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Brasil, Great Britain, Netherlands, USA 

9.00-21.00: Virtual Reality Cinema

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Poland 

A Heart of Love

In this futuristic romance a Polish artist couple creates a world for themselves where everything can be designed and controlled – apart from their own emotions.

Slovakia, Czech Republic 

A Prominent Patient

Ambassador Jan Masaryk tries in vain to mobilise Great Britain and France against the Nazi invasion of former Czechoslovakia. During Masaryk’s exile in the US, a psychiatrist wants to release him from his guilt complex.

Croatia 

All the Best

Verica, Brankica and Martin live lonely lives, full of longing for the joy of love. A gentle drama that enchants with a lovable ensemble of characters and a remarkable message.

Austria, Poland, Switzerland 

Animals

Anna and Nick decide to take a break from everyday life in Vienna, also with the intention to refresh their relationship. As soon as they arrive in the summer residence, strange things start to happen and only Anna can see them.

Croatia, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary 

Animations 4 Kids 1

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Bulgaria, Estonia, Russia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Ukraine 

Animations 4 Kids 2

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Bulgaria, Croatia, Russia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary 

Animations 4 Kids 3

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Poland 

Article 18

Based on interviews with experts, activists and concerned couples, the film poses the question of why Poland still hasn’t managed to legalise same-sex marriage.

Hungary 

Aurora Borealis: Northern Light

Olga returns to Hungary to care for her mother. In doing so, she discovers that there seems to be a dark secret in her family’s history, and she begins questioning her own identity.

Macedonia 

Avec l’amour

Dionis collects cars and motorcycles. His dream is to open a museum for vintage cars in his Macedonian hometown to attract tourists and thus enhance the value of the region.

Poland 

Birds Are Singing in Kigali

A female Polish ornithologist in Rwanda helps a young woman to escape the genocide. The two women must learn to process the memories they witnessed of the atrocities.

Bulgaria, USA 

Bullet Head

Three thieves on the run hide in a storage building. A wild attack dog prevents them from leaving the place, which is regularly used as a location for illegal dog fights.

Armenia, Germany, Canada 

Calendar

A photographer travels with his wife to Armenia to take pictures for a calendar. The videos documenting their journey become a chronicle of their alienation from each other.

France, Romania 

Charleston

Alexandru’s wife Ioana has recently passed away. He meets a man who introduces himself as Ioana’s lover. Gradually, a very unusual relationship develops between the two bereaved men.

Bulgaria, USA 

Chuck

In 1975, boxer Chuck Wepner competes against Muhammad Ali and suddenly achieves worldwide recognition. With fame come parties and drugs. A star-studded production from Sofia.

Germany, Austria 

Cold Hell

Young taxi driver Özge witnesses a brutal murder. And the killer saw her. Her only chance for rescue ironically lies within an unlikely alliance with the indifferent inspector Steiner.

Austria 

Colonel Redl

The exceptional tale of Habsburg spy Alfred Redl, who – seduced by a Russian agent – sold classified documents to Russia and in light of the consequences took his own life in 1913.

Croatia 

Comic Sans

The successful graphic designer Alan doesn’t have successful relationships, including the one with his father. But on the Croatian island of Vis, he decides to turn his life around.

Hungary 

Coyote

Misi, a disillusioned young man, comes to a small town in order to inherit his grandfather’s house. This troubles the local ruler. A Hungarian eastern.

Albania 

Daybreak

Unable to pay rent, Leta is kicked out into the streets of Tirana. Working for an old lady as a caretaker, she finds a new job and a place to live. But now she feels impelled to keep the sick woman alive at any cost.

Belarus 

Debut

A powerful documentary shot in a women’s prison in the Belarusian town Gomel. The central plot revolves around eleven inmates who volunteer for a theatre project to escape their daily routine.

Georgia, Ireland, Qatar, Croatia, Netherlands 

Dede

1992. Dina lives in a village in Georgia where ancient traditions prevail. She is promised to David, but falls in love with Gegi. A conflict seems inevitable.

Bulgaria, Germany, Macedonia 

Directions

Five taxi drivers are chauffeuring a diversity of passengers through the night in Sofia. The car radios transmit a heated debate about the desparate deed of a colleague.

Discussion Loving Activism Again?

In recent years, countries in Central and Eastern Europe have seen activism flourish. Filmmakers will discuss recent developments in activism and social changes in the CEE region.

