Schedule

Friday 13.06

    21:45
    TIFF.24
    +16

    Christy

    TIFF.24

    Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home.

    Ireland, United Kingdom - 2025
    94 minute
    Teen Spirit
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Saturday 14.06

    12:00
    TIFF.24
    +16

    Our Wildest Days

    TIFF.24

    Chloe forgoes her flawed family for a group of youngsters crossing Greece. Through her journey she helps the poor in unconventional ways, faces danger and wonders if tenderness is the ultimate act of rebellion.

    Greece, France, Germany, Belgium - 2025
    104 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    19:30
    Q&A with director Brendan Canty, actors Emma Willis, Diarmuid Noyes, Ian Tabone, Danny Power, Cara Cullen, Darren Stewart, Sophia McNamara and DOP Colm Hogan
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    Christy

    Q&A with director Brendan Canty, actors Emma Willis, Diarmuid Noyes, Ian Tabone, Danny Power, Cara Cullen, Darren Stewart, Sophia McNamara and DOP Colm Hogan

    Christy, seventeen, is forced to move in with his estranged older half-brother after being thrown out of his suburban foster home.

    Ireland, United Kingdom - 2025
    94 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    19:30
    Q&A with director Juana Macias
    +16
    Pornit

    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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    20:30
    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh
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    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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Sunday 15.06

    12:30
    Q&A with actor Josef Kersh
    +16
    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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    17:00
    Q&A with cinematographer Lev Predan Kowarski
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    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
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Monday 16.06

    10:00
    Q&A with cinematographer Lev Predan Kowarski
    +16
    Pornit

    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
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    12:30
    Q&A with director Juana Macias
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    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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Tuesday 17.06

    17:30
    Q&A with director Antoine Chevrollier
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    Pornit

    Block Pass

    Q&A with director Antoine Chevrollier

    Willy and Jojo are childhood friends who never leave each other's side. Training at the motocross track is their way to beat boredom. One evening, Willy discovers Jojo's secret.

    France - 2024
    105 minute
    Teen Spirit
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    21:30
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
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    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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Wednesday 18.06

    18:00
    Q&A with director Marie Dvořáková
    +16
    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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    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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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Anamaria Biluska, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

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    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Anamaria Biluska, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru

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    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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    23:00
    TIFF.24

    Sleep #2

    TIFF.24

    A fallen flower/Returning to the branch?/It was a butterfly. (Arakida Moritake). Sleep #2 means: life, death, nature, poetry, fragility, impressionism, selfies, Andy Warhol, love and kisses.

    România - 2024
    61 minute
    Romanian Days
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Thursday 19.06

    17:15
    Q&A with director Bogdan Pușlenghea and protagonist Doru Chirodea
    Pornit

    A Rebel Edge

    Q&A with director Bogdan Pușlenghea and protagonist Doru Chirodea

    Doru Chirodea fled to America in the 1980s and started writing poetry in English without actually knowing the language. Back in Romania, he prints books of poetry at his own expense, for an increasingly narrow audience. A serene meditation on the end of a bohemian, rebellious lifestyle.

    România - 2024
    87 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:30
    Q&A with director Alexandru Mavrodineanu, editor Eugen Kelemen, executive producer Cristiana Mitea
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    Love Hurts

    Q&A with director Alexandru Mavrodineanu, editor Eugen Kelemen, executive producer Cristiana Mitea

    Love Hurts is an intimate documentary about the fragility and power of love, which tells the true stories of two couples over two years of suffering, separations and reconciliations. The film explores the sinuous dynamics of relationships and the difficult process of emotional healing.

    România - 2025
    94 minute
    Romanian Days
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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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    20:30
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru
    Pornit

    Kontinental '25

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with actors Eszter Tompa, Gabriel Spahiu, Adonis Tanța, Oana Mardare, producer Alex Teodorescu, production manager Vlad Semenescu, production coordinatior Cristiana Popescu, executive producer Ramona Grama and post-production supervisor Viorel Chesaru

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    România, Brazil, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Luxembourg - 2025
    109 minute
    Romanian Days
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    21:00
    Q&A with directors Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and editor Ciprian Cimpoi
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    Tata

    Q&A with directors Lina Vdovîi & Radu Ciorniciuc, producer Monica Lăzurean-Gorgan and editor Ciprian Cimpoi

    A journalist from Moldova, estranged from her father who had emigrated to Italy years before, finds out he has become a victim of workplace harassment.

