Films
Best of Fests
Aïcha
Aïcha
Reż.: Mehdi M. Barsaoui
2024, 123 min
BEST OF FESTS AÏCHA2024 / 123 min / colorThe main character of Mehdi M. Barsaoui's film is Aya, a woman in her early twenties who lives in southern Tunisia. She feels trapped; decisions about her future are being made by everyone but her. Aya takes a minibus every day...
Best of Fests
On Falling
ON FALLING
Reż.: Laura Carreira
2024, 104 min
BEST OF FESTS ON FALLING2024 / 104 min / colorAurora (a compelling performance by Joana Santos), is a migrant worker from Portugal. Fate has brought her to Scotland, where she works in a warehouse at a massive logistics center. Her daily routine largely consists of...
American Indies
Familiar Touch
Familiar Touch
Reż.: Sarah Friedland
2024, 92 min
AMERICAN INDIES FAMILIAR TOUCH2024 / 92 min / colorThe debut feature by American director Sarah Friedland took last year's Venice Film Festival by storm. It was shown in the Orizzonti (Horizons) competition and won three prestigious awards, including best director and...
American Indies
Janet Planet
Janet Planet
Reż.: Annie Baker
2023, 110 min
AMERICAN INDIES JANET PLANET2023 / 110 min / colorThe film debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Anna Baker is set in the early 1990s in the idyllic landscape of western Massachusetts. It’s a story about the development and transience of human relationships. The...
American Indies
Gasoline Rainbow
Gasoline Rainbow
Reż.: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross
2023, 108 min
AMERICAN INDIES GASOLINE RAINBOW2023 / 108 min / colorAfter graduating high school, five teenagers from a small town in Oregon embark on what may be their last teenage adventure. They realize that they’re becoming adults and they will soon have to make important...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Mum Don’t Love Me No Mo’
MARMAILLE
Reż.: Grégory Lucilly
2024, 94 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS MARMAILLE2024 / 94 min / color15-year-old Thomas (a superb performance from Maxime Calicharane) lives on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean; he dreams of winning a breakdancing competition and moving to a big city. His mother, who...
Boys WIll Be Boys
The Safe House
LA CACHE
Reż.: Lionel Baier
2025, 90 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS LA CACHE2025 / 90 min / colorLionel Baier’s new movie is set in Paris during the tumultuous month of May, 1968. The protagonist is a little boy (the charmingly naive Ethan Chimenti) who stays at his grandparents’ big apartment during the student...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Three Days of Fish
DRIE DAGEN VIS
Reż.: Peter Hoogendoom
2024, 85 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS DRIE DAGEN VIS2024 / 85 min / b&wIn Dutch director Peter Hoogendoorn's second feature, a father comes back from Portugal, where he lives, to The Netherlands, his country of origin. Like every year, he tends to some errands and some doctors’...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Sandbag Dam
ZEČJI NASIP
Reż.: Čejen Černić Čanak
2025, 88 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS ZEČJI NASIP2025 / 88 min / colorMarko (Lan Novosel) lives with his parents and younger brother in a small Croatian village. Although he’s a gifted athlete and only getting better, he’s expected to become a car mechanic after finishing school, just...
Stay Sane
Ghostlight
GHOSTLIGHT
Reż.: Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson
2024, 110 min
STAY SANE GHOSTLIGHT2024 / 110 min / colorAlex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan, the collaborators behind the highly successful Saint Frances (2019), are back with a new film. It centers on a family, or rather what’s left of it after a series of crises. Dan, a...
Stay Sane
Mamífera
MAMÍFERA
Reż.: Liliana Torres
2024, 93 min
STAY SANE MAMÍFERA2024 / 93 min / color40-year-old Lola seems to have everything she needs in life. She’s fulfilled in her job as an art professor, enjoys a loving relationship with her partner Bruno, and has a group of friends who always support her. In Liliana...