Discussion Women and War

In what ways has the role of women in armed conflicts and war changed over time? During the discussion “Women and War” a panel of female experts will attempt to answer this and other questions.

Poland, Russia, Serbia 

Dovlatov

Leningrad, 1971. Writer Sergei Dovlatov and his friend Joseph Brodsky are being harassed by the authorities after the “Khrushchev Thaw”. A historic portrait of an artist, reminiscent of current times.

Serbia 

Ederlezi Rising

In the year 2148 an astronaut and a female cyborg fly to the stellar constellation Alpha Centauri. Their complex “relationship” with each other creates tensions on board.

Austria 

Elsie Slonim – Meine ersten 100 Jahre

A cinematic search for traces between Emperor Franz Josef, Holocaust and the restricted zone on Cyprus.

Ukraine 

Falling

This is the story of two young people in post-revolutionary Ukraine. This debut is the voice of a generation which was deeply unhinged by the events from 2013.

Slovakia, Czech Republic 

Filthy

The world of the 17-year-old Lena is shattered when her teacher rapes her. A poignant feature film debut about atrocities behind closed doors and the role of its victims.

Poland 

For You, Poland

Franek’s and Hanka’s love is put to the test during the Polish-Soviet War. But they remain loyal to their feelings and are rewarded for their efforts in defending their country.

Russia 

Glory to Us, Death to the Enemy

A short war propaganda film from the year 1914 and from the perspective of a woman: a young Russian war bride decides to work as a nurse and to serve the patriotic cause.

Russia 

Head. Two Ears

Farm boy Ivan Sergeevich lives in a village. A stranger offers him a job in town. Even though work is disappointing, Ivan dreams of a life with beautiful Julia.

Bulgaria, Macedonia 

Heights

Bulgaria in the 1870s: Gicho, member of a revolutionary group is sent to bring a letter to Vasil Levski, the country’s greatest liberation fighter. A box office hit.

Russia 

How Viktor "The Garlic" Took Alexey "The Stud" to the Nursing Home

Viktor’s tragicomic attempt to transport his father to a nursing home paints a not very flattering image of Russia’s society.

France, Slovakia, Czech Republic 

Ice Mother

67-year old Hana meets friendly hobby ice-swimmer Broňa who sparks up her spirits. But her self-absorbed sons are shocked by their mother’s new relationship.

Slovenia 

Idle Running

Dizzy is a not very hard-working student and rather enjoys his life on campus. His comfortable routine gets disrupted when Marko becomes his roommate and brings his pregnant girlfriend Ana.

Poland 

Interrogation

Poland in the early 1950s. The secret police commands the singer Tonia to incriminate a former acquaintance of hers. The innocent woman has to face a long and agonising interrogation.

Croatia, Slovenia 

Ivan

Mara has a child with Rok, a married business man, who is suspected of having committed a crime. A dry social thriller and commentary on the corrupt Slovenian society.

Yugoslavia 

Last Waltz in Sarajevo

This pre-WWI story set in Sarajevo was the last film to be shot in what was then Yugoslavia. Due to the outbreak of the civil war in the 90s the film was not completed until 2007.

LET'S CEE Party Red Room

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LET'S CEE Industry Days - Pre-opening

Symposium and Networking Event: high-class lectures, exciting panel discussions and much more!

LET'S CEE Industry Days - Tag 1

Symposium and Networking Event: high-class lectures, exciting panel discussions and much more!

LET'S CEE Industry Days - Tag 2

Symposium and Networking Event: high-class lectures, exciting panel discussions and much more!

LET'S CEE Party Strandbar Herrmann

Back to the roots, back to Strandbar Herrmann!

Slovakia, Czech Republic 

Little Harbour

Ten-year-old Jarka, a little girl whose own mother makes little time for, conceives her own perfect family together with her friend Kristian after finding a pair of abandoned twin babies.

LIVE! AMMUNITION! Pitching Competition & After-Show-Party

On Saturday, 21 April from 7.30pm RED ROOM hosts LET'S CEE Pitching Session.

Austria 

Mademoiselle Paradis

Vienna 1777. Blind Resi Paradis is a piano prodigy. Her ambitious parents entrust her to Franz Anton Mesmer, a controversial doctor. In his wide-open house, Resi feels free for the first time in her life.

