Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Radu Jude
RO – L – F – HR, 2023, col. & b-n, 163’
Romanian – English – German o.v
Overworked and underpaid, Angela drives around the city of Bucharest to film the casting for a ‘safety at work video’ commissioned by a multinational company. When one of the interviewees reveals the company’s liability in his accident, a scandal erupts. Special Jury Prize at the Locarno Film Festival, the film is the Romanian candidate for the 2024 Academy Awards.
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Happening
Audrey Diwan
F, 2021, col., 100’
italian dubbed v.
An adaptation of Nobel Prize Annie Ernaux’s novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s. Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 2021.
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Rise
Cédric Klapisch
F – B, 2022, col., 117’
italian dubbed v.
Elise, a promising classical dancer, tries to find a new direction in contemporary dancing after getting injured during a performance.
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Emanuela Muzzupappa
I, 2023, col., 18’
Italian o.v.
Italian premiere
Politeama Rossetti
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Impure
Olga Torrico
I, 2023, col., 20’
Italian – Caserta dialect o.v.
Politeama Rossetti
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Between the Edges of the Day
Andreea Lăcătuș
RO, 2023, col., 19’
Romanian o.v.
Italian premiere
A taxi car enters Bucharest in the middle of the night, Mara and her mom seek refuge with relatives. As a curious passenger, Mara observes the adults around her and starts to doubt their reasoning.
Politeama Rossetti
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Silent Sun of Russia
Sybilla Tuxen
DK, 2023, col., 71’
Russian – Spanish – Georgian o.v.
Italian Premiere
Silent Sun of Russia portrays a generation of young Russians between 2018 and 2022. The film follows three women who are rebels and anarchists, part of a global youth who dreams of living a modern life in freedom. The film premiered in competition at the latest CPH:DOX in Copenhagen.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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It’s Only/Not Only A Body… Or a Short Film About Freedom
Michał Hytroś
PL, 2023, col., 82’
Polish o.v.
Italian Premiere
What if you could leave everything behind and go to see the world in your RV Camper? This is the story about living your life as a journey, fighting eating disorders, accepting your body, passion for photography and finding yourself. The film premiered in competition at the latest Krakow Film Festival.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Sundial
Liis Nimik
EST, 2023, col., 65’
Estonian o.v.
Italian Premiere
In the periphery countryside of Estonia, humans and every living being compose an orchestra, where everyone has their place in co-creation of the humble rhythm of Earth. Sundial premiered in competition at Visions du Réel 2023.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Motherland
Alexander Mihalkovich, Hanna Badziaka
S – UA – N, 2023, col., 92’
Russian – Belarusian o.v.
Italian Premiere
In 2020, Belarus’s military practice of violent bullying, torture, and murder of conscripts as a means of control becomes a flash point for a growingly dissatisfied populace. After its premiere at CPH:DOX 2023, where it won the Main Award, Motherlandwas then selected at more than 30 international festivals.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Between Revolutions
Vlad Petri
RO – HR – Q – IR, 2023, col. & b-w, 70’
Romanian – Farsi o.v.
Italian Premiere
Two friends separated by political revolutions find connection through letters, defying distance and turmoil. After its premiere at the Berlinale “Forum” in 2023, where it was awarded FIPRESCI Prize, Between Revolutions was selected in many international film festivals, including Thessaloniki, Sarajevo and Ji.hlava.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Home Sweet Home
Annika Mayer
D, 2023, col. & b-w, 68’
German o.v.
Italian Premiere
A family in the 60s on Super8. Stories of a violent husband fifty years later. A film about the invisibility of domestic violence. Home Sweet Homepremiered in competition at DOK Leipzig 2023.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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A Picture to Remember
Olga Chernykh
UA – F – D, 2023, col., 72’
Ukrainian – Russian o.v.
Italian Premiere
A Picture to Remember is an essayistic account of a family’s long journey through the war. It chronicles the search for a way to handle terrible and recurring losses experienced by three generations of Ukrainian women – the director, her mother, and her grandmother. One of the projects selected last year at Last Stop Trieste, A Picture to Remember premiered in competition at IDFA 2023.
*BORN IN TRIESTE: film whose project was pitched at When East Meets West
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 20:00
Fairy Garden
Gergő Somogyvári
H – RO – HR, 2023, col., 83’
Hungarian o.v.
