“No to Waldheim, no to Waldheim!” chants a crowd of people in the centre of Vienna in 1986. Ruth Beckermann is one of the activists trying to prevent Kurt Waldheim from being elected, documenting the bitter political reality with her camera. More than thirty years later, she uses her footage together with extensive international TV archive material to analyse what marked a turning point in Austria’s political culture. While Waldheim’s attempts to reject the facts and mask the truth stirred revolt, they also effected denial by the Austrian political class and the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, ultimately resulting in Waldheim's election as President of Austria. Best Documentary Award at Berlinale 2017
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The Second Diary of Paulina P. Drugi dnevnik Pauline P.
Neven Hitrec
Sunday, 02. 08. 2026 / 16:00 / Main Hall
Third World Treći svijet
Arsen Oremović
Sunday, 02. 08. 2026 / 18:30 / Small Hall
Third World is more than just a documentary about Haustor, the legendary Zagreb band that left its mark on the former Yugoslavia’s music scene. It is the story of two creative opposites: Darko Rundek and Srđan Sacher. Through candid conversations, a studio reunion, and a wealth of archival material, the film reveals how the two artists’ sensitivity to the magic of everyday life once united their creative worlds – creating a third.
Sirāt Sirāt
Oliver Laxe
Sunday, 02. 08. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall
A father and son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar, a daughter and sister who disappeared several months ago at one of these endless parties… The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes, impressed critics, and made the shortlist for the International Feature Oscar.