Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:15
    TIFF.24

    1984

    TIFF.24

    In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose work is rewriting history, tries to rebel. He meets a kindred spirit named Julia and they fall into a love affair, but soon they start to realize that happiness might be impossible in such a society.

    United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany - 1984
    110 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    18:00
    Free access for people over 60 years old!

    Familiar Touch

    Free access for people over 60 years old!

    Ruth, an older woman with dementia, leaves her home for a date. But what she thinks is a hotel turns out to be an assisted living facility, and she must contend with an array of new faces, routines, and surroundings as her own identities and desires shift.

    United States - 2024
    91 minute
    Supernova
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Saturday 14.06

    18:00
    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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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    The Man from London

    TIFF.24

    After witnessing a crime during his night shift as railway switchman near the docks, a man finds a briefcase full of money. While he and his family step up their living standards, others start looking for the disappeared case. Based on the thriller novel of Georges Simenon!

    Hungary, France, Germany, Italy - 2007
    139 minute
    Close Up: Bela Tarr
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Sunday 15.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Pavlo Ostrikov
    Pornit

    U Are the Universe

    Q&A with director Pavlo Ostrikov

    The near future. Ukrainian space trucker Andriy Melnik transports nuclear waste on the a cargo ship to the abandoned Jupiter's moon Callisto. During his routine flight, the Earth explodes, but Andriy manages to survive.

    Ukraine, Belgium, France - 2024
    101 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Noise

    TIFF.24

    A woman with a hearing impediment who is haunted by sounds linking to her sister's disappearance and the presence of a malevolent spirit. It leads to a dark secret and the revelation of a mysterious entity.

    Republic of Korea - 2024
    95 minute
    Full Moon
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Being Maria

    TIFF.24

    Maria is a young, struggling actress with promise. When an emerging Italian director casts her to headline a new film alongside an American superstar, her dreams are coming true. But what seems like a big breakthrough turns out to be the start of a living hell.

    France - 2024
    103 minute
    Supernova
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Monday 16.06

    12:15
    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi
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    Layla

    Q&A with director Amrou Al-Kadhi

    Layla is a struggling Muslim drag performer in London whose confident façade hides their desperate desire for love. At the lowest point in their life, they are surprised to win the affection of Max, a charming, successful white gay man who is bewitched by Layla’s power on stage.

    United Kingdom, United States - 2024
    100 minute
    Give Me 5: UK Debuts
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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Cine-concert Aurora

    TIFF.24

    Aurora (Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, 1927), directed by F.W. Murnau, is considered one of the greatest masterpieces of early cinema. The story follows a farmer (George O'Brien) who falls under the spell of a femme fatale from the city (Janet Gaynor), who persuades him to murder his wife. However, the film transforms into a profound meditation on love, remorse, and redemption.

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    18:00
    Q&A with director Uberto Pasolini
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    The Return

    Q&A with director Uberto Pasolini

    After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognisable. The King has finally returned home but much has changed in his kingdom since he left to fight in the Trojan war.

    Italy, Greece, United Kingdom, France - 2024
    116 minute
    Supernova
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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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    18:00
    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet and actor Elliott Crossett Hove
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    Electric Child

    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet and actor Elliott Crossett Hove

    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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Wednesday 18.06

    12:15
    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin
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    Merckx

    Q&A with directors Christophe Hermans and Boris Tilquin

    Eddy Merckx is more than a champion cyclist; in his time of unprecedented sporting victory during the 1960s and 1970s, he represented the fusion of Belgium’s Walloon and Flemish cultures.

    Belgium - 2025
    84 minute
    Supernova
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
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    Pornit

    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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    18:00
    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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Thursday 19.06

    12:15
    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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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    A Hunt for Hedgehogs

    TIFF.24

    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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    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 Pablo Hernando
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    A Whale

    Q&A with director Pablo Hernando

    Ingrid is a hired killer with a special power: she can use the darkness to enter a parallel world and reappear somewhere else in the real world. This allows her to get into the homes of her victims and get out again without leaving any trace.

    Spain, Italy - 2024
    108 minute
    Full Moon
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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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Friday 20.06

    18:00
    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov and actress Anna Starchenko
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    Moor

    Q&A with director Adilkhan Yerzhanov and actress Anna Starchenko

    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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Saturday 21.06

    18:00
    TIFF.24

    The Marching Band

    TIFF.24

    Thibaut is an internationally renowned conductor who travels the world. When he learns he was adopted, he discovers the existence of a younger brother, Jimmy, who works in a school cafeteria and plays the trombone in a small marching band.

    France - 2024
    103 minute
    Supernova
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Sunday 22.06

    12:15
    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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    18:00

    Cine-concert Amadeus LIVE

    After performances at the New York Philharmonic and Royal Albert Hall London, the film Amadeus (dir. Miloš Forman, 1984), depicting the life and work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will be screened at the Transilvania International Film Festival (June 13–22, 2025, Cluj-Napoca).

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    18:00
    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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    18:00
    TIFF.24

    Quisling: The Final Days

    TIFF.24

    Five years of occupation come to an end on May 8, 1945. The rebuilding of Norway can now begin, but first, the final chapter must be written. In a dark cell at Akershus Fortress sits the man who committed the greatest betrayal of all: Vidkun Quisling.

    Norway - 2024
    146 minute
    Supernova
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Monday 23.06

    18:00
    TIFF.24

    My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air In Moscow

    My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air In Moscow
    TIFF.24

    The film is subtitled only in english 

    Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid the country's drift towards authoritarianism.

    - 2024
    324 min
    No Limit
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