The film that was included in the Perspectives section of the Ljubljana International Film Festival won a Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival (the Alfred Bauer Prize) and was selected as the German candidate for the Academy Awards.
System Crasher Systemsprenger
Nine-year-old Benni is loud, wild, and unpredictable. Her unbridled energy is frustrating for everybody around her. But Benni only wishes for one thing: to return to her mother.
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Dog Man Dog Man
Peter Hastings
Saturday, 22. 02. 2025 / 16:10 / Main Hall
Part dog, part man, all hero. Film adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s literary phenomenon: Dog Man.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood Savvusanna sõsarad
Anna Hints
Saturday, 22. 02. 2025 / 17:15 / Small Hall
In the Estonian countryside, a group of women meet in a smoke sauna by a lake in the woods. In this intimate, deeply empathetic debut documentary by Anna Hints, in the safe darkness of the traditional smoke sauna, they share their deepest secrets and most personal experiences. Winner of the European Film Award for Best Documentary.
Maria Maria
Pablo Larraín
Saturday, 22. 02. 2025 / 18:10 / Main Hall
Chilean director Pablo Larraín, known for Jackie and Spencer, returns with the third instalment of his unofficial trilogy about iconic, tragic women of the 20th century. The film imagines the last week in the life of the legendary opera diva Maria Callas as she struggles with the increasingly blurred lines between the celebrated ‘La Callas’ and the vulnerable, fragile Maria.