15:40 / Main Hall
Zejtune Żejtune
Alex Camilleri / Malta, Germany, Qatar / 2026 / 108 min / Maltese
When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).
18:00 / Main Hall
Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar / Spain / 2026 / 112 min / Spanish
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia… Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
20:30 / Main Hall
A Sad and Beautiful World Nujum al’amal w al’alam
Cyril Aris / Lebanon, Germany, USA, Saudi Arabia, Qatar / 2025 / 110 min / Arabic
In this sweeping romance set in Beirut, two star-crossed lovers face a decision whether or not to build a family and chart a track to happiness, despite the tragic fates ravaging contemporary Lebanon.