Stay Sane
Surfacing
LA LLEGADA DEL HIJO
Reż.: Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato
2024, 87 min
STAY SANE LA LLEGADA DEL HIJO2024 / 87 min / colorSofia is a woman who feels compelled to suppress her emotions, and she’s about to go through a lot of them, often conflicting ones, when she takes in her teenage son who’s being released from prison. Their reunion...
Love Wins
The Ties that Bind Us
L'ATTACHEMENT
Reż.: Carine Tardieu
2024, 106 min
LOVE WINS L'ATTACHEMENT2024 / 106 min / colorThe doorbell rings. Sandra, a 50-year-old librarian, opens the door to her neighbor Cécile, who has a big favor to ask. Her water just broke; she and her partner have to go to the hospital immediately, and she has no one to...
Eye For An Eye
Stranger Eyes
MÒ SHÌ LÙ
Reż.: Siew Hua Yeo
2024, 125 min
EYE FOR AN EYE MÒ SHÌ LÙ2024 / 125 min / colorAfter the mysterious disappearance of their young daughter, a young married couple start to receive disturbing video recordings. They realize that someone is filming their daily life, including their most intimate moments....
Eye For An Eye
Magpie
MAGPIE
Reż.: Sam Yates
2024, 90 min
EYE FOR AN EYE MAGPIE2024 / 90 min / colorAnnette and Ben are a married couple who have left the hustle and bustle of London behind, moving out to the country. Ben thought he would find the perfect environment to write his next book there, while Annette could focus on...
Special Events
The Lure
CÓRKI DANCINGU
Reż.: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
2015, 89 min
SPECIAL EVENTS CÓRKI DANCINGU2015 / 89 min / colorTwo mermaids – Silver and Golden – wash ashore in the middle of the 1980s Warsaw nightclub scene, which is bustling with music, neon lights and sequins. They join the musicians of the band Figs ‘n Dates, and become the...
Special Events
Power Alley
LEVANTE
Reż.: Lillah Halla
2023, 92 min
SPECIAL EVENTS LEVANTE2023 / 92 min / colorAs the all-important game approaches that will decide if her team wins the championship, 17-year-old Sofia (an electrifying performance from Ayomi Domenica Dias) discovers she’s pregnant. Shocked by this turn of events, she...
Special Events
The Revenge
ZEMSTA
Reż.: Andrzej Wajda
2002, 100 min
SPECIAL EVENTS ZEMSTA2002 / 100 min / colorCześnik Raptusiewicz, who lives side by side in the same castle as Rejent Milczek, whom he hates, wants to marry the alluring widow Podstolina. Aware of his lack of social graces and physical shortcomings, he asks Papkin to...
Love Wins
What Marielle Knows
WAS MARIELLE WEISS
Reż.: Frédéric Hambalek
2025, 86 min
LOVE WINS WAS MARIELLE WEISS2025 / 86 min / colorWhat if someone could hear our every conversation and see us even in our most intimate or embarrassing moments? It’s a question we all probably ask ourselves from time to time. The protagonists of Frédéric Hambalek's...
Best of Fests
After Party
AFTER PARTY
Reż.: Vojtĕch Strakatý
2024, 89 min
BEST OF FESTS AFTER PARTY2024 / 89 min / colorVojtĕch Strakatý's debut feature takes place over the course of 24 hours. It’s not an easy time for the main character, young Jindřiška (portrayed by the highly gifted Eliška Bašusová). The ups and downs of a party she...
Best of Fests
Across the Sea
LA MER AU LOIN
Reż.: Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
2024, 112 min
BEST OF FESTS LA MER AU LOIN2024 / 112 min / colorThe protagonist of the second film in Saïd Hamich Benlarbi's directorial portfolio is 27-year-old Nour (an impressive acting debut by Ayouba Gretaa). He leaves his home in Morocco and travels to the French city of...
