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Wednesday 17.06

    21:45
    Q&A with producer Marek Nowowiejski, actor Aidan Gillen
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    Gorky Resort

    Q&A with producer Marek Nowowiejski, actor Aidan Gillen

    1939. The world is descending into chaos. Thousands of distinguished Poles are taken captive by the Soviets and subjected to indoctrination as part of a larger political scheme.

    Poland, Ireland, Ukraine, Cyprus - 2026
    113 minute
    Supernova
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    22:00
    TIFF.25

    Goodbye Sisters

    TIFF.25

    Jamuna and her sister live in Kathmandu. They embark on an ascent into the mountains to take part in the harvest of yarsagumba, a rare creature, half-fungus, half-insect, whose value now exceeds that of gold.

    France, Nepal - 2025
    91 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    22:00
    Q&A with director Giorgos Georgopoulos
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    Patty is Such a Girly Name

    Q&A with director Giorgos Georgopoulos

    Daphne, a teenage judo athlete from a remote Greek island, is ready to spread her wings and follow Sensei Yuri to the big city and ultimately to the next Olympic Games.

    Greece - 2025
    113 minute
    Smart 7 Festival Network
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    22:30
    Q&A cu regizoarea Konstantina Kotzamani
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    Titanic Ocean

    Q&A cu regizoarea Konstantina Kotzamani

    In the scintillating, pop-infused world of a Japanese boarding school that trains teenage girls to become professional mermaids, 17-year-old Akame learns to hold her breath, perform for adoring crowds, and swim alongside sharks.

    Greece, Germany, România, France, Spain - 2026
    130 minute
    Competition
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Thursday 18.06

    10:00
    TIFF.25

    Goodbye Sisters

    TIFF.25

    Jamuna and her sister live in Kathmandu. They embark on an ascent into the mountains to take part in the harvest of yarsagumba, a rare creature, half-fungus, half-insect, whose value now exceeds that of gold.

    France, Nepal - 2025
    91 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    12:15
    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez
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    We Were Left Alone

    Q&A with director Adrián Canoura Sánchez and producer Brais Romero Suárez

    An intimate journey between a son and his father aboard a fishing boat bound for Sole Bank.

    Spain - 2025
    82 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    12:15
    Q&A with director Olivér Márk Tóth and DOP Szombath Máté
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    Meant to be: The Story of Pogany Indulo

    Q&A with director Olivér Márk Tóth and DOP Szombath Máté

    In contemporary Hungary, a small-town teenager with a strikingly deep voice becomes a rap star by 18. As Marci’s fame surges, balancing school, family, and music proves impossible. His raw, honest lyrics captivate a generation, drawing huge crowds and millions of streams.

    Hungary - 2026
    85 minute
    Hungarian Day
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    12:30
    TIFF.25

    A Useful Ghost

    TIFF.25

    March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing a vacuum cleaner.

    Thailand, France, Singapore - 2025
    130 minute
    Competition
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    13:15
    Q&A with director Giorgos Georgopoulos
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    Patty is Such a Girly Name

    Q&A with director Giorgos Georgopoulos

    Daphne, a teenage judo athlete from a remote Greek island, is ready to spread her wings and follow Sensei Yuri to the big city and ultimately to the next Olympic Games.

    Greece - 2025
    113 minute
    Smart 7 Festival Network
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    14:00
    Precedat de scurtmetrajul Tuya Milan - Revisited (r. Liviu Ungur Popescu)

    Damian & Brothers 20 Years

    Precedat de scurtmetrajul Tuya Milan - Revisited (r. Liviu Ungur Popescu)

    Preceded by the short film Tuya Milan – Revisited (directed by Liviu Ungureanu)

    60 minute
    Off-programme Screening
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    14:30
    Q&A with director Corneliu Porumboiu
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    When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism

    Q&A with director Corneliu Porumboiu

    Paul is in the middle of shooting his latest feature film and is having an affair with an actress cast in a supporting role. The director decides to shoot a nude scene with her, but changes his mind the next morning. Gradually, the filmmaker’s life and the film itself begin to merge.

    România - 2013
    89 minute
    Close Up: Corneliu Porumboiu
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    15:30
    TIFF.25

    Catane

    TIFF.25

    After investigations reveal an unusually high number of residents receiving disability aid in a small Romanian village, social services dispatch a team of inspectors to uncover the truth. What will they discover?

    România, Italy - 2025
    96 minute
    Romanian Days
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    15:30
    TIFF.25

    My Father's Shadow

    TIFF.25

    A father and his estranged sons travel through the massive city of Lagos while political unrest threatens their journey home in this semi-autobiographical tale set over the course of a single day in the Nigerian metropolis during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis.

    United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria - 2025
    93 minute
    Competition
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    15:45
    Q&A with the crew of the film
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    A Safe Place

    Q&A with the crew of the film

    Lucia is spending her vacation with her husband and friends in a small Bulgarian seaside village. The arrival of a mysterious man disrupts the group’s fragile harmony, while the disappearance of a local child casts an increasingly unsettling shadow over their holiday.

    România - 2025
    103 minute
    Romanian Days
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    16:00
    Q&A with director Paul Negoescu
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    Atlas of the Universe

    Q&A with director Paul Negoescu

    Ten-year-old Filip is sent by his mother to the near town to buy a new pair of shoes. After choosing them carefully, he happily heads home, only to discover that both shoes in the box are for the right foot. What will Filip do?

