Schedule

Friday 13.06

    18:15
    TIFF.24

    The Helsinki Effect

    TIFF.24

    An essay documentary that explores the power narratives and myths of the Cold War era. The film deconstructs the anatomy of an often misunderstood diplomatic process, and reveals how it came to impact the world in a decisive way.

    Finland, Germany, Norway - 2025
    88 minute
    Special Screenings
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    19:45
    TIFF.24

    Fahrenheit 451

    TIFF.24

    Books are the enemy! That is why, in an unnamed country at an unspecified time, reading is strictly forbidden. The fire brigade’s sole mission is not to put fires out but to hunt down people who possess books and to reduce these objects to ashes.

    France - 1966
    113 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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Saturday 14.06

    18:15
    Q&A with director Hatice Askin
    Pornit

    The House with No Address

    Q&A with director Hatice Askin

    The government imposes a law of oblivion to punish offenders. Those who commit one of the nine major crime are tried under this law and, when they die, their personal belongings and corpses are ground in the grinding factory, and their traces are completely erased from life.

    Turkey, Greece - 2024
    96 minute
    Tomorrow is Fear
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    19:45
    TIFF.24

    As Silence Passes by

    TIFF.24

    A lost intimacy between two brothers begins to resurface when Antonio returns to his town, to a collapsing family home to help his twin brother Javier, who suffers from a congenital disease.

    Spain - 2024
    98 minute
    Smart 7
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    19:45
    TIFF.24

    Peacock

    TIFF.24

    Matthias is a master of his profession. Do you need a 'cultured boyfriend' to impress your friends? A 'perfect son' to influence your business partners' opinion of you? Or maybe just a sparring partner to rehearse an argument? Whatever it is, just rent Matthias.

    Austria, Germany - 2025
    102 minute
    Competition
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Sunday 15.06

    19:45
    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite
    Pornit

    Drowning Dry

    Q&A with producer Klementina Remeikaite

    To celebrate Lukas’ victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas’ birthday party, two sisters organize a weekend at the country house. With their kids, they go swimming in a nearby lake, relax and discuss family finances.

    Lithuania, Latvia - 2024
    88 minute
    Smart 7
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Monday 16.06

    19:45
    Q&A with directors Aitor Arregi, Jan Garano and actor Eduard Fernandez
    Pornit

    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
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Tuesday 17.06

    19:45
    Q&A with director Daniel Tornero
    Pornit

    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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    19:45
    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura
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    Travel Essentials

    Q&A with director Kamila Tarabura

    Ada, a pregnant American journalist of Polish descent, receives a mysterious package – an autobiographical book about childhood trauma, authored by her friend, Roksana. Ada, on her last journalistic adventure before maternity leave, joins Roksana in Poland to recount the gripping story.

    Poland, Germany - 2024
    105 minute
    Smart 7
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Wednesday 18.06

    19:45
    Q&A with producer Renan Artukmac
    Pornit

    La Réparation

    Q&A with producer Renan Artukmac

    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
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    19:45
    Q&A with director Ignas Miškinis
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    Southern Chronicles

    Q&A with director Ignas Miškinis

    It’s 1992 and Rimantas loves to plays rugby, doesn’t want to study at school, and dreams of becoming rich. One day he meets a girl who likes literature. To get her attention, he starts reading books.

    Lithuania, Estonia - 2024
    121 minute
    Teen Spirit
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Thursday 19.06

    19:45
    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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Friday 20.06

    18:15
    Q&A with director Simona Constantin
    Pornit

    Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?

    Q&A with director Simona Constantin

    Not willing to accept that his glorious life as the "King of the violin" is over, Caliu starts the journey of reinventing himself. Traveling back and forth between present struggles and the old, golden days, music is the only constant in Caliu's life.

    Romania, Qatar - 2025
    90 minute
    Romanian Days
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Saturday 21.06

    18:15
    Pornit

    Comatogen

    Trying to get money to cover a debt for her son, who is in danger of going to prison, Alina, a nurse, faces an unexpected ethical problem. World premiere at TIFF!

    România, Moldova, Republic of - 2025
    105 minute
    Romanian Days
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    19:45
    TIFF.24

    Romanian Shorts IV

    TIFF.24

    Strigoi (Strigoi, dir. Márton Nagy, România)

    Magicianul (The Magician, dir. Bogdan Mureșanu, România)

    Vali (dir. Claudiu Mitcu, România)

    Nebunul (The Madman, dir. Igor Cobileanski, România)

    120 minute
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Sunday 22.06