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First Days

Michael Karrer, Kim Allamand
2026

Daniel Theophanous - 01-02-2026

Two Swiss filmmakers meditate on mortality, in this sensory and experimental movie - from the 55th international Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

Why Do I See You in Everything?

Rand Abou Fakher
2026

André Vital Pardue - 01-02-2026

Two Syrian friends reframe archive images of protests as intimate reveries, in this micro-budget film about political defiance - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

La Belle Année

Angelica Ruffier
2026

Fortunata Manenti - 01-02-2026

Swedish documentary celebrates Sapphism, while weaving together family trauma and the memory of unrequited love - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Tell Me What You Feel

Łukasz Ronduda
2026

Nataliia Serebriakova - 31-01-2026

Polish art curator blends trauma, 1990s' fashion and tears collected from his audience, in a playful movie vaguely detached from time - from the 55th Rotterdam International Film Festival [Read More...]

Mariana Ant (Mariana Hormiga)

Maite Uzal, Rubén Pascual Tardío
2025

Paul Risker - 31-01-2026

Spanish woman thinks she's an ant, in this witty short film inspired by Buñuel's The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie - from the Cerdanya Film Festival [Read More...]

Earth Song (Maan laulu)

Erol Mintaş
2026

André Vital Pardue - 30-01-2026

Finnish-Kurdish woman travels to Kurdistan, in a traditional drama questioning parental commitment to family, career, and honesty - from the 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam [Read More...]

The Session Man

Michael Treen
2024

Eoghan Lyng - 27-01-2026

Piano player Nicky Hopkins may not be a household name, but his work was printed on John Lennon, Keith Richards and more - in UK cinemas in January and February [Read More...]

Sinners

Ryan Coogler
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 26-01-2026

16 OSCAR MOMINATIONS: Ryan Coogler uses vampires are a metaphor for racial battles, in a superbly cast "musical" where no character breaks into song without rhyme and reason - now on VoD [Read More...]

Baab

Nayla Al Khaja
2025

Victoria Luxford - 14-01-2026

Grief, hallucination, and repression all collide in the second feature of Nayla Al Khaja, the first woman to direct and produce films in the Emirates - from the 46th Cairo International Film Festival [Read More...]

Beyond Silence

Marnie Blok
2025

Daniel Theophanous - 08-01-2026

Two women from different generations clash as they find incompatible ways of handling sexual assault and trauma - Dutch film was shortlisted for this year’s Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film [Read More...]

The Pearl Comb

Ali Cook
2025

Daniel Theophanous - 04-01-2026

Victorian sorceress-turned-doctor finds the cure for tuberculosis, in this bewitching tale of mermaids and female empowerment - from the short list of the Action Live Shorts Academy Awards [Read More...]

Hamnet

Chloe Zhao
2025

Nataliia Serebriakova - 04-01-2026

Shakespeare's wife grapples with grief after the untimely death of their youngest child, in Chloe Zhao's finely crafted yet frustratingly timid new film - in cinemas on Friday, January 9th [Read More...]

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Franz Böhm
2025

Nataliia Serebriakova - 31-12-2025

German-directed, British-made short film shortlisted for the Oscars builds empathy with teenage Ukrainian soldier through quiet observation rather than jingoism and cheap heroics [Read More...]

Flight 182

Rippin Sindher
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 29-12-2025

Impressive family drama takes place against the backdrop of the worst terrorist act in the history of aviation the world had witnessed until 9/11 - from the International South Asian Film Festival [Read More...]

Marty Supreme

Josh Safdie
2025

Joseph Dimacchia - 27-12-2025

An autocratic Timothée Chalamet is both funny and seductive as a ping pong aficionado, in Josh Safdie's first solo directorial effort since 2008 - in cinemas on Friday, December 26th [Read More...]

Dreamers

Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor
2025

Paul Risker - 24-12-2025

Gharoro-Akpojoto challenges the misconceptions around immigration in Britain, opening up a window on the realities of asylum seekers - on VoD on January 19th [Read More...]

It Happened in August

Artima Sakulkoo
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 22-12-2025

Thai immigrant in New York has to grapple with grief, an inconvenient ex and social differences, in this dirty gem of a queer tale - from the Reeling Film Festival [Read More...]