Romania 

Mariţa

Costi wants to spend a few days with his family. Although his parents have been separated for a long time, Costi convinces his father Sandu to come along. A warm-hearted comedy about the true value of family and home.

Master Class Elliot Grove Designing a Festival Strategy for Your Film

Master Class Elliot Grove The 99-Minute Film School

Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Filmmaker

Master Class Leon Lučev On Acting

Master Class Marcin Łunkiewicz How to Create, Produce and Distribute Virtual Reality and Cinematic VR Content

Master Class Márta Mészáros The Art of Filmmaking

Master Class Serge Rakhlin und Barbara Gasser: Golden Rules for the Golden Globes

Poland, USA 

Maya Dardel

Suicidal poet Maya Dardel offers young, male authors the inheritance of her property and literary legacy. Maya’s only condition: play an intellectually challenging game with her.

Romania 

Meda or The Not So Bright Side of Things

The wife of lumberjack Doru has passed away. Together they have taken care of an orphan girl, Meda. Now Doru is desperately looking for an alternative to bringing the child back to the orphanage.

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Croatia, Slovenia 

Men Don’t Cry

A group of war veterans from the Yugoslav conflict is to overcome old resentments in a workshop in a mountain hotel. Easier said than done.

Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland 

Miracle

It’s 1992. Irena manages a state-owned, yet financially troubled pig breeding farm. Suddenly an American comes into the picture, who promises to save the farm. A tragicomic parable of communism and capitalism.

Croatia 

My Life Without Air

Goran Čolak is free diving champion, his ability is to hold his breath. Bojana Burnać followed this exceptional talent for more than five years into breath taking depths of the ocean among other places.

Turkey 

No Place for Tears

Syrian people from Kobanê are fleeing ISIS and looking for refuge in Turkey. Although the film hardly shows any pictures of the conflict, war is present at all times, especially through stories told by refugees.

Estonia, Netherlands, Poland 

November

In an Estonian village, Liina, the farm girl, falls in love with young Hans. To win his heart, she embarks on a pact with the devil. A spectacular filmed black and white fairy tale.

Bulgaria, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary 

Occupation 1968

50 years have passed since the invasion of the former Czechoslovakia by the socialist “brother nations”. In this documentary project, former soldiers talk about the events that once shocked the world.

Germany, Finland, Poland 

Over the Limit

Marta Prus portrays the Russian top athlete Margarita Mamun, while she is preparing for Olympics 2016. The training is brutal, especially in mental terms.

Germany, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia 

Perseverance

Twenty short stories that touch upon elementary human questions. Miha Knific collected real stories from newspaper articles and narratives and turned them into a mosaic of life and human existence.

Azerbaijan 

Pomegranate Orchard

Old and frail Shamil can use a lending hand in his pomegranate orchard in rural Azerbaijan. Suddenly his lost son reappears. Alas, the long shadows of the past are painful.

France, Romania 

Pororoca

Cristina and Tudor, a Romanian married couple, are suddenly torn out of the lives they knew, when their little daughter Maria disappears in the park without a trace. For the young parents, a terrible nightmare begins.

Bulgaria, Poland, Turkey 

Radiogram

1971. A father walks 100 kilometres to the next city, just to buy a radio for his rock 'n' roll addicted son – a story about the director's grandfather and father.

Greece, Macedonia 

Secret Ingredient

Vele’s father Sazdo has lung cancer. On his search for a cure, Vele bakes a marijuana cake. Everything seems to be on track as his father condition improves. Alas, that is when the problems begin.

Poland, Serbia, Slovenia 

SHORTS 01

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SHORTS 02

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Italy, Poland 

SHORTS 03

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Lithuania, Russia, Turkey 

SHORTS 04

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Macedonia, Romania, Serbia 

SHORTS 05

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Estonia, Croatia, Czech Republic 

SHORTS 06

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Ireland, Philippines, Serbia 

SHORTS 07

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Bulgaria, Croatia, Norway 

SHORTS 08

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Kazakhstan, Austria, Slovenia 

SHORTS 09

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China, Germany, Greece, Russia 

SHORTS 10

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Belgium, Georgia, Hungary 

SHORTS 11

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Kosovo, Macedonia, Poland, Hungary, Belarus 

SHORTS: Short film Competition 1

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Azerbaijan, Croatia, Macedonia, Russia, Slovenia, Hungary 

SHORTS: Short film Competition 2

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Bulgaria, Macedonia, Austria, Turkey, Ukraine 

SHORTS: Short film Competition 3

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Yugoslavia, Hungary 

SHORTS: Women and War

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Poland 

Silent Night

With big plans in mind, Adam, who works in the Netherlands, returns to Poland for Christmas. Adam's father struggles with alcohol, the mother fights to keep her family from falling apart.

Austria 

Sodom and Gomorrah

Mary Conway marries the much older stock exchange broker Jackson Harber and lives a life full of luxury and leisure. Alas, this doesn't go on for too long. The most expensive film of its time.

Romania 

Soldiers Never Cry

The story of Ecaterina Teodoroiu, a young Romanian woman who fought and died as first female soldier in the First World War and is now considered a heroine in her home country to this day.

France, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Hungary 

Solemn Promise

Filip, a Serbian school headmaster, is summoned to war. Azem, an uneducated Albanian janitor, promises Filip to take care of his wife Lea. Gradually an unusual friendship develops.

Germany, France, Netherlands, Turkey 

Something Useful

Leyla, a poet and a lawyer, meets on the night train the 21-year-old Canan, who has a difficult task in her hands. The two women are more connected than one might initially expect.

Russia 

Spacewalker

1965. The Soviet Union is about to send the first human for a walk into outer space. Pavel Belyayev and Alexey Leonov want to take the plunge into the unknown.

USSR 

The Asthenic Syndrome

The asthenic syndrome: hypochondria, mixed with melancholy. It seems as if the whole society is “sick”. Kira Muratova’s heavy criticism of the state of the late Soviet Union.

Serbia, Slovenia 

The Basics of Killing

A seemingly well-situated Slovenian family loses ground in the shortest of times – financially as well as morally. A parable of today’s condition in European societies.

Bulgaria, Great Britain 

The Beast Is Still Alive

Shortly after the communists’ takeover of Bulgaria, numerous oppositional groups, like the so-called “Goryani” formed. To this day, the dark chapter of their oppression is a taboo topic.

Germany, Austria 

The Best of All Worlds

Adrian Goiginger’s first feature film about his childhood in Salzburg’s drug scene has been one of the most touching and interesting Austrian films in years – without the sentimental kitsch.

Germany, Austria 

The Bloom of Yesterday

The misanthropic Holocaust researcher Totila “Toto” Blumen gets very irritated after being paired up with the obnoxious intern Zazie. But after a while they seem to get along just fine.

Hungary 

The Butcher, the Whore and the One-Eyed Man

In 1925 a wealthy butcher, Ferenc Kudelka, was murdered and dumped into the Danube. János Szász’ film tells of flesh, love and a manic lust for murder in bright black and white.

Estonia, Finland, Latvia 

The Dissidents

In the 1980’s, Ralf and two friends flee from Soviet Estonia to Sweden. But the reality in the promised land looks somewhat different than expected. A turbulent retro delight.

Austria 

The Dreamed Ones

Ingeborg Bachmann and Paul Celan corresponded for almost 20 years. In The Dreamed Ones, a woman and a man read the correspondence aloud in a radio studio with imposing effect.

Ukraine, USA 

The Gateway

Old Baba Prisa lives near Chernobyl with her daughter and grandchild in a world in which myth and reality blend. An allegory on Ukraine’s past and present.

Turkey 

The Guest: Aleppo – Istanbul

Ten-year-old Lena and her neighbour Meryem flee Syria and relocate to Istanbul. However, their strenuous journey bares hope: they learn what it means to love and take care of one another.

Romania 

The Heroine from Jiu

The story of Ecaterina Teodoroiu, a nurse and the first female soldier in Romania during the First World War. In September 1917, Ecaterina falls in the defence of the city Târgu Jiu.

Romania 

The Last Kalderash

“Kalderash” are Roma specialised in copper forging. Since Geo and his family aren’t able to live off of his profession anymore, their only option is to leave Romania.

Hungary 

The Last Night

Gitta leaves her husband and son to elope with a gambling actor. He eventually tries to sell her to a Russian colonel. However, the colonel proves to be a man of honour.

Czech Republic 

The Limits of Work

The film follows journalist Saša Uhlová, who has worked undercover for six months under the shocking conditions in some of the worst paid jobs in Czech Republic.

