Schedule

Friday 20.06

    10:00
    Q&A with director Mehmet Akif Buyukatalay
    Pornit

    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
    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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    15:00
    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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    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 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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    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 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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    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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    23:15
    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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