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Best of the World II (2022) Svetovni jagodni izbor II (2022)

različni avtorji / various / 74 min

A programme of the best animated shorts from around the world, programmed to give you a thorough insight into the latest developments and trends in auteur animation, including many award-winners from some of the leading international festivals.

Dealing with War
Andreas Hykade (Studio Film Bilder)
Nemčija, 2022, 01'25"

Two sheep, one dog. Two sheep: “Peace”. The dog wags his tail, opens his mouth showing six sharp teeth, screams: “War!”

Letter to a Pig
Tal Kantor (Miyu Productions/The Hive Studio)
France, Israel, 2022, 16'45"

A traumatic memory of a Holocaust survivor sends a young schoolgirl on an inner journey, searching for her own path as the boundary between the animal and human nature blurs.

The Debutante
Elizabeth Hobbs (Animate Projects)
UK, 2022, 08'07"

A spirited young woman persuades a hyena from London Zoo to take her place at a dinner dance held in her honour. Their plan requires a surprising amount of artistry and violence.

Please Let Me In
Peter Millard (independent)
UK, 2022, 02'10"

please let me in. i want more. let me in.

L'Écrivain aveugle / The Blind Writer
Georges Sifianos (independent)
France, 2021, 09'50"

The film’s drawings were made blindfolded, using only tactile cues. This challenge reflects the writer’s dilemmas facing ideological certainties. In a world of communication where custom images and opinions are constructed, how can one discern the essential? Appearances, do they correspond to reality?

Los días que (nunca) fueron / The Days That (Never) Were
Kevin Iglesias Rodríguez, Pedro Rivero (Abrakam Estudio)
Spain, 2021, 11'33"

Three characters are about to have the time of their lives... until a strange phenomenon appears to interrupt everything.

Hysteresis
Robert Seidel (independent)
Germany, 2021, 05'05"

Hysteresis intimately weaves a transformative fabric between Seidels’s abstract projection and queer performer Tsuki’s choreography. Using machine learning to mediate these lagged re-presentations, the film intentionally corrupts the AI’s strategies to unveil a delicate, flamboyant visual language.

Pasajero / Passenger
Juan Pablo Zaramella (JPZtudio)
Argentina, 2022, 10'00"

A journey through the conflicting relationship between a man, his social environment, and codes.

The Flying Sailor
Amanda Forbis, Wendy Tilby (National Film Board of Canada)
Canada, 2022, 07'45"

Inspired by true events, the film is a meditation on a sailor's unexpected voyage.

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Film Under the Stars / Avant Premiere

Wisdom of Happiness Wisdom of Happiness

Barbara Miller, Philip Delaquis

Wednesday, 16. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

With disarming wit, the Dalai Lama reflects on balancing millennia-old Tibetan Buddhist traditions with the contemporary values of our globalised society that now struggles to overcome violence and war while standing on the brink of environmental collapse. In this intimate heart-to-heart, the nearly 90-year-old Nobel Peace Laureate and the world’s greatest ambassador for compassion brings a timely message of hope. Wisdom of Happiness blends the Dalai Lama’s inspirational words with stirring images of our planet and newly unearthed archival footage.

Little Trouble Girls Kaj ti je deklica

Urška Djukić

Thursday, 17. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

Urška Djukić’s (Granny’s Sexual Life) debut feature explores the power of girls’ voices to overturn traditional ideas and patriarchal patterns through the eyes of a shy and sensitive 16-year-old girl, Lucija. The opening film of the Perspectives Competition and winner of the FIPRESCI Award for Best First Film at this year’s Berlinale.

A Complete Unknown A Complete Unknown

James Mangold

Friday, 18. 07. 2025 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle

A much-anticipated biographical drama about the rise of one of the most influential songwriters in history, who changed the course of American music.