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Film blockChildren´s Film Cabinet
09:00
13. Mar
58 min.
Odpusť
Director(s): Alžbeta Mačáková MišejkováCZ8 min.2022
Máma má vždycky pravdu
Director(s): Marie UrbánkováCZ7 min.2022
Kočky jsou tekuté
Director(s): Natálie DurchánkováCZ1 min.2023
Krížom Krážom
Director(s): Nina Rybárová, Tomáš RybárSK, CZ7 min.2023
Zuza v zahradách
Director(s): Lucie SunkováCZ13 min.2022
Jáma
Director(s): Markéta Smolíková KubátováCZ9 min.2020
O krávě
Director(s): Pavla BaštanováCZ, CH13 min.2023
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Feature length film competition "IN THE HEART OF EUROPE"
17:30
13. Mar
Fortuna vendégei
Director(s): Mátyás KálmánHU, HR74 min.2022

Anikó and Laci lived in deep poverty in a small town in Hungary until they won the lottery in 2013. Suddenly, their dreams of luxury become a reality as they move into a new house with a pool and a garden and hire a driver. For Anikó, who suffers from panic disorder and almost never left her flat for 25 years, the jackpot provides a newfound sense of power and purpose. She sees it as an opportunity to invest and start her own business, while Laci simply wants to enjoy the luxury of not working and travel the world. But as they adjust to their new life, their relationship becomes strained. Laci's past struggles with alcoholism resurface, threatening to tear them apart. This intimate documentary follows their journey as they navigate the ups and downs of their newfound wealth and try to find the balance in their relationship. Will they be able to overcome the obstacles that threaten to tear them apart?

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Film plus
18:00
13. Mar
The Palace
Director(s): Roman PolanskiIT, CH, PL, FR100 min.2023

Once upon a time there was the Palace Hotel. An extraordinary castle high in the Swiss Alps, a gothic, fairy tale realm where obscenely wealthy guests from around the world are gathering for the 2000 New Year’s Eve party. A horde of waiters, bellboys, chefs, and receptionists stands by to service their every demand, as the dawn of the new millennium approaches. But the atmosphere is tense: rumours of the Millennium Bug and the financial chaos it will bring in its wake run rife. Beneath the civilized surface, chaos awaits…

Film was already screened
Feature length film competition "IN THE HEART OF EUROPE"
18:30
13. Mar
Přišla v noci
Director(s): Jan Vejnar, Tomáš PavlíčekCZ85 min.2023

When a couple of thirty-somethings let the mother of one of them cross the threshold into their home, they have no idea that they have just entered a kind of purgatory. Their peaceful life is slowly transformed into a chaotic wreck. Valerie, a well-groomed woman in her sixties, is an energetic diva who little by little conquers not only the space of the apartment, but also the minds of its occupants. As the creeping home invasion gains force, certainties are undermined and the boundaries of privacy are demolished. Are moms and mothers-in-law always right? Do they have good intentions toward us? And isn’t that why they are the scariest monsters of them all?

Film was already screened
Feature length film competition "IN THE HEART OF EUROPE"
19:00
13. Mar
Přišla v noci
Director(s): Jan Vejnar, Tomáš PavlíčekCZ85 min.2023

When a couple of thirty-somethings let the mother of one of them cross the threshold into their home, they have no idea that they have just entered a kind of purgatory. Their peaceful life is slowly transformed into a chaotic wreck. Valerie, a well-groomed woman in her sixties, is an energetic diva who little by little conquers not only the space of the apartment, but also the minds of its occupants. As the creeping home invasion gains force, certainties are undermined and the boundaries of privacy are demolished. Are moms and mothers-in-law always right? Do they have good intentions toward us? And isn’t that why they are the scariest monsters of them all?

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Feature length film competition "IN THE HEART OF EUROPE"
20:00
13. Mar
Nazavzhdy-Nazavzhdy
Director(s): Anna BuryachkovaUA, NL107 min.2023

After transferring from a downtown high school, Tonia joins a new badass gang of youngsters, trying to find protection and a place she truly belongs. They spend time together, roaming around Kyiv's post-socialist suburbs, having fun and getting in trouble. Soon, Tonia falls in love with Zhurik, whilst also longing for Sania and finds herself tangled up in an alluring secret love triangle. But Tonia's abusive past still haunts her, challenging this newfound friendship and romance. Will she be able to find her own pass or lose herself in this new controversial relationship?