Best of Fests
In the Land of Brothers
DAR SARZAMIN-E BARADAR
Reż.: Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi
2024, 95 min
BEST OF FESTS DAR SARZAMIN-E BARADAR2024 / 95 min / colorThere are currently five million Afghan refugees living in Iran, a place they call “the land of our brothers.” Co-directors Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi bring three protagonists and three different...
Best of Fests
My Sunshine
BOKU NO OSIHAMA
Reż.: Hiroshi Okuyama
2024, 90 min
BEST OF FESTS BOKU NO OSIHAMA2024 / 90 min / colorPremiering in Un Certain Regard at the most recent Cannes Film Festival, Hiroshi Okuyama's film takes place in wintertime on a small Japanese island. It’s a season dominated by ice hockey, which young Takuya is not...
Love Wins
Paying For It
PAYING FOR IT
Reż.: Sook-Yin Lee
2024, 85 min
LOVE WINS PAYING FOR IT2024 / 85 min / colorSook-Yin Lee's film is an adaptation of a graphic novel written by her ex-boyfriend, Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, and its subject matter is in fact a break-up. Chester (played by Dan Beirne) is clearly done with...
American Indies
Rent Free
Rent Free
Reż.: Fernando Andrés
2024, 93 min
AMERICAN INDIES FREE RENT2024 / 93 min / colorThe protagonists of Fernando Andrés's film are Gen Zers Ben and Jordan. They have a lot in common, from their close friendship since childhood, through their dull adult life in Austin, Texas, which has little to offer...
Best of Fests
This Life of Mine
MA VIE MA GUEULE
Reż.: Sophie Fillières
2024, 99 min
BEST OF FESTS MA VIE MA GUEULE2024 / 99 min / colorBarberie Bichette — Barbie for short — is 55 years old and really starting to feel her age. She has a sense that all the excitement in life is now behind her. A boring, repetitive job as a copywriter certainly doesn't...
Love Wins
March to May
OD MARCA DO MÁJA
Reż.: Martin Pavol Repka
2024, 84 min
LOVE WINS OD MARCA DO MÁJA2024 / 84 min / colorA family of five is living in an old country house in the sleepy Slovakian countryside, each of them coping, in their own way, with problems centered around the themes of growing up and growing older. The children are...
Love Wins
Somewhere In Love
UNE VIE RÊVÉE
Reż.: Morgan Simon
2024, 97 min
LOVE WINS UNE VIE RÊVÉE2024 / 97 min / colorFrench director Morgan Simon puts two characters at the center of his film. 52-year-old single mother Nicole and her teenage son Serge live in a small public housing flat in the suburbs of Paris. There isn’t much room for...
Podgórze Cinema
Us, Our Pets and the War
US, OUR PETS AND THE WAR
Reż.: Anton Ptuszkin
2024, 78 min
PODGÓRZE CINEMA US, OUR PETS AND THE WAR2024 / 78 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Anton PtuszkinCountry Ukraine, CanadaLanguage/Subtitles Language: Ukrainian, EnglishSubtitles: Polishback to...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
The Old Oak
THE OLD OAK
Reż.: Ken Loach
2023, 113 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER THE OLD OAK2023 / 113 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only. Director Ken LoachCast Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor FoxCountry UK, Belgium, FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
Daaaaaalí!
DAAAAAALI!
Reż.: DAAAAAALI!
