This documentary feature takes us on a journey through Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Turkey, where we encounter men across generations who get together to play games in the same way as their ancestors once did. But the director's journey takes an unexpected turn when he experiences a creative crisis and turns the camera towards himself. Memories of childhood and images from an unfinished project combine in an ode to the absurdity of gesture.
Playing Men Playing Men
While filming a documentary about men and games, the director experiences a deep creative crisis. Memories of childhood and images from an unfinished project mix into this ode of the absurdity of gesture. Winner of the Vesna Award for Best Documentary.
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The Songbirds' Secret Le Secret des mésanges
Antoine Lanciaux
Sunday, 08. 02. 2026 / 14:40 / 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.
Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Sunday, 08. 02. 2026 / 16:30 / Main Hall
On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.
Sorry, Baby Sorry, Baby
Eva Victor
Sunday, 08. 02. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall
An honest, warm, and surprisingly funny film about how to live with something you can never truly get over. A Sundance Festival sensation, winner of the Best Screenplay award there, and considered one of the best films of the year by numerous critics.