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#youngfilmmaker 1

#youngfilmmaker 1

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#youngfilmmaker
Director
Kaur Hallik, bombit Yu, Sophia Lassi, Leela Mia Auväärt, Gerli Ogga, Roosi Uusen
Country
Estonia, Republic of Korea, Italy
#youngfilmmaker 2

#youngfilmmaker 2

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#youngfilmmaker
Director
Paul Piirimäe, Hedi Lii Riives, Louis Jesse Albert, Kaur Ehrlich, Ketlin Kõiv, Kiyomi DallasKidd, Adam Karu
Country
Estonia, USA
#youngfilmmaker 3

#youngfilmmaker 3

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#youngfilmmaker
Director
Lukasz Skorza, Liisa Jõgi, Säde Sibul, Mattias Mängel, Mariann Märka
Country
Poland, Estonia
18 Holes to Paradise

18 Holes to Paradise

What to do with Dad’s house? With a fire ravaging the region, the discussion is becoming heated.

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Official Selection - Competition
Director
João Nuno Pinto
Country
Portugal, Italy, Argentina
2000 Meters to Andriivka

2000 Meters to Andriivka

From the maker of the Oscar-winning “20 Days in Mariupol”.

Programme
Best of Docs, Standing with Ukraine
Director
Mstyslav Chernov
Country
Ukraine
8½

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Federico Fellini
Country
Italy, France
A Goodnight Kiss

A Goodnight Kiss

Have you ever wondered who inspired Arvo Pärt’s legendary piece “Für Alina”?

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Giedrė Žickytė
Country
Lithuania, Estonia, Bulgaria
A Life Illuminated

A Life Illuminated

Dr. Edith Widder embarks on an extraordinary journey into the magical world of deep-sea bioluminescence.

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
Tasha Van Zandt
Country
USA
A Poet

A Poet

An aging poet finds purpose mentoring a talented teen, though exposing her to the poetry scene might be unwise.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Simón Mesa Soto
Country
Colombia, Germany, Sweden
A Safe Place

A Safe Place

Nothing remains hidden under the blazing summer sun.

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First Feature Competition
Director
Cecilia Stefanescu
Country
Romania
A Summer Tale

A Summer Tale

After a heart attack, Buenos Aires hustler Jorge races to prove he’s a “good guy”... whatever that means.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Matías Szulanski
Country
Argentina
Acts of Becoming - Live Action Documentaries 2

Acts of Becoming - Live Action Documentaries 2

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Doc@Shorts
Director
Daniel England, Ross McClean, Yuxuan Ethan Wu, Fábio Zilberman Iuchno, Kazuya Ashizawa, Javier Martínez-losa Zapata
Country
United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Portugal, Japan, Spain
Admission

Admission

Behind one boy’s school admission lies a tale of ambition, anxiety, and the price of success.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Quentin Hsu
Country
Taiwan
André is an Idiot

André is an Idiot

After receiving a terminal diagnosis, André is determined to maintain his humour while learning to die happily.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Tony Benna
Country
USA
Andrius

Andrius

A film for children that switches between reality and fantasy.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Algirdas Araminas
Country
Lithuania
Anemone

Anemone

Daniel Day-Lewis roars back to the screen for his first role in eight years in this emotionally charged family drama—directed by Ronan Day-Lewis and co-written by father and son.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Ronan Day-Lewis
Country
United Kingdom, USA
Anguish

Anguish

A mother uses telepathic powers to send her middle-aged son on a killing spree. A masterclass in 1980s Euro-horror

Programme
Midnight Shivers, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Bigas Luna
Country
Spain
Animated Documentaries

Animated Documentaries

Programme
Doc@Shorts
Director
Marita Mayer, Yoo Lee, Anastazja Naumenko, Lea Vucko, Damir Grbanovic, Tata Managadze, Natalia León, Rebecca Blöcher
Country
Norway, Republic of Korea, USA, Poland, Slovenia, Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Portugal, France, Germany
Arne Alligator

Arne Alligator

The world's most fun-loving crocodile.

Programme
Juniors' Competition Programme
Director
Jenny Jokela
Country
Sweden, Finland
Backstage Madness

Backstage Madness

It’s never too late for an absurd and amusing Kyrgyz slapstick comedy about the incredible hardships of filmmaking.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Amanbek Azhymat
Country
Kyrgyzstan
Becoming

Becoming

A girl swims alone in a reinvented coming-of-age story that’s already made waves at Locarno and Busan.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Zhannat Alshanova
Country
France, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Lithuania, Sweden
Beef

Beef

A young rapper must confront her mother to succeed in the world of freestyle.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Youth Programme
Director
Ingride Santos
Country
Spain, Mexico
Below the Clouds

Below the Clouds

Oscar-nominated Gianfranco Rosi immerses us in the community near Mount Vesuvius where the past and present intermingle.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Gianfranco Rosi
Country
Italy
Bidad

Bidad

One woman’s voice against the system.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Soheil Beiraghi
Country
Iran
BIX Almost Nirvana

BIX Almost Nirvana

The rock band BIX tastes freedom after the fall of the Berlin Wall!

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Emilis Vėlyvis
Country
Lithuania
Black Nights Comedy

Black Nights Comedy

Programme
Shorts Panorama
Director
Birute Sodeikaite, Oscar Jacobson, Piotr Milczarek, Aleksi Artturi Räisänen, Eva Vázquez de Reoyo, Erik Ivar Sæther, Nicolai Berg Hansson, Andrea Vinciguerra, Duncan Cowles
Country
Canada, Germany, Poland, Finland, Spain, Norway, Italy, United Kingdom
Blindsight

Blindsight

A blinking camera joins a noble and intimate journey as a fellow traveller.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Adrian Sitaru
Country
Romania, Turkey
Borderline

Borderline

Rising star Šarūnas Zenkevičius shines in the shadow of the most terrifying villain in recent Lithuanian thrillers.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Ignas Jonynas
Country
Lithuania
Brightly Shining

Brightly Shining

There’s still hope for a Christmas miracle!

Programme
Children's Programme
Director
Ida Sagmo Tvedte
Country
Norway
California Schemin'

California Schemin'

Based on a true story, this is a wild ride through ambition, identity, and the high-stakes world of musical make-believe.

Programme
Special Screenings
Director
James McAvoy
Country
United Kingdom, USA
China Sea

China Sea

A cancelled martial artist finds refuge in a Taiwanese family’s restaurant. Fists fly, cultures clash, and secrets burn.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Jurgis Matulevičius
Country
Lithuania, Taiwan, Poland, Czechia
Choose Earth: Wood Wide Web

Choose Earth: Wood Wide Web

One planet. One chance.

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
Anne de Carbuccia
Country
USA, Italy
Christy

Christy

Does your past define your future?

Programme
Youth Programme, Children's Rights Programme
Director
Brendan Canty
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom
Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains

One of the most cherished Czechoslovak films of the 1960s.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Jirí Menzel
Country
Czechia
Club Zero

Club Zero

A teacher forms a strong bond with five students – a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.

Programme
Special Screenings, Hauntingly Captivating. A Tribute to Jessica Hausner, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Jessica Hausner
Country
Austria, Germany, France, Denmark, Turkey, Qatar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Couture

Couture

A captivating observational picture about creative women finding solace in one another.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Alice Winocour
Country
France
Cuba & Alaska

Cuba & Alaska

Two Ukranian medics try to hold on to fragments of the normal life, hoping they can go back when the war is done.