2023, 79 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER DAAAAAALI!2023 / 79 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Quentin DupieuxCast Anaïs Demoustier, Jonathan Cohen, Edouard Baer, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmaï, Romain DurisCountry...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
Past Lives
PAST LIVES
Reż.: Celine Song
2023, 106 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER PAST LIVES2023 / 106 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Celine SongCast Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John MagaroCountry Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John MagaroLanguage/Subtitles Language: English,...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
Perfect Days
PERFECT DAYS
Reż.: Wim Wenders
2023, 123 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER PERFECT DAYS2023 / 123 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Wim WendersCast Kōji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri IshikawaCountry Germany, JapanLanguage/Subtitles Language: Japan,...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
The Room Next Door
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR
Reż.: Pedro Almodóvar
2024, 110 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER THE ROOM NEXT DOOR2024 / 110 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Pedro AlmodóvarCast Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro NivolaCountry Spain, USALanguage/Subtitles...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
Fallen Leaves
KUOLLEET LEHDET
Reż.: Aki Kaurismäki
2023, 81 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER KUOLLEET LEHDET2023 / 81 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Aki KaurismäkiCast Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne HyytiäinenCountry FinlandLanguage/Subtitles Language: Finnish,...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
There’s Still Tomorrow
C'È ANCORA DOMANI
Reż.: Paola Cortellesi
2023, 118 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER C'È ANCORA DOMANI2023 / 118 min / b&wThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Paola CortellesiCast Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela FanelliCountry...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
Holy Cow
VINGT DIEUX
Reż.: Louise Courvoisier
2024, 90 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER VINGT DIEUX2024 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Louise CourvoisierCast Clément Favreau, Mathis Bernard, Dimitri Baudry, Luna GarretCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...
Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center
My Favourite Cake
KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN
Reż.: Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
2024, 97 min
CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN2024 / 97 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash SanaeehaCast Lily Farhadpour, Esmail MehrabiCountry Iran, France, Sweden,...
Szczepański Square Cinema
Evil Does Not Exist
AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI
Reż.: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
2023, 106 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI2023 / 106 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Ryûsuke HamaguchiCast Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryô NishikawaCountry JapanLanguage/Subtitles Language: JapaneseSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
Dream Scenario
DREAM SCENARIO
Reż.: Kristoffer Borgli
2023, 100 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA DREAM SCENARIO2023 / 100 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Kristoffer BorgliCast Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael CeraCountry USALanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
One Last Evening
LETZTER ABEND
Reż.: Lukas Nathrath
2023, 90 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LETZTER ABEND2023 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Lukas NathrathCast Sebastian Jakob Doppelbauer, Pauline Werner, Nikolai GemelCountry GermanyLanguage/Subtitles Language: GermanSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
The Plough
LE GRAND CHARIOT
Reż.: Philippe Garrel
2022, 97 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LE GRAND CHARIOT2022 / 97 min / kolorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Philippe GarrelCast Louis Garrel, Esther Garrel, Lena GarrelCountry French, SwitzerlandLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
The Taste of Things
LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT
Reż.: Tran Anh Hung
2023, 145 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT2023 / 145 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Tran Anh HungCast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Pierre GagnaireCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
Lessons of Tolerance
UROKY TOLERANTNOSTI
Reż.: Arkadij Nepytaliuk
2023, 94 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA UROKY TOLERANTNOSTI2023 / 94 min / color The film description is available in Polish only. Director Arkadij NepytaliukCast Olena Uzlyuk, Oleksandr Yarema, Oleksandr Piskunow, Karolina MrugaCountry UkraineLanguage/Subtitles Language:...
Podgórze Cinema
When the Light Breaks
LJÓSBROT
Reż.: Rúnar Rúnarsson
2024, 80 min
PODGÓRZE CINEMA LJÓSBROT2024 / 80 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only. Director Rúnar RúnarssonCast Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir Country Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, French Language/Subtitles Language: Icelandic Subtitles:...
Botanical Garden Cinema
When Fall Is Coming
QUAND VIEN L’AUTOMNE
Reż.: François Ozon
2024, 102 min
BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA QUAND VIEN L’AUTOMNE2024 / 102 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only. Director François OzonCast Hélène Vincent, Josiane Balasco, Ludivine Sagnier, Pierre LottinCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...
Botanical Garden Cinema
Kneecap
KNEECAP
Reż.: Rich Peppiatt
2024, 105 min
BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA KNEECAP2024 / 105 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Rich PeppiattCast Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Jj Ó Dochartaigh, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone KirbyCountry UK,...
