Schedule

Tuesday 17.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Tova Mozard
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    ILOVERUSS

    Q&A with director Tova Mozard

    Russell Kingston, a lifelong extra, has spent decades on Hollywood’s periphery, slipping in and out of roles without ever stepping into the spotlight. A drifter in the world of cinema, he takes on the personas of the characters he has played, those he admires, and those he invents himself.

    Sweden - 2025
    90 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    14:30
    Q&A with director Orkhan Aghazadeh
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    The Return of the Projectionist

    Q&A with director Orkhan Aghazadeh

    In a remote village in the Talysh montains between Iran and Azerbaijan, Samid, a TV repairman, dusts off his old Soviet film projector. He dreams of bringing his village together in front of the silver screen once more.

    France, Germany - 2024
    87 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    16:45
    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet
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    The Idiot

    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet

    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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    18:00
    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet
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    Electric Child

    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet

    Sonny and Akiko’s joy upon the arrival of their first child quickly turns to panic when their doctor gives them unimaginable news.

    Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines - 2024
    119 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    19:45
    Q&A with director Daniel Tornero
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    Saturn

    Q&A with director Daniel Tornero

    "In 2018 my grandfather was arrested for child abuse and attempted kidnapping. Now I meet him again and am confronted with his looks, his responses, and my own feelings.

    Spain - 2024
    96 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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Wednesday 18.06

    12:00
    Q&A with director Danial Shah
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    Make It Look Real

    Q&A with director Danial Shah

    A local photo studio in Pakistan serves as a vibrant cultural hub where personal dreams and community connections are brought to life through photography.

    Pakistan, Netherlands, Belgium - 2024
    68 minute
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    14:00
    Q&A with director Arjun Talwar
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    Letters from Wolf Street

    Q&A with director Arjun Talwar

    A street in downtown Warsaw, Poland. Arjun Talwar immigrated here a decade ago from India but still struggles to fit in. „Wolf Street” hasn’t made it easy for him.

    Poland, Germany - 2025
    98 minute
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    Together as One
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    16:30
    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
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    Vulture's Wake

    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto

    A death reunites three old friends whose paths have diverged over the years. Оne has a teaching job in Mexico, another lives a lower-middle-class life, and the third is financially ruined.

    Hungary - 2024
    82 minute
    Hungarian Day
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
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    World Between Us

    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková

    Marie no longer feels at home in her native Mikulov, nor does she feel like she belongs to America. The phenomenon of pulling up one’s roots, migrating elsewhere, and finding a new home in a foreign land is a universal theme.

    Czech Republic, Slovakia - 2024
    93 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    18:45
    TIFF.24

    Endless Cookie

    TIFF.24

    An imaginatively animated family portrait that explores the contrasting upbringings between two half-brothers, one white and one Indigenous, in a humorous oral history.

    Canada - 2025
    98 minute
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    20:30
    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet
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    The Invisible Fight

    Q&A with director Rainer Sarnet

    USSR-China border, 1973. Rafael is in the army on guard duty when the border falls under attack from flying Chinese kung fu warriors.

    Estonia, Latvia, Finland, Greece - 2024
    115 minute
    3 x 3
    FOCUS Estonia
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    21:00
    TIFF.24

    Invention

    TIFF.24

    In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device.

    United States - 2024
    72 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    23:00
    TIFF.24

    Sleep #2

    TIFF.24

    A fallen flower/Returning to the branch?/It was a butterfly. (Arakida Moritake). Sleep #2 means: life, death, nature, poetry, fragility, impressionism, selfies, Andy Warhol, love and kisses.

    România - 2024
    61 minute
    Romanian Days
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Thursday 19.06

    12:00
    Q&A with director Daniel Tornero
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    Saturn

    Q&A with director Daniel Tornero

    "In 2018 my grandfather was arrested for child abuse and attempted kidnapping. Now I meet him again and am confronted with his looks, his responses, and my own feelings.

    Spain - 2024
    96 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    14:30
    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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    17:15
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    A Rebel Edge

    Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.

    România - 2024
    87 minute
    Romanian Days
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    18:00
    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto
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    A Hunt for Hedgehogs

    Q&A with operator Csaba Banto

    Bogi, a talented opera singer student, earns money by babysitting the children of her cousin, whose marriage is in crisis. On the day of her final exam, she is under pressure and commits an error while she is with the children.

    Hungary - 2025
    94 minute
    Hungarian Day
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    19:30
    Q&A with director Miguel Calderon
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    Loss Adjustment

    Q&A with director Miguel Calderon

    Pedro, a loss adjuster, travels across Mexico investigating the causes of major catastrophes. To escape the depravity and violence of his daily life, Pedro decides to become an art collector.

    Mexico, Uruguay - 2024
    74 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    20:30
    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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    22:00
    TIFF.24

    Mistress Dispeller

    TIFF.24

    Desperate to save her marriage, a woman in China hires a professional to go undercover and break up her husband’s affair. Teacher Wang is a ‘mistress dispeller’ – a profession devoted to helping couples in the face of infidelity.

    China, United States - 2024
    94 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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Friday 20.06

    10:00
    +18
    Pornit

    Beyond the River

    Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.

    România, Hungary - 2024
    60 minute
    Romanian Days
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    12:00
    Q&A with director Miguel Calderon
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    Loss Adjustment

    Q&A with director Miguel Calderon

    Pedro, a loss adjuster, travels across Mexico investigating the causes of major catastrophes. To escape the depravity and violence of his daily life, Pedro decides to become an art collector.

    Mexico, Uruguay - 2024
    74 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    16:00
    Q&A with director Bella Tarr
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    The Turin Horse

    Q&A with director Bella Tarr

    In Turin in 1889, Friedrich Nietzsche is witness to a brutal scene: a hansom cab driver whipping his stubborn horse. Nietzsche throws his arms around the animal’s neck, sobbing.

    Hungary, France, Germany, Switzerland, United States - 2011
    155 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, actress Anna Starchenko and producer Guillaume De Seille
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    Moor

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov, actress Anna Starchenko and producer Guillaume De Seille

    Ex-military Beibars, nicknamed Moor, returns from prison to look after his brother's family, but finds that his brother has disappeared, leaving huge debts behind. It's up to Moor to pay. If you ever wished for a Kazakh Rambo, here it is!

    Kazakhstan, France - 2024
    85 minute
    3 x 3
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    19:30
    Pornit

    Love Hurts

    Love Hurts is an intimate documentary about the fragility and power of love, which tells the true stories of two couples over two years of suffering, separations and reconciliations. The film explores the sinuous dynamics of relationships and the difficult process of emotional healing.

    România - 2025
    94 minute
    Romanian Days
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    20:30
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    Tooth and Nail

    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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