ArteKino’s programming
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Selection
(since 2019)1 film/month
9 films in total +
2 winning films of ArteKino Festival 2024ArteKino
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(Since 2022)22 films in total
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(since 2016)12 films in December
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Focus
(since 2024)6 collections
31 films (ENG)
7 collections
40 films (All languages)
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Classics 2025

The Murderers Are Among Us
Wolfgang Staudte
In 1945, a former soldier decides to murder his commanding officer.

The Little Brother
Bakhtiar Khudojnazarov
Farukh, 17, takes his little brother on a train journey to their father – intending to leave him behind and escape.

The Captain
Muharrem Fejzo & Fehmi Hoshafi
An aging WWII veteran in Albania struggles to accept the emancipation of women.

Milano Calibro 9
Fernando Di Leo
An ex-gangster is forced to return to his old way of life when his violent former colleagues and the police suspect he knows where a large sum of money is hidden.

The Man Who Thought Life
Jens Ravn
A man creates things at will, but his creations vanish. He makes a copy of a doctor to help him.

Lili Marleen
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The rise to fame of a German singer in Zurich who falls in love with a Jewish composer during the Nazi regime.

Sirius
Dezső Ákos Hamza
Professor Sergius persuades Count Ákos Tibor to go on an adventure with his time machine.

Why Not?
Coline Serreau
Alexa, Fernand and Louis live together in an unusual polyamorous relationship.

Valley of Peace
France Stiglic
Two war orphans and a downed US pilot search for peace amid the chaos of WWII Slovenia.

Where are you? I’m here
Liliana Cavani
Two deaf teens fall in love and fight for identity, defying hostility and indifference in a world that won’t listen.

The Broken Mirror
Claude d’Anna
A pregnant Anne tries to unveil the mystery behind a painting that haunts her as a strange man follows her every move.

My 20th Century
Ildikó Enyedi
Twin sisters, an anarchist and a courtesan, cross paths on the Orient Express at the dawn of a new century.

Ship of the Dead
Georg Tressler
A young sailor joins a doomed ship crewed by drifters and uncovers a dark secret in its hold.

The Peach Thief
Vulo Radev
In WWI Bulgaria, a Serbian prisoner of war and a colonel’s wife risk everything for a forbidden love.

The Old Gun
Robert Enrico
A French surgeon takes brutal revenge on Nazis after a horrific attack on his family.

Solo Sunny
Konrad Wolf
Trying to escape the stifling austerity of East German society, young singer Sunny dreams of freedom.

The Day Has Gone
Márta Mészáros
An orphaned young woman leaves Budapest to meet her mother and confronts unsettling truths in a village.

Sky Without Stars
Helmut Käutner
Anna, an East German factory worker, sneaks across the border to get her son back.

Stars
Konrad Wolf
In 1943 Bulgaria, a German officer’s forbidden love for a Jewish girl sheds light on his moral awakening.

Divided Heaven
Konrad Wolf
A young woman falls in love with an older chemist, but their ideological differences put their relationship to the test.

Lissy
Konrad Wolf
In 1930s Berlin, a woman watches her husband fall for Nazism and faces a choice between loyalty and conscience.

The Mark of the Day
Louis Daquin
In a northern mining town, workers face daily hardship as a young engineer challenges old rules.
Selection 2025

Pink Moon
(Young Jury Award)Floor Van Der Meulen
Iris must confront her father’s sudden wish to die, challenging the absurdity and reason behind his choice.

The Stonebreaker
Gianluca et Massimiliano De Serio
A grieving father fights to keep a promise to his son after his wife’s sudden death in the fields of southern Italy.

My Sister’s Good Fortune
Angela Schanelec
A Berlin photographer is torn between his girlfriend and her half-sister, caught in a quiet and aching love triangle.

Twelve Thousand
Nadège Trebal
Frank needs to earn €12,000 to get his life and lover Maroussia back. But at what cost?

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, the Colours of Life
Fariborz Kamkari
A documentary about Carlo Di Palma outlining his impressive journey against a backdrop of the greatest moments in Italian cinema.

