Other Spaces
A showcase of contemporary films screened in "site-specific" venues, along with additional sections based on a concept tailored for the specific edition.
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Wednesday 10. 09. 16:00
ArtaBest of AZYL Shorts 2024
Best of AZYL Shorts 2024
SK, 2024, 60 min.; rôzne / various
Director: rôzni / various
Come and enjoy some cinematic bites! The AZYL SHORTS Festival of Short Films brings its one-hour best-of selection from last year to Cinematik, featuring screenings of 1-minute and 5-minute films and music videos from around the world submitted to the…
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Wednesday 10. 09. 20:30
KinematografSeptember 5
September 5
DE/US, 2024, 95 min.; en, de, he / cz tit
Director: Tim Fehlbaum
It was supposed to be a normal day of broadcasting from the 1972 Munich Olympics. Young and ambitious television producer Geoff is trying to put together ABC’s sports broadcast so that his boss, legendary producer Roone Arledge, has no objections.
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Thursday 11. 09. 16:00
ArtaWild Diamond
Diamant brut
FR, 2024, 103 min.; fr, en, it / cz tit
Director: Agathe Riedinger
Liane, a 19-year-old young woman, lives with her mother and sister in southern France. Her greatest desire is to be discovered, loved, and become “somebody.” That’s why she’s completely obsessed with beauty, believing that this path will lead her to…
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Thursday 11. 09. 18:30
ElektrárňaDJ Ahmet
DJ Ahmet
MK/CZ/RS/HR, 2025, 99 min.; tr, mk, en / cz tit
Director: Georgi M. Unkovski
Ahmet has two tasks in life—to look after his younger brother, who lost his speech after their mother’s death, and to look after the flock of sheep. Life in the Macedonian countryside is certainly no walk in the park. Patriarchal…
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Thursday 11. 09. 19:00
ArtaYoung Hearts
Young Hearts
BE/NL, 2024, 97 min.; nl, fr / cz tit
Director: Anthony Schatteman
Fourteen-year-old Elias knows love only from his grandfather’s stories. He’s not entirely sure if he can feel it himself, especially since he doesn’t like any girls. One day, Alexander moves into the house next door and Elias’s life is turned…
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Friday 12. 09. 11:30
Cinema ClubMr. Nobody Against Putin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
DK/CZ/DE, 2025, 90 min.; ru, en / cz tit
Director: David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin
Pasha lives in a small Russian town and is a popular teacher at the local school. With the start of the invasion of Ukraine, his job description changes completely. He is forced to organize activities in accordance with the new…
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Thursday 11. 09. 20:30
KinematografBroken Voices
Sbormistr
CZ/SK, 2025, 106 min.; cz
Director: Ondřej Provazník
The world of teenage singers, prestigious concerts, and tours across the United States—this is the renowned girls’ choir that 13-year-old Karolína longs to join in the early 1990s. During the pivotal season, she must contend with talented competitors, including her…
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Friday 12. 09. 20:00
Spa CinemaThe Love That Remains
Ástin sem eftir er
IS/DK/SE/FR, 2025, 109 min.; is, en, sv, fr / cz tit
Director: Hlynur Pálmason
The latest film by Hlynur Pálmason (A White, White Day, Godland), a keen observer of human destinies and complicated relationships, captures a year in the life of a family as the parents come to terms with separation. Through intimate scenes…
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Friday 12. 09. 17:00
Spa CinemaLittle Trouble Girls
Kaj ti je deklica
SI/IT/HR/RS, 2025, 89 min.; sl / cz tit
Director: Urška Djukić
Lucia is a shy sixteen-year-old girl who lives under the strict supervision of her mother. Membership in a Catholic choir is supposed to guarantee her a decent and moral upbringing. However, during a summer camp in the charming surroundings of…
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Friday 12. 09. 19:00
ArtaDreams
Dreams
MX/US, 2025, 99 min.; en, es / cz tit