Programme
Standing with Ukraine, Best of Docs
Director
Yegor Troyanovsky
Country
Ukraine, France, Belgium
Cutting Through Rocks

Cutting Through Rocks

Breaking long-held patriarchal traditions by training teenage girls to ride motorcycles and stopping child marriages.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Mohammad Reza Eyni, Sara Khaki
Country
Qatar, Chile, Canada, Netherlands, Germany
Dance Films: Movements of Being

Dance Films: Movements of Being

Programme
Shorts Alternatives
Director
Thomas Bos, Sinem Kayacan, Janina Rajakangas, Valerijs Olehno, Astrid De Haes, Brecht Van Vliet, Jonathan Van Hemelrijck, Hertta Kiiski, Yifan Wen, Jordy Dik, Tizia Benmchich-Lanardonne
Country
Netherlands, Finland, Poland, Belgium, Estonia, France
Dancing Queen in Hollywood

Dancing Queen in Hollywood

The challenges of pursuing your dreams in Los Angeles.

Programme
Children's Programme
Director
Aurora Gossé
Country
Norway
Dawning

Dawning

After tragedy pulls them apart, three sisters return to their childhood retreat.

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Patrik Syversen
Country
Norway
Days of Wonder

Days of Wonder

A cinematic journey into the hidden world of a reclusive Finnish artist, bringing his lost genius to light.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Karin Pennanen
Country
Finland
Dead Language

Dead Language

"Words like violence break the silence, come crashing in into my little world..." (Depeche Mode)

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun
Country
Israel, Czechia, Poland
Dead Man's Wire

Dead Man's Wire

Gus Van Sant turns a fascinating true crime story into an entertaining period drama.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Gus Van Sant
Country
USA
Decorado

Decorado

The trials and tribulations of a mouse in a dystopian world.

Programme
Just Anime
Director
Alberto Vázquez
Country
Spain
Deeper

Deeper

Where light ends, the real journey begins.

Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Director
Jennifer Peedom
Country
Australia
Defiant

Defiant

She was deemed broken by a broken system.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Visa Koiso-Kanttila
Country
Finland
Definitely Gangster

Definitely Gangster

Becoming a gangster in just a few days.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
JLee MacKenzie
Country
USA
Divia

Divia

The film explores the catastrophic influence of the Russian invasion on nature in Ukraine.

Programme
Standing with Ukraine, Best of Docs
Director
Dmytro Hreshko
Country
Poland, Ukraine, Netherlands, USA
Divine Comedy

Divine Comedy

Cineliterate, meta-textual and wryly sarcastic, the latest film by Ali Asgari is a free-wheeling, sharp-witted satire.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Ali Asgari
Country
Italy, France, Germany, Turkey
DJ Ahmet

DJ Ahmet

Can music heal all wounds?

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Georgi M. Unkovski
Country
North Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia
Dog of God

Dog of God

“Heavy Metal” meets Monty Python! A fresh Latvian animated comedy full of witchcraft and perversity.

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Raitis Abele, Lauris Abele
Country
Latvia
Dracula

Dracula

Multiple storylines blend folklore, classic horror, and contemporary elements into a fresh take on Dracula's legend.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Radu Jude
Country
Romania, Austria, Luxembourg, Brazil, United Kingdom, Switzerland
Dry Leaf

Dry Leaf

Alexandre Koberidze returns with a mesmerising and singular work that ponders life’s most mysterious force: spontaneity.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Aleksandre Koberidze
Country
Germany, Georgia
Duality

Duality

Through Tehran’s streets and beyond time itself, three lives intertwine in a poetic meditation on love and loss.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Abbas Nezamdoost
Country
Iran
Dump of Untitled Pieces

Dump of Untitled Pieces

Bold, graceful and turbulent satire about the absurdity of art.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Melik Kuru
Country
Turkey
Easy Girl

Easy Girl

Trauma emerges as two friends explore desire, intimacy and question the meaning of true freedom.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Hille Norden
Country
Germany
Edge Of The Night

Edge Of The Night

Experience Tallinn as it’s never been seen – raw, intoxicating and completely alive.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Vladimir Loginov
Country
Estonia
Electing Ms Santa

Electing Ms Santa

As Moldova edges closer to the European Union, one woman in a remote village chases her own political ambitions.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Raisa Răzmeriță
Country
Moldova, Romania
Elena's Shift

Elena's Shift

Driven by love and struggle, Elena dares to live fully, fight with dignity, and embrace freedom.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Stefanos Tsivopoulos
Country
Greece
Ella & Friends - Operation Otter

Ella & Friends - Operation Otter

Never underestimate children!

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Elin Grönblom
Country
Finland
Emergency Exit

Emergency Exit

A joyful gang embarks on an enigmatic trip. An engaging homage to the artistry – and the magic – of cinema.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Lluís Miñarro
Country
Spain
Emile Awards: Awarded Films

Emile Awards: Awarded Films

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition, Doc@PÖFF International Competition, Night Cinema, Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation, Shorts Panorama
Director
Izabela Plucińska, Sajad Imani, Nina Gantz, Shadab Shayegan, Anastasiia Falileieva
Country
Poland, Germany, Czechia, Iran, France, Canada, Belgium, Slovakia
Far Away

Far Away

When life stands still in the war, the fates of scattered Kurdish children are altered forever.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
M. Tayfur Aydın
Country
Turkey
Father

Father

A tragic mistake destroys a man’s life, isolating him in guilt and shaking his marriage. Can he find a path to forgiveness?

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Tereza Nvotová
Country
Slovakia, Czechia, Poland
Fission

Fission

A warm film about a hot topic. Is nuclear power the future, or...?

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
João Pedro Prado, Anton Yaremchuk
Country
Germany
Fiume o morte!

Fiume o morte!

In this form-defying Rotterdam Tiger Award winner, citizens relive the strange post-WWI dictatorship that befell their city

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Igor Bezinovic
Country
Croatia, Italy, Slovenia
Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart

Flesh, Blood, Even a Heart

A woman crowned by loneliness searches for magical life spells, while nothing is irreparable.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Alise Zariņa
Country
Latvia
Flophouse America

Flophouse America

The dark side of the American Dream.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Director
Monica Strømdahl
Country
Norway, Netherlands, USA
Follies

Follies

A beginner’s journey through the twists and turns of discovering polyamory.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Eric K. Boulianne
Country
Canada
Forastera

Forastera

During her Mallorca summer, Cata recognises similarities with her late grandma and develops an influence over her grandpa.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Lucía Aleñar Iglesias
Country
Spain
Fränk

Fränk

Paul arrives in an unfamiliar town where in his pursuit of happiness he makes one bad decision after another.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Tõnis Pill
Country
Estonia
Frontier

Frontier

A Spanish customs officer risks everything to help Jews escape Nazi-occupied France across the Pyrenees.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Judith Colell
Country
Spain, Belgium
Fuck My Son!

Fuck My Son!

The most abject cinematic exercise to appear since “Pink Flamingos”.

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Todd Rohal
Country
USA
Future Council

Future Council

If young people don’t care about the future, then who will?

Programme
Doc@Just
Director
Damon Gameau
Country
Netherlands, Australia
Girls Don't Cry

Girls Don't Cry

Six girls, six countries, one fight for the right to decide for themselves.

Programme
Doc@Just
Director
Sigrid Klausmann
Country
Germany
Goodbye Sisters

Goodbye Sisters

A real family story unfolds in the Himalayas – one that is both heart-wrenching and uplifting.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Alexander Murphy
Country
France, Nepal
Grow

Grow

A fantastic, fun children's film featuring familiar faces from British TV!

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
John McPhail
Country
United Kingdom
Hamnet

Hamnet

Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestseller features mesmerising performances by Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Chloé Zhao
Country
United Kingdom
Happiness is living in our land

Happiness is living in our land

O behold – Tallinn’s burning. Tallinn’s burning.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Indrek Spungin
Country
Estonia
Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday

Exploring issues of class, power and belonging through the eyes of an innocent child.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Director
Sarah Goher
Country
Egypt
Hen

Hen

Following his cult films “Taxidermia” and “Final Cut”, György Pálfi is back with a tragicomic tale full of heart and feathers.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
György Pálfi
Country
Germany, Greece, Hungary
Hercules Falling

Hercules Falling

Danish superstar Dar Salim is back in a striking role as a psychologically wounded warrior.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Christian Bonke
Country
Denmark
Holy Destructors

Holy Destructors

A daring display of fungi, coffins, and crypts reveals the remarkable work of bioarchaeologists and restorers.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Aistė Žegulytė
Country
Lithuania, France, Latvia
Honey

Honey

Follow your dreams!

Programme
Children's Programme
Director
Natasha Arthy
Country
Denmark
Honey Bunch

Honey Bunch

An eerie Canadian body horror film about secrets and violence in close relationships.

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer
Country
Canada
Honey Don't!

Honey Don't!

Ethan Coen’s dark comedy about a small-town private eye, who delves into a series of deaths tied to a mysterious church.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Ethan Coen
Country
United Kingdom, USA
Hotel

Hotel

Irene gets a job as a hotel maid, but soon finds out that the previous maid disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Programme
Hauntingly Captivating. A Tribute to Jessica Hausner, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Jessica Hausner
Country
Austria, Germany
Hungarian Wedding

Hungarian Wedding

From Budapest to a local wedding. This trip is an adventure of a lifetime.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Csaba Káel
Country
Hungary
Hunger Strike Breakfast

Hunger Strike Breakfast

Real history. Made up characters. Pivotal events. Philosophical humour. Romantic sparks. Unforgotten feelings.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Karolis Kaupinis
Country
Lithuania, Czechia, Latvia
Hydrogen - Revolution or Illusion?

Hydrogen - Revolution or Illusion?

Can green hydrogen technology solve future energy problems, or is the hydrogen hype just a bluff by the industry?

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
Andreas Pichler
Country
Germany, Italy, Norway
I Swear

I Swear

Sensitive handling and an exceptional central performance do heartwarming justice to a remarkable life.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Kirk Jones
Country
United Kingdom
If I Die Today

If I Die Today

The harsh reality of life after prison.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Director
Camilla Arlien
Country
Denmark
In a Glass Cage

In a Glass Cage

A doctor from a Nazi death camp who fled to Spain continues his horrific activities, only to find himself in an iron lung.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Midnight Shivers
Director
Agusti Villaronga
Country
Spain
Interior

Interior

Are you really sure you know what happens in your house when you lock the door?

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Pascal Schuh
Country
Germany
Invisibles

Invisibles

An escort questions her life until a client with a disability makes her confront who she is and who she might become.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Junna Chif
Country
Canada
Janko the Musician

Janko the Musician

His violin makes hearts sing. Discover a landmark of early European sound cinema.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Ryszard Ordynski
Country
Poland
Juana

Juana

A relentless investigator risks everything to uncover the truth behind a series of unsolved crimes against women.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Daniel Giménez Cacho
Country
Mexico
Just Shorts: Anatomy of a Short Film

Just Shorts: Anatomy of a Short Film

How to make a good film for young audiences with limited resources?

Programme
Shorts National Competition, Youth Programme, Night Cinema, Shorts Alternatives, Shorts Live-Action Competition
Director
Joonas Lind, James Button, Simon Ellis, Helen O Reilly, Olli Ilpo Salonen, Toby Wharton
Country
Estonia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland
K-Poper

K-Poper

K-pop meets a conservative household.

Programme
Just Anime
Director
Ebrahim Amini
Country
Iran
Kabul Between Prayers

Kabul Between Prayers

A devoted soldier of the Taliban’s ideology struggles between the promises of martyrdom and the mundanity of his life.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Aboozar Amini
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Kevlar Soul

Kevlar Soul

Brotherhood.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Maria Eriksson-Hecht
Country
Sweden, Norway, Finland
Kokuho

Kokuho

Yakuza and kabuki meet in a gripping story about family, friendship and calling.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Sang-il Lee
Country
Japan
La Carn

La Carn

A daring performance, digital love and an odd admirer. Liquid love. Suspense. A film that goes beyond the screen.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Joan Porcel
Country
Spain
La Dolce Vita

La Dolce Vita

One of the most influential films of all time, acclaimed by critics, filmmakers and the public.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Federico Fellini
Country
Italy, France
Lady

Lady

Quirky, biting, and gloriously eccentric – a parody of British privilege that gleams with comic gold.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Samuel Abrahams
Country
United Kingdom
Laguna

Laguna

Legendary Lithuanian auteur Šarūnas Bartas transforms unbearable personal loss into a work of rare cinematic intimacy.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Sharunas Bartas
Country
Lithuania, France
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

A cosmic hangout film about male friendship set against the backdrop of ancient Roman baths.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Gabriel Azorín
Country
Spain, Portugal
Late Night Love

Late Night Love

Programme
Youth Programme, Shorts Alternatives
Director
Toby Wharton, Mardo El-Noor, Betina Bożek, James Ley, Jess Dadds, Sam Giles, Rafael Cuculić, Panos Zygouros, Laura Nicolas, Hung Yi Wu
Country
United Kingdom, New Zealand, Poland, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, Taiwan
Late Night Sci-Fi

Late Night Sci-Fi

Programme
Shorts Panorama
Director
Huibin CHUNG, Tom Tennant, Theo Tennant, Justine Klaiber, Victoria Watson, Sacha Kyle, Adrian Breza, Dylan Dugas
Country
Republic of Korea, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Estonia, USA
Legacies of Conflict

Legacies of Conflict

Programme
Shorts Panorama
Director
Anna Lys, Rémy Berlemont, Alice Hamel, Chen-Yun Hu, Ludivine Lebourg, Estelle Martin, Agathe Ribout, Roberta Palmieri, Olga Sargenti, Roberta Grossman, Marianne Barakat, Hayat Najm, Vignon Gaspard
Country
France, Italy, Lithuania, USA, Canada, Switzerland
Leleka

Leleka

Two women, one car and a Bolex camera. A road trip to Ukraine, where the landscape becomes poetry.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Harald Hutter
Country
Canada, France, Spain, Ukraine, USA
Leo & Lou

Leo & Lou

Two lost souls end up on a life-changing adventure.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme, Children's Competition Programme, In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Carlos Solano
Country
Spain, United Kingdom, Romania
Life in Shadows

Life in Shadows

An engaging portrait of a man in love with the cinema. A brilliant cult film persecuted by censorship.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Lorenzo Llobet Gracia
Country
Spain
LifeLike

LifeLike

A mesmerising mix of VR-Chat 3D avatars, Instagram stories and raw drama.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Ali Vatansever
Country
Turkey, Greece, Romania
Lil Trilogy

Lil Trilogy

Programme
Doc@Just
Director
Ivar Murd, Taavi Arus
Country
Estonia
Lo-Fi

Lo-Fi

Nostalgia, dreams of love and bittersweet memories are marked by surprising effects that transform the frame with light.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Alican Durbaş
Country
Turkey
Los Tarantos

Los Tarantos

“Romeo and Juliet” in the world of gypsies: dance, music, and passion in a Barcelona like you’ve never seen before.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Francesc Rovira Beleta
Country
Spain
Lost Stars of the Horoscope

Lost Stars of the Horoscope

Learning to survive: Ukrainian children in Estonia.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition, Standing with Ukraine
Director
Katrina Lehismäe
Country
Estonia
Lotte & Totte-My First Friend

Lotte & Totte-My First Friend

A true friend is a great treasure!

Programme
Juniors' Competition Programme
Director
Mia Fridthjof
Country
Denmark
Lotte and the Lost Dragons

Lotte and the Lost Dragons

Puppy girl Lotte goes looking for dragons.

Programme
Birthday Programme
Director
Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma
Country
Latvia, Estonia
Lotte and the Moonstone Secret

Lotte and the Moonstone Secret

Puppy girl Lotte and traveller dog Klaus must solve a great mystery.

Programme
Birthday Programme
Director
Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma
Country
Estonia, Latvia
Lotte from Gadgetville

Lotte from Gadgetville

A competition for clever new inventions gets everyone excited.

Programme
Birthday Programme
Director
Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma
Country
Estonia, Latvia
Lotte Journey South

Lotte Journey South

Puppy girl Lotte helps a baby bird rejoin his flock.

Programme
Birthday Programme
Director
Heiki Ernits, Janno Põldma
Country
Estonia
Lourdes

Lourdes

To escape her isolation, wheelchair-bound Christine makes a journey to Lourdes, the iconic pilgrimage site in the Pyrenees.

Programme
Hauntingly Captivating. A Tribute to Jessica Hausner, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Jessica Hausner
Country
Austria, France, Germany
Lovely Rita

Lovely Rita

Jessica Hausner’s first feature was a real shocker.

Programme
Hauntingly Captivating. A Tribute to Jessica Hausner, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Jessica Hausner
Country
Austria, Germany
Magellan

Magellan

An absorbing story of colonial conquest and obsession, starring Gael García Bernal as Ferdinand Magellan.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Lav Diaz
Country
Portugal, Spain, France, Philippines, Taiwan
Mama

Mama

A quiet but powerful portrait of displacement, femininity, and the elusive meaning of home.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Or Sinai
Country
Poland, Italy, Israel
Maria Rosa

Maria Rosa

Love triangle, repressed desire, in a Greek-like drama, which was the first Catalan spoken film during the dictatorship.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Armando Moreno
Country
Spain
Matti Nykänen - The Legend

Matti Nykänen - The Legend

Documentary about Matti Nykänen, the world’s best ski jumper whose life spiraled from fame to disgrace.

Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Director
Olli Laine
Country
Finland
Melt

Melt

From the Alps to Antarctica, “Melt” captures the beauty of Earth’s frozen landscapes and the people living among them.

Programme
Environmental Film Programme, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Nikolaus Geyrhalter
Country
Austria
Memory

Memory

Vladlena Sandu studies her traumatic memories of the war in Chechnya to transcend and transform them via cinema.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Vladlena Sandu
Country
France, Netherlands
Midnight Madness

Midnight Madness

Programme
Shorts Alternatives
Director
Daria Kopiec, Jenny Jokela, Shaun Clark, Nao Yamamoto, Stephen Irwin, Luis Nieto, Alexandre Sousa, Maxime Tevissen, Tom Alcamo, Hugo Hannache, Dylan Cam, Alexandre Velves, Titouan Kervajan, Yaëlle Alberti, Sam Orti
Country
Poland, Finland, United Kingdom, Japan, Estonia, France, Portugal, Hungary, Spain
MieMie ~She can see~

MieMie ~She can see~

A charming homage to Japanese cinema that is a lovely tribute letter to Miike, Miyazaki, anime ghosts and Gojira-san!

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Katsutoshi Furuya
Country
Japan
Mira

Mira

She’s taught to fear the outsider. But it’s his presence that awakens her deepest self.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
Country
Morocco
Mira (JF)

Mira (JF)

A beautiful film about reaching adolescence to watch with a parent.

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Marie Limkilde
Country
Denmark
Miss Jobson

Miss Jobson

The life, laughter, and legacy of Bob Marley’s fearless lawyer, 80-year-old Miss Jobson

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Amanda Sans Pantling
Country
Jamaica, Spain
Mo Papa

Mo Papa

A powerful story of love, loss, and redemption by Estonian writer-director Eeva Mägi.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Eeva Mägi
Country
Estonia
Mother's Baby

Mother's Baby

A woman navigates the complex journey of motherhood while confronting her deepest fears and anxieties.

Programme
Best of Festivals, Spotlight: Austria
Director
Johanna Moder
Country
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a brave teacher films what's really happening in his own school.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
David Borenstein, Pavel Ilyich Talankin, Co-director Pavel Talankin
Country
Denmark, Czechia
My Dear Mother

My Dear Mother

The brutally murdered mother of drug addict Alina is found on the beach one day. Is Alina a manipulator or a victim.

Programme
TV Beats Screenings
Director
Doris Tääker
Country
Estonia
My Family and Other Clowns

My Family and Other Clowns

Life is complicated when your parents are world-famous clowns, Piip and Tuut.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Heilika Pikkov, Liina Särkinen
Country
Estonia
My First Love

My First Love

A tender coming-of-age story about desire, resilience, and self-determination.

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Mari Storstein
Country
Norway
New Money

New Money

What would you do if you had 50 million?

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Rain Rannu
Country
Estonia
Night Cinema

Night Cinema

Programme
Night Cinema, Shorts Alternatives, Youth Programme, Méliès D'Argent Short Film Competition
Director
Olli Ilpo Salonen, Ignacio Rodó, Pablo Larcuen, Andrew Cutcliffe, Gregory O'Reilly, Mattias Engqvist, Benjamin Blaine, Christopher Blaine, Ainsley James Cannon, Alicia Marina, Anna Mitjà, James Button, Arturo Lacal, Alex Salu, Jordi Jiménez, Danielle Rhoda Addae-Boateng, Emma Carré, Mathilde Parquet, Saerom Seo, Yoonsun Lee, Jiwon Choi, Alexis Beaumont, Pearl Seemann, Alicja Jasina, Gonçalo Almeida, Joe D'Ovidio, James Smith, Hakim Atoui, Lucía Forner Segarra, Santi Amézqueta, Héctor Zafra
Country
Finland, Spain, USA, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Republic of Korea, Germany, Poland, Portugal
Nino in Paradise

Nino in Paradise

Young Nino is chasing dreams with his crew – hustling, partying, and fighting to stay hopeful in a lost world.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Laurent Micheli
Country
Belgium, France
No Comment

No Comment

Elections are a feast for the media. All the skeletons hidden in the politicians’ closets are dragged out.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Petter Næss
Country
Norway
No Other Choice

No Other Choice

A wildly enjoyable picture that balances psychological tension against giddily hilarious comic set pieces.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Park Chan-wook
Country
Republic of Korea
Nomad Shadow

Nomad Shadow

A young and magnetic Sahrawi woman, Mariam, is deported from Spain back to her family home in Western Sahara.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Eimi Imanishi
Country
USA, Spain, France
North South Man Woman

North South Man Woman

A refugee matchmaker fights to heal her divided homeland – one couple at a time.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Sun Kim, Morten Traavik
Country
Norway, Latvia
Not Made For Politics

Not Made For Politics

As women lead Belarus’s fight for freedom, a filmmaker in exile confronts fear and finds her voice.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Volia Chajkouskaya
Country
Estonia, France, USA
Notes From the Woods

Notes From the Woods

A meditative film journey takes the viewer to the Estonian forest, where large predators bears, wolves and lynxes go about their daily business.

Programme
Special Screenings
Director
Riho Västrik
Country
Estonia
Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal

Lina, a well-known TV host, appears at Pedro’s doorstep to confront him about a cruel message he posted about her online.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Javier Marco
Country
Spain, Belgium
Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait

Ocaña, an Intermittent Portrait

Ocaña epitomises the unstoppable wave of freedom, joy and colour that shook Catalan society after the dictator’s death.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, Rebels with a Cause - Catalonia
Director
Ventura Pons
Country
Spain
Oh, What Happy Days!

Oh, What Happy Days!

Actor Golshifteh Farahani and artist Shirin Neshat unite in a powerful film reflecting on Iran’s past and present.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Homayoun Ghanizadeh
Country
Iran, USA, France, Canada
Old Man's Journeys

Old Man's Journeys

A portrait of Baltic film and theatre icon Juozas Budraitis, revisiting his roles, places and friends, on and off screen.

Programme
Special Screenings, Juozas Budraitis: The James Dean of the Baltics
Director
Nerijus Milerius
Country
Lithuania
Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

A story of courage and rebirth in the face of adversity.

Programme
Youth Programme, In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Irene Iborra, Irene Iborra Rizo
Country
Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Chile, France
On a String

On a String

A quirky indie film about a violist hitting all the wrong notes in love, ambition, and the chaos of post-college life.

Programme
First Feature Out of Competition
Director
Isabel Hagen
Country
USA
One Day I Wish to See You Happy

One Day I Wish to See You Happy

Love, war, and a 1986 Volkswagen – a film where filmmaking itself becomes a language of love.

Programme
Standing with Ukraine, Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Maryna Nikolcheva
Country
Ukraine, France
Oxygen

Oxygen

Not my child: a multi-layered drama paints a nuanced picture of motherhood in Israeli society.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Netalie Braun
Country
Israel
Palestine 36

Palestine 36

Palestinians find themselves caught up in a fight for freedom, as the war between peasantry and empire reaches a breaking point.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Annemarie Jacir
Country
State of Palestine, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan
Patty is Such a Girly Name

Patty is Such a Girly Name

The journey to the top!

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Giorgos Georgopoulos
Country
Greece
Pixie. The New Beginning

Pixie. The New Beginning

Magic awaits those who dare to dream and believe.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Director
Krzysztof Komander
Country
Poland, Czechia
Poetry Shorts

Poetry Shorts

Programme
Shorts Alternatives
Director
Gloria Regonesi, Marco Joubert, Kenneth De la Cruz, Anna Terr-Gabrielyan, Amir Masoud Soheili, Nawa Bijaya Shrestha, Tumas Šatūnas, Philip Spillane, Anya Ryzhkova, Anna Ramane
Country
Italy, Canada, Nepal, Lithuania, Ireland, Germany, Latvia
PÖFF presentation and film The Girl in Black

PÖFF presentation and film The Girl in Black

Come and experience PÖFF behind the scenes and enjoy an Estonian film classic!

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Veljo Käsper
Country
Estonia
Pretty Young Love

Pretty Young Love

The beauty of youth and the pangs of love.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Mogens Hagedorn
Country
Denmark
Queer Heat

Queer Heat

Programme
Shorts Alternatives
Director
Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, Patricio Plaza, Bonheur Suprême, Louise Bailly, Daniela Del Castello, Alice Levy, Bruno De Mendonça, Elifsu Meriç, Joey Quoc Tran, Josefa Celestin, Whammy Alcazaren
Country
Argentina, Canada, France, United Kingdom, Philippines
Rebels With Their Shorts I

Rebels With Their Shorts I

Programme
Rebels With Their Shorts
Director
Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein, Alina Panasenko, Shaobo Chen, Olivier Heitz, Eero Tammi, Mark Jenkin, Jake Wachtel
Country
Austria, Ukraine, China, France, Finland, United Kingdom
Rebels With Their Shorts II

Rebels With Their Shorts II

Programme
Rebels With Their Shorts
Director
Alex Boya, Yuyan Wang, Dimitris Armenakis, Päivi Hirsiaho, Lukas Moodysson, Richard Hunter, Ildze Felsberga
Country
Canada, China, France, Republic of Korea, Greece, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Latvia
Red Code Blue

Red Code Blue

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. A gripping Latvian crime epic.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Oskars Rupenheits
Country
Latvia
Regina

Regina

Her strength, her choices, her fight – witness the revival of an Estonian cinema classic.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Kaljo Kiisk
Country
Estonia
Renovation

Renovation

A Ukrainian craftsman orchestrates a cacophony of questions for a hesitant Lithuanian woman.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Gabriele Urbonaite
Country
Lithuania, Latvia, Belgium
Rental Family

Rental Family

An unconventional and endearing crowd-pleaser.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Hikari
Country
Japan
Rocket Girl

Rocket Girl

16-year-old Eleni navigates womanhood in modern America while attempting to build the perfect rocket.

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
Agnes Swiercz
Country
USA, Sweden, Poland
Romería

Romería

A young woman’s search for official documents for a university scholarship uncovers long-buried family secrets.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Carla Simón
Country
Spain, Germany
Round 13

Round 13

Ex-boxer Kamel’s world shatters when his beloved son is diagnosed with a life-threatening tumour.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Mohamed Ali Nahdi
Country
Tunisia, Cyprus, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
Saipan

Saipan

The real-life drama behind star player Roy Keane’s rift with manager Mick McCarthy on the eve of the 2002 World Cup.

Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Director
Lisa Barros D'Sa, Glenn Leyburn
Country
Ireland
Sand In Your Hair

Sand In Your Hair

As time slips away, two aging hearts escape society’s limits, finding freedom and love in the time they have left.

Programme
Juozas Budraitis: The James Dean of the Baltics, Special Screenings
Director
Mantas Verbiejus
Country
Lithuania
Scarecrows

Scarecrows

Behind every take-off at Riga Airport lies a hidden world where humans and wildlife share the same runway.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Laila Pakalnina
Country
Latvia, Lithuania
Shorts Animation Competition 1

Shorts Animation Competition 1

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition
Director
Nata Metlukh, Matea Radic, Niles Atallah, Jean-Sébastien Hamel, Alexandra Myotte, Yoriko Mizushiri, Malek Eghbali
Country
USA, Japan, Ukraine, Canada, Chile, France, Iran
Shorts Animation Competition 2

Shorts Animation Competition 2

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition
Director
Sandra Desmazières, María Cristina Pérez, Nik Arthur, Roberto Catani, Adrianna Matwiejczuk, Joe Hsieh
Country
France, Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia, USA, Canada, Italy, Poland, Estonia, Taiwan
Shorts Animation Competition 3

Shorts Animation Competition 3

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition
Director
Nawojka Wierzbowska, Marta Reis Andrade, Agnès Patron, Yiorgos Tsangaris, Marko Mestrovic, Donato Sansone, Kiana Naghshineh
Country
Poland, France, Portugal, Cyprus, Croatia, Italy, Germany
Shorts Animation Competition 4

Shorts Animation Competition 4

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition
Director
Theodor Ushev, Maida Srabovic, Tiago Minamisawa, Frank Ternier, Violette Delvoye
Country
France, Croatia, Brazil, Belgium
Shorts Animation Competition 5

Shorts Animation Competition 5

Programme
Shorts Animation Competition
Director
Frederic Siegel, Kate Renshaw-Lewis, Péter Vácz, Alice Eça Guimarães, Jocelyn Charles, Seungmin Han
Country
Switzerland, USA, Hungary, Portugal, France, Spain, Republic of Korea
Shorts Kids Animation Competition 1

Shorts Kids Animation Competition 1

Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition
Director
Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears, Isabela Costa, Manri Kim, Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Elena Walf, Tomek Ducki
Country
USA, France, Republic of Korea, Belgium, India, Vietnam, Germany, Poland
Shorts Kids Animation Competition 2

Shorts Kids Animation Competition 2

Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition
Director
Annette Saugestad Helland, Johan Kaos, Malgorzata Rybak, Sven Kristlbauer, Raul Bison, Marion Zeder, Sophie Roze
Country
Norway, Poland, Switzerland, France
Shorts Kids Animation Competition 3

Shorts Kids Animation Competition 3

Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition
Director
Thibault Chollet, Jai-Xin Wu, Chen Wu, José Manuel “Becho” Lo Bianco, Mariano Andrés Bergara, Matei Branea
Country
France, Taiwan, Argentina, Mexico, Romania, Bulgaria
Shorts Live-Action Competition 1