Hotel
Jessica Haussner
At a remote hotel in Austria, Irene replaces a former employee and begins to sense something is deeply wrong.

Innocence
Lucile Hadžihalilović
In a secluded school, young girls follow strange rituals while forbidden truths wait beyond the gates.

Sunbeat
Clara et Laura Laperrousaz
On a perfect sunny holiday in Portugal, the hidden grief of a seemingly perfect family resurfaces.

An Urban Allegory
Alice Rochwacher et JR
A boy escapes Plato’s cave and discovers freedom in a poetic fable by French artist JR and Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher.

L’ordre moral
Mario Barosso
In 1918, a wealthy heiress shocks Lisbon society by fleeing with a chauffeur 26 years her junior.

Amanda
(European Audience Award)Carolina Cavalli
Isolated and friendless, Amanda embarks on a whimsical mission to reclaim a childhood friendship.
Festival 2025

Notes on a Summer
Diego Llorente
Marta returns home for summer, where an old flame stirs doubts about her life and relationship in Madrid.

The Night She Moves
(European Audience Award)Sara Gutiérrez Galve
When Emma decides to move out, Max drifts into a surreal night walk through Barcelona.

Have You Seen This Woman?
Dusan Zorić & Matija Gluščević
Three parallel lives follow Draginja as she seeks to escape her own identity.

I Have Already Died Three Times
Maxence Vassilyevitch
Actor and director Jacques Nolot reflects on desire, fear and memory in a journey between life and death.

Off the Beaten Track
Hugo Vieira da Silva
In 1903 Tahiti, doctor Victor Segalen seeks Gauguin, only to find the painter has died.

Frewaka
Aislinn Clarke
Care worker Shoo tends to a reclusive elderly woman full of fear in a remote Irish village.

Light as Feathers
Rosanne Pel
A teenager’s desire and violence unravel his family and community in rural Poland.

Remember to Blink
(Young Jury Award)Austeja Urbaite
A young translator helps a French couple with their two adopted Lithuanian children, but tensions quickly unravel.

Maoussi
Charlotte Schiøler
A Paris dancer finds herself sharing a flat with a Congolese refugee, when an escaped lab mouse turns their lives upside down.

Cidade Rabat
Susana Nobre
After her mother’s death, 40-year-old Helena rediscovers herself amid grief, chaos and fleeting moments of joy.

Arthur & Diana
Sara Summa
Siblings Arthur and Diana hit the road in a rusty Renault for a trip that goes wildly off course.

Who If Not Us
Nicole Medvecka
Young Ukrainians cling to hope for a better future, despite exile and occupation.
Focus 2025

The Camp Followers
Valerio Zurlini
An Italian World War II officer escorts prostitutes to military brothels, revealing the moral and human toll war took.

Chronicle of Poor Lovers
Carlo Lizzani
In 1925 Florence, love and resistance intertwine as neighbours confront rising fascism in their community.

Bellissima
Luchino Visconti
A working-class mother’s obsession to make her daughter a star exposes post-war struggles in Italy.

Two Cents Worth of Hope
Renato Castellani
In a post-war village, love and poverty collide as a couple struggles to overcome dowry demands.

I’m Going Home
Manoel De Oliveira
A celebrated Parisian actor put the pieces of his life back together after a tragic loss shatters his world.

The Letter
Manoel De Oliveira
A young married woman falls for a Portuguese singer and confesses her love to a nun as jealousy and tragedy transform her life.

Party
Manoel De Oliveira
A wealthy couple’s reunion with old friends ignites desires, secrets, and tensions in the lush Azores.

A Talking Picture
Manoel De Oliveira
A mother and daughter embark on a cruise from Lisbon to Bombay, unveiling the history of each place they travel through.

The Dark Room
Marie-Christine Questerbert
In 14th century France, the young Aliénor defies tradition by chasing her runaway husband to Italy in a bold pursuit of love.

A Common Thread
Eléonore Faucher
A pregnant teen finds solace in a grieving high-end embroiderer, forming an unexpected and healing bond.

A Police Romance
Stéphanie Duvivier
Lieutenant Emilie falls for rookie Jamil as they investigate local drug dealers, blurring lines between duty and desire.

