Kinosloga. Retrosex 2023
The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske
Joachim Trier / Norway, Sweden, Denmark, France / 2021 / 127 min / Norwegian
A modern dramedy about the quest for love and meaning in contemporary Oslo. It chronicles four years in the life of Julie, a young woman navigating the troubled waters of her love life and struggling to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is. Award for Best Actress in Cannes.
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux / France / 2024 / 80 min / French
Quentin Dupieux (Daaaaaalí!) returns behind the camera with a provocative, absurdist yet hilarious love letter to terrible films and bad actors facing their characters and their lines. This is farcical, surrealistic cinema that only he is capable of – with a message, if not many – and starring his most A-list cast yet. Opening film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Daaaaaalí! Daaaaaalí!
Quentin Dupieux / France / 2023 / 77 min / French
The French master absurdist Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles) pays homage to his idol with a playful and unpredictable “non-biography”, which demonstrates that Dalí’s greatest work of art was his personality. Here it is—the caaaaardinal and delicioooooous film that reveals a Dalí never before seen by the public, proving, if there is even need for proof, that Daaaaaalí is probably the only artist on this miserable little planet.
Body Telo
Petra Seliškar / Slovenia, North Macedonia, Croatia / 2023 / 91 min
For two decades, director Petra Seliškar documented the life of her close friend Urška, who is struggling with rare autoimmune diseases. Urška who was once a model and is now a professional pianist, faces unusual challenges, but refuses to let her spirit be broken. The film combines intimate conversations, personal archives, and impressionist images to delve into the secrets of the human body and reveal the power of art and friendship. World première in Sarajevo.
Main Competition III (2022) Tekmovalni program III (2022)
različni avtorji / various / 70 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.
Funny Like a Clown Za smejat smešni
različni avtorji / various / 63 min
Fear not, there’s nothing to this program. This is a gift to you, me, all of us after experiencing a few years (and more) of utter fucking chaos. So for an hour or so, put aside thoughts of covid, war, environmental crisis, nuclear war, tax evading billionaire psychopaths and just sit back and laugh your asses off. – Chris Robinson
Festival Opening Animateka 2022 Odprtje festivala Animateka 2022
različni avtorji / various / 78 min
To mark the opening of Animateka, we are showing a set of films selected by the festival jury.
Shorts for Adults: WTF2022 Kratki za odrasle: WTF 2022
različni avtorji / various / 75 min
Subversive, shocking, embarrassing and controversial, soak up the Midnight Special experience with the WTF Programme that brings together seventeen of the craziest short films around! Why don’t you step outside your comfort zone, be flabbergasted, shudder, roar with laughter or weep watching these two programmes selected with love to fire up the Animateka 2022? Adults Only (18+)
Nomadland Nomadland
Chloé Zhao / USA / 2020 / 108 min / English
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature by Chloé Zhao, Nomadland features real nomads Linda May, Swankie and Bob Wells as Fern’s mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
Intregalde Întregalde
Radu Muntean / Romania / 2021 / 104 min / Romanian
In his new feature film, a leading figure of Romania’s new wave Radu Muntean explores the limits of charity.
Kala Azar Kala Azar
Janis Rafa / Greece, Netherlands / 2020 / 85 min / Greek
Visual artist Janis Rafa’s dystopic take on different types of relationships between humans and animals saturated with a sense of civilisation on the brink of collapse.
The Salt of the Earth The Salt of the Earth
Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado / France / 2014 / 110 min / French, Portuguese, English, Slovene subtitles / 16+
Go on an intimate journey through the life and work of one of the masters of black-and-white photography, Sebastião Salgado.
Standing Tall La tête haute
Emmanuelle Bercot / France / 2015 / 120 min / French, Slovene subtitles / 15+
What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Ras vkhedavt, rodesac cas vukurebt?
Alexandre Koberidze / Georgia, Germany / 2021 / 148 min / Georgian
A tender, eccentric comedy with a fantastic plot twist, Koberidze’s second feature depicts love at first sight, football and a stray dog.
Swan Song Swan Song
Todd Stephens / USA / 2021 / 105 min / English
Starring the brilliant Udo Kier, Swan Song is a comical and bittersweet journey about rediscovering oneself and looking gorgeous while doing so.