Film Under the Stars 2018
Manifesto Manifesto
Julian Rosefeldt / Germany / 2016 / 95 min / English
Cate Blanchett stars across 13 roles and film vignettes, reciting timeless artistic manifestos of the twentieth century, from Dada, Pop art and Dogme 95 to those of Andréj Breton and Jim Jarmusch. Rosefeldt’s soulful experiment bows to the revolutionary power of art and calls to action.
Closeness Tesnota
Kantemir Balagov / Russia / 2017 / 118 min / Russian
Made under the guidance of Alexander Sokurov, the young Russian director Kantemir Balagov’s debut feature examines the ethical dilemma of a Jewish community in the Caucasus.
Every Day a Good Day Nichinichi Kore Kôjitsu
Tatsushi Ohmori / Japan / 2018 / 100 min / Japanese
A life-size human drama about a female college student, Noriko, finding in the Japanese art of tea ceremony a women’s refuge, an immaculate sanctuary of calm and composure.
Hit Man Hit Man
Richard Linklater / USA / 2023 / 115 min / English
Philosophy professor Gary Johnson moonlights as a hitman for the New Orleans Police Department. Gifted in inhabiting different personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful woman named Madison …
Get Off Get Off
Elin Magnusson / Sweden / 2009 / 6 min / No dialogue
With a mobile phone camera in hand, Elin roams the streets of Stockholm. Exuding charm, lust, and boldness, she reclaims spaces normally occupied by others.
A Ciambra A Ciambra
Jonas Carpignano / Italy, Sweden, USA, France / 2017 / 120 min / Italian, Romani, English / 16+
With his film, the result of a long and meticulous observation of a Romani community in Southern Italy, Jonas Carpignano offers a glimpse of a world that is usually closed off to the outside world.
Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste
Margarethe von Trotta / Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany / 2023 / 111 min / German, French, Italian
When the charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann first meets playwright Max Frisch, they are already international celebrities of the literary world. Their courtship is rapid, and in the next four years they share a passionate but open relationship where friction is never far from the surface …
All of Us Strangers All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh / United Kingdom, USA / 2023 / 105 min / English
Andrew Haigh’s film (45 Years) is a nostalgic, dreamy story about loss, loneliness and the power of love.
The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske
Joachim Trier / Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France / 2021 / 127 min / Norwegian
A modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman navigating the troubled waters of her love life and struggling to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is. Award for Best Actress in Cannes.
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux / France / 2024 / 80 min / French
Quentin Dupieux (Daaaaaalí!) returns behind the camera with a provocative, absurdist yet hilarious love letter to terrible films and bad actors facing their characters and their lines. This is farcical, surrealistic cinema that only he is capable of – with a message, if not many – and starring his most A-list cast yet. Opening film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Daaaaaalí! Daaaaaalí!
Quentin Dupieux / France / 2023 / 77 min / French
The French master absurdist Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles) pays homage to his idol with a playful and unpredictable “non-biography”, which demonstrates that Dalí’s greatest work of art was his personality. Here it is—the caaaaardinal and delicioooooous film that reveals a Dalí never before seen by the public, proving, if there is even need for proof, that Daaaaaalí is probably the only artist on this miserable little planet.
Body Telo
Petra Seliškar / Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia / 2023 / 91 min
For two decades, director Petra Seliškar documented the life of her close friend Urška, who is struggling with rare autoimmune diseases. Urška who was once a model and is now a professional pianist, faces unusual challenges, but refuses to let her spirit be broken. The film combines intimate conversations, personal archives, and impressionist images to delve into the secrets of the human body and reveal the power of art and friendship. World première in Sarajevo.
Main Competition III (2022) Tekmovalni program III (2022)
različni avtorji / various / 70 min
The best new animated films from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe in the running for the ;DSAF (Slovene Animated Film Association) Audience Award and the Jury Grand Prix. The filmmakers featured in this strand include animation legends and debut filmmakers alike, and everyone in between.
Funny Like a Clown Za smejat smešni
različni avtorji / various / 63 min
Fear not, there’s nothing to this program. This is a gift to you, me, all of us after experiencing a few years (and more) of utter fucking chaos. So for an hour or so, put aside thoughts of covid, war, environmental crisis, nuclear war, tax evading billionaire psychopaths and just sit back and laugh your asses off. – Chris Robinson
Festival Opening Animateka 2022 Odprtje festivala Animateka 2022
različni avtorji / various / 78 min
To mark the opening of Animateka, we are showing a set of films selected by the festival jury.
Shorts for Adults: WTF2022 Kratki za odrasle: WTF 2022
različni avtorji / various / 75 min
Subversive, shocking, embarrassing and controversial, soak up the Midnight Special experience with the WTF Programme that brings together seventeen of the craziest short films around! Why don’t you step outside your comfort zone, be flabbergasted, shudder, roar with laughter or weep watching these two programmes selected with love to fire up the Animateka 2022? Adults Only (18+)
Nomadland Nomadland
Chloé Zhao / USA / 2020 / 108 min / English
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature by Chloé Zhao, Nomadland features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.