World Cinema

• France
• 2016
• 120min

Gabrielle dreams of true love in a small village in the South of France. But in the conservative climate of the times, her carefree ideas and actions are deemed scandalous and insane. Her concerned parents decide to marry her off ...

Wide Angle

• France
• 2016
• 77min

Director Pierre Rissient has been a film buff since his teenage years in Paris in the 1950s. Starting his 60-year saga as a programmer at the legendary Cinema Mac-Mahon, followed by stints as an assistant to Jean-Luc Godard, a pre...

Wide Angle

• Belgium,Netherlands
• 2016
• 15min

In a future utopia, science continues the quest for eternal youth, but in doing so unleashes a toxin into the world with devastating consequences: accelerated aging. During a mass evacuation, lovers Dante and Irea are separated, w...

Wide Angle

• Denmark
• 2016
• 82min

Julius is a special orphan, delivered on Christmas day he was a present from Santa, that’s how the headmaster sees it. He has a love for Christmas like no other, it’s the very special time of year. But other kids are not so genero...

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Iran
• 2016
• 90min

Ghashang and Farang are two elderly sisters who decided to live together following the death of Ghashang’s husband. Bachman, Ghashang’s son, joins them after getting divorced from his wife, a painter who left him because of his ob...

Flash Forward

• Bulgaria,Greece
• 2016
• 101min

Tsanko, a slowcoach railwayman, discovers a pile of money on the railroad and reports it to the police. He becomes nationally famous for his actions and is suddenly praised as a hero. The Ministry of Transportation holds a congrat...

Flash Forward

• Bulgaria,Denmark,France
• 2016
• 99min

Gana is a caregiver for seniors with dementia in a secluded Bulgarian village. But under the disguise of her job, she steals their ID cards and sell them on the black market. Gana is also a morphine addict, and with her boyfriend...

• Pardo d’oro at Locarno International Film Festival

Open Cinema

• Japan
• 2016
• 120min

In Tokyo Bay, a giant creature emerges from the water and destroys the city. This monster evolves, getting bigger at each appearance. After declaring a national emergency, the Japanese government holds meetings with officials and ...

Special Programs in Focus

• Colombia
• 2016
• 15min

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Japan,Germany
• 2016
• 90min

Kanjaki, a middle-aged man, goes to a quiet countryside village. He puts his helmet on a shrunken old woman whom he meets by chance in a shop. As soon as he presses the buttons on the helmet one by one, she suddenly remembers forg...