    România, Germany, Netherlands - 2024
    82 minute
    Romanian Days
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    21:45
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film
    Pornit

    The New Year That Never Came

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    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film

    Screening also accessible for people with visual and hearing impairment through the programme Cinema without barriers, with the support of the Institut francais in Romania. 

    România, Serbia - 2024
    138 minute
    Romanian Days
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    22:00
    Q&A with director David Endre
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    Pornit

    Beyond the River

    Q&A with director David Endre

    Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.

    România, Hungary - 2024
    60 minute
    Romanian Days
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    22:30
    Q&A with distributors Iriana Adnana and Alex Sîrbu
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    Merman

    Q&A with distributors Iriana Adnana and Alex Sîrbu

    A female voice is haunting a male gaze.

    România - 2024
    86 minute
    Romanian Days
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Friday 20.06

    10:00
    Q&A with director David Endre
    +18
    Pornit

    Beyond the River

    Q&A with director David Endre

    Beyond the river lies a world where suffering, poverty, and violence define everyday life. The film doesn’t explain or judge - it listens. With no external narration, the community tells its own story - with pain, with humor, with dignity.

    România, Hungary - 2024
    60 minute
    Romanian Days
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    15:00
    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film
    Pornit

    The New Year That Never Came

    Screening also accessible for people with visual impairments

    Q&A with director Bogdan Mureșanu, actors Adrian Văncică, Emilia Dobrin, Andrei Miercure, Ada Galeș, Doru Catanescu, Gabriel Spahiu, Alice Cora Mihalache, Dana Voicu, editor Mircea Lăcătuș, costume creator Dana Anghel, coproducers Ada Solomon and Viorel Chesaru, executive producers Irina Enea and Adriana Bumbeș, creative producer Roxana Ardelean, historical car consultant Răzvan Marinescu and Andreea Zidaru from film distribuitor Forum Film

    Screening also accessible for people with visual and hearing impairment through the programme Cinema without barriers, with the support of the Institut francais in Romania. 

    România, Serbia - 2024
    138 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:30
    Q&A with director Igor Cobileanski, actors Daniela Nane, Ada Lupu, Andreea Chiritescu, Gheorghe Visu, Andrei Aradits, Theodor Soptelea, Vlad Brumaru, Ionut Cornila and DOP and producer Cristian Gugu
    Pornit

    Comatogen

    Q&A with director Igor Cobileanski, actors Daniela Nane, Ada Lupu, Andreea Chiritescu, Gheorghe Visu, Andrei Aradits, Theodor Soptelea, Vlad Brumaru, Ionut Cornila and DOP and producer Cristian Gugu

    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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    18:15
    Q&A with director Simona Constantin, producer Cristina Badea, DOP Andrei Oană
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    Caliu. Nothing else, what more could I do?

    Q&A with director Simona Constantin, producer Cristina Badea, DOP Andrei Oană

    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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    19:00
    Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)
    Pornit

    The Spruce Forest

    Q&A with Felix Lepădatu and Raluca Regiulis (VFX), Angi Instrate (finances), Adriana Răcășan (secondar director), Carmen Rizac (Avanpost postproduction coordinator), Vlad Rădulescu (Avanpost co-producer), Ștefan Panea (Music), Bogdan Crăciun (producer), Toma Velio (operator), Alex Pintică (editor), Silva Helena Schmidt, Gabriel Gheorghe, Ionuț Caras, Mircea Andreescu (actors)

    Inspired by the tragedy of Fântâna Albă on April 1, 1941, the film recounts the fate of a Romanian community in Bessarabia, massacred in a desperate attempt to find refuge from the Soviet occupation.

    România, Republic of Moldova - 2025
    75 minute
    Romanian Days
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