Italia K2 – Marcello BALDI – approved for all audiences – 17:40 (Italy)
Special screening
In 1954 the Italian Alpine Club organised an expedition on K2, led by Ardito Desio. The second summit on Earth (8611 metres high) was reached on 31st July by Achille Compagnoni and Lino Lacedelli, who took the shots from up there: it was the first time ever on an 8000 peak.
Alpenland Booking possible – Robert SCHABUS – 19:33 (Austria)
Focus
Travelling to meet mountain farmers in Austria, visiting a small manufacturing company in Italy and going to famous skiing resorts in France and Germany, Alpenland paints an insightful and sympathetic portrait of this region caught between the two opposite poles of economy and ecology.
Les Huit Montagnes Booking possible – Charlotte VANDERMEERSCH – Felix VAN GROENINGEN – approved for all audiences – 22:32 (Italy)
Focus
Pietro, a city boy, befriends Bruno, the last child living in a forgotten village in the Aosta Valley. While Bruno remains faithful to his mountain, Pietro travels the world. On this journey, they experience love and loss, their origins and destinies, but above all, a life-and-death friendship.
This screening will be followed by a fundraiser for the Kiev Perinatal Centre in the form of a tasting of borshch, a traditional Ukrainian dish listed as a UNESCO intangible heritage.
Yevhen Klopotenko, a renowned chef, embarks on a journey across Ukraine to discover the most fascinating borscht recipes and find the secret ingredients that make this dish unique.
The screening will be preceded by the Focus section short film Like Snails by Margherita Panizon.
8:00 PM
Girl Picture Booking possible – Alli HAAPASALO – 22:11 (Finland) Filmmaker in Attendance
Oscar on skis
Mimmi, Emma and Rönkkö are girls at the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. Over three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the earth moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced before… pleasure.
Godland – Hlynur PÁLMASON – 18:18 (Denmark) Filmmaker in Attendance
Hauteur
In the late 19th century, a young Danish priest travels to a remote part of Iceland to build a church and photograph its people. But the deeper he goes into the unforgiving landscape, the more he strays from his purpose, the mission and morality.
The screening will be preceded by the short film in Competition Reckless by Pella Kågerman.
8:45 PM
Beautiful Beings Booking possible – Gudmundur Arnar GUDMUNDSSON – 23:18 (Iceland) Filmmaker in Attendance
Oscar on skis
Addi, a boy raised by a clairvoyant mother, decides to adopt a bullied misfit into his gang of outsiders. The boys explore aggression and violence but also learn about loyalty and love. As their behaviour escalates towards life–threatening situations, Addi begins to experience a series of visions.
Serviam - I Will Serve – Ruth MADER – 17:45 (Austria) Filmmaker in Attendance
Hauteur
An all-girl Catholic boarding school near Vienna for the wealthy Austrian elite and their children. Martha, 12, one of the nun’s favourite pupils, is a devoted girl who wishes to expiate the sins of the world. Encouraged by the nun, she is given a penance belt and taken to the abandoned upper floor.
The screening will be preceded by the short film in Competition Guy Proposes to His Girlfriend on a Mountain by Bernhard Wenger.
8:45 PM
Eismayer Booking possible – David WAGNER – 22:17 (Austria)
Official Competition
Sergeant Major Eismayer is known and feared as the toughest training officer in the Austrian Armed Forces, ruthless with recruits and unwavering in his discipline, order and macho toughness. But when he starts to fall in love with Falak, a new recruit who unashamedly embraces his homosexuality, Eismayer‘s closeted existence is shaken to the core. Will he choose to protect his badass tough guy image over all else, or can he follow his heart and his true desire? Inspired by a true story.
The screening will be preceded by the short film in Competition Pentolaby Leo Černic.
6:15 PM
Pink Moon Booking possible – Floor VAN DER MEULEN – 19:55 (Netherlands)
Official Competition
When completely out of the blue Iris (29) is told by her father Jan (74) that he has had enough of life and wants to die, she is forced to face the total absurdity of the situation. As his unsettling deadline approaches, Iris decides to ignore her brother’s watertight action plan. She strong-arms her father into answering the one question that matters to her: why? Without ever getting a satisfactory answer, she eventually tries to find herself a way to deal with her father’s very last wish.
Saules aveugles, femme endormie Booking possible – Pierre FÖLDES – 22:15 (France)
Official CompetitionSummit
A giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
The screening will be preceded by the short film in Competition AirHostess-737 by Thanasis Neofotistos.
6:15 PM
La Ligne Booking possible – Ursula MEIER – 20:03 (Switzerland)
Playtime
Cette séance est proposée en audio-description et avec un sous-titrage pour sourds et malentendants.
After assaulting her mother during an argument, Margaret is arrested and ordered to stay 100 metres away from the family home. Margaret will never stop trying to make amends for her act and this imaginary line will crystallise all the tensions of this dysfunctional family.
