The Tirana Conspiracy
TIFF.24
December 2000. The famous photographer Oliviero Toscani accepts an invitation from the art critic Giancarlo Politi to curate a section of the first edition of the Tirana Biennial.
Italy - 2024
71 minute
No Limit
Schedule
Schedule
Friday 13.06
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
They Will Be Dust
TIFF.24
After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, Claudia decides to make her final journey in Switzerland. Flavio, who hasn’t left her side for over forty years, decides to accompany her on this one-way trip.
Spain, Italy, Switzerland - 2024
107 minute
No Limit
Saturday 14.06
Dreams
TIFF.24
Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind — narrowly escaping death in the process.
Mexico, United States - 2025
98 minute
No Limit
Sunday 15.06
Little Trouble Girls
Q&A with cinematographer Lev Predan Kowarski
To fulfill her mother’s expeIntroverted 16-year-old Lucia joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends popular and flirty Ana-Maria.
Slovenia, Italy, Croatia (Hrvatska), Serbia - 2025
89 minute
Teen Spirit
The End
TIFF.24
One of the last families on Earth have lived happily in their luxurious compound deep underground. The sudden arrival of a stranger, Girl, threatens the family’s life and Son begins to question their seemingly perfect existence.
Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom, Sweden - 2024
149 minute
Tomorrow is Fear
18:30
Dinner @ DaPino, prepared by Cristian Hordilă, alongside Chef Horia Șimon, presented by LIDL
Film Food Marcella
Dinner @ DaPino, prepared by Cristian Hordilă, alongside Chef Horia Șimon, presented by LIDL
18:30 – Film Screening: Marcella (dir. Peter Miller, USA, 97’) | Cercul Militar
A tribute to Marcella Hazan, the woman who forever changed the way America cooks Italian food. Featuring appearances by Jacques Pépin, Lidia Bastianich, and Danny Meyer, the film is a tender and vibrant journey through the life of a culinary legend.
Marcella
TIFF.24
Marcella Hazan didn't just teach Italian cooking - she changed the way America eats. Fearless, passionate, and exacting, she introduced authentic recipes to millions.
United States - 2025
98 minute
Film Food
Marco, the Invented Truth
Q&A with directors Aitor Arregi, Jan Garano and actor Eduard Fernandez
The story of a concentration camp deportee who never existed. Enric Marco, an immensely charismatic man who, for years, was able to maintain, before public opinion and his own family, a deeply complex lie: that he had been a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp.
Spain - 2024
101 minute
Supernova
Monday 16.06
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
Film Food Mugaritz. No Bread. No Dessert.
Dinner @ Da Pino, prepared by Chef Alexandru Dumitru, presented by Nespresso
18:30 – Film Screening: Mugaritz. No Bread. No Dessert. (dir. Paco Plaza, Spain, 95’) | Cercul Militar
A hypnotic documentary about the radical creative process behind one of the most innovative restaurants in the world: Mugaritz. Each season starts from scratch, every menu is an experiment, and every dish – a challenge for all the senses.
Mugaritz. No Bread. No Dessert.
TIFF.24
Every year, the team at the Mugaritz works behind closed doors to design a vocationally different gastronomic proposal each new season.
Spain - 2024
95 minute
Film Food
Bolero
TIFF.24
Boundary-pushing dancer Ida Rubinstein selects Maurice Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet. Ravel ends up creating his greatest success ever: Boléro.
A special screening presented by JTI, celebrating the 150th anniversary of Ravel's birth.
France, Belgium - 2024
120 minute
Special Screenings
Tuesday 17.06
Cine-concert Steamboat Bill, Jr.
TIFF.24
Directed in 1928 by Charles Reisner, Steamboat Bill, Jr. is an exceptional example of Buster Keaton’s talent for physical comedy and stunts.
- 1928
Special Screenings
Film Food La Réparation
Dinner @ Da Pino, prepared by Chef Alex Petricean, presented by URSUS
18:30 – Film Screening: La Réparation (dir. Régis Wargnier, France, 104’) | Cercul Militar
A legendary chef disappears on the eve of receiving his third Michelin star. In his wake, a young daughter must keep his culinary legacy alive. A mysterious and moving story about family, identity, and rebuilding.
Buried
Q&A with director Rodrigo Cortes & DOP Eduard Grau
Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it's a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Spain, United States, France - 2010
95 minute
3 x 3
La Réparation
TIFF.24
A few hours before his third Michelin star was awarded, a renowned chef disappeared with his second chef during a hunting trip. His daughter Clara found herself alone at the head of the restaurant, harassed by paparazzi...
France, Taiwan - 2025
104 minute
Film Food
Thursday 19.06
17:00
TIFF.24 la ISSA Resort: o seară de film și echitație
Thursday, June 19, audiences are invited to ISSA Resort in Turda for an evening that blends cinema with a passion for horses, exceptional wines, and fine gastronomy. ISSA Resort will host, in a special preview, a TIFF-exclusive event – an exclusive experience in a space soon to be opened to the public. Just steps away from Salina Turda, ISSA is a retreat for lovers of nature, fine wines, and purebred horses.
Saturday 21.06
Dreams (Sex Love)
TIFF.24
Johanne falls in love for the first time… with her teacher. To preserve her feelings, she documents her emotions and experiences in writing. When her mother and grandmother read the account, they were shocked by its intimate content...
Norway - 2025
110 minute
Special Screenings
Sunday 22.06
Queer
TIFF.24
1950. William Lee, an American expat in Mexico City, spends his days almost entirely alone. His encounter with Eugene Allerton, an expat former soldier, new to the city, shows him, for the first time, that it might be finally possible to establish an intimate connection with somebody.
Italy, United States - 2024
137 minute
Supernova