Special Program in Focus

• Rithy PANH
• Cambodia/France
• 2021
• 98min

A theater for animals opens, and the history of mankind unfolds across the screen. What will the animals learn from watching the history of human tragedies, such as Hitler’s brutal...

• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at Berlin International Film Festival

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• Alexander SOKUROV
• Russia/Belgium/Estonia
• 2022
• 79min

Despite its title, Alexander Sokurov’s Fairytale is not the kind of fairy tale for children that we normally think of. It is a horror film and a political film in which mons...

• Locarno International Film Festival Concorso Internazionale

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• Brillante MENDOZA
• Hong Kong, China
• 2022
• 104min

Rafael, a son of a wealthy family, gets into a car accident while returning home after shopping to prepare for a feast. Frightened, he tries to cover up the case. The victim dies, ...

Wide Angle

• Sara DOSA
• United States/Canada
• 2022
• 94min

Intrepid scientists and lovers Katia and Maurice Krafft died in a volcanic explosion on the very expedition that brought them together: They sought to unravel the mysteries of vo...

• Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award for U.S. Documentary at Sundance Film Festival

Wide Angle

• Eun-seop SHIN
• Korea
• 2022
• 28min

Upon learning that today may be the grandfather’s last day, the mother and daughter bring condolence flowers to the hospital. Their relatives come as well. But the flowers arrive...

World Cinema

• Peter STRICKLAND
• United Kingdom/Hungary
• 2022
• 111min

Set at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance, a collective finds itself embroiled in power struggles, artistic vendettas, and gastrointestinal disorders.

• Berlin International Film Festival Encounters

A Window on Asian Cinema

• Muhiddin MUZAFFAR
• Tajikistan
• 2022
• 118min

In 1993. Tajikistan, Kahhor pins all of his hopes on his second son, who studies vocal music in Moscow. Sending money to him and listening to him singing over the phone is his joy ...

Wide Angle

• Julie HA,Eugene YI
• Korea/United States
• 2022
• 86min

In 1973, Chol Soo Lee was arrested as a suspect in a murder case in San Francisco’s Chinatown and sentenced to life in prison. It was the result of false testimonies by white wit...

• Sundance Film Festival U.S. Documentary Competition

World Cinema

• Anna KAZEJAK
• Poland
• 2022
• 100min

The perfect family vacation on a beautiful island goes wrong. Maja and her husband, their longtime friend and his younger girlfriend, along with their children arrive at Bornholm...

• Europa Cinemas Label Award at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

On Screen

• Deok ROH
• Korea
• 2022
• 189min

Aliens have been hanging around Hong Jihyo (Jeon Yeo-been) for a long time. When her lover (Lee Dong-hwi) goes missing, Jihyo visits a mystery club and tries to find clues. While t...