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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Kinobalon

Mary Anning Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossils

Marcel Barelli

Tuesday, 28. 04. 2026 / 10:00 / 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.

Kinobalon / Additional Screening

The Girl Who Wasn't Afraid of Bears Dekle, ki se ni balo medvedov

različni avtorji

Tuesday, 28. 04. 2026 / 10:30 / Small Hall

Stealing Land Zemljo krast

Žiga Virc

Tuesday, 28. 04. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall

When a children’s game sparks political debates at the dinner table, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows, and unexpected confrontations begins… This feature-length film is a sparkling, witty social satire in which parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos.