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Official Selection In Competition

The Official Selection - In Competition gathers some of the best films produced or premiered during 2019.

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Atlantis

by Valentyn Vasyanovych
Happy Birthday (Fête de famille)

by Cédric Kahn
Fire Will Come (O Que Arde)

by Oliver Laxe
Tommaso

by Abel Ferrara
Beanpole (Dylda)

by Kantemir Balagov
Zombi Child

by Bertrand Bonello
Little Joe

by Jessica Hausner
Giants Being Lonely

by Grear Patterson
Patrick

by Gonçalo Waddington
Balloon (Qi Qiu)

by Pema Tseden
The Criminal Man (Borotmokmedi)

by Dmitry Mamuliya

Official Selection Out of Competition

One of the key aims of this section is to have an overview of the world film production.

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Adults in the Room

by Costa-Gavras
Atlantics (Atlantique)

by Mati Diop
The Lighthouse

by Robert Eggers
It Must Be Heaven

by Elia Suleiman
A Dog Called Money

by Seamus Murphy
Guest of Honour

by Atom Egoyan
By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu)

by François Ozon
The Whistlers (La Gomera)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
Sorry We Missed You

by Ken Loach
A Hidden Life

by Terrence Malick
Sibyl

by Justine Triet
Les Misérables

by Ladj Ly
An Easy Girl (Une Fille Facile)

by Rebecca Zlotowski
Martin Eden

by Pietro Marcello

Christian Petzold Tribute

Director, Germany, 1960

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Wolfsburg

by Christian Petzold
Pilots (Pilotinnen)

by Christian Petzold
Cube Libre (Cuba Libre)

by Christian Petzold
The Sex Thief (Die Beischlafdiebin)

by Christian Petzold
The State I Am In (Die innere Sicherheit)

by Christian Petzold
Ghosts (Gespenster)

by Christian Petzold
Yella

by Christian Petzold
Jerichow

by Christian Petzold
Barbara

by Christian Petzold
Phoenix

by Christian Petzold
Transit

by Christian Petzold

Alice Rohrwacher Tribute

Director, Italy, 1981

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Corpo Celeste

by Alice Rohrwacher
The Wonders (Le Meraviglie)

by Alice Rohrwacher
Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice)

by Alice Rohrwacher

Willem Dafoe Tribute

Actor, USA, 1955

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eXistenZ

by David Cronenberg
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

by Wes Anderson
Pasolini

by Abel Ferrara
Antichrist

by Lars von Trier
The Florida Project

by Sean Baker
Auto Focus

by Paul Schrader
To Live and Die in L.a.

by William Friedkin
Wild at Heart

by David Lynch
The Last Temptation of Christ

by Martin Scorsese

Corneliu Porumboiu Tribute

Director, Romania, 1975

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When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau metabolism)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
The Second Game (Al doilea joc)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
The Treasure (Comoara)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
Infinite Football (Fotbal Infinit)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?)

by Corneliu Porumboiu
Police, Adjective (Polițist, adjectiv)

by Corneliu Porumboiu

Rita Azevedo Gomes Tribute

Director, Portugal, 1952

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The Portuguese Woman (A Portuguesa)

by Rita Azevedo Gomes
A Woman's Revenge (A Vingança de Uma Mulher)

by Rita Azevedo Gomes
Fragile as the World (Frágil Como o Mundo)

by Rita Azevedo Gomes
The Sound of the Earth Shaking (O Som da Terra a Tremer)

by Rita Azevedo Gomes
A Conquista de Faro

by Rita Azevedo Gomes
Altar

by Rita Azevedo Gomes

Tribute José Miguel Ribeiro

Director, illustrator, teacher, Portugal, 1966

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Home Things (As coisas lá de casa)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
Dodu – The Cardboard Boy (Dodu – O Rapaz de Cartão)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
Christmas Wrapping Paper (Papel de Natal)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
Sunday Drive (Passeio de Domingo)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
The Suspect (A Suspeita)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
Journey to Cape Verde (Viagem a Cabo Verde)

by José Miguel Ribeiro
Fragments (Estilhaços)

by José Miguel Ribeiro

Damien Manivel Tribute

Director, France, 1981

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Takara - The Night I Swam (Takara - La nuit où j’ai nagé)

by Damien Manivel
The Park (Le Parc)

by Damien Manivel
A Young Poet (Un Jeune Poète)

by Damien Manivel
Isadora's Children (Les Enfants d'Isadora)

by Damien Manivel

Stephen Frears Tribute

Director, UK, 1941

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The Grifters

by Stephen Frears
My Beautiful Laundrette

by Stephen Frears
A Very English Scandal

by Stephen Frears

Special Screenings

Meeting place of Cinema with other Arts

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Chant D’Hiver

by Otar Iosseliani
Once Upon a Time There was a Singing Blackbird

by Otar Iosseliani
Cosmos

by Andrzej Zulawski
Lower City (Cidade Baixa)

by Sérgio Machado
Tokyo-ga

by Wim Wenders
Mutantes S.21 - 25 years later (Mutantes S.21 - 25 anos depois)

by João de Sá
The House on Trubnaya

by Boris Barnet
The State of Things (Der Stand Der Dinge)

by Wim Wenders
Marighella

by Wagner Moura
Lisbon Story

by Wim Wenders

Educational Programme

Dedicated to the school community and senior audience

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Crooked Lines (Linhas Tortas)

by Rita Nunes
Ruth

by António Pinhão Botelho

Thematic programme Looking for Homeland

Curated by Alexey Artamonov, Denis Ruzaev and Ines Branco Lopez

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No Home Movie

by Chantal Akerman
À Bissau, Carnaval

by Sarah Maldoror
Fogo, L’île de Feu

by Sarah Maldoror
Monangambé

by Sarah Maldoror
We Began by Measuring Distance (We Began By Measuring Distance)

by Basma Alsharif
Order (L'Ordre)

by Jean-Daniel Pollet
You and Me (Ty i ya)

by Larisa Shepitko
The House is Black (Khaneh siah ast)

by Forough Farrokhzad
The Communist (Der Funktionär)

by Andreas Goldstein
Tender’s Heat. Wild, Wild Beach (Zhar nezhnykh. Dikiy, dikiy plyazh)

by Alexander Rastorguev
Dialogues of Exiles (Diálogos de Exiliados)

by Raúl Ruiz
Black Mother

by Khalik Allah
Tales From the Hunsrück Village (Geschichten aus den Hunsrückdörfern)

by Edgar Reitz
The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On

by Kazuo Hara
The Island of St. Matthews

by Kevin Jerome Everson
Nou Voix

by Maxime Jean-Baptiste
Oh, Sun! (Soleil Ô)

by Med Hondo

International Symposium: Resistances

Curated by Juan Branco (15-17 November)

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Joker

by Todd Phillips
Hunger

by Steve McQueen

Official Selection In Competition

Atlantis

Happy Birthday (Fête de famille)

Fire Will Come (O Que Arde)

Tommaso

Beanpole (Dylda)

Zombi Child

Little Joe

Giants Being Lonely

Patrick

Balloon (Qi Qiu)

The Criminal Man (Borotmokmedi)

Official Selection Out of Competition

Adults in the Room

Atlantics (Atlantique)

The Lighthouse

It Must Be Heaven

A Dog Called Money

Guest of Honour

By the Grace of God (Grâce à Dieu)

The Whistlers (La Gomera)

Sorry We Missed You

A Hidden Life

Sibyl

Les Misérables

An Easy Girl (Une Fille Facile)

Martin Eden

Christian Petzold Tribute

Wolfsburg

Pilots (Pilotinnen)

Cube Libre (Cuba Libre)

The Sex Thief (Die Beischlafdiebin)

The State I Am In (Die innere Sicherheit)

Ghosts (Gespenster)

Yella

Jerichow

Barbara

Phoenix

Transit

Alice Rohrwacher Tribute

Corpo Celeste

The Wonders (Le Meraviglie)

Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice)

Willem Dafoe Tribute

eXistenZ

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Pasolini

Antichrist

The Florida Project

Auto Focus

To Live and Die in L.a.

Wild at Heart

The Last Temptation of Christ

Corneliu Porumboiu Tribute

When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism (Când se lasă seara peste Bucureşti sau metabolism)

The Second Game (Al doilea joc)

The Treasure (Comoara)

Infinite Football (Fotbal Infinit)

12:08 East of Bucharest (A fost sau n-a fost?)

Police, Adjective (Polițist, adjectiv)

Rita Azevedo Gomes Tribute

The Portuguese Woman (A Portuguesa)

A Woman's Revenge (A Vingança de Uma Mulher)

Fragile as the World (Frágil Como o Mundo)

The Sound of the Earth Shaking (O Som da Terra a Tremer)

A Conquista de Faro

Altar

Tribute José Miguel Ribeiro

Home Things (As coisas lá de casa)

Dodu – The Cardboard Boy (Dodu – O Rapaz de Cartão)

Christmas Wrapping Paper (Papel de Natal)

Sunday Drive (Passeio de Domingo)

The Suspect (A Suspeita)

Journey to Cape Verde (Viagem a Cabo Verde)

Fragments (Estilhaços)

Damien Manivel Tribute

Takara - The Night I Swam (Takara - La nuit où j’ai nagé)

The Park (Le Parc)

A Young Poet (Un Jeune Poète)

Isadora's Children (Les Enfants d'Isadora)