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Eva Libertad Garcia Lopez and producer Nuria Munoz Ortin
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Deaf
Q&A with director Eva Libertad Garcia Lopez and producer Nuria Munoz Ortin
Ángela, a deaf woman, is expecting a child with her hearing partner, Héctor. The baby’s arrival disrupts their relationship, forcing Ángela to face the challenges of raising her daughter in a world not made for her.
Spain - 2025
99 minute
Competition
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14:00
Student House
TIFF.24

Hard Truths
TIFF.24
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, her dentist, her doctor, the girl at the supermarket checkout...
United Kingdom, Spain - 2024
97 minute
Supernova
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15:00
Victoria Cinema
TIFF.24

The Kingdom
TIFF.24
Corsica, 1995. It’s Lesia’s first summer as a teenager. One day a man bursts into her life and takes her to an isolated villa where she finds her father, in hiding, surrounded by his clan. An underworld war erupts. The noose is tightening around them. Death strikes.
France - 2024
112 minute
Competition
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16:00
Student House
Q&A with director Fabrice Du Welz
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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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17:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Igor Cobileanski, actors Daniela Nane, Ada Lupu, Andreea Chiritescu, Gheorghe Visu, Andrei Aradits, Theodor Soptelea, Vlad Brumaru, Ionut Cornila and DOP and producer Cristian Gugu

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Comatogen
Q&A with director Igor Cobileanski, actors Daniela Nane, Ada Lupu, Andreea Chiritescu, Gheorghe Visu, Andrei Aradits, Theodor Soptelea, Vlad Brumaru, Ionut Cornila and DOP and producer Cristian Gugu

Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!
România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
105 minute
Romanian Days
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19:00
Student House
Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)
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The Spruce Forest
Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)
Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation.
România, Republic of Moldova - 2025
75 minute
Romanian Days
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20:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Avelina Prat and actress Maria de Medeiros
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The Portuguese House
Q&A with director Avelina Prat and actress Maria de Medeiros
The disappearance of his wife leaves Fernando completely devastated. Without direction, he assumes the identity of another man as the gardener of a Portuguese estate, where he establishes an unexpected friendship with the landlady, entering a new life that does not belong to him.
Spain, Portugal - 2025
114 minute
Special Screenings
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21:00
Student House
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan and producer Tudor Reu
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Traffic
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan and producer Tudor Reu
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...
România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
126 minute
Romanian Days
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23:15
Victoria Cinema
Preceded by the short film Alien 2 or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters (dir. Rasmus Merivoo )
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Alien 2 or the Return of Valdis in 17 Chapters
Preceded by the short film Alien 2 or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters (dir. Rasmus Merivoo )
Preceded by the short film Alien 2 or: Valdis' Escape in 11 Chapters (dir. Rasmus Merivoo )
Estonia - 2024
100 minute
FOCUS Estonia
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Saturday 21.06

10:00
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan, producer Tudor Reu and production coordinator Antonia Marin
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Traffic
Q&A with actor Robert Iovan, producer Tudor Reu and production coordinator Antonia Marin
Natalia and Ginel leave their small Romanian Danube village to work abroad in a big Flemish city. When she is assaulted, Natalia asks Iţă, a friend from home turned into a crook, to help her. Iţă uses the opportunity to make an unexpected proposition...
România, Belgium, Netherlands - 2024
126 minute
Romanian Days
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12:45
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Andra MacMasters, editor Andrei Gorgan, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and sound designer Matei Vasilache
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Bright Future
Q&A with director Andra MacMasters, editor Andrei Gorgan, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and sound designer Matei Vasilache
In the summer of 1989, thousands of people from various nations and beliefs gathered in North Korea for a grand student festival that championed peace, friendship, and anti-imperialism. Here is a documentary about the festival that took place at a pivotal moment in history.
România, Korea, Republic of - 2024
89 minute
Romanian Days
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14:00
Student House
TIFF.24

