The Box Office is open from 14:45 till 20:50 (open for another 01:04, phone: +386 1 239 22 17).

EFA – Short matters! III. (2021) EFA – Short matters! III. (2021)

various / 70 min

Short Films Programme.

All Cats Are Grey in the Dark
Nachts sind alle Katzen grau, Lasse Linder, Switzerland, documentary, 2019, 15’

Christian, who calls himself ‘Catman’, lives with his two cats Marmelade and Katjuscha. They are inseparable. As he is yearning to become a father, he decides to fertilise his beloved cat Marmelade by an exquisite tomcat from abroad.

Genius loci
Adrien Mérigeau, France, animation, 2020, 16'

One night, Reine, a young loner, sees within the urban chaos a mystical oneness that seems alive, like some sort of guide.

People on Saturday
Menschen am Samstag, Jonas Ulrich, Switzerland, fiction, 2020, 10'

A sunny Saturday afternoon in the city. Ten tableaux show people struggling with the small and big challenges of their daily lives.

Lake of Happiness
Aliaksei Paluyan, Belarus/Germany/Spain, fiction, 2019, 29'

In a small Belarusian village, where time seems to stand still, Jasja, a 9-year-old girl, has to deal with her mother‘s death. Her father decides to send her to an orphanage. But one day she decides to run away, home.

Kinodvor. Newsletter.

Join our mailing list and receive details of upcoming films and events!

What's On

Zejtune Żejtune

Alex Camilleri

Monday, 07. 09. 2026 / 20:50 / Main Hall

When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).

Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad

Pedro Almodóvar

Tuesday, 08. 09. 2026 / 15:40 / Main Hall

Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia…  Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!

New on the programme

Tony Tony

Matt Johnson

Tuesday, 08. 09. 2026 / 18:10 / Main Hall