    România, Bulgaria - 2026
    85 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:00
    Q&A with the crew of the film
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    Don't Let Me Die

    Q&A with the crew of the film

    Maria wanders through a seaside town for the burial of her enigmatic neighbor Isabela. As the nights grow longer, she adopts Isabela’s dogs, meets her son, and encounters a woodcutter who is afraid of sleep.

    România, Bulgaria, France - 2025
    108 minute
    Romanian Days
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    17:15
    Q&A with producer Constantinos Nikiforou
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    Motherwitch

    Q&A with producer Constantinos Nikiforou

    Cyprus, 1882. Eleni, a French-educated painter, loses her three children in a tragic accident at the ruins of an abandoned chapel. Cursed by the villagers, she retreats into grief until she meets Michalakis, a lonely boy abused by his violent father.

    Cyprus, Macedonia, United States, Canada - 2026
    105 minute
    Full Moon
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    17:30
    Q&A with director Corneliu Porumboiu
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    12:08 East of Bucharest

    Q&A with director Corneliu Porumboiu

    Everyone saw the furious crowds forcing Ceauşescu to flee by helicopter. In a quiet little town near the capital, the owner of a local TV station wants to answer a question that has remained unresolved for 16 years: did the town join the Revolution or not?

    România - 2006
    89 minute
    Close Up: Corneliu Porumboiu
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    18:00
    Q&A with director György Pálfi
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    Hen

    Q&A with director György Pálfi

    With great power comes great responsibility, right? But what if the hero is just a hen? Escaping from a chicken farm, she finds refuge in the courtyard of a crumbling restaurant. There, she discovers love, confronts the pecking order, and fights to protect her eggs from a greedy owner.

    Germany, Greece, Hungary - 2025
    96 minute
    Hungarian Day
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    18:00
    TIFF.25

    On Our Own

    TIFF.25

    In a small town in Romania, several teenagers learn how to get by without their parents, who have left the country to work abroad. Forced to grow up too soon, they form their own family in a desperate attempt to fill the void.

    România, Italy - 2026
    94 minute
    Teen Spirit
    Romanian Days
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    18:15
    Q&A with actress Golazin Ardestani
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    Mortician

    Q&A with actress Golazin Ardestani

    Rahim is from Iran and has settled in Canada, where he works at a funeral home. Business is good, as he has an agreement with the Iranian government to properly give the last rites to his fellow countrymen.

    Canada - 2025
    95 minute
    The Pitch Black Anthology
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    18:30
    TIFF.25

    Always Winter

    TIFF.25

    Miguel, a young landscape architect, travels to Belgium to participate in a conference. His girlfriend dumps him there, and he meets Olga, an older woman that makes him reconsider his personal and professional life.

    Spain, Belgium - 2025
    117 minute
    Supernova
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    19:00
    TIFF.25

    Vibrant (Romania)

    TIFF.25

    Vibrant is a musical project blending electronic and acoustic elements, analog synths, and live instrumentation, drawing inspiration from folk rhythms, oriental motifs, and Byzantine music.

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    19:30
    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo
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    Motel Paraiso

    Q&A with director Jose Eduardo Castilla Ponce aka Lalo

    Using the same handycam his grandfather once used to film him as a child, the filmmaker turns the camera back on his grandfather, the irreverent owner of a small roadside motel on the Gulf of Mexico.

    Mexico - 2026
    90 minute
    What's Up, Doc?
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    19:30
    TIFF.25

    Fargo

    TIFF.25

    Things go terribly awry when small-time Minnesota car salesman Jerry Lundegaard hires two thugs to kidnap his wife so he can collect the ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. Once people start dying, the very chipper and very pregnant Police Chief Marge Gunderson takes the case.

    United States - 1996
    98 minute
    The Pitch Black Anthology
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    19:45
    Q&A with director Nanouk Leopold
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    Whitetail

    Q&A with director Nanouk Leopold

    In the isolated landscapes of southern Ireland, Jen works as a conservation ranger in the same forest where her younger sister died in a tragic accident years earlier. When a former boyfriend unexpectedly returns, long-suppressed memories resurface, forcing her to confront their shared past.

    Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland - 2025
    103 minute
    FOCUS Netherlands
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    20:00
    TIFF.25

    Sicko

    TIFF.25

    Overwhelmed by debt, young couple Azamat and Tanshoplan hatch a desperate plan: fake a terminal illness to raise money through a viral charity campaign. But as the donations pour in and public sympathy grows, their lie spirals out of control.

    Kazakhstan - 2026
    102 minute
    Competition
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    20:30
    Intro with Elzo Molenberg, vice-ambasador of the Netherlands | This film is not suitable for children
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    Spetters

    Intro with Elzo Molenberg, vice-ambasador of the Netherlands | This film is not suitable for children

    Rien, Eef and Hans spend their free time at the amateur dirt bike motorcycle races. They fall in love with Fientje who works at a concession stand at the races with her brother. Everyone is looking for a better life. The young woman wants out of the business and away from her brother.

    Netherlands - 1980
    120 minute
    FOCUS Netherlands
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