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VENICE OFFICIAL COMPETITION / TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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SILENT FRIEND
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by ILDIKÓ ENYEDI
(ON BODY AND SOUL, MY 20TH CENTURY, THE STORY OF MY WIFE)
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2025 - Germany/Hungary/France - Drama - 147 min
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with Tony Leung Chiu-Wai (IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE, SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS), Luna Wedler (THE STORY OF MY WIFE), Enzo Brumm, Sylvester Groth, Léa Seydoux (BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR, SPECTRE)
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In the heart of a botanical garden in a medieval university town in Germany stands a majestic ginkgo tree. This silent witness has observed over a century the quiet rhythms of transformation across three human lives.
2020, a neuroscientist from Hong Kong, exploring the mind of babies, begins an unexpected experiment with the old tree.
1972, a young student is profoundly changed by the simple act of observing and connecting with a geranium.
1908, the university's first female student discovers, through the lens of photography, sacred patterns of the universe hidden within the humblest of plants.
We follow their clumsy, awkward attempts to connect — each one of them deeply rooted in their own present — as they are transformed by the quiet, enduring, and mysterious power of nature.
The ancient ginkgo tree brings us closer to what it means to be human — to our longing to belong.
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Screenings Venice:
SAT 30 AUG 10:20 Sala Pasinetti Private Screening
MON 1 SEP 12:15 Sala Casino Private Screening
THU 4 SEP 19:30 Sala Darsena P&I
THU 4 SEP 21:15 Sala Perla P&I
FRI 5 SEP 21:00 Sala Grande World Premiere
SAT 6 SEP 16:00 PalaBiennale Public
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Screenings Toronto:
MON 8 SEP 12:45PM Scotiabank 14 P&I
MON 8 SEP 8:15PM Royal Alexandra Theatre Public
TUE 9 SEP 7:30PM Scotiabank 2 Public
SAT 13 SEP 3:15PM Scotiabank 11 Public
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VENICE SPOTLIGHT / TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
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CALLE MALAGA
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by MARYAM TOUZANI
(THE BLUE CAFTAN, ADAM)
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2025 - Morocco/France/Spain/Germany/Belgium - Drama - 116 min
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with Carmen Maura (WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, VOLVER), Marta Etura, Ahmed Boulane, María Alfonsa Rosso
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Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.
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Screenings Venice:
FRI 29 AUG 14:30 Sala Giardino P&I
FRI 29 AUG 21:00 Sala Giardino World Premiere
SAT 30 AUG 9:00 Sala Giardino Public
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Screenings Toronto:
TUE 9 SEP 8:30AM Scotiabank 10 P&I
TUE 9 SEP 6:30 PM TIFF Lightbox 2 Public
WED 10 SEP 6:15PM Scotiabank 3 Public
FRI 12 SEP 3:15PM Scotiabank 14 Public
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TIFF SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS LUMINARIES
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FRANZ
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by AGNIESZKA HOLLAND
(EUROPA, EUROPA, MR JONES, GREEN BORDER)
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2025 - Czech Republic/Germany/Poland - Biopic/Drama - 127 min
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with Idan Weiss, Peter Kurth (BABYLON BERLIN, IN THE AISLES), Jenovéfa Boková, Ivan Trojan (CHARLATAN), Sandra Korzeniak
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Award-winning director Agnieszka Holland is embarking on her most ambitious project to date, a biopic of the iconic 20th-century Czech writer Franz Kafka. Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna. FRANZ will give the audience a brand new perspective on the life of the man behind the literary giant.
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Screenings Toronto:
FRI 05 SEP 2:45PM Scotiabank 1 P&I
FRI 05 SEP 5:45PM TIFF Lightbox Cinema 1 World Premiere
SAT 06 SEP 6:00PM Scotiabank 10 Public
WED 10 SEP 6:15PM Scotiabank 5 P&I
SAT 13 SEP 12:15PM Scotiabank 9 Public
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VENICE OUT OF COMPETITION
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DIRECTOR‘S DIARY
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by ALEXANDER SOKUROV
(RUSSIAN ARK, FATHER AND SON, FRANCOFONIA, FAUST)
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2025 - Italy/Russia - Non-Fiction - 305 min
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DIRECTOR’S DIARY is a journey, a unique reading of the history of the second half of the twentieth century, where literature and cinema merge in a single flow that transcends documentary genres.
Following Russian Ark and Francofonia, visionary master of cinema Alexander Sokurov has created a grandiose work with multiple meanings set against the backdrop of thousands of faces and events from the pulsating life of the entire globe.
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Screenings Venice:
THU 28 AUG 13:30 PalaBiennale World Premiere
FRI 29 AUG 19:00 Astra 1 Public
FRI 5 SEP 19:00 Sala Volpi Public
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STRANGE RIVER
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by JAUME CLARET MUXART
(Debut Feature)
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2025 - Spain/Germany - Drama - 105 min
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with Jan Monter, Nausicaa Bonnín, Francesco Wenz
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Sixteen-year-old Dídac and his family are spending the summer holidays on a bicycle trip along the Danube. An unexpected encounter with a boy changes the course of the journey, with his enigmatic presence awakening new feelings in Dídac and disrupting his relationship with his family.
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Screenings Venice:
THU 28 AUG 19:30 Sala Casino P&I
THU 28 AUG 21:30 Sala Volpi P&I
FRI 29 AUG 14:15 Sala Darsena World Premiere
SAT 30 AUG 16:30 Astra 2 Public
SAT 30 AUG 17:00 Astra 1 Public
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THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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by Hasan Hadi (Debut Feature)
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2025 - Iraq/USA/Qatar - Drama - 102 min
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with Banin Ahmad Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat
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While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake or face the consequences.
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Screenings Toronto:
THU 4 SEP 4:30PM Scotiabank Public
THU 11 SEP 7:00PM Scotiabank Public
SAT 13 SEP 6:45PM Scotiabank Public
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In VENICE:
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CEO - Jean-Christophe Simon - 28-30 AUG & 3-6 SEP
Sales - Valeska Neu - 28 AUG - 2 SEP
Festivals - Rūta Švedkauskaitė - 3-6 SEP
Acquisitions - Gabor Greiner - 27 AUG - 3 SEP
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In TORONTO:
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Sales - Julien Razafindranaly - 5-10 SEP
CEO - Jean-Christophe Simon - 6-10 SEP
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