Program TIFF 2026

55-year-old Jos, a small-town criminal, finds himself increasingly sidelined in his own life as his family loses respect for him and his friends mock him. When a drug deal goes disastrously wrong, he becomes convinced that some external force is punishing him, leading him on a desperate search for answers about his fate and his place in the world.

Behind the walls of a young offender institution, Troy is thrust into a brutal world of gangs, loyalty and violence. From the moment he arrives, he is tested. An unspoken bond with a fellow inmate offers solace in the oppressive environment, but their growing connection becomes a dangerous vulnerability....See more details

After a mysterious figure appears in an image taken near a remote reservoir, a film crew returns to the isolated location to reshoot the footage. As increasingly disturbing events unfold around the dark waters of Salmokji, the team discovers that something hidden beneath the surface refuses to stay buried.

Carlo and Elisa are a successful couple. He’s a university professor and writer facing a creative block; she’s a brilliant, sharp-witted journalist, known for her internationally published editorials. In search of new energy in their relationship, they travel to Morocco with their lifelong friends, Anna and Paolo....See more details

6:30 PM – Film screening: Spices and Lies (dir. Amine Adjina, France, 2025, 104’) | Military Circle 8:30 PM – Dinner prepared by chef Adi Hădean at Da Pino, presented by URSUS In Spices and Lies, Mehdi and Léa work at the same restaurant and, between shifts and future plans, have also become a couple....See more details

Mehdi’s life balances between two worlds. He presents himself as the perfect Algerian son to his mother Fatima while secretly maintaining a relationship with Léa and pursuing his passion for French cuisine and wine as a chef. When Léa insists on meeting his mother, Mehdi is forced into a corner and comes up with a disastrous solution that threatens to unravel everything.

Nineteen-year-old hooligan Tommy revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, after becoming separated from his friends, he is abducted by a mysterious man and wakes up chained in the basement of an isolated suburban home. There, a strange family begins forcing him into psychological games designed to “reform” his behavior, turning captivity into a brutal battle of manipulation and survival.

Conceived as a total choreographic experience, Notte Morricone brings together 16 dancers in a production that translates the musical universe of one of the most influential composers in the history of cinema onto the stage. The music of Ennio Morricone, re-orchestrated and adapted under the musical direction of Maurizio Billi, becomes the starting point for a visual journey into memory, imagination, and collective emotion....See more details

Diximus & the Space Nebula is a modern jazz group from Cluj-Napoca, featuring Oscar Ungvari (electric guitar), Diximus (vibraphone), László Sándor (bass), and Frankie Ercsei (drums). Formed in 2024, the project explores original compositions combining jazz, classical music, and world music influences....See more details

An intimate journey between a son and his father aboard a fishing boat bound for Sole Bank. Using home videos recorded in the 1980s and 1990s, the director embarks not only on a physical voyage but also an emotional and sensory one, seeking to understand seafaring life, the inheritance of the trade, and the silences that dwell between them....See more details