Trieste Film Festival
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Militantropos
UKRAINE: From mass graves to choral singing, images traverse Ukraine’s landscapes, questioning identity while war normalises behaviours unimaginable.
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We Live Here
NUCLEAR: The first Kazakh documentary to screen at CPH:DOX zeroes in on a family affected by a Soviet-era nuclear test site.
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Trieste Film Festival 2025: The complete winners
The 36th Trieste Film Festival concluded this weekend with awards honouring exceptional works in Central and Eastern European cinema. Among the winners, Toxic, directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė, took home the Trieste Award for Best Feature Film. The jury also gave a Special Mention to Fekete Pont/Lesson Learned by Bálint Szimler. The Hungarian film uses a…
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To Be Continued. Teenhood
Adolescence: A layered portrait of adolescence, To Be Continued. Teenhood explores Latvia’s rural-urban divide, cultural identity, and the universal challenges of growing up.
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«Trieste still resonates with its Balkan neighbours»
TRIESTE FF: Rada Šešić, the documentary competition programmer, delves into the unique cultural and historical significance of the city as a festival location, her approach to curating the documentary program, and the evolving dynamics of regional cinema.
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Trieste Film Festival announces full programme for 36th edition
The 36th edition of the Trieste Film Festival returns from 16–24 January 2025. Under the direction of #Nicoletta Romeo#, this year’s festival showcases over 130 films, including Italian premieres, competitions, and thematic sections. This year’s overarching theme delves into the turbulence of the #Balkans from the 1990s to the present, exploring how families—dysfunctional, fluid, and…
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Serbia and women filmmakers on focus at Trieste Film Festival 2025
The 36th edition of the #Trieste Film Festival#, taking place from January 16 to 24, 2025, will spotlight Serbia and its talented women filmmakers in the «Wild Roses» section. Curated by director Stefan Ivancić, a member of the Locarno Film Festival’s selection committee, this section aims to present new perspectives from contemporary Serbian cinema. Following…