Lionel

Carlos Saiz
2025

Paul Risker - 19-12-2025

Spanish drama elicits visceral feelings from its audience as a father and son's combustible relationship teeters on the edge - from the 25th REC Tarragona Film Festival [Read More...]

Bijupirá

Eduardo Boccaletti 
2025

Victoria Luxford - 18-12-2025

A fisherman reconsiders his bond with a young boy, in Eduardo Boccaletti’s gorgeously crafted short drama - from the Avanca Film Festival [Read More...]

Seeds from Kivu (Semillas De Kivu)

Néstor López, Carlos Valles
2025

Paul Risker - 14-12-2025

Powerful Spanish film gives voice to Congolese rape victims, while also highlighting the accountability of global consumers (people like you and me) - Goya Winner for Best Documentary Short [Read More...]

The World of Love

Yoon Ga-eun
2025

Paul Risker - 12-12-2025

A school petition exposes traumatic wounds for a seventeen-year-old school girl, in this thought-provoking South Korean drama - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Black Rabbit, White Rabbit

Shahram Mokri
2025

Victor Fraga - 11-12-2025

Iranian filmmaker lends Chekhov’s gun an explosive new meaning, in this metatextual hodgepodge of film stories - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Cleanse the Streets

Aysha Shahaltough
2025

Paul Risker - 11-12-2025

Two sisters flee their father's wrath in this suspenseful Jordanese short with beats of paranoia and humour - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Invention

Courtney Stephens
2025

Joseph Dimacchia - 11-12-2025

Callie Hernandez plays a fictionalised version of herself, in Courtney Stephens's masterful brand of docufiction - watch it now on Mubi [Read More...]

Early Days

Priyankar Patra
2025

Victor Fraga - 11-12-2025

Young couple living in Mumbai feign happiness on social media in order to cope with societal and financial pressures, in this austere and auteurial creation - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Irkalla: Gilgamesh’s Dream

Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
2025

Victor Fraga - 11-12-2025

A sickly orphan living on the violent streets of Baghdad dreams of meeting with his late parents, in this devastating urban tale of abandonment - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Truck Mama

Zippy Nyaruri
2025

Duda Leite - 10-12-2025

Single mother and fearless lorry driver navigates the dangerous roads of Kenya in order to provide for her growing family - dirty doc premieres at the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Sink

Zain Duraie
2025

Victor Fraga - 09-12-2025

Desperate mother seeks novel and unorthodox ways of connecting with her neurodiverse son, in this finely crafted family drama from Jordan - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Giant

Rowan Athale
2025

Duda Leite - 08-12-2025

Pierce Brosnan and Amir El-Masry star in British-Yemeni boxer Prince Naseem's biographical drama - in cinemas on Friday, January 9th [Read More...]

Hijra

Shahad Ameen
2025

Victor Fraga - 08-12-2025

Grandma sacrifices her life mission in order to locate her missing granddaughter, in this warm and tender female road movie from Saudi Arabia - world premiere takes place in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Human Tide

David Ward
2025

Victor Fraga - 08-12-2025

Muslims from six different places travel to Mecca in search of spiritual healing, in this glitzy Saudi documentary - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Allah is not Obliged (Allah n’Est Pas Obligé)

Zaven Najjar
2025

Victor Fraga - 07-12-2025

Guinean orphan becomes a fearless child soldier in order to survive in an intrinsically “cadaverised” Africa - dazzling animation shows in the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Erupcja

Pete Ohs
2025

Duda Leite - 07-12-2025

British singer Charli XCX gets down and dirty in "liquid" Warsaw, while making her acting debut in this filthy gem of a Polish-American indie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

In-I in Motion

Juliette Binoche
2025

Victor Fraga - 07-12-2025

Juliette Binoche and Akram Khan violate the conventions of dance and drama, in this unabashedly experimental movie - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Palestine 36

Annemarie Jacir
2025

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2025

Historical drama offers valuable insight into Palestine under British rule, plus it's a tribute to the self-determination of Arabs - now on various VoD platforms [Read More...]

Nighttime Sounds

Zhang Zhongchen
2025

Victor Fraga - 06-12-2025

Young girl and ghost friend set out to uncover the dark secrets of their land, in this sensuous depiction of rural China - from the 5th Red Sea International Film Festival [Read More...]

