Kinosloga. Retrosex 2023
The Elephant in Competition I (2021) Najmlajši Slon - Slonov tekmovalni program I (2021)
različni avtorji / 33 min / No dialogue, live dubbing / 3+
Main Competition IV (2022) Tekmovalni program IV (2022)
različni avtorji / various / 76 min
The best new animated films from Central, Eastern and Southern Europe in the running for the ;DSAF (Slovene Animated Film Association) Audience Award and the Jury Grand Prix. The filmmakers featured in this strand include animation legends and debut filmmakers alike, and everyone in between.
Best of the World IV (2022) Svetovni jagodni izbor IV (2022)
različni avtorji / various / 78 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.
My Sunny Maad My Sunny Maad
Michaela Pavlátová / Czech Republic, Slovakia, France / 2021 / 81 min / Czech, Dari
When Herra, a Czech woman, falls in love with Nazir, an Afghan man, she has no idea about the life that awaits her in post-Taliban Afghanistan, nor about the family she is about to join.
The White Crow The White Crow
Ralph Fiennes / United Kingdom, Serbia, France / 2018 / 127 min / English, French, Russian
It is 1961. A young man in a black beret is travelling west, leaving the Soviet Union for the first time. From Rudolf Nureyev’s poverty-stricken childhood and his blossoming as a student dancer in Leningrad, to his arrival in Paris in the early 1960s and a nail-biting stand-off at the Le Bourget airport, The White Crow is the true story of an incredible journey by an artist who transformed the world of ballet forever.
Columbus Columbus
Kogonada / USA / 2017 / 100 min / English
Architecture plays a prominent role in Columbus, a subtle character study. The feature-film debut by acknowledged video essayist Kogonada is set in Columbus, Indiana, the Mecca of Modernist architecture.
A Gentle Creature Krotkaja
Sergej Loznica / France, Netherlands, Germany, Lithuania / 2017 / 143 min / Russian
Inspired by Dostoyevsky’s short story of the same name, the film takes us to a land of crime without punishment, on a journey into the heart of darkness.
Western Western
Valeska Grisebach / Germany, Bulgaria, Austria / 2017 / 120 min / German, Bulgarian, English
Using the tropes of the western genre, Valeska Grisebach tells a story about prejudices, mistrust and typical male rivalry between German workers and Bulgarian villagers.
120 Beats Per Minute 120 battements par minute
Robin Campillo / France / 2017 / 140 min / French
Paris in the early 1990s. The AIDS epidemic is at its height. Activists from the Act Up movement are fighting to effect change. New member of the group Nathan’s life turns around when he meets the radical Sean. Winner of the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
Directions Posoki
Stefan Komandarev / Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Germany / 2017 / 103 min / Bulgarian
Centring on a contentious tragic incident, Directions is a socially-critical examination of present-day Bulgaria as seen through the eyes of taxi drivers and their passengers cruising Sofia by night.
In the Blood I blodet
Rasmus Heisterberg / Denmark / 2016 / 104 min / Danish
Summer in Copenhagen. A time of carefree days and wild nights for four medical students. But also a time of shattered dreams, crumbling friendships and painful love when the young men have to make a decisive step towards adulthood.
Daphne Daphne
Peter Mackie Burns / United Kingdom / 2017 / 90 min / English
A characters study of a pleasure-seeking yet vulnerable woman who has reached a point in her life when a confrontation with oneself is inevitable.
Manifesto Manifesto
Julian Rosefeldt / Germany / 2016 / 95 min / English
Cate Blanchett stars across 13 roles and film vignettes, reciting timeless artistic manifestos of the twentieth century, from Dada, Pop art and Dogme 95 to those of Andréj Breton and Jim Jarmusch. Rosefeldt’s soulful experiment bows to the revolutionary power of art and calls to action.
Closeness Tesnota
Kantemir Balagov / Russia / 2017 / 118 min / Russian
Made under the guidance of Alexander Sokurov, the young Russian director Kantemir Balagov’s debut feature examines the ethical dilemma of a Jewish community in the Caucasus.
Every Day a Good Day Nichinichi Kore Kôjitsu
Tatsushi Ohmori / Japan / 2018 / 100 min / Japanese
A life-size human drama about a female college student, Noriko, finding in the Japanese art of tea ceremony a women’s refuge, an immaculate sanctuary of calm and composure.
Hit Man Hit Man
Richard Linklater / USA / 2023 / 115 min / English
Philosophy professor Gary Johnson moonlights as a hitman for the New Orleans Police Department. Gifted in inhabiting different personalities to catch hapless people hoping to bump off their enemies, Gary descends into morally dubious territory when he finds himself attracted to one of those potential criminals, a beautiful woman named Madison …
Get Off Get Off
Elin Magnusson / Sweden / 2009 / 6 min / No dialogue
With a mobile phone camera in hand, Elin roams the streets of Stockholm. Exuding charm, lust, and boldness, she reclaims spaces normally occupied by others.
A Ciambra A Ciambra
Jonas Carpignano / Italy, Sweden, USA, France / 2017 / 120 min / Italian, Romani, English / 16+
With his film, the result of a long and meticulous observation of a Romani community in Southern Italy, Jonas Carpignano offers a glimpse of a world that is usually closed off to the outside world.
Ingeborg Bachmann - Journey Into the Desert Ingeborg Bachmann – Reise in die Wüste
Margarethe von Trotta / Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany / 2023 / 111 min / German, French, Italian
When the charismatic Ingeborg Bachmann first meets playwright Max Frisch, they are already international celebrities of the literary world. Their courtship is rapid, and in the next four years they share a passionate but open relationship where friction is never far from the surface …
All of Us Strangers All of Us Strangers
Andrew Haigh / United Kingdom, USA / 2023 / 105 min / English
Andrew Haigh’s film (45 Years) is a nostalgic, dreamy story about loss, loneliness and the power of love.