Shorts Live-Action Competition 1

Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition
Director
Argyro Nicolaou, Shervin Kermani, Grégoire Graesslin, Zsuzsanna Konrad, Juanjo Giménez, Anna Pieri Zuercher, Pietro Zuercher
Country
Cyprus, Canada, Spain, France, Hungary, USA, Switzerland
Shorts Live-Action Competition 2

Shorts Live-Action Competition 2

Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition
Director
Anita Morina, Nevena Desivojevic, Sun Kun, Alessandro Mosca, Paolo Baiguera, Dwayne LeBlanc
Country
Kosovo, North Macedonia, China, Peru, Italy, USA
Shorts Live-Action Competition 3

Shorts Live-Action Competition 3

Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition
Director
Moreetsi Gabang, Ziga Virc, Lovisa Sirén, Solmaz Etemadzadeh, Ara Torosian, Pooja Tolani, Jan Cornet, Jun Chong
Country
Botswana, Slovenia, Sweden, Iran, USA, India, Spain, Singapore
Shorts Live-Action Competition 4

Shorts Live-Action Competition 4

Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition
Director
Rytis Dringelis, Asli Bildirici, Gustavo de Carvalho, Sofía Medrano, Jimmy Zwedberg, Lucy Gamades
Country
Lithuania, Netherlands, Brazil, Argentina, Sweden, USA
Shorts Live-Action Competition 5

Shorts Live-Action Competition 5

Programme
Shorts Live-Action Competition, Youth Programme
Director
Inês Nunes, Silvia Lorenzi, Lilith Grasmug, Tohé Commaret, David Robinson-Smith, Simon Ellis
Country
Portugal, Estonia, Latvia, Austria, France, Australia, United Kingdom
Shorts National Competition 1

Shorts National Competition 1

Programme
Shorts National Competition
Director
Mykyta Lyskov, Kateryna Hantseva, Sasha Shprotser, Natalia Mirzoyan, Rao Heidmets
Country
Estonia, Ukraine, Armenia, France, Belgium
Shorts National Competition 2

Shorts National Competition 2

Programme
Shorts National Competition, Youth Programme
Director
Joonas Lind, Elisabeth Kužovnik, Patrik Prints, Jasmin Kulagina, Loviisa Jännes, Léo Mourey
Country
Estonia
Shorts National Competition 3

Shorts National Competition 3

Programme
Shorts National Competition
Director
Indrek Spungin, Dragos Bucataru, Maria Reinup, Nataliia Domini, Teresa Juksaar
Country
Estonia
Shorts National Competition 4

Shorts National Competition 4

Programme
Shorts National Competition
Director
Manfred Vainokivi, Piret Sigus, Silja Saarepuu, Robert Raska Ly, Kaspar Jancis, Jaakko Tervonen, Gergana Dyankova
Country
Estonia
Shorts National Competition 5

Shorts National Competition 5

Programme
Shorts National Competition
Director
Mari Kivi, Isabel Laiapea, Yiyang Sun, Anna Veisman, Kate Jansone, Kristjan Poom
Country
Estonia
Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation 1

Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation 1

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation
Director
Xuerou Huang, Yingdan Lai, Sam Gualtieri, Yuki Buma, Shadab Shayegan, Yi-Chen Huang, Nebe Motýlová, Chih-Chen Hsu, Marta Margetić, Han-eol Park
Country
United Kingdom, USA, China, Japan, Germany, Czechia, Croatia, Republic of Korea
Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation 2

Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation 2

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Animation
Director
Sina Lerf, Dario Boger, Dario Marti, Andrejs Brīvulis, Hongyu Yue, Jelena Milunović, Ieva Lība Ratniece, Joanna Platek, Lea Favre, quankai li, Julie Černá, William Burger, Siméon Jacob, Odelia Laine, Garance Mondamert, Tara Rewal, Mathilde Vergereau, Arthur Wong
Country
Switzerland, Latvia, China, Serbia, Croatia, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Japan, Czechia, France
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 1

Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 1

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action
Director
Dāvis Gauja, Jorge Granados Ross, Terézia Halamová, Augustė Gerikaitė
Country
Latvia, France, Mexico, Czechia, Lithuania
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 2

Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 2

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action
Director
Gerardo Del Razo, Johannes Magnus Aule, Daniela Sláviková, Beth Barnes, Jason Adam Maselle, Chanelle Eidenbenz
Country
Mexico, Estonia, Slovakia, Switzerland, USA, United Kingdom
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 3

Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 3

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action
Director
Andrej Haring, Nicole Humiński, Lucas Minier, Huiju Park, Jozo Schmuch
Country
Austria, Germany, France, United Kingdom, Croatia
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 4

Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action 4

Programme
Shorts New Talents Competition: Live-action
Director
Dániel Kőváry, María Camila Pulgarín, Manuela Giraldo, Angelika Cygal, Roosa Vuokkola, Jonathan Zhang
Country
Hungary, Colombia, Poland, Finland, Australia
Silver

Silver

A visual look at the world of the inhabitants of the highest mine in Bolivia.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Natalia Koniarz
Country
Poland
Sirât

Sirât

A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Oliver Laxe
Country
Spain, France
Sisa

Sisa

Her silence was survival. Her madness, a weapon. Her mission: revenge.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Jun Robles Lana
Country
Philippines
Sisu: Road to Revenge

Sisu: Road to Revenge

A wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit “Sisu”.

Programme
Special Screenings
Director
Jalmari Helander
Country
Finland
Skiff

Skiff

First love always hurts.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Cecilia Verheyden
Country
Belgium, Netherlands
Slave Island

Slave Island

On the Indonesian island of Sumba even children are bound to serve and die with their masters.

Programme
Special Screenings
Director
Jimmy Hendrickx, Jeremy Kewuan
Country
Belgium, Estonia, Taiwan, Italy
Small Dogs Bark Loud

Small Dogs Bark Loud

A tribute to dogs.

Programme
Children's Rights Programme
Director
Nora Nivedita Tvedt
Country
Norway
Solaris presents: Dog Cinema

Solaris presents: Dog Cinema

Programme
Shorts Panorama
Director
Nuodi A, Cecilie Flyger Hansen, Carlo Galbiati, Heeyoung Lee, Pablo Anasse, Loane Baumer, Marine Bouvier, Marie Malaval, Maxence Mouttou, Florence Susanna
Country
USA, Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Republic of Korea, France
Song Sung Blue

Song Sung Blue

A Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act experience success and heartbreak in their musical journey together.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Craig Brewer
Country
USA
Sorry, Baby

Sorry, Baby

A fragile comedy-drama that examines how a private trauma haunts a young woman long after it occurred.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Eva Victor
Country
Spain, France
Sound of Falling

Sound of Falling

A work of thrilling ambition realised by an assured directorial vision.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Mascha Schilinski
Country
Germany
Strange River

Strange River

While cycling along the Danube with his family, 16-year-old Didac encounters a mysterious boy in the river. This meeting changes their trip and affects Didac's family dynamics.

Director
Jaume Claret Muxart
Country
Spain, Germany
Street Wanderers

Street Wanderers

A prosecutor and a Chinese police officer risk everything to take on a brutal mafia in Argentina.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Juan Martin Hsu
Country
Argentina, Peru
Sunday Ninth

Sunday Ninth

Is it possible to find reconciliation in the depths of fading memory?

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Kat Steppe
Country
Belgium
Super Furball and the Lying Squirrel

Super Furball and the Lying Squirrel

Use your superpowers for good!

