Schedule

Friday 13.06

    12:30
    TIFF.24

    Cadet

    TIFF.24

    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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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

    12:30
    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh
    Pornit

    Kevlar Soul

    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh

    When love enters the lives of teenage brothers Alex and Robin, it shatters their protective symbiotic bubble. While marking the start of a healing process for one of them, it sends the other one down a path that will lead to complete catastrophe.

    Sweden, Norway, Finland - 2025
    101 minute
    Teen Spirit
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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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Monday 16.06

    12:30
    Q&A with director Juana Macias

    The Girls at the Station

    Q&A with director Juana Macias

    Jara, Alex and Miranda are three girls who grew up in a juvenile detention center. Jara’s birthday is coming and the three of them want to celebrate.

    Spain - 2024
    118 minute
    Teen Spirit
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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
    TIFF.24

    The Return

    TIFF.24

    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

    18:00
    Q&A with director Simon Jaquemet
    Pornit

    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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Wednesday 18.06

    12:30
    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde
    Pornit

    Acts of Love

    Q&A with director Jeppe Ronde

    Hanna lives in a New Age Christian community in rural Denmark and longs to have a child. But her sheltered life starts to unravel as the unexpected arrival of her younger brother Jakob stirs up long-buried memories of their troubled past.

    Denmark - 2025
    125 minute
    Competition
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    18:00
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
    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 Bella Tarr
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    Family Nest

    Q&A with director Bella 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

    12:30
    Q&A with director Peter Hoogendoorn
    Pornit

    Three Days of Fish

    Q&A with director Peter Hoogendoorn

    Just as he does every year, Gerrie flies from sunny Portugal for a three-day visit to the Netherlands, the drab country of his birth. He has his usual errands to run and he visits his doctor for his annual check-up, accompanied by his eccentric grown-up son, Dick.

    Netherlands, Belgium - 2025
    85 minute
    Competition
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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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    18:00
    Pornit

    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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    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 Bella Tarr
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    Werkhmeister Harmonies

    Q&A with director Bella 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

    12:30
    Q&A with director Eva Libertad Garcia Lopez and producer Nuria Munoz Ortin
    Pornit

    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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    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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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

    12:30
    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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    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
    Pornit

    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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