Director: Michel Franco
Jennifer is one of the influential people of San Francisco’s high society. Her life is perfectly organized—until it is disrupted by an unexpected encounter with Fernando, a young and charismatic dancer who brings passion and turmoil into her world. What…
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Friday 12. 09. 20:30
Kinematograf13 Days, 13 Nights
13 jours, 13 nuits
FR/BE, 2025, 112 min.; fr, en / cz tit
Director: Martin Bourboulon
Kabul, August 15, 2021. American troops are leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban are attacking the capital. They take it over, and Kabul descends into complete chaos. Thousands of terrified Afghans flock to the last safe haven, the French embassy, where…
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Saturday 13. 09. 11:30
Cinema ClubThe Love That Remains
Ástin sem eftir er
IS/DK/SE/FR, 2025, 109 min.; is, en, sv, fr / cz tit
Director: Hlynur Pálmason
The latest film by Hlynur Pálmason (A White, White Day, Godland), a keen observer of human destinies and complicated relationships, captures a year in the life of a family as the parents come to terms with separation. Through intimate scenes…
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Saturday 13. 09. 18:30
ElektrárňaTo a Land Unknown
To a Land Unknown
GB/PS/FR/GR/NL/DE/QA/SA, 2024, 105 min.; ar, en, el / cz tit
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Chatila and Reda are Palestinian friends who fled the Ain el-Helweh camp in Lebanon and ended up as refugees in Athens. They dream of getting to Germany—a country where they hope to build a new life—but to do so, they…
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Saturday 13. 09. 16:00
ArtaLesson Learned
Fekete Pont
HU, 2024, 119 min.; hu / cz tit
Director: Bálint Szimler
Lesson Learned tells the story of a school year at an average Hungarian elementary school, set in the present day, through the eyes of both a teacher and a student. Juci, a young literature teacher, tries to bring a new,…
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Saturday 13. 09. 17:00
Spa CinemaVermiglio, the Mountain Bride
Vermiglio
IT/FR/BE, 2024, 119 min.; it, la / cz tit
Director: Maura Deplero
The year is 1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high in the Italian Alps, war is a distant but constant threat. The arrival of a young soldier—deserter Pietro—forever changes the relationships within the family of a local teacher. Pietro and…
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Sunday 14. 09. 14:30
Cinema Club13 Days, 13 Nights
13 jours, 13 nuits
FR/BE, 2025, 112 min.; fr, en / cz tit
Director: Martin Bourboulon
Kabul, August 15, 2021. American troops are leaving Afghanistan and the Taliban are attacking the capital. They take it over, and Kabul descends into complete chaos. Thousands of terrified Afghans flock to the last safe haven, the French embassy, where…
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Sunday 14. 09. 17:00
Spa CinemaDJ Ahmet
DJ Ahmet
MK/CZ/RS/HR, 2025, 99 min.; tr, mk, en / cz tit
Director: Georgi M. Unkovski
Ahmet has two tasks in life—to look after his younger brother, who lost his speech after their mother’s death, and to look after the flock of sheep. Life in the Macedonian countryside is certainly no walk in the park. Patriarchal…
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Saturday 13. 09. 20:30
KinematografDracula: A Love Tale
Dracula: A Love Tale
GB/FR, 2025, 129 min.; en / cz tit
Director: Luc Besson
After the death of his wife, a 15th-century prince renounced God and became a vampire. Centuries later, in 19th-century London, he saw a woman who resembled his deceased wife and began to stalk her, sealing his own fate. This new…
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Sunday 14. 09. 16:00
ArtaYoung Talents of the AZYL WORKSHOP
Mladé talenty WORKSHOPU AZYL
SK, 2025, 60 min.; rôzne / various
Director: rôzni / various
Be there at the birth of new film stars! The AZYL WORKSHOP returns to Piešťany once again this year to support young and promising filmmaking talents. Participants—whether they had ever held a camera before or not—were given five days to…
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Saturday 13. 09. 20:00