Italian Premiere
“If I leave this place, I won’t survive too long.” On the outskirts of Budapest, in the heart of the woods, hides a ramshackle little hut. Inside, two social outcasts have formed the unlikeliest of bonds. Special Jury Award at the latest Sarajevo Film Festival.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Maja Doroteja Prelog
SLO – PL – I – SRB – A, 2023-2024, col., 87’
Slovenian o.v.
World Premiere
After surviving a terminal illness diagnosis, Blaž sets off on a gruelling but celebratory ‘Giro d’Italia’. Accompanying him is his partner, the filmmaker Maja Doroteja Prelog, tasked with capturing the triumphant biking tour. An unfiltered testament to love and change.
*BORN IN TRIESTE: film whose project was pitched at When East Meets West
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Shoghakat Vardanyan
AM, 2023, col., 76’
Armenian – Russian o.v.
Italian premiere
Soghomon Vardanyan, a 21-year-old student and musician, had almost finished his mandatory military service when the Nagorno-Karabakh war started, in 2020. On the seventh day of the war, Soghomon goes missing. Using her phone camera, his sister Shoghakat decides to document her and her parents’ search. The film was awarded Best Film and FIPRESCI Prize at the latest IDFA.
Cinema Ambasciatori
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Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe
Maria Schrader
D – F – A, 2016, col., 106’
German – English – Portuguese – French – Spanish o.v.
The years of exile in the life of famous German speaking writer Stefan Zweig, his inner struggle for the ”right attitude” towards the events in WWII Germany and his search for a home in the new world. Stefan Zweig: Farewell to Europe premiered at Locarno Film Festival 2016 and was the Austrian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards.
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Nicolette Krebitz
D, 2016, col., 97’
German o.v.
Wild tells an anarchistic story of Ania who breaks the tacit contract with civilisation and fearlessly decides to live a life without a safety net or hypocrisy. Wild premiered in competition at Sundance and then was presented in many international film festivals, including Rotterdam, Gothenburg, and BFI London.
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Valeska Grisebach
D – BG – A, 2017, col., 119’
German – Bulgarian – English o.v.
A group of German construction workers start a tough job at a remote site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the men’s sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudice and mistrust. Westernwas presented in 2017 at Cannes in the “Un Certain Regard” section and in 2018, as a Special Event, at the Trieste FF.
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Maren Ade
D – A, 2016, col., 162’
German – English o.v.
A prankster father tries to reconnect with his hard working daughter in Romania, by creating a hilarious alter ego and posing as her CEO’s life coach. A brilliant comedy on a father-daughter relationship.
FIPRESCI Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016, Best Film at the European Film Awards, Toni Erdmann was the German nominee at the Academy Awards.
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Sisi & I
Frauke Finsterwalder
D – CH – A, 2023, col., 132’
German – English – French o.v.
Italian premiere
In the late 19th century, Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary – known as Sisi – is living in an aristocratic women-only commune in Greece. Countess Irma is sent there to be Sisi’s companion. The film premiered at Berlinale Panorama 2023.
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System Crasher
Nora Fingscheidt
D, 2019, col., 119’
German o.v.
Italian premiere
She is small, but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a “system crasher”. System Crasherpremiered in competition at the Berlinale in 2019 and was selected as the German entry for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.
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Ulrike Ottinger
D – F, 2019, col. & b-n, 130’
German – French – English o.v.
Paris Calligrammes combines the personal memories of Ulrike Ottinger – known worldwide as an avant-garde artist and an unconventional filmmaker – with a portrait of the city and a social cartography of the 1960s, through archival footage and extracts from her own work. The film premiered at the Berlinale 2020 and then was presented at the Trieste FF in 2021.
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Music
Angela Schanelec
D – F – SRB, 2023, col., 108’
Greek – English o.v.
Italian premiere
Binding together a foundational myth with musical creation, Angela Schanelec, the figurehead of the German “new New Wave”, returns with her very own and stunning contemporary rendering of the tragedy of Oedipus. Music premiered in competition at the Berlinale 2023, where it was awarded Best Screenplay.
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Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey Into the Desert
Margarethe von Trotta
CH – D – L – A – HKJ – I, 2023, col., 111’
German – French – Italian o.v.
When Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch meet for the first time in Paris in the summer of 1958, they are already international celebrities of the literary world. Their love is passionate, but professional and personal friction begins to disrupt their harmony. Directed by one of the most important female directors of European cinema, starring the stunning Vicky Krieps, the film was in competition at the latest Berlinale
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In the Blind Spot
Ayşe Polat
D, 2023, col., 117’
Turkish – German – English – Kurdish o.v.
In a remote city in northeastern Turkey, a German film crew attempts to shoot a documentary while a Turkish surveillance agent deals with seemingly mysterious forces haunting his young daughter. As their stories intertwine, a complex net of conspiracy, paranoia and trauma unfolds. The film premiered at Berlinale Encounters 2023.
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Mr Bachmann and His Class
Maria Speth
D, 2021, col., 217’
German o.v
Mr Bachmann and His Class is an intimate documentary portraying the bond between a school teacher and his students. His unconventional methods clash with the complex social and cultural realities of the provincial German industrial town they live in. The film premiered in competition at the Berlinale 2021 where it was awarded the Silver Bear Jury Prize.
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Anishoara
Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu
D – MD, 2016, col., 106’
Romanian o.v.
The last year of Anishoara’s childhood before she takes off into her adult life. Ana-Felicia Scutelnicu won the “When East Meets West Development Award 2013” in Trieste for this film. Anishoara was then presented at the Trieste FF in 2017, during the 28th edition.
*Born in Trieste: film whose project was pitched at When East Meets West
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3 days in Quiberon
Emily Atef
D – A – F, 2018, b-n, 115’
German – French o.v.
Italian premiere
Romy Schneider – the biggest female star in Europe of her time, gives her last interview to two journalists in a spa hotel. Three days, driven by romantic desire, professional ambition and the urge for living. The film premiered in competition at the Berlinale 2018.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
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Children’s workshop by Museo della Bora
The wind is the playful dance of the air, and we’ll embrace it during this special visit. Join us as we discover curiosities about the bora and winds from both Trieste and around the globe. Together, we’ll craft three delightful wind-inspired items to take home (the pinwheel, the kite, and the weathervane).
At 11:00
Princes and Princesses
Michel Ocelot
F, 1999, col., ‘67
by Schermi e Lavagne/Cineteca di Bologna
Author of the much-loved Kirikù, della fiaba di Azur e Asmar,Dililì in Paris andLe Pharaon, le Sauvage et la Princesse, withPrinces and Princesses Ocelot Ocelot has created a timeless work: the reference to the fairy tale and its archetypal characters declined in different cultural meanings, the choice of the silhouette that, like a shadow, conceals the physiognomic details of the protagonists and at the same time recalls an art, that of the shadow theatre, whose origins are lost in tales and documents thousands of years old, all contribute to confer universality to the film.
Screening dedicated to primary schools.
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At 10:30
Screenings of silent films with live musical accompaniment
by Schermi e Lavagne / Cineteca di Bologna
Over one hundred years ago, Lotte Reiniger, a pioneer of German cinema, created some of her masterpieces in silhouette animation, inspired by the world of classic fairy tales. Through the enchanting art of hand-cut black silhouettes, she brought to life an animated universe from the 1920s to the 1950s. This universe was entirely founded on the interplay of light and shadow, thus creating an animation technique that recalled the ancient art of Chinese shadows.
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Waiting Time Claudia Brignone
I, 2023, col., 75’
Italian o.v.
A group of women meet once a week with Teresa, a midwife, an experienced and revolutionary woman, who guides and supports them during pregnancy. They discuss the birth of the child they are carrying in their wombs and the birth of themselves as new mothers. Waiting Time premiered at the Turin FF, where it won the Special Jury Prize.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 18:00
Solitude, It’s That Andrea Adriatico
I, 2023, col., 98’
Italian o.v.
The film tells the story of Pier Vittorio Tondelli through his words and his books, reread by seven writers of today, born in the very ’80s that Tondelli traversed and described. The film premiered at the latest Rome Film Festival.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 22:00
Ludovica Fales
I – SLO, 2023, col., 85’
Italian – Romanian – Romanés o.v.
The staging of a film about an undocumented girl becomes the pretext to involve a group of young migrants in a collective reflection on the difficulties they face in the attempt to emancipate themselves from their condition of invisibility.