Botanical Garden Cinema
Parallel Mothers
MADRES PARALELAS
Reż.: Pedro Almodóvar
2021, 120 min
BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA MADRES PARALELAS2021 / 120 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Pedro AlmodóvarCast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel ElejaldeCountry SpainLanguage/Subtitles Język: Spanish...
Szczepański Square Cinema
American Honey
AMERICAN HONEY
Reż.: Andrea Arnold
2016, 158 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA AMERICAN HONEY2016 / 158 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Andrea ArnoldCast Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley KeoughCountry USA, UKLanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
Io Capitano
IO CAPITANO
Reż.: Matteo Garrone
2024, 121 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA IO CAPITANO2024 / 121 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Matteo GarroneCast Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, Andrea TagliaferriCountry Italy, Belgium, FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...
Szczepański Square Cinema
The Guilty
DEN SKYLDIGE
Reż.: Gustav Möller
2018, 85 min
SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA DEN SKYLDIGE2018 / 85 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Gustav MöllerCast Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar ShargawiCountry DenmarkLanguage/Subtitles Language: DanishSubtitles:...
Podgórze Cinema
Holy Spider
HOLY SPIDER
Reż.: Ali Abbasi
2022, 116 min
PODGÓRZE CINEMA HOLY SPIDER2022 / 116 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Ali AbbasiCast Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash AshtianiCountry Germany, French, Sweden, DenmarkLanguage/Subtitles Language: PersianSubtitles:...
Special Events
Bergman Island
BERGMAN ISLAND
Reż.: Mia Hansen-Løve
2021, 105 min
SPECIAL EVENTS BERGMAN ISLAND2021 / 105 min / colorAmerican filmmakers Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) spend a summer on the mythical island of Fårö, where the legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman lived and worked. He used the island's landscape in films...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold
KULEJ. DWIE STRONY MEDALU
Reż.: Xawery Żuławski
2024, 150 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION KULEJ. DWIE STRONY MEDALU2024 / 150 min / colorThe story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej – the most colourful Polish couple of the 1960s. He was a legendary boxer, a two-time European champion, and the only Polish boxer to win two Olympic...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Where Do We Begin
INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE
Reż.: Monika Majorek
2024, 85 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE2024 / 85 min / colorWhen her father dies unexpectedly, Ola, the eldest of three siblings, returns to her hometown after a long absence. At first everything looks just as she remembered, but in reality there have...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Seasons
SEZONY
Reż.: Michał Grzybowski
2024, 98 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SEZONY2024 / 98 min / colorMarcin, a narcissistic actor (a perverse performance by Łukasz Simlat), is faced with the unexpected collapse of his long-term relationship, and his private life is mirrored by the unfolding fate of the...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Travel Essentials
RZECZT NIEZBĘDNE
Reż.: Kamila Tarabura
2024, 101 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION RZECZY NIEZBĘDNE2024 / 101 min / colorA mysterious package is delivered to Ada (Dagmara Domińczyk), a renowned Hamburg-based journalist. It’s a book, a memoir written under a pseudonym by a woman who was abused by her father as a child....
