МOVIES

2026 Edition

In Competition

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

The inspiring and perilous story of an ordinary citizen standing up against Kremlin authoritarianism.

Director:

David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin

Mystery of the Starry Squadron

Uncovering forgotten air missions and mysteries from the history of military aviation and its heroic pilots.

Director:

Jan Borowiec

The Eichmann Trial

The dramatic chronicle of the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem, which unveiled the full truth of the Holocaust to the world.

Director:

Elliot Levitt

Hitler’s Big Fear: The Trial Against Degenerate Art

An unmasking of the Nazi regime’s totalitarian war against modern art and its persecution of the avant-garde.

Director:

Simona Risi

Zelensky

The compelling chronicle of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s transformation from television comedian to global wartime leader.

Director:

Yves Jeuland, Lisa Vapné

Caravaggio

A passionate and visually stunning exploration of the turbulent life and revolutionary art of Baroque genius Caravaggio.

Director:

David Bickerstaff, Phil Grabsky

The Cruel Way

The uncensored truth behind the dramatic and heroic 1984 Bulgarian expedition to Mount Everest, revealed four decades later.

Director:

Deyan Bararev

Stalin’s Cola

The fascinating story of a secret Soviet soft drink commissioned by Stalin to challenge the global icon Coca-Cola during the Cold War.

Director:

Stefan Tolz

Sarkozy-Gaddafi: The Scandal of All Scandals

A hard-hitting political investigation exposing the secret ties and illicit campaign financing between Muammar Gaddafi’s regime and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

Director:

Yannick Kergoat

Romain Gary. No Better Way to Say It.

A captivating investigation into the life and literature of Romain Gary—a master of mystification and the only writer to win the prestigious Goncourt Prize twice.

Director:

Liliya Vyugina

Short Film Programme

The Angoulême Roundup (Testimonies and Interviews)

Through descendants’ testimonies and archival records, this 26-minute documentary gives a face to the shattered lives from the 1942 arrest of 442 Jews in Angoulême, making a forgotten memory resonate today.

Director:

Gérard Benguigui, Frank Svensen

Florida’s Forgotten Fort

This documentary short chronicles the legacy of Fort Mose—North America’s first sanctioned free Black community and the southern destination of the original underground railroad.

Director:

H. James Gilmore

I Do Not Forget

The film offers a “Visual Pentalogue” dedicated to those persecuted for non-binary sexual orientations, giving voice to those whose existence and right to love were hidden or denied.

Director:

Antonello Murgia

TGX

A documentary exploring how erotic and pornographic films arrived at the iconic Theatro Gil Vicente in Barcelos after Portugal’s democratization following the Carnation Revolution.

Director:

André Senra Azevedo

Martian Memories

An experimental documentary exploring humanity’s dream of colonizing Mars, connecting space exploration ambitions with nostalgic ties to Earth.

Director:

Jakob Roston

Statues Also Die?

In a Hungarian park of communist-era statues, four children interview tourists—and themselves— trying to understand the meaning of memory.

Director:

Thais Fernandes

Adas Falasteen (Palestine Lentils)

The documentary tells the story of a Palestinian chef and his role in using his hobby as a shield against the famine caused by the war on Gaza, preserving the spirit of resilience and hope within his community.

Director:

Samar Taher Lulu, Hamdi Khalil Elhusseini

Stone Memory

Through the voices of the buried, a lone visitor, and a historian, the film explores the legacy of a forgotten WWII monument reclaimed by nature, revealing a hidden constellation of memorials across Yugoslavia.

Director:

Wolf Lass

Brutalism

The film examines Brutalism’s post-WWII emergence and its flourish under opposing ideologies, positioning it today as an analog monument evoking joyful nostalgia.

Director:

Milos Jakovic, Hossein Fani

Special Screenings

Sylvie Vartan: Out of Love

An inspiring portrait of international pop icon Sylvie Vartan, tracing her personal and artistic journey from her Bulgarian roots to the heights of global music fame.

Режисьор:

Emma Konstantinova