Curated by Casa del Cinema di Trieste and Film Commission FVG
Open until February 27, 2026
LUN / MON > VEN / FRI
9 am > 6 pm
FREE ENTRY
Casa del Cinema
At 09:00
Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi (Tabor Collective / Collettivo Tabor)
UA – AT – F, 2025, col., 111’
v.o. ucraina – inglese / Ukrainian – English o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
The film reconstructs daily life stories overturned by war: those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight. It shows the instinct for survival and the need for solidarity. The human being is absorbed by war, which becomes part of them. Premiered at Cannes (Quinzaine) and other festivals like Sarajevo and IDFA.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 11:00
by Marzia Arzon
ticket 15€
booking:
prenotazionitsff@gmail.com
Duration: 2 hours
Casa del Cinema
At 11:00
in collaboration with association Cizerouno-Varcare la frontiera
performance by Lara Ritosa-Roberts, Klaudia Wittmann
Info: eventi@cizerouno.it
Mercato Coperto
At 11:30
Come and meet the guests of the festival: directors, producers, actors and actresses will present their films and talk to the festival audience.
The programme, including attendance information, will be updated during the festival.
FREE ENTRY
consecutive translation
Antico Caffè San Marco
At 11:00
Laguna
Šarūnas Bartas
LT – F, 2025, col., 102’
v.o. lituana – spagnola – inglese / Lithuanian – Spanish – English o.v.
On the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the land Ina Marija had chosen as her home before she died too soon, her father and her younger sister Una embark on a journey retracing her steps. The film premiered at the 2025 Giornate degli Autori, in Venice.
Politeama Rossetti
At 14:00
In the Penal Colony
Gaetano Crivaro, Silvia Perra, Ferruccio Goia, Alberto Diana
I, 2025, col., 85’
v.o. italiana – turca – araba / Italian – Turkish – Arabic o.v.
Today, three of the last active penal colonies in Europe still exist in Sardinia. In these open-air workhouses, inmates serve their sentences, dividing their time between cell walls and labor. In the Penal Colony is a film that immerses itself in this exceptional space. The film won the Marco Zucchi Award at the Semaine de la Critique section of the Locarno Festival 2025.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 14:00
Vida Skerk
UK, 2025, col., 15’
v.o. inglese / English o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
Eva and Lee park their car near a woodland and set out exploring. Still in the honeymoon phase of their relationship, they’ve come to the countryside for a romantic weekend away. But what at first seems like an amorous fantasy gradually evolves into something more sinister. Shot in 16 mm, Ether premiered at Cannes’ La Cinef in 2025
Politeama Rossetti
At 16:00
Clementina Abba Legnazzi, Alessandro Abba Legnazzi, Giada Vincenzi
I, 2025, col., 65’
v.o. italiana / Italian o.v.
Leila is the story of a little girl with aviator goggles, her father, and the mother who left behind an emptiness: a fairytale journey where imagination becomes the bridge to find one another again.
Leila, the latest film by Alessandro Abba Legnazzi, was presented in the “Panorama Italia” section at Alice nella Città 2025.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 16:00
Rubare la terra / Stealing Land
Žiga Virc
SLO, 2025, col., 70’
v.o. slovena / Slovenian o.v.
Anteprima italiana / Italian Premiere
In this brilliant comedy four parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos. When a schoolyard game sparks a political debate in the kitchen, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows and unexpected confrontations begins.
Politeama Rossetti
At 16:00
by Martina Martonsky
curated by Elena Cantori, EContemporary
OPENING
15 JAN 6 pm
Until January 24th, 2026
LUN/MON > DOM/SUN
5 pm > 8 pm
FREE ENTRY
Econtemporary
At 17:00
Alba Zari
I – B, 2025, col, 98’
v.o. italiana – inglese / Italian – English o.v.
White Lies tells the story of Alba, an artist who uses her art to explore a past that does not belong to her. A moving and intimate portrait of her search for identity, a journey that delves deep into family wounds. White Lies, among the projects selected at WEMW 2025, was presented at the last edition of the Festival dei Popoli, where it received 4 awards.
Cinema Ambasciatori
At 17:30
MASTERCLASS
Ildikó Enyedi
moderated by Nicoletta Romeo
english only
FREE ENTRY
Sala 1954, Politeama Rossetti
Politeama Rossetti
At 17:00
Open until February 21, 2026
curated by Ognjen Ranković e Antonio Karača
in collaboration with Associazione Cizerouno
OPENING
14 GEN ORE 18.30
LUN/MON > SAB/SAT
5.30 pm > 7.30 pm
tel: + 39 040 3490065
+ 39 327 552 6118
www.cizerouno.it
FREE ENTRY
Cavò
At 17:30
Vento, parla con me / Wind, Talk to Me
Stefan Djordjević
SRB – SLO – CRO, 2025, col., 100’
v.o. serba / Serbian o.v.
Stefan returns home to celebrate his grandmother’s 80th birthday. His plans to create a film about his mother were cut short by her passing. Back in the countryside, surrounded by his family, Stefan finds a quiet solace in the rhythms of home. Vetre, pričaj sa mnom premiered at Rotterdam in 2025.
Politeama Rossetti
At 18:00
Ildikó Enyedi
DE – H – F, 2025, col & b-n / b-w, 145’
v.o. tedesca – inglese / German – English o.v.
In the botanical garden of Marburg, a medieval university town in Germany, three stories are connected to a Ginkgo biloba tree over a period of more than 100 years. Premiered at Venice, it won the Fipresci Prize, while Luna Wedler received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best Emerging Actress.
Politeama Rossetti
At 20:00