Lala premiered at the latest Bellaria Film Festival, where it won the MYMovies Award.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
with Alessio Romenzi, photojournalist
moderates Fabiana Martini, journalist and writer
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
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Tsff for the Little ones
by La Collina Cooperativa Sociale
Come and discover the magic of cinema in the laboratory of wonders:we await you to experience the special effects and illusions of the film industry, play with the sounds and music of the soundtracks, try your hand at editing cartoon scenes and uncover the mysteries of optical illusions! A unique and immersive experience that will take you behind the scenes of your favorite cartoons.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 16:00
Tsff for the Little ones
by La Collina Cooperativa Sociale
Come and discover the magic of cinema in the laboratory of wonders:we await you to experience the special effects and illusions of the film industry, play with the sounds and music of the soundtracks, try your hand at editing cartoon scenes and uncover the mysteries of optical illusions! A unique and immersive experience that will take you behind the scenes of your favorite cartoons.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 11:30
Tsff for the Little ones
by La Collina Cooperativa Sociale
Come and discover the magic of cinema in the laboratory of wonders:we await you to experience the special effects and illusions of the film industry, play with the sounds and music of the soundtracks, try your hand at editing cartoon scenes and uncover the mysteries of optical illusions! A unique and immersive experience that will take you behind the scenes of your favorite cartoons.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 16:30
presentation of the short films made within the project “Corti al Confine”
free entrance, italian only
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 16:00
by Stefan Bošković, with Francesca Schillaci
by Bottega Errante edizioni
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 18:00
by Christian Klinger, with Vida Valencic
by Bottega Errante Edizioni, in collaboration with DeutschZentrum Triest
Libreria Ubik
At 18:00
by Vesna Pajić and Massimo Premuda
in collaboration with Municipality of Koper
18 jan > 1 mar
mon > fri 17.00-19.00
open everyday during the festival
free entrance
At 17:00
by Casa del Cinema di Trieste
till 28 jan
mon > fri 15.00-19.00
free entrance
At 10:00
warm-up by Antares Color
byTSFF, Hangar Teatri, Kino Šiška
ticket10€ (TSFF badge holders 8€)
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Hangar Teatri
At 21:00
wine tasting by Antico Caffè San Marco
wine tasting 25€
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Antico Caffè San Marco
At 18:00
with Alejandro Bonn, Romina Colbasso, Veronica Dariol e Davide Rossi
by Artifragili
free entrance with reservations
italian onlyartifragili@gmail.com
Café Rossetti
At 19:00
con Vesna Pajić e Massimo Premuda, a cura di DoubleRoom
ingresso libero
english only
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 17:00
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 11:00
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 11:00
Mina Mileva & Vesela Kazakova
free entrance
english only
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 11:00
byGruppo di lavoro Consulta Universitaria del Cinema “Festival ed eventi cinematografici”
in collaborazione con Trieste Film Festival, AFIC – Associazione Festival Italiani di Cinema, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Dipartimento di Studi Umanistici – Università degli Studi di Trieste
ingresso libero
italian only
CEI - Central European Initiative
At 09:00
Talk & Masterclass
Free entrance
Italian/English event with simultaneous translation
Starhotel Savoia Excelsior Palace
At 09:30
Talk & Masterclass
by Creative Europe Media Desk Italy, Germany and Slovenia
free entrance
english only
CEI - Central European Initiative
At 17:00
with Eleonora Sacco and Angelo Zinna
free entrance
Bobi Bazlen Hall
At 11:00
Talk & Masterclass
with Elisabetta d’Erme
by DeutschZentrum Triest
free entrance, italian only
Bobi Bazlen Hall
At 18:00
curated by La Cappella Underground
At 11:00
Tsff for the Little ones
by La Collina Cooperativa Sociale
Come and discover the magic of cinema in the laboratory of wonders:we await you to experience the special effects and illusions of the film industry, play with the sounds and music of the soundtracks, try your hand at editing cartoon scenes and uncover the mysteries of optical illusions! A unique and immersive experience that will take you behind the scenes of your favorite cartoons.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
At 10:30
Tsff for the Little ones
by La Collina Cooperativa Sociale
Come and discover the magic of cinema in the laboratory of wonders:we await you to experience the special effects and illusions of the film industry, play with the sounds and music of the soundtracks, try your hand at editing cartoon scenes and uncover the mysteries of optical illusions! A unique and immersive experience that will take you behind the scenes of your favorite cartoons.
Teatro Miela | House of Cinema | Alpe Adria Cinema
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