Spa CinemaPerla
Perla
SK/AT, 2025, 108 min.; sk, de / sk tit
Director: Alexandra Makarová
Vienna, early 1980s. Perla—a Czechoslovak dissident, painter, and single mother—does not have it easy. She tries to make ends meet as best she can, but her top priority remains supporting her nine-year-old daughter Julia, a talented pianist. A new relationship…
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Sunday 14. 09. 17:00
ArtaAZYL SHORTS 2025 Competition
Súťaž AZYL SHORTS 2025
SK, 2025, 60 min.; rôzne / various
Director: rôzni / various
Who will win this year’s AZYL SHORTS competition? Come and enjoy some cinematic bites and find out! At Cinematik, the AZYL SHORTS Festival of Short Films will announce the winners in three competition categories: 1-minute films, 5-minute films, and music…
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Sunday 14. 09. 11:30
Cinema ClubVermiglio, the Mountain Bride
Vermiglio
IT/FR/BE, 2024, 119 min.; it, la / cz tit
Director: Maura Deplero
The year is 1944. In Vermiglio, a mountain village high in the Italian Alps, war is a distant but constant threat. The arrival of a young soldier—deserter Pietro—forever changes the relationships within the family of a local teacher. Pietro and…
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Monday 15. 09. 20:00
Spa CinemaDiamonds
Diamanti
IT, 2024, 135 min.; it / sk tit
Director: Ferzan Özpetek
We find ourselves in Rome in the 1970s, in a renowned theater and film costume workshop. The voices of the protagonists are accompanied by the noise of sewing machines and the hustle and bustle of work. The workshop is a…
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Sunday 14. 09. 20:00
Spa CinemaTo a Land Unknown
To a Land Unknown
GB/PS/FR/GR/NL/DE/QA/SA, 2024, 105 min.; ar, en, el / cz tit
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Chatila and Reda are Palestinian friends who fled the Ain el-Helweh camp in Lebanon and ended up as refugees in Athens. They dream of getting to Germany—a country where they hope to build a new life—but to do so, they…
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Sunday 14. 09. 20:30
KinematografDreams
Dreams
MX/US, 2025, 99 min.; en, es / cz tit
Director: Michel Franco
Jennifer is one of the influential people of San Francisco’s high society. Her life is perfectly organized—until it is disrupted by an unexpected encounter with Fernando, a young and charismatic dancer who brings passion and turmoil into her world. What…
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Sunday 14. 09. 18:30
ElektrárňaMr. Nobody Against Putin
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
DK/CZ/DE, 2025, 90 min.; ru, en / cz tit
Director: David Borenstein, Pavel Talankin
Pasha lives in a small Russian town and is a popular teacher at the local school. With the start of the invasion of Ukraine, his job description changes completely. He is forced to organize activities in accordance with the new…
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Monday 15. 09. 11:30
Cinema ClubLesson Learned
Fekete Pont
HU, 2024, 119 min.; hu / cz tit
Director: Bálint Szimler
Lesson Learned tells the story of a school year at an average Hungarian elementary school, set in the present day, through the eyes of both a teacher and a student. Juci, a young literature teacher, tries to bring a new,…
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Sunday 14. 09. 19:00
ArtaSorry, Baby
Sorry, Baby
US/ES/FR, 2025, 103 min.; en / cz tit
Director: Eva Victor
In her painfully honest and tender debut, screenwriter, director, and lead actress Eva Victor brings a distinctly unique perspective. She portrays the character of Agnes, a doctoral student who becomes a university professor, with great sensitivity and emotional depth, both…
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Monday 15. 09. 20:30
KinematografHoly Cow
Vingt dieux
FR, 2024, 90 min.; fr, en, es / cz tit
Director: Louise Courvoisier
The French rural region of Jura is famous for its dairy cows, agricultural festivals, and delicious Comté cheese. In this seemingly idyllic setting, troubled teenager Totone spends most of his time hanging out with his friends. After his father’s death,…