Schedule

Friday 13.06

    14:30
    TIFF.24

    Escape from the 'Liberty' Cinema

    TIFF.24

    During the screening of the film "Daybreak" at the Liberty Cinema, movie characters suddenly begin to talk to the viewers. The situation surprises communist authorities who send a censor to the theatre...

    Poland - 1990
    92 minute
    Together as One
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    20:30
    TIFF.24

    About a Hero

    TIFF.24

    After a local factory worker named Dorem Clery dies under mysterious circumstances, Werner Herzog travels to Getunkirchenburg to investigate his perplexing death.

    Denmark, Germany, United States - 2024
    84 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    20:30
    TIFF.24

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    TIFF.24

    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and supercomputer HAL 9000 (probably one of the most iconic representations of AI in SF) is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.

    United Kingdom, United States - 1968
    149 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Saturday 14.06

    20:30
    TIFF.24

    Kevlar Soul

    TIFF.24

    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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Sunday 15.06

    20:30
    TIFF.24

    Happy Holidays

    TIFF.24

    Rami, a Palestinian from Haifa, is dealing with his Jewish girlfriend’s sudden change of heart about her planned abortion. His mother, Hanan, is facing a financial crisis and becomes entangled in complications while seeking compensation for her daughter’s Fifi accident.

    Palestine, Germany, France, Italy - 2024
    124 minute
    Supernova
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    20:30
    Q&A with director Helen Takkin
    Pornit

    Life & Love

    Q&A with director Helen Takkin

    In 1933, in times of hardship when nothing is certain and love only seems to exist in films, optimistic cinephile Irma believes in the possibility of true love. The country girl catches the eye of the lonely, handsome older publisher Rudolf, but he is surrounded by unsettling rumors.

    Estonia - 2024
    119 minute
    FOCUS Estonia
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Monday 16.06

    14:30
    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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    20:30
    TIFF.24
    +18

    The Ugly Stepsister

    TIFF.24

    In this twisted take on the classic Cinderella story, Elvira struggles to compete with her insanely beautiful stepsister. In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will go to any lengths to catch the Prince’s eye.

    Norway, Poland, Sweden, Denmark - 2025
    110 minute
    Full Moon
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Tuesday 17.06

    14:30
    Q&A with director Orkhan Aghazadeh
    Pornit

    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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    14:30
    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst
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    The Weeping Walk

    Q&A with director Dimitri Verhulst

    A group of relatives and friends walk behind a hearse, accompanying the recently deceased

    Belgium, Netherlands - 2025
    107 minute
    Competition
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Wednesday 18.06

    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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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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Thursday 19.06

    14:30
    Q&A with director Pelin Esmer and producer Tudor Giurgiu
    Pornit

    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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    20:30
    Q&A with director Jack King, producerl Hollie Bryan and actor Tudor Cucu Dumitrescu
    Pornit

    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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    20:30
    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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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments
    Q&A with the actors and producers

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

    14:30
    TIFF.24

    Romanian Shorts III

    TIFF.24

    Tot ce rămâne (All That Remains, dir. Andrei Redinciuc, România)

    Jackpot (Jackpot, dir. Vlad Popa, Vasile Todinca, România)

    Ajutoare (Aid, dir. Valentin Rareș Fogoroș, România)

    Fracti (dir. Lavinia Petrache, România)

    Albocalmin (dir. Florin Șerban, România)

    117 minute
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    20:30
    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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    20:30
    TIFF.24

    Romanian Shorts I

    TIFF.24

    Fursecuri și lapte (Milk and Cookies, dir. Andrei Tache-Codreanu, România)

    Anchor (dir. Vilmos Peter, România)

    Dragostea e în aer (Love Is in the Air, dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)

    Marinică, băiatul meu (Marinică, My Boy, dir. Mihnea Toma, România)

    118 minute
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    20:30
    Q&A with director Avelina Prat and actress Maria de Medeiros
    Pornit

    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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Saturday 21.06

    14:30
    Q&A with producer Monika Raide
    Pornit

    Smile at Last

    Q&A with producer Monika Raide

    16-year-old Mari, raised without a mother by a drunkard father, is put in an orphanage which she immediately, though unsuccessfully, tries to flee from. The sensitive Mari finds it hard to adapt to the coarse manners and brutal games amongst the children.

    Estonia - 1985
    86 minute
    FOCUS Estonia
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    20:30
    TIFF.24

    Her

    TIFF.24

    Left heartbroken after his marriage ends, Theodore becomes fascinated with a new operating system which reportedly develops into an intuitive and unique entity in its own right.

    United States - 2013
    126 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Sunday 22.06

    20:30
    TIFF.24

    Brazil

    TIFF.24

    In one of the best dystopian satires in the history of cinema, a bureaucrat becomes an enemy of the state as he pursues the woman of his dreams.

    United Kingdom, United States - 1985
    132 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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