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Simona Kossak
SIMONA KOSSAK
Reż.: Adrian Panek
2024, 100 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SIMONA KOSSAK2024 / 100 min / colorSimona Kossak is the daughter of the painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of Wojciech Kossak. Not endowed with the talent that has defined her family for generations, she grows up unloved by her...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
The Crossroads
SKRZYŻOWANIE
Reż.: Dominika Montean-Pańków
2024, 95 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SKRZYŻOWANIE2024 / 95 min / colorThe well-ordered life of Tadeusz, a retired hospital director, changes in the blink of an eye when he’s involved in a dramatic car accident. Instead of enjoying his peaceful, well-planned golden years,...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Światłoczuła
ŚWIATŁOCZUŁA
Reż.: Tadeusz Śliwa
2025, 93 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION ŚWIATŁOCZUŁA2025 / 93 min / colorAgata works with teenagers in a juvenile detention center; she’s a freediver, she loves life and she lives it to the fullest. She has been blind since childhood. Robert is a rising star in the world of...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Loss of Balance
UTRATA RÓWNOWAGI
Reż.: Korek Bojanowski
2024, 98 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION UTRATA RÓWNOWAGI2024 / 98 min / colorMaja (Nel Kaczmarek, in a moving performance) has devoted her life to acting, but she doesn’t believe in herself and her potential. She’s convinced that she’ll end up being the kind of student that...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Życie dla początkujących
ŻYCIE DLA POCZĄTKUJĄCYCH
Reż.: Paweł Podolski
2025, 80 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION ŻYCIE DLA POCZĄTKUJĄCYCH2025 / 80 min / colorMonia (Magdalena Maścianica, in her first leading role) is an introvert — and a vampire. Working at a nursing home allows her to feed on blood collected in sanitary conditions, and her human...
Polish Feature FIlm Competition
Wet Monday
LANY PONIEDZIAŁEK
Reż.: Justyna Mytnik
2024, 84 min
POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION LANY PONIEDZIAŁEK2024 / 84 min / colorThe life of 15-year-old Klara, right on the threshold of adulthood, revolves around a small circle of friends. The future seems bright and promising, but suddenly everything changes. Unexpectedly, a...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Chlorophyll
CLOROFILLA
Reż.: Ivana Gloria
2023, 75 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” CLOROFILLA2023 / 75 min / colorYoung, green-haired Maia (the fascinating, enigmatic Sarah Short) is fed up with city life and heads out to the country. She starts a job at an orange orchard and is introduced to this particular...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
The Good Sister
SCHWESTERHERZ
Reż.: Sarah Miro Fischer
2025, 96 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SCHWESTERHERZ2025 / 96 min / colorAfter a stormy end to her relationship, Rose (Marie Bloching) moves in with her older brother Samuel (Anton Weil). Their bond, based on intimacy and mutual support, is quickly put to the test....
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Gulizar
GÜLIZAR
Reż.: Belkıs Bayrak
2024, 84 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” GÜLIZAR2024 / 84 min / color20-something Gülizar (a superb performance from Ecem Uzun) comes from a loving but very traditional Turkish family. She dreams of finding a way to transcend the harsh set of patriarchal rules she’s...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
My Fathers’ Daughter
BIRU UNJÁRGA
Reż.: Egil Pedersen
2024, 78 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” BIRU UNJÁRGA2024 / 78 min / color Elvira (a young and defiant Sarah Olaussen Eira), a teenager being raised by a single mother in the remote north of Norway, feels increasingly frustrated with her family situation. She’s...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Pierce
CÌ XĪN QIÈ GŬ
Reż.: Nelicia Low
2024, 109 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” CÌ XĪN QIÈ GŬ2024 / 109 min / colorHan (the enigmatic and electrifying Tsao You-Ning) is released from juvenile detention after seven years; he was convicted of killing his opponent in a fencing competition. He finds his younger...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Rabia
RABIA
Reż.: Mareike Engelhardt
2024, 94 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” RABIA2024 / 94 min / colorJessica (a moving performance by Megan Northam) is a 19-year-old French girl who travels to Syria with her friend Laila (Natacha Krief), attracted by the promise of a new life. Even on the plane, the two...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
It’s Not My Film
TO NIE MÓJ FILM
Reż.: Maria Zbąska
2024, 99 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” TO NIE MÓJ FILM2024 / 99 min / colorWanda and Janek have been together “forever”. However, after ten years together, their relationship resembles a charger cable that has been bitten by a dog - seemingly still charging but feel...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
The Ugly Stepsister
DEN STYGGE STESØSTEREN
Reż.: Emilie Blichfeldt
2025, 105 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” DEN STYGGE STESØSTEREN2025 / 105 min / colorWho doesn't know the tale of Cinderella? That person is certainly not Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt, who decided to make her feature-length debut out of a somewhat sinister...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Sister Midnight
SISTER MIDNIGHT
Reż.: Karan Kandhari
2024, 110 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SISTER MIDNIGHT2024 / 110 min / colorUma (a powerful, physical performance by Radhika Apte) and Gopal (Ashok Pathak) have just entered an arranged marriage, and it quickly becomes apparent that neither of them was prepared for...
Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”
Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump
SMARAGDA: I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN’T JUMP
Reż.: Emilios Avraam
2024 , 99 min
MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SMARAGDA: I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN’T JUMP2024 / 99 min / colorSmaragda (the wonderfully tragicomic Niovi Charlambous), a former star and host of a TV show for kids, is now an older woman. She moves into her late mother’s house...
Eye For An Eye
Red Path
LES ENFANTS ROUGES
Reż.: Lotfi Achour
2024, 100 min
EYE FOR AN EYE LES ENFANTS ROUGES2024 / 100 min / color The film is based on a true story. Tunisian director Lotfi Achour takes us back to the year 2015, to the area around Mount Mghila in the north-west of his country. It’s a poor, isolated region whose inhabitants...
Eye For An Eye
The Kingdom
LE ROYAUME
Reż.: Julien Colonna
2024, 108 min
EYE FOR AN EYE LE ROYAUME2024 / 108 min / colorCorsica, 1995. 15-year-old Leisa (Ghjuvanna Benedetti in her first film role) thinks she’s about to have a carefree summer; she’s completely unaware of what is coming. Suddenly, a stranger on a motorbike takes her to an...
Eye For An Eye
In the Name of Blood
BRÛLE LE SANG
Reż.: Akaki Popkhadze
2024, 108 min
EYE FOR AN EYE BRÛLE LE SANG2024 / 108 min / colorAkaki Popkhadze's debut feature is set in Nice, in the South of France, but it transcends the common perception of the city as a place of sunshine, lovely beaches and clear blue water. The Georgian director takes a...
Love Wins
Last Breath
LE DERNIER SOUFFLE
Reż.: Costa-Gavras
2024, 100 min
LOVE WINS LE DERNIER SOUFFLE2024 / 100 min / colorCosta-Gavras has been well-known as a master of political thrillers for many many years, but his new film revolves around entirely different issues. Last Breath is a poignant, deeply humanist story about the anxieties...
Love Wins
Glimmers
LOS DESTELLOS
Reż.: Pilar Palomero
2024, 101 min
LOVE WINS LOS DESTELLOS2024 / 101 min / colorIsabel (a poignant performance by San Sebastián festival award-winner Patricia López Arnaiz) sees her life turned upside down when she’s asked to start visiting Ramón, her ailing, estranged husband, by her daughter. Isabel...
Love Wins
The Shameless
THE SHAMELESS
Reż.: Konstantin Bojanov
2024, 115 min
LOVE WINS THE SHAMELESS2024 / 115 min / colorRight from the start, the main character of Konstantin Bojanov's film is on the run. After fatally stabbing a policeman, Renuka flees from a brothel in Delhi under the cover of darkness to seek refuge in a smaller town. She...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Nineteen
DICIANNOVE
Reż.: Giovanni Tortorici
2024, 109 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS DICIANNOVE2024 / 109 min / color19-year-old Leonardo (a superb performance from Manfredi Marini) is overjoyed to be leaving his overbearing mother and his hometown of Palermo and to start his studies in London. He moves in with his older sister...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Block Pass
LA PAMPA
Reż.: Antoine Chevrollier
2024, 104 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS LA PAMPA2024 / 104 min / colorTeenage best friends Willy (Sayyid El Alami) and Jojo (Amaury Foucher) live in a village in western France; they’ve been fascinated with motocross since childhood. They can’t imagine their lives without each other and...