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Joona Tena
Country
Finland
Tales of the Wounded Land

Tales of the Wounded Land

An intimate chronicle of the war that devastated southern Lebanon for a year and a half.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Abbas Fahdel
Country
Lebanon
Terra Vil

Terra Vil

The most important thing is family.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Luis Campos
Country
Italy, Portugal
Thanks for Nothing

Thanks for Nothing

Four teenagers decide to take on the world.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Stella Marie Markert
Country
Germany
That Burning House

That Burning House

Hurt kids in a Taiwanese children’s home with broken trust. A chance to break the cycle before it destroys them all.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Yin-chuan Tsai
Country
Taiwan
The Activist

The Activist

A melodramatic film noir inspired by Billy Wilder and Douglas Sirk – already creating a buzz in Lithuania.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Romas Zabarauskas
Country
Lithuania
The Baronesses

The Baronesses

Four grandmas decide to perform “Hamlet”. Empowerment, fun and magic realism – the hood is turned upside down.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Nabil Ben Yadir, Mokhtaria Badaoui
Country
Belgium, Luxembourg, France
The Blue Trail

The Blue Trail

An elderly woman embarks on a transformative journey down the Amazon River to reclaim her freedom.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Gabriel Mascaro
Country
Brazil, Mexico, Netherlands, Chile
The Boy at the Edge of the World

The Boy at the Edge of the World

Would you go to the end of the world to save your sister?

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Grzegorz Wacławek, Marta Szymańska
Country
Poland, Turkey, Spain
The Bugaboo

The Bugaboo

What do you do, when there’s a monster under your bed?

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Kateřina Karhánková, Tomáš Pavlíček
Country
Czechia, Slovakia
The Danish Woman

The Danish Woman

Retired from the Danish Secret Service, Ditte Jensen moves to Reykjavik.

Programme
TV Beats Screenings
Director
Benedikt Erlingsson
Country
France, Iceland
The Dashed Lines

The Dashed Lines

An enchanting film full of music and mutual warm understanding between two lonely people. Just as life can be.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Anxos Fazáns
Country
Spain
The Dating Game

The Dating Game

In a country where eligible men outnumber women by 30 million, three bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Violet Du Feng
Country
USA, United Kingdom, Norway, China
The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

The Disappearance of Josef Mengele

A stylishly executed espionage thriller, this is the most commercially appealing film yet from the auteur filmmaker.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Kirill Serebrennikov
Country
Germany, France, Mexico
The Edge of Tomorrow - Live Action Documentaries 1

The Edge of Tomorrow - Live Action Documentaries 1

Programme
Doc@Shorts
Director
Oleksandr Hoisan, Valery Grysha, Oleksandr Kosiak, Kamila Ćwiklińśka, Walter A. Lagarda-Parra, Alexander Raptotasios, Konstantinos Thomaidis, Antonio Lukich
Country
France, Ukraine, Poland, Mexico, Greece
The End of Quiet

The End of Quiet

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.”

Programme
Environmental Film Programme
Director
Kasper Bisgaard, Mikael Lypinski
Country
Sweden, Denmark
The Family Approach

The Family Approach

An intimate portrait of a temporary home in Germany, where everyday life becomes a powerful lesson in family.

Programme
Special Screenings
Director
Daniel Abma
Country
Germany
The Feast of the Wolf

The Feast of the Wolf

In the Dalmatian hills, a chilling rumour spreads – the EU flies in wolves by helicopter to drive people from their homes.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Jadran Boban
Country
Croatia, Serbia
The Flight of the Stork

The Flight of the Stork

Between Barcelona and Algeria, a young woman seeks to reconcile three generations of women divided by faith and exile.

Programme
Best of Docs
Director
Soumaya Hidalgo Djahdou, Berta Vicente Salas
Country
Spain, Qatar
The Frog and the Water

The Frog and the Water

A heartfelt road movie where two lonely human souls find each other.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Thomas Stuber
Country
Germany
The Girl Who Stole Time

The Girl Who Stole Time

A real treat for fans of Asian cinema.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
YU Ao
Country
China
The Girls

The Girls

It’s 1968. Men are in charge, and the world is burning.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Mai Zetterling
Country
Sweden
The Glassworker

The Glassworker

Pakistan's first hand-drawn animated feature film about love during wartime.

Programme
Just Anime
Director
Usman Riaz
Country
Pakistan
The Good Daughter

The Good Daughter

All children need a mother and a father. No child deserves to see their parents go through an ugly divorce.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Júlia de Paz Solvas
Country
Spain
The History of Sound

The History of Sound

Oliver Hermanus chronicles a decades-spanning romance, starring an electric Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Oliver Hermanus
Country
United Kingdom, Sweden, USA, Italy
The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

The Imaginary Dog and the Lying Cat

A moving drama about a traditional Japanese family through a quarter of a century.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Yukihiro Morigaki
Country
Japan
The Last Ambassador

The Last Ambassador

Afghanistan’s last female ambassador, Manizha Bakhtari fights for the rights of girls and women in Afghanistan.

Programme
Spotlight: Austria, Best of Docs
Director
Natalie Halla
Country
Austria
The Last Will

The Last Will

A vanished urn turns a Soviet dream of Paris into a detective tale where even death can’t silence a poet’s mischief.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Jānis Ābele
Country
Latvia
The Lost Dream Team

The Lost Dream Team

The story of the only team in history to win a gold medal in honour of a country that ceased to exist three days earlier.

Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Director
Jure Pavlovic
Country
Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Italy
The Lunch: A Letter to America

The Lunch: A Letter to America

A rare cinematic achievement: solitude, politics, and humanity in Trump’s divided America.

Programme
Doc@PÖFF International Competition
Director
Gianluca Vassallo
Country
Italy, USA
The Megalomaniacs

The Megalomaniacs

Desire, clay, and chaos – when art meets obsession, even a cockatoo joins the madness.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Spiros Stathoulopoulos
Country
Greece, Cyprus, Colombia
The Moon is a Father of Mine

The Moon is a Father of Mine

Father and son test the boundaries of trust, loyalty and love on the eve of a pivotal event.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
George Ovashvili
Country
Luxembourg, Turkey, Georgia, Germany, Czechia, Bulgaria
The Morrigan

The Morrigan

An ambitious archaeologist protects her wayward daughter from the influence of the Pagan Goddess, The Morrigan.

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Colum Eastwood
Country
Ireland
The Muralist

The Muralist

An exiled painter returns to Mongolia to create his final mural, confronting memory, loss, and the city that forgot him.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Sengedorj Janchivdorj
Country
Mongolia
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

An LGBTQ+ western that intertwines magical realism with family, love, and death.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Diego Céspedes
Country
Chile, France
The Phantom Carriage

The Phantom Carriage

Victor Sjöström’s iconic film adaptation of Selma Lagerlöf’s “Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!”

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Victor Sjöström
Country
Sweden
The Prank

The Prank

A prank gone wrong. A day gone mad. And one last trick to make it right.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Benjamin Heisenberg
Country
Germany, Switzerland
The Pupil

The Pupil

A topic that cannot be ignored.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme, Children's Rights Programme
Director
Karin Junger
Country
Netherlands, Belgium
The Saragossa Manuscript

The Saragossa Manuscript

One of the most celebrated and mind-bending works of world cinema.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Wojciech Has
Country
Poland
The Sea

The Sea

A Palestinian boy tries to reach the Mediterranean Sea for the first time in his life.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Shai Carmeli-Pollak
Country
Israel
The Second Diary of Paulina P.

The Second Diary of Paulina P.

A little girl, big challenges and an even bigger heart.

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Neven Hitrec
Country
Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia
The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

A sweat-saturated riot of a movie.

Programme
Screen International Critics' Choice
Director
Kleber Mendonça Filho
Country
Brazil, France, Germany, Netherlands
The Secret Floor

The Secret Floor

A playful adventure through time that is intertwined with painful history.