Set in the late 90s Kyiv, this is a story of the young and rebellious amid the ruins of the Soviet regime. Those who had to grow up faster due to the circumstances but got lost in the adult world. A story of which we need constant reminding, as some things only exist at the moment, while others last forever.

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Films out of competition
20:30
13. Mar
Cicaverzum
Director(s): Rozália SzeleczkiHU91 min.2023

Fáni, 30, is trapped in a world of her own imagination: ever since a traumatic childhood experience, she has pictured the death of each man she finds attractive. To avoid these fantasies she chooses to be alone, focusing on her job as an architect. But one day a new neighbour arrives, whose talking black cat starts courting her. Fáni falls for the mysterious creature, even though only she can hear him speak. She escapes reality to dedicate herself to this whimsical relationship, but it soon begins to turn destructive. The Cat uses Fáni more and more to his own advantage, alienating her from everyone and everything important to her. But her toxic journey with the Cat is also a journey into her painful past. Can she overcome her fears at last and see the real-life opportunities right in front of her?

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Film plus
21:00
13. Mar
Le Livre des solutions
Director(s): Michel GondryFR102 min.2023

Follows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons which are oppressing his creativity.

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Midnight Temptation
21:30
13. Mar
Tammy and the T-Rex
Director(s): Stewart RaffillUS82 min.1994

Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as old as time. This post-JURASSIC jam stars Denise Richards (STARSHIP TROOPERS, WILD THINGS) and the late Paul Walker (THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS) in an unprecedented mishmash of rom-com tropes and R-rated horror thrills. When Paul is mauled by the local zoo’s toothier residents, his love affair with Denise doesn’t cease—even after his brain is transplanted into an ancient animatronic predator. Oh, and did we mention “Bernie” from WEEKEND AT BERNIE’S is the villain? Originally filmed as a gorefest with impressive splatter by SFX guru John Carl Buechler, TAMMY was cut to PG-13, funneled straight-to-video, and inexplicably marketed as a “kids’ film.” Thanks to the intrepid efforts of top-notch archival pals Vinegar Syndrome, this gonzo gem is fully restored with its gore intact and ready to scorch your audience's ganglia into dust!

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Accompanying event
21:30
13. Mar
120 min.

IFF FEBIOFEST has its favorite for president, President Lourajder!Artist, educator, rapper. DJ for this evening. Eclectic set. From rap to experimental electronica to the hits of the zero years. Get your dancing shoes ready!

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Film blockChildren´s Film Cabinet
09:00
14. Mar
Odpusť
Director(s): Alžbeta Mačáková MišejkováCZ8 min.2022
Máma má vždycky pravdu
Director(s): Marie UrbánkováCZ7 min.2022
Kočky jsou tekuté
Director(s): Natálie DurchánkováCZ1 min.2023
Krížom Krážom
Director(s): Nina Rybárová, Tomáš RybárSK, CZ7 min.2023
Zuza v zahradách
Director(s): Lucie SunkováCZ13 min.2022
Jáma
Director(s): Markéta Smolíková KubátováCZ9 min.2020
O krávě
Director(s): Pavla BaštanováCZ, CH13 min.2023
Film was already screened
Accompanying eventVisegrad Film Forum
10:00
14. Mar
119 min.

Mascha Halberstad is a director specialized in narrative animation. She made animations for several feature films, including How To Survive… (2008) and Taking Chances (Berlinale Generation 2012). Both of her feature-length films, Oink (2022) and Fox and Hare Save the Forest (2024) were selected for the Berlinale Generation competition. She also made a music video for the song Wild Frontier by Prodigy.

(only in English)

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Accompanying event
13:00
14. Mar
120 min.

Short films from partner schools

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Film plus
15:45
14. Mar
The Zone of Interest
Director(s): Jonathan GlazerUS, GB, PL105 min.2023

The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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Film plus
17:00
14. Mar
Une année difficile
Director(s): Eric Toledano, Olivier NakacheFR120 min.2023

When Albert and Bruno, both compulsive spenders and in debt up to their necks, turn to community workers to get a grip on their lives, they run into a group of young green activists.

Lured by the free beer and crisps rather than by the ideals of these eco-activists, Albert and Bruno find themselves joining the movement without much conviction.

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