Another typical dry comedy from Corneliu Porumboiu (East of Bucharest; Police, Adjective), this time set in the most atypical location of the Romanian New Wave—the Canary Islands and Singapore. The film had its première in Cannes, while Slovenian audiences had the chance to see it as part of the Kings and Queens section of the Ljubljana International Film Festival. The Romanian candidate for the Academy Awards.
The Whistlers La Gomera
Police inspector Cristi arrives to the Canarian island of Gomera to meet Gilda, a femme fatale, and learn the ancient whistling language. But nothing is as it seems, and things don’t go as planned.
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Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Sunday, 01. 11. 2026 / 11:00 / Main Hall
Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival.
Mumbo Jumbo Da Mumbo Jumbo blev kæmpestor
Karsten Kiilerich, Stine Marie Buhl
Sunday, 01. 11. 2026 / 11:30 / Small Hall
When Mumbo Jumbo magically grows giant, he has to go on a perilous journey with his three friends to get back to himself.
Fjord Fjord
Cristian Mungiu
Sunday, 01. 11. 2026 / 13:15 / Main Hall
Described by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) as ‘a plea against fundamentalism of all kinds,’ the film divided critics and audiences at the Cannes Film Festival and earned the director his second Palme d’Or. Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.”