Kinosloga. Retrosex. 2024
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor / USA / 2023 / 113 min / English
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.
The End The End
Joshua Oppenheimer / Denmark, Germany / 2024 / 148 min / English
The feature debut of Joshua Oppenheimer, director of the provocative documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, is a post-apocalyptic musical about the last surviving family on earth. Twenty-five years after an environmental catastrophe, Father, Mother and Son struggle to maintain a sense of normality in their luxurious underground bunker—until the arrival of the Girl disrupts their meticulously constructed routine…
EFA: Short Films On Tour 2024 EFA: kratkometražni nominiranci za evropske filmske nagrade 2024
različni avtorji / various / 94 min
2720, Basil da Cunha; Clamor, Salomé Da Souza; The Exploding Girl, Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel; The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent, Nebojša Slijepčević; Wander to Wonder, Nina Gantz
Rizal’s Makamisa: Phantasm of Revenge Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti
Khavn / Philippines, Germany / 2024 / 73 min
Best of the Elephant (2025) Najboljši iz Slona (2025)
različni avtorji / 60 min / 8+
The Children Jury presents a selection of award-winning films from this year’s Elephant in Competition. The programme will be screened with English and Slovenian subtitles in case of films with dialogue.
The Great History of Western Philosophy La gran historia de la filosofía occidental
Aria Covamonas / Mexico / 2025 / 73 min / Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish
A chaotic tale woven together by a cosmic animator tasked with making an “educational philosophical film” after committing an unknown crime, The Great History of Western Philosophy features Chairman Mao, Socrates, Mickey Mouse, Monkey King, Kant, to name just a few.
The Land Between Kiedy bede ptakiem / Avion, el pueblo ausente
Hervera in Marcos Hervera / Spain / 2012 / 88 min / Spanish, Galician
Lost Illusions Illusions perdues
Xavier Giannoli / France, Belgium / 2021 / 150 min / French
A lavish screen adaptation of Balzac’s eponymous novel, Lost Illusions is a tale of love, desire, driving literary ambitions and the power of media and money.
Bottlemen Flašaroši
Nemanja Vojinović / Serbia, Slovenia / 2023 / 84 min
This visually stunning observational documentary is a tribute to a lively, important yet invisible community. An ecological western, shot in the former cradle of Neolithic Europe, it holds a mirror to contemporary mass consumer culture.
Eight Postcards From Utopia Opt ilustrate din lumea ideala
Radu Jude / Romania / 2024 / 71 min / Romanian
A found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements. Drawing from the debris of Romania’s long transition period, the film speaks about love and death, the human body and its frailty, the natural and the supernatural and of course, socialism and capitalism.
Restored Slovenian Classics Restavrirani slovenski klasiki
različni avtorji / various / 70 min / Slovene
In Adam's Interest L'intérêt d'Adam
Laura Wandel / Belgium, France / 2025 / 78 min / French
A medical case challenges an experienced paediatrician’s code of ethics, while holding up a mirror to society.
Mother Mother
Teona Strugar Mitevska / North Macedonia, Sweden, India, Denmark, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2025 / 103 min / English
An account of a pivotal week in the life of the young Mother Teresa, a fanatical nun full of fury played by Noomi Rapace.
Orchestra Orkester
Matevž Luzar / Slovenia / 2021 / 111 min / Slovene, German
The merry members of a brass band from Slovenia travel by bus to perform in a small Austrian town. They sing, cheer and drink all the way there. Being part of a brass band is a joyful hobby for most members. However, not everything goes as planned… Five distinct stories tell us that hiding one’s actions and intentions is the best way to make them shameful.
Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d’une chute
Justine Triet / France / 2023 / 151 min / French
Sandra, a successful German writer, her French husband Samuel and their visually impaired eleven-year-old son Daniel live a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed by his wife… Palme d’Or winner 2023!
Rainbow Nation Rainbow Nation
Ilse Schooneknaep, Marieke Dermul / Belgium / 2024 / 25 min / English
The film highlights the stark contrast between the South African constitution, which protects LGBTQIA+ rights, and the hate crimes that the LGBTQIA+ community faces daily: hatred, rape, and murder are the fate of many who live openly in South Africa.
Death Does Not Exist La mort n'existe pas
Félix Dufour-Laperrière / Canada, France / 2025 / 72 min / French
The action of a small group of militant activists goes awry.
Smoking Causes Coughing Fumer fait tousser
Quentin Dupieux / France / 2022 / 80 min / French
The latest adventure from the leading French absurdist Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles) is a highly entertaining, highly unpredictable, and highly quirky homage to old-school superhero series.
Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master Otapanje vladara
Ivan Salatić / Montenegro, Serbia, Italy, France, Croatia / 2025 / 93 min
A hypnotic historical drama about homesickness, roots, loyalty, and the treatment of history in cinema.
Perla Perla
Alexandra Makarová / Slovakia, Austria / 2025 / 110 min / Slovak, Russian, German
A harrowing portrait of a Slovakian émigré in Vienna, an artist and a mother unable to free herself of the demons haunting her tormented soul. Makarova’s psychologically complex drama reveals the lingering violence of totalitarian rule.
Dangerous Animals Dangerous Animals
Sean Byrne / Australia / 2025 / 98 min / English
When a surfer is abducted by a serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.
Case 137 Dossier 137
Dominik Moll / France / 2025 / 115 min / French
Set during the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) protests in Paris, this taut procedural drama examines police brutality, juxtaposing the use of coercive measures against human rights violation.
Blue Heron Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari / Canada, Hungary / 2025 / 90 min / English, Hungarian
The Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker builds on her celebrated short work in a complex, sure-handed drama that deftly weaves documentary elements into a raw fictionalization of her own childhood.
A Loose End Un Cabo Suelto
Daniel Hendler / Argentina, Spain, Uruguay / 2025 / 93 min / Spanish
Straddling several genres – romantic comedy, western, road movie and police thriller –, this offbeat comedy follows a runaway Argentine policeman adrift in Uruguay.
Best of the World IV Svetovni jagodni izbor IV
različni avtorji / 53 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.