“This film is assembled exclusively out of Romanian advertisements produced during the post-socialist transition period. Having served a country newly emerged out of an economy of shortage as introduction to contemporary commodity culture, these ads all seem to communicate with one another despite their striking differences in style and product: they all depict a coherent fantasy world of fulfilled desires. Exploring the various facets of this utopian dream world with the toolkit of montage, the film turns the fictional and often ludicrous medium of advertising clips into a magnifying glass for the society’s desires, beliefs, hopes and fears.” (Radu Jude)
Eight Postcards From Utopia Opt ilustrate din lumea ideala
A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements. Drawing from the debris of Romania’s long transition period, the film speaks about love and death, the human body and its frailty, the natural and the supernatural and of course, socialism and capitalism.
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Additional Screening
The Penguin Lessons The Penguin Lessons
Peter Cattaneo
Saturday, 13. 09. 2025 / 13:40 / Main Hall
This moving dramedy about the unlikely friendship between a cynical Englishman and an adorable penguin was adapted by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) from a true story.
Kinobalon
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My Summer Holiday Poletne počitnice
Petra Seliškar
Saturday, 13. 09. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall
A little shepherd spends his summers high in the mountains together with his dog friends.
Super-Charlie Super-Charlie
Jon Holmberg
Saturday, 13. 09. 2025 / 16:30 / Small Hall
Based on the book series by best-selling author Camilla Läckberg.