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Thursday 17.09

    18:00
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    Young Picasso

    ARTIST STORIES powered by Art Encounters

    Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest and most prolific artists of all time. But where did it all begin? The film explores Picasso’s formative years, following his journey through Malaga, Barcelona and Paris and the influences that would shape the artist we know today.

    Marea Britanie - 2019
    91 minute
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    20:00
    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    Playtime

    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    In an ultra-modern Paris of glass and steel, where familiar landmarks appear only as fleeting reflections, Monsieur Hulot wanders through a whirring office complex, an exhibition of new inventions and an upscale party, repeatedly crossing paths with a group of American tourists.

    Franţa, Italia - 1967
    155 minute
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Friday 18.09

    18:00

    Los Domingos

    Ainara, a brilliant and idealistic 17-year-old, stands at a crossroads: while her family expects her to choose a university path, she feels an increasing pull toward a religious vocation.

    Spania, Franța - 2025
    115 minute
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    20:30
    Online Q&A with Vladlena Sandu
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    Memory

    Online Q&A with Vladlena Sandu

    After her parents’ divorce, six-year-old Vladlena moves from Crimea to Grozny, not yet aware of the changes that lie ahead. When war breaks out in Chechnya, it deeply affects her city and family.

    France, Netherlands - 2025
    98 minute
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    21:00
    The Transilvania Trophy Award at TIFF 2026
    +16

    Lionel

    The Transilvania Trophy Award at TIFF 2026

    With the start of summer in Murcia, Lionel receives some news: when he turns 26, he will lose the orphan's pension he has been living on since the death of his mother. Lionel finds himself in a moment of uncertainty about his future.

    Spain, France - 2025
    94 minute
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Saturday 19.09

    15:00
    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    Mon Oncle

    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    Monsieur Hulot adores his shabby old-town apartment and cannot fathom why his sister has moved to an ultra-modern suburb, into a gadget-filled showcase house. His only real joy is his young nephew, whom the family tries to mold in the image of this new mechanized world. 

    Franţa, Italia - 1958
    110 minute
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    17:30
    Online Q&A with Rachel Tâpârjan
    +12
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    Something Familiar

    Online Q&A with Rachel Tâpârjan

    While helping a woman search for her birth mother, Rachel is drawn deeper into her own family history. When Rachel launches an international search for her missing sisters, she uncovers a painful legacy of abuse and exploitation.

    România, United Kingdom - 2026
    89 minute
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    20:00
    +15

    Calle Malaga

    Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, in northern Morocco, where she enjoys the city and her daily life. Everything changes when her daughter, Clara, arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has lived her entire life.

    Morocco, France, Spain, Germany, Belgium - 2025
    116 minute
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    21:00

    Gorky Resort

    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
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Sunday 20.09

    15:00
    Q&A with the crew of the film: Cristian Bota, Dana Rogoz
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    Back and Forth

    Q&A with the crew of the film: Cristian Bota, Dana Rogoz

    Cornel, a young actor on the verge of divorce, travels with his authoritarian father to Austria. The journey becomes a confrontation with the past, with childhood wounds and the things we struggle to speak about honestly.

    România - 2026
    93 minute
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    17:30
    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    Monsieur Hulot's Holiday

    FOCUS Jacques Tati

    It's the summer holiday season, and Monsieur Hulot heads to a seaside resort like everyone else. Well-meaning but hopelessly clumsy, Hulot unwittingly causes one catastrophe after another among the other hotel guests.

    Franța - 1953
    114 minute
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    20:00

    The Dinner

    April 15th, 1939. Just two weeks after the war’s end, Franco invites his top generals for a night of triumph. But in the hotel’s kitchen, a group of defeated Republican chefs are secretly preparing the meal, while also cooking up their last chance to escape the country.

    Spain, France - 2025
    106 minute
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