Taifas 2024 Program

Sunday, October 13

9:00 PM

Taifas Poetry Night + Balkan Jam Session

Pixel TM

Tuesday, October 15

5:00 PM

Film Education Conference: Shaping the Future of Film Education (Conferință)

Cinema Timiș

Tuesday, October 15

7:00 PM

Official Opening:
One of Those Days When Hemme Dies (Turkey 2024, Director: Murat Fıratoğlu, 83 min, Drama)
Screening followed by a Q&A with director Murat Fıratoğlu

Cinema Timiș

Wednesday, October 16

5:00 PM

Your Children Are Free! (28 min, Documentary Short)

Victoria Cinema

Wednesday, October 16

7:00 PM

Corina Sîrghi and Taraful Jean Americanu (Musical Event)
(Eveniment muzical)

Filarmonica Banatul

Wednesday, October 16

8:30 PM

Mother Mara
(Serbia 2024, Regia: Mirjana Karanovic, 96 min, Dramă)

Victoria Cinema

Thursday, October 17

6:00 PM

KYUKA Before Summer’s End (Greece, North Macedonia 2024, Director: Kostas Charamountanis, 105 min, Drama)
Screening followed by a Q&A with actor Simeon Tsakiris

Victoria Cinema

Thursday, October 17

8:00 PM

Hrana: Food from the Balkans (Food Tasting)

Reciproc

Thursday, October 17

8:30 PM

Windless (Bulgaria, Italy 2024, Director: Pavel G. Vesnakov, 93 min, Drama)

Victoria Cinema

Friday, October 18

6:00 PM

Focus Lanthimos: The Lobster (Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, 118 min, Drama, SF)

Victoria Cinema

Friday, October 18

8:30 PM

Celebration (Croatia, Qatar 2024, Director: Bruno Anković, 86 min, Drama)
Screening followed by a Q&A with director Bruno Anković

Victoria Cinema

Saturday, October 19

12:00 PM

Kids movie: The Diary of Paulina P. (Croatia 2023, Director: Neven Hitrec, 96 min, Family)

Victoria Cinema

Saturday, October 19

3:00 PM

Lost Freedom / Found Freedom (Romanian Short Films Program) Directors: Mihai Dragolea, Bogdan Georgian Alexandru, Alexandru Solomon, Mihai Ghiță, Bogdan Alecsandru, Roberta Șerban, Ana Agopian
Screening followed by a Q&A with the directors

Victoria Cinema

Saturday, October 19

6:00 PM

Focus Lanthimos: Dogtooth (Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, 94 min, Drama, Horror)

Victoria Cinema

Saturday, October 19

6:00 PM

Balkan Trivia & Gaming (board games night)

Pixel LITE

Saturday, October 19

8:00 PM

Medium (Greece, Bulgaria 2023, Director: Christina Ioakeimidi, 98 min, Drama)
Screening followed by a Q&A with director Christina Ioakeimidi

Victoria Cinema

Saturday, October 19

9:00 PM

Balkan Disco Party (music and dance with DJ Ligia Keșișian)

Pixel TM

Sunday, October 20

12:00 PM

The Tesla Case (Bulgaria 2023, Director: Andrey Hadjivasilev, 93 min, Adventure, Family)

Victoria Cinema

Sunday, October 20

3:00 PM

78 Days (Serbia 2024, Director: Emilija Gašić, 82 min, Drama)
Screening followed by a Q&A with actress Milica Gicić

Victoria Cinema

Sunday, October 20

5:30 PM

Focus Lanthimos: Alps (Director: Yorgos Lanthimos, 93 min, Drama)

Victoria Cinema

Sunday, October 20

7:30 PM

Arcadia (Bulgaria 2024, Director: Yorgos Zois, 99 min, Drama, Mistery)

Cinema Timiș

Sunday, October 20

8:00 PM

When the Phone Rang (Serbia, USA 2024, Director: Iva Radivojević, 73 min, Drama)

Victoria Cinema

Luni, 21 octombrie

Monday, October 21

Contrasens Literary Residency Closing Event Rezidența Literară Contrasens

Librăria La Două Bufnițe