Slovakia, Ukraine 

The Line

2007. To Adam Krajňák, the head of an organised crime group in the borderland with Ukraine, the preparations for Slovakia’s accession to the Schengen area are very inconvenient.

Italy, Poland 

The Man with the Magic Box

In a dystopian future Adam flees to the New City of Warsaw. There he finds a radio from the 1950s, starts to experiment with time travelling, and gets stuck in the past.

Austria 

The Migrumpies

For a documentary TV show, Marko and Benny pretend to be foreign small-time criminals. While the show becomes a hit, they have to deal with real fates of integration for the first time in their lives.

Germany, Slovenia 

The Miner

In 2007, Mehmedalija Alić discovered a mass grave with four thousand murdered war refugees from the Second World War. Hannah Slak adapted the miner’s autobiography into a film.

Croatia 

The Mystery of Green Hill

Based on the children’s book by popular Croatian author Ivan Kušan, this is the fourth film adaptation about young detective Koko and his friends.

Serbia 

The Return

Steve Petrović returns to Vojvodina after 40 years. After his family was hit by a tragedy in the US he wants to find peace in his homeland. But he is filled with mistrust and suspicions.

ČSSR 

The Shop on Main Street

The Best Foreign Language Film of 1966 tells the tale of the Nazi-run puppet state of Slovakia, where Tóno is told to keep an eye on a Jewish shop. When Jewish deportations commence, he must make a difficult choice.

Estonia, Finland, Sweden 

The Temptation of St. Tony

There is a problem in Tõnu’s reasonably peaceful life: morality. Is it possible to be a “good person”? And what does that mean anyway? An exciting journey begins.

Estonia, Poland, Czech Republic 

The Trial: The State of Russia vs Oleg Sentsov

In 2015, Oleg Sentsov, director and Maidan activist, is sentenced to a prison term of 20 years on terrorism charges by the Russian court.

Hungary 

The Whiskey Bandit

Between 1993 and 1999, a man raided 29 financial institutions in Budapest. A native Romanian was identified as the perpetrator. Finally, the police managed to capture him – or at least they thought so.

Czech Republic 

The White World According to Daliborek

Daliborek is a neo-Nazi. He hates Roma people, Jews, refugees, gays and, most of all, his own life, but he can’t seem to find a way to change it. Director Vít Klusák engages in a tricky experiment – with great success.

Poland 

Tower. A Bright Day

Nina is excited about her First Communion and the visit of aunt Kaja. But the family celebration is clouded by the mysterious irritations between the adults.

Greece, Hungary 

Ultra

Each year, runners from all over the world compete in the Spartathlon, where they have to run 246 kilometres in 36 hours. A unique insight into an remarkable and fast-paced endeavour and its protagonists.

Bosnia and Herzegovina 

Undercovered

Young Bosnian Muslims, who have consciously made the decision to wear a hijab, talk freely about their lives, and their experiences with this controversial item of clothing.

Austria 

Untitled

Untitled documents a directionless journey through the Balkans, Italy and Africa as the cinematic legacy of Michael Glawogger – finished by his long-time film editor and friend, Monika Willi.

Austria 

Virtue

A prima ballerina must come to witness how her aging sponsor falls in love with a younger ballerina, who has also caught the eye of her sponsor’s aide.

Croatia, Czech Republic 

When the War Comes

The terrifying portrait of the “Slovak Recruits”, a paramilitary organisation with anti-European focus founded by 18-year-old Peter Švrček who tries to reintroduce “discipline” and “leadership”.

Germany, Austria 

Wild Mouse

Georg, fired from his job as a music critic, spirals down into a deep self-crisis and continuously plies his ex-boss with acts of vandalism. His frustration leads him to the countryside where he wants to end his life.

Georgia, Ireland, Qatar, Croatia, Netherlands 

Winner of the Audience Award: Dede

Romania 

Winner of the Cineplexx Distribution Award: Ederlezi Rising

Croatia 

Winner of the Documentary Film Competition: When the War Comes

Croatia, Slovenia 

Winner of the Feature Film Competition: Ivan

Greece, Macedonia 

Winner of the Promising Debuts Competition: Secret Ingredient

Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Switzerland, Spain 

Wonderful Losers: A Different World

Arūnas Matelis who used to be devoted cyclist himself accompanies the Giro d’Italia and focuses on three cyclists who never get any of the attention.