Kill the Jockey
TIFF.24
Remo is a legendary jockey, but his self-destructive behavior is beginning to outshine his talent and threaten his relationship with his girlfriend Abril.
Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark, United States - 2024
97 minute
Supernova
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15:00
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Andrei Ujică
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TWST - Things We Said Today
Q&A with director Andrei Ujică
Screening in the presence of director Andrei Ujică
România, France - 2024
91 minute
Romanian Days
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16:15
Student House
Q&A with director Darren Thornton
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Four Mothers
Q&A with director Darren Thornton
Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep!
Ireland, United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Supernova
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17:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
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Cadet
Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov
Single mother Alina tries to enroll her son, Serik, in an elite military academy, but he is bullied by his classmates because of his girlish appearance, and the principal deems him unfit for the school. Alina succeeds in getting Serik reinstated, but the consequences will be terrible…
Kazakhstan - 2024
123 minute
3 x 3
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18:30
Student House
TIFF.24

Dreams (Sex Love)
TIFF.24
Johanne falls in love for the first time… with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read the account, they were shocked by its intimate content...
Norway - 2025
110 minute
Special Screenings
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20:15
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
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The Ceremony
Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
A fight over stolen property and a tragic death brings together two very different men for a hypnotic and moving odyssey across the Yorkshire landscape in search of a suitable burial place.
United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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21:00
Student House
TIFF.24

Islands
TIFF.24
Tom is the tennis coach at a luxurious island hotel, filling the time between lessons with alcohol and one-night stands. He strikes up a relationship with guests Anne, her husband Dave and their son Anton.
Germany - 2024
121 minute
Supernova
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22:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
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Restless
Q&A with actress Lyndsey Marshal
A mild-mannered care worker’s peaceful existence is disturbed when an intimidating party animal moves into the house next door. Subjected to endless sleepless nights, she is gradually drawn into an escalating war of attrition that will test her resolve and her sanity to the limit.
United Kingdom - 2024
89 minute
Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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Sunday 22.06

10:00
Victoria Cinema
TIFF.24

The Idiot
TIFF.24
The story of a naive man, whose direct behavior stirs in people moral unrest, rage and embarrassment over their own pettiness, making them yearn for goodness. An atypical adaptation of Dostojevski's novel of the same title.
Estonia - 2011
132 minute
3 x 3
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12:30
Victoria Cinema
TIFF.24

No Beast. So Fierce.
TIFF.24
After a bloody gang war in Berlin ends, the youngest daughter of the victorious Arab clan begins to plot against the men of her family. She kills brothers, nephews, friends and enemies, until she is the undisputed boss of the Berlin underworld.
Germany, France, Poland - 2025
150 minute
No Limit
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14:00
Student House
TIFF.24

Madly
TIFF.24
A romantic comedy that goes beyond appearances, diving into the minds of its main characters, Piero and Lara, and revealing their most hidden thoughts and the inner battles that we all face. And one thing is clear: once they have met they will never be the same again.
Italy - 2025
97 minute
Supernova
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15:30
Victoria Cinema
Q&A with director Darren Thornton
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Four Mothers
Q&A with director Darren Thornton
Edward, a novelist saddled with caring for his elderly mother, finally finds himself on the brink of literary success. Busy with the demands of his upcoming book tour, the last thing Edward needs is his friends leaving their mothers on his doorstep!
Ireland, United Kingdom - 2024
92 minute
Supernova
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16:00
Student House
TIFF.24

Sex
TIFF.24
Two men, both in heterosexual marriages, have an unexpected experience that challenges them to reconsider their understanding of sexuality, gender, and identity.
The first Romanian screening of Haugerud's finished Sex-Love-Dreams trilogy!
Norway - 2024
118 minute
Special Screenings
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17:45
Victoria Cinema
TIFF.24

Xoftex | The Best Director Award Winner
TIFF.24
Palestinian teenager Nasser and his older brother Yassin have been living in a Greek refugee camp, awaiting a decision on their asylum application. They pass the time recording comedy sketches, fantasizing of making zombie films and moving to Sweden. Nasser, however, feels increasingly trapped in this no-man’s-land. With nowhere to escape, boiling tensions in the camp push Nasser to another world.
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18:30
Student House
TIFF.24
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Queer
TIFF.24
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
Italy, United States - 2024
137 minute
Supernova
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20:00
Victoria Cinema
TIFF.24

Debut, or, Objects of the Field of Debris as Currently Catalogued | The Special Jury Award Winner
TIFF.24
A young man named Julian moves to New York City. He rents a small room and one day, as he repaints the room, he finds a book and a pencil drawing of a deer concealed in the wall. After some preliminary research, he realizes these objects may have been left by a painting forger who seemingly disappeared two decades earlier. After failing to decipher the clues he’s found, Julian realizes he would do anything in order to solve the mystery...
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