"This Magnificent Cake! is an astonishing, sensitive and original stop motion work that eschews time and subtly drifts between reality and illusion as it explores the crushed dreams and lives caused by the disastrous, brutal and inhuman effects of colonialism on both the innocent and guilty, and the good and the awful. With dashes of magic realism, we are placed in a sort of dreamscape where we’re never quite sure where we are, and never quite sure if what the characters are experiencing is real or not. It’s wonderfully disorientating."
- Chris Robinson, Animation World Network
This Magnificent Cake! Ce Magnifique Gâteau!
Written and Directed by Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef, Photography Marc James Roels, Art Directors Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef, Animation Elodie Poncon, Patricia Sourdès, Iris Alexandre, Mirjam Plettinx, Andreas De Ridder, Sound and Music Bram Meindersma, Editing Marc James Roels, Emma De Swaef, Voices Jan Decleir, Wim Willaert, Goua Grovogui, Gaston Motambe, Angelo Tijssens, Sébastien Dewaele, Producers Steven De Beul, Ben Tesseur, Koen Vermaanen, Production Beast Animation, Vivement Lundi !, Pedri Animation, Distribution New Europe Film Sales
festivals, awards Official Selection Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2018. Special Jury Mention at TIFF, 2018. Best Feature Film Grand Prix at Animafest Zagreb, 2018. Prix André Martin at Annecy International Animated Film Festival, 2018. Audience Award, Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival, 2018. Anim'est Trophy at Bucharest Anim'est film festival, 2018. Feature Film Grand Prix at Ottawa Animation Film Festival, 2018. BIAF Grand Prize, Bucheon International Animation Festival, 2018. Feature Film Grand Prix at New Chitose Airport Festival, 2018.
IMDbWhat's On
Sorry, Baby Sorry, Baby
Eva Victor
Thursday, 06. 11. 2025 / 16:15 / 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.
New Classmates Novi sošolci
Toni Cahunek
Thursday, 06. 11. 2025 / 17:30 / Small Hall
Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.
Mirrors No. 3 Miroirs No. 3
Christian Petzold
Thursday, 06. 11. 2025 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Christian Petzold once again explores themes of loss, memory, and identity – this time in a mysterious family psychodrama, a modern fairy tale for adults, in which two women try to piece together the fragments of their broken lives.