Trains Dreams

Clint Bentley
2025

Steve Naish - 05-12-2025

Clint Bentley's second directorial feature is an impactful study of a construction worker navigating the unseen upheavals of modernity from his refreshingly rural vantage point - now on Netflix [Read More...]

Song of Hands (El Canto de las Manos)

María Valverde
2025

Paul Risker - 05-12-2025

Deaf musicians stage Beethoven's only opera in sign language, in a touching show of creative inclusivity - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Downriver A Tiger (Río Abajo, Un Tigre)

Victor Diago
2025

Paul Risker - 05-12-2025

Dreamlike, experimental exploration of cinematic forms from Spain inspires conflicted feelings - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Happy Birthday

Sarah Goher
2025

André Vital Pardue - 05-12-2025

Sharp political film tackles the harsh realities of Egyptian classism from the perspective of two young girls - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Desperate Journey

Annabel Jankel
2025

Paul Risker - 04-12-2025

Mostly set in burlesque Paris and based on a real story, this WW2 drama resonates with our present-day reality - in cinemas on Friday, November 28th [Read More...]

Bad Girl

Varsha Bharath
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 04-12-2025

Precocious Indian girl searches for "the perfect man", in this enjoyable comedy and riff on existential darkness - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Glorious Summer

Helena Ganjalyan, Bartosz Szpak
2025

Joshua Polanski - 04-12-2025

Polish woman are forced to "enjoy" perpetual summer inside the confines of a palace, in a film with a modern twist on an ancient tale - from the 25th REC Tarragona International Film Festival [Read More...]

Lemonade Blessing

Chris Merola
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 02-12-2025

Teen has to decide between sex, religion and academia, in this fingerin' good little comedy - American indie is in REC Tarragona's Opera Prima section [Read More...]

I Have Already Died Three Times (Je Suis Déjà Mort Trois Fois)

Maxence Vassilyevitch
2025

Eoghan Lyng - 01-12-2025

Ageing French actor finds himself overshadowed by his own belongings, while also fighting for his memories and insights to prevail - watch this filthy genius documentary for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Who if Not Us?

Nicole Medvecka
2023

Joshua Polanski - 01-12-2025

Intimate, non-narrative documentary explores the subculture life of the SHUM Rave DJs and artists, in Eastern Ukraine - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Maoussi

Charlotte Schioler
2022

André Vital Pardue - 01-12-2025

Charlotte Schiøler’s debut lightly explores shared immigrant identity in Paris through the structure of a romcom - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Light as Feathers

Rosanne Pel
2018

Eoghan Lyng - 01-12-2025

Bolstered by Eryk Walny's magnetic performance, this rape drama has travelled well in the years following the #MeToo allegations - watch it for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Have You Seen This Woman? (Da li Ste Videli Ovu Zenu?)

Matija Gluscevic, Dusan Zoric 
2022

Victoria Luxford - 01-12-2025

This surreal dramedy from Serbia and Croatia takes us on a dizzying ride through the various guises of a disappeared woman - watch it for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Fréwaka

Aislinn Clarke
2024

Paul Risker - 01-12-2025

Atmospheric Irish-language folk horror exposes the terrifying side of Catholic religion, in a movie with shades of The Wicker Man - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Cidade Rabat

Susana Nobre
2023

André Vital Pardue - 01-12-2025

Helena recalibrates after the loss of a parent, in this hard-hitting character study a 40-year-old single mother from Portugal - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Arthur & Diana

Sara Summa
2023

Eoghan Lyng - 01-12-2025

A family unit travels in a shared vehicle, thus acquiring a deeper understanding of each other as well as of the European continent - watch it for free in December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

The Night She Moves (Yo La Busco)

Sara Gutiérrez Galve
2018

Victoria Luxford - 01-12-2025

Music, romance, and secret confessions are all on the menu in Sara Gutiérrez Galve’s alluring story of a dark night of the soul - watch it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]

Notes on a Summer (Notas sobre un Verano)

Diego Llorente
2023

Victoria Luxford - 01-12-2025

A young woman finds herself caught between a sensible future and a passionate reunion, in Diego Llorente’s elegant story of the heart - stream it for free this December only with ArteKino [Read More...]