From 17 March 2025

The Volta Cinema Kino Volta

Martin Turk / Slovenia, Italy / 2024 / 85 min / Slovene, Italian, English

In 1909, in Trieste, the main port of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, four bold entrepreneurs met with a young English teacher, James Joyce. He proposed that they invest in the first permanent cinema in Ireland: Kino Volta. Martin Turk’s film is not a historical documentary about the birth of cinema but a nostalgic and playful evocation of the spirit of those who were part of the story.

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First timers / Festival Bobri

Baker Boris and Friends Pek Boris in prijatelji

različni avtorji

Saturday, 04. 04. 2026 / 10:00 / Main Hall

Full of imagination and heartfelt moments, this colourful programme of animated shorts lets you take a peek into Boris’ sweet-smelling bakery, laugh at the sleepy birthday complications of a dormouse, discover the magic of dreams and the wonders of the sea, listen to a rooster’s playful crow and feel the warmth of the relationship between a little girl and her father.

Kinobalon / Festival Bobri

The Songbirds' Secret Le Secret des mésanges

Antoine Lanciaux

Saturday, 04. 04. 2026 / 11:30 / Main Hall

When 9-year-old Lucie arrives for a vacation in a small town, she has no idea of the adventures ahead. Beautiful paper-cut animation.

Kinobalon / Festival Bobri

Mary Anning Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossils

Marcel Barelli

Saturday, 04. 04. 2026 / 15:00 / Main Hall

The animated film depicts palaeontologist Mary Anning at the age of twelve. A curious, brave and unruly girl who breaks the rules and norms of her time at a young age, she later becomes one of the first female scientists.