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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Mary Anning Mary Anning, chasseuse de fossils
Marcel Barelli
Saturday, 02. 05. 2026 / 15:10 / Small Hall
The animated film depicts palaeontologist Mary Anning at the age of twelve. A curious, brave and unruly girl who breaks the rules and norms of her time at a young age, she later becomes one of the first female scientists.
Wildlings Samorastniki
Igor Pretnar
Saturday, 02. 05. 2026 / 16:00 / Main Hall
A cross between Fernández, Dreyer, Eisenstein, and Pudovkin.