Boys WIll Be Boys
Baby
BABY
Reż.: Marcelo Caetano
2024, 107 min
BOYS WILL BE BOYS BABY2024 / 107 min / colorAn innocent-looking teenager named Wellington (João Pedro Mariano, in an electrifying performance), gets released after two years in a juvenile detention center and tries to find his place in the world. His parents have...
Stay Sane
The Second Act
LE DEUXIÈME ACTE
Reż.: Quentin Dupieux
2024, 76 min
STAY SANE LE DEUXIÈME ACTE2024 / 76 min / colorFrench director Quentin Dupieux is one of Europe’s most original auteurs. In his directing career he has made films about a killer tire, a deerskin jacket, time travel, and Salvador Dalí (quite a peculiar biography of the...
Stay Sane
Breathing Underwater
HORS D'HALEINE
Reż.: Eric Lamhene
2024, 101 min
STAY SANE HORS D'HALEINE2024 / 101 min / colorEmma is the central character of Luxembourger Eric Lamhene's feature debut. At first glance, she has a privileged life: a loving husband, a great job at an architectural firm, a beautiful home. We meet her just as she’s...
Stay Sane
Andrea Gets a Divorce
ANDREA LÄSST SICH SCHEIDEN
Reż.: Josef Hader
2024, 93 min
STAY SANE ANDREA LÄSST SICH SCHEIDEN2024 / 93 min / colorAndrea, the main character of Josef Hader's second film, has two big problems: she’s fed up with her job as a small town cop and she’s fed up with her husband. She intends to change things soon — ending her...
Best of Fests
Souleymane’s Story
L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE
Reż.: Boris Lojkine
2024, 92 min
BEST OF FESTS L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE2024 / 92 min / colorFrench director Boris Lojkine's film depicts two days in the life of a Guinean immigrant named Souleymane, who has come to Paris in search of a better life. He’s in a very real race against time, as his...
Best of Fests
Memoir of a Snail
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL
Reż.: Adam Elliot
2024, 94 min
BEST OF FESTS MEMOIR OF A SNAIL 2024 / 94 min / colorOscar-winning Australian filmmaker Adam Elliot returns with a new film that has been a big hit on the festival circuit, triumphing in Annecy, London and Sitges. Loosely based on the...
Best of Fests
Meanwhile on Earth
PENDANT CE TEMPS SUR TERRE
Reż.: Jérémy Clapin
2024, 88 min
BEST OF FESTS PENDANT CE TEMPS SUR TERRE2024 / 88 min / color23-year-old Elsa has always had a tight bond with her older brother Franck. When she receives the news that Franck has disappeared during a space mission, her world is turned upside down. She puts her plans...
American Indies
Turn Me On
Turn Me On
Reż.: Michael Tyburski
2024, 99 min
AMERICAN INDIES TURN ME ON2024 / 99 min / colorIn a way, the imagined world of Michael Tyburski's film is similar to that of the popular TV series Black Mirror. The two main characters, Joy (Bel Powley) and William (Nick Robinson), live in a secluded community, a...
American Indies
Good One
Good One
Reż.: India Donaldson
2023, 90 min
AMERICAN INDIES GOOD ONE2023 / 90 min / color17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias, in a touching performance) sets off on a three-day trip to the incredibly picturesque Catskill Mountains. She’s accompanied by her father Chris and his best friend Matt, whose son dropped out...
American Indies
Adult Best Friends
Adult Best Friends
Reż.: Delaney Buffett
2024, 90 min
AMERICAN INDIES ADULT BEST FRIENDS2024 / 90 min / colorKatie and Delaney have been best friends since childhood, but now they’re at completely different stages of life. Katie's boyfriend John has proposed to her, and she’s about to take the next big step. Meanwhile...