Pieces of Me
Nolwenn Lemesle
Erell films her dull town and chaotic family until her missing sister returns, shaking up what she thought would never change.

Nelly
Laure Duthilleul
Over the course of four days, Nelly grieves the death of her husband, a small-town doctor.

The Best Way to Walk
Claude Miller
At a 1960 summer camp, macho counselor Marc humiliates the reserved Philippe after discovering him in drag.

Of Woman and Magic
Claude Miller
Plagued by migraines, Claire the anthropology student is hospitalised, where she becomes captivated by her mysterious roommate.

Class Trip
Claude Miller
Anxious Nicolas goes on a school ski trip, where his nightmares and fears blur into a disturbing reality.

Betty Fisher and Other Stories
Claude Miller
After losing her son, novelist Betty Fisher’s unstable mother kidnaps a boy, setting off a web of lies.

Common Wealth
Alex de la Iglesia
A real estate agent finds hidden money in a dead man’s flat, then realises the neighbours know more than they let on.

Matador
Pedro Almodovar
A wounded matador, a seductive murderess and dark secrets collide in Almodóvar’s erotic thriller.

Blood Wedding
Carlos Saura
A flamenco troupe brings Lorca’s tragic love story tale to life through in a threadbare rehearsal space.

Intacto
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
In a secret world where luck is currency, a thief and a plane crash survivor enter a deadly game of chance.

Mad Love
Vincente Aranda
A queen’s love turns to madness amid betrayal, desire and the ruthless politics of 16th-century Spain.

Mataharis
Iciar Bollain
Three detectives uncover the secrets of others, while they struggle to face certain truths in their own lives.

7 Virgins
Alberto Rodriguez
A teen on leave from juvenile detention dives into two wild days of freedom in the streets of Seville.

The Red Squirrel
Julio Medem
A suicidal rock star convinces an amnesiac woman they’re lovers, then reality starts to unravel..

100 Seasons
Giovanni Bucchieri
In this poetic self-portrait, former Royal Swedish Ballet dancer Giovanni Bucchieri looks back on his life, loves and struggles with bipolar disorder.

Tailor
Sonia Liza Kenterman
A tailor on the brink of losing everything reinvents himself with a shop on wheels.

Semret
Caterina Mona
Semret, an Eritrean refugee living in Switzerland, needs to face her traumatic past for her and her daughter.

Forever-Forever
Anna Buryachkova
In 1990s Kyiv, teenage love and rebellion blur into cruel games with no real winners.

Victim
Michal Blaško
Irina, a single mother from Ukraine, lives with her son Igor in a Czech town. One night, Igor is violently attacked.

Sad Jokes
Fabian Stumm
A filmmaker juggles parenthood and art until one day his closest friend and co-parent to his son Pino falls ill.
Young Jury 2025
Composed of 15 young Europeans aged between 18 and 25 from the partner schools of ArteKino. The jury selected « The Night She Moves » by Sara Gutiérrez Galve for the Young Audience Award 2025.
Claudia Menaches
Spanish, Escuela de cine y animación de Barcelona, 21
Finlo Farrimond
German and English, Metfilm School Berlin, 20
Francesca Maria Pia Oreste
Italian, Sapienza Università di Roma, 24
Anna Dostálová
Czech, Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture, Masaryk University, 20
Live Walseth
Norwegian, Høyskolen Kristiania, 21
Līva Emīlija Kļaviņa
Latvian, University of Latvia, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, 21
Nancy Doumani
Greek, Film Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 22
Oddur Hilmarsson
Icelandic, Institute of Art, Design and Technology, 24
Paloma Le Friant
French, 21
Robin Wolfe
Irish, Trinity College Dublin, 19
Szymon Pawlicki
Polish, Łódź Film School, 22
Tadeo Acin Mendizabal
Spanish (and Argentinian), Universidad Pompeu Fabra, 19
Casper Hjorth Wulff
Danish, Catalyst Institute of Creative Arts Berlin, 23
Anthony Tymchuk
Ukrainian (and Peruvian), Metfilm School Berlin, 23