Programme
Children's Programme
Director
Norbert Lechner
Country
Germany, Austria, Luxembourg
The Silent Virgin

The Silent Virgin

A film exploring silence, identity, and justice in modern-day Mexican society, inviting you to find the answers.

Programme
Critics' Picks Competition
Director
Xavi Sala
Country
Mexico
The Songbirds’ Secret

The Songbirds’ Secret

A small key unlocks a great adventure.

Programme
Juniors' Competition Programme
Director
Antoine Lanciaux
Country
France
The Souffleur

The Souffleur

With this darkly comical character study, actor Willem Dafoe proves once again that he can lose his mind like no other.

Programme
Spotlight: Austria, Best of Festivals
Director
Gastón Solnicki
Country
Austria, Argentina
The Stories

The Stories

A tragicomedy encompasses political turmoil, football euphoria, and a wide range of Egyptian songs from 1967 to 1984.

Programme
Spotlight: Austria, Official Selection - Competition
Director
Abu Bakr Shawky
Country
Austria, France, Belgium, Egypt, Sweden
The Treasure of Barracuda

The Treasure of Barracuda

This fantastic adventure film will make you want to become a pirate!

Programme
Children's Competition Programme, In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Adrià Garcia
Country
Spain
The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

The Virgin of the Quarry Lake

A supernatural, feminine coming-of-(r)age film that captivates with enormous power

Programme
Midnight Shivers
Director
Laura Casabe
Country
Argentina, Spain, Mexico
The Visitor

The Visitor

Karlovy Vary’s best director enlightens with a timeless ode to solitude and nostalgia.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Vytautas Katkus
Country
Lithuania, Norway, Sweden
The Voice of Hind Rajab

The Voice of Hind Rajab

A true story of a Gazan girl trapped after a rocket attack, and the rescuers who searched for her amid the noise of war.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Kaouther Ben Hania
Country
Tunisia, France
The Wizard of the Kremlin

The Wizard of the Kremlin

A young Russian filmmaker becomes an unlikely advisor to Vladimir Putin as he rises to power in post-Soviet Russia.

Programme
Best of Festivals
Director
Olivier Assayas
Country
France
The Year of the Hare

The Year of the Hare

A man – with the help of a hare – realises what’s important in life.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life
Director
Risto Jarva
Country
Finland
Therapy

Therapy

Finnish film stars search for the secret to a long marriage in a historical Estonian mansion.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition
Director
Paavo Westerberg
Country
Finland, Estonia
They Call Me Danka

They Call Me Danka

Incompetent parents require drastic action.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Dovile Gasiunaite
Country
Lithuania
They Will Be Dust

They Will Be Dust

PÖFF kicks off with a tragicomic musical film that dances around death.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia, Opening film
Director
Carlos Marques-Marcet
Country
Spain, Switzerland, Italy
Things I Never Told You

Things I Never Told You

A funny, subtle, irreverent and engaging dramedy shot in the US that propelled Isabel Coixet’s to fame.

Programme
Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Isabel Coixet
Country
Spain
Think of England

Think of England

In a war situation, even making porn films may be a task of national importance.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Richard Hawkins
Country
United Kingdom
This Is Not Happening

This Is Not Happening

How powerful is a father’s love when faced with the truth?

Programme
First Feature Competition
Director
Artur Wyrzykowski
Country
Poland
Three Goodbyes

Three Goodbyes

Marta and Antonio split up after what seems like a trivial argument.

Programme
In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Isabel Coixet
Country
Italy, Spain
Time to the Target

Time to the Target

A city far from the front, yet marked by war: Mansky reveals Lviv’s daily struggle that mirrors Europe’s own fears.

Programme
Standing with Ukraine, Doc@PÖFF Baltic Competition
Director
Vitaly Mansky
Country
Latvia, Czechia, Ukraine
Timestamp

Timestamp

Despite the war, school life continues in Ukraine, with students and teachers striving to continue learning.

Programme
Standing with Ukraine, Best of Docs
Director
Kateryna Gornostai
Country
France, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Ukraine
Toddlers screening

Toddlers screening

Programme
Shorts Kids Animation Competition
Director
Nathan Engelhardt, Jeremy Spears, Isabela Costa, Manri Kim, Marc-Henri Wajnberg, Elena Walf, Tomek Ducki
Country
USA, France, Republic of Korea, Belgium, India, Vietnam, Germany, Poland
Tomorrow I'll Be Brave

Tomorrow I'll Be Brave

The joys and pains of growing up.

Programme
Children's Programme
Director
Bernd Sahling
Country
Germany
Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom

Tummy Tom 2: A New Friend for Tummy Tom

Tummy Tom is back!

Programme
Juniors' Competition Programme
Director
Joost van den Bosch, Erik Verkerk
Country
Netherlands
Turn Up the Sun

Turn Up the Sun

Lust, luxury, suspense, and the big sun: the artist’s ego. James McAvoy shines in a stylish improv.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause - Out of Competition
Director
Jamie Adams
Country
United Kingdom
Twinkle Twinkle Little Elephant

Twinkle Twinkle Little Elephant

Our differences make us special.

Programme
Children's Competition Programme
Director
Meikeminne Clinckspoor
Country
Netherlands
Two Prosecutors

Two Prosecutors

Sergey Loznitsa’s strongest work of fiction yet is an absurdist drama set during the height of Stalin’s Great Terror.

Programme
Baltic Film Competition - Out of Competition
Director
Sergey Loznitsa
Country
France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania, Ukraine
Umbracle

Umbracle

Christopher Lee haunts Barcelona as Portabella pushes cinema to its limits to disarm the authoritarian gaze.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause - Catalonia, Old Gold: Classic Films Come to Life, In Focus: Catalonia
Director
Pere Portabella
Country
Spain
Under Your Feet

Under Your Feet

Are neighbours keeping you up? A fresh Spanish horror film akin to “Rosemary’s Baby”.

Programme
Midnight Shivers, Special Screenings
Director
Cristian Bernard
Country
Argentina, Spain
Until the End

Until the End

Running is the easiest way to get to know yourself.

Programme
Estonian Olympic Committee Sports Film Programme
Director
Andres Luidre
Country
Estonia
Vache Folle

Vache Folle

No medals, no home – just a father’s fight to be seen before he disappears for good.

Programme
Rebels with a Cause Competition
Director
Hugo Diego Garcia, Lorenzo Bentivoglio
Country
France, Switzerland
Veins

Veins

We are all interconnected. What becomes of our close ones after death?

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Raymond St-Jean
Country
Canada
Versalles

Versalles

A fallen politician and his wife reinvent themselves as monarchs, taking inspiration from Louis XIV, the Sun King.

Programme
Official Selection - Competition
Director
Andrés Clariond
Country
Mexico
Vitamins

Vitamins

Programme
Night Cinema, Shorts Alternatives, Youth Programme
Director
Olli Ilpo Salonen, Ignacio Rodó, Pablo Larcuen, Andrew Cutcliffe, Gregory O'Reilly, Mattias Engqvist, Benjamin Blaine, Christopher Blaine, Ainsley James Cannon, Alicia Marina, Anna Mitjà, James Button
Country
Finland, Spain, USA, Australia, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom
Wheelie

Wheelie

When you literally cannot run from your problems anymore.

Programme
International Youth Competition Programme
Director
Isis Mihrimah Cabolet
Country
Netherlands
White Snail

White Snail

Masha, a model pursuing her dream job in China, and Misha, a painter working in a morgue, form a profound relationship.

Programme
Spotlight: Austria, Best of Festivals
Director
Elsa Kremser, Levin Peter
Country
Austria
Wild Foxes

Wild Foxes

Sometimes you just want to scream.

Programme
Youth Programme
Director
Valery Carnoy, Valéry Carnoy
Country
France, Belgium