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EUNIC Film Festival 2025

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It-Tlieta 23 ta' Settembru - Il-Ħadd 28 ta' Settembru 2025 (19:30 - 21:00)

EUNIC hija n-netwerk Ewropew ta’ istituti kulturali u ambaxxati li jingaġġaw f’relazzjonijiet kulturali, għaldaqstant jagħtu ħajja lil kollaborazzjonijiet kulturali f’aktar minn 100 pajjiż madwar id-dinja b’netwerk ta’ 136 ħolqa.

Il-ħolqa ta’ EUNIC Malta tnieda f’Lulju tal-2021. Il-missjoni ta’ din il-ġabra hi li tikkontribwixxi lejn il-Għanijiet ta’ Żvilupp Sostenibbli u li jirrifletti u jagħti valur lid-diversità tal-kulturi Ewropej u l-valuri komuni permezz ta’ avvenimenti u proġetti Ewropej konġunti. Wieħed minn dawn l-avvenimenti hu l-festival annwali EUNIC European Film Festival. Din is-sena timmarka l-ħames edizzjoni tal-avveniment. Matul sitt ijiem, mill-23 sal-28 ta’ Settembru, l-festival tal-films se joffri ħdax-il wirja, li jiċċelebraw id-diversità f’kull forma u aspett. Ħdax-il membru u msieħeb qed jipparteċipaw fl-avveniment: l-ambaxxati tar-Repubblika Ċeka, l-Ġermanja, l-Ungerija, l-Olanda, l-Polonja, Franza u Spanja, kif ukoll l-Alliance Française, l-Kunsill Malti għall-Arti, l-European Commission Representation, l-Istituto Italiano di Cultura u l- Australian High Commission.
The Gardener's Year (Repubblika Ċeka) Review: The Gardener's Year - Cineuropa Data u ħin: It-Tlieta, 23 ta' Settembru 2025, 7:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12 Tul: Siegħa u 35 minuta Lingwa: Ċek b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv50YGIYRZk Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti F’ tarf t’għolja pittoreska jgħix ġardinar mal-mara tiegħu. Għandhom ħanut tal-ġonna tagħhom stess. Il-ħajja tagħhom tiġi mfixkla minn sid ġdid ta’ kastell fil-qrib. Huwa jrid jittrasforma l-art tal-akwata skont l-ideat tiegħu. Meta ix-xogħol tal-ġonna jidħol kontra l-pjanijiet tiegħu, tinbet sensiela ta’ avvenimenti strambi. Is-sid il-ġdid l-ewwel jibni ċint bir-razor wire u jagħlaq id-daħla, iżda ma tieqafx hemm.Tiżdied l-intensità tal-azzjonijiet tiegħu biex jilħaq dak li għandu f’moħħu. Madankollu, l-ġardinar ma jaqtax qalbu u jipprova jiddefendi d-dar tiegħu. Meta l-pulizija u s-sindku jegħrqu fil-burokrazija tagħhom stess, il-ġardinar jiddeċiedi li jieħu l-liġi b’idejħ.

The Aegean (Awstralja) Film Projects — Film Focus Productions Data u ħin: L-Erbgħa, 24 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 6pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12A Tul: Siegħa u 35 minuta Lingwa: Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ5Iebth5jA

Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja

Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti

Il-ħajja fuq gżira Griegaiżolata tinbidel għal Hector (Interpretatazzjonita’ l-attur Grieg-Awstraljan Costas Mandylor), sajjied armel u solitarju, meta jiltaqa’ ma’ Theodore, refuġjat adoloxxenti li b’disperazzjoni qed ifittex soluzzjoni għal sitwazzjoni diffiċli. Magħqudin permezz tad-diffikultajiet komuni tagħhom, it-tnejn jitilqu f’vjaġġ tul il-Baħar Eġew, fejn jsibu skop ġdid ghall-ħajja u ħbiberija ġdida.
Castillo (Malta) Il-film Malti 'Castillo' fiċ-ċinema – ONE Data u ħin: L-Erbgħa, 24 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 8:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 15 Tul: Siegħa u 40 minuta Lingwa: Malti b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aglgkM1jVac Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Amanda terġa’ tingħaqad ma’ ommha wara l-mewt ta’ missierha. Ommha tammmetti li qatlet żewġ irġiel bħala vendetta għall-assassinju ta’ oħtha K. Penza fl-1986. Amanda tiskopri l-istorja oskura tal-familja tagħha, marbuta ma’ dawn l-avvenimenti tal-passat.
We Started Together (Ungerija) Wine. Balaton. Love. – We Started Together Review | Budapest Reporter Data u ħin: Il-Ħamis, 25 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 6pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12 Tul: Siegħa u 45 minuta Lingwa: Ungeriż b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmpJoVk8yz8 Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti We Started Together jiddramatizza l-kunflitti taż-żgħażagħ fil-perjodu ta’ 2020 permezz ta’ stejjer ta’ grupp ħbieb fl-iskola sekondarja: Marci, Franciska, Ádi, Juli, Renátó, Benett, Geri, Gigi u Nóri. Fil-ballu finali tal-iskola sekondarja tagħhom iwiegħdu lil xulxin li jibqgħu f’kuntatt, iżda l-ħajja twassalhom għaltoroq separati. Għaxar snin wara, tnejn minnhom se jiżżewġu u l-grupp jerġa’ jiltaqa’ fit-tieġ tagħhom. Kull mistieden għandu s-sigrieti tiegħu. Marci u Franciska għadhom qed ifittxu skop fil-ħajja tagħhom, Nóri u Benett jinsabu mwaħħla f’relazzjoni ħażina, Ádi sar dipendenti għall-vizzju u għadu jibbulja lil Geri, Juli qed iżżomm it-tqala tagħha sigrieta minn missier it-tarbija: Renátó. Fil-bidu, t-tieġ jibda bħala l-aqwa prestazzjoni, fejn il-parteċipanti kollha jippruvaw jagħmlu spettaklu b’maskla perfetta, iżda meta wieħed mill-ħbieb isofri inċident kważi fatali, jirrealizzaw li għandhom jieqfu u jiżvelaw il-veru nfushom.
Bread and Salt (Polonja) Biennale Cinema 2022 | Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt) Data u ħin: Il-Ħamis, 25 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 8:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12 Tul: Siegħa u 40 minuta Lingwa: Pollak b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl6xoQr1Zvk Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Ispirat minn ġrajjiet veri, interpretat minn atturi mhux professjonali. Tymek, pjanist żagħżugħ u b’talent kbir (parti interpretata minnhu nnifsu), student tal-Akkademja tal-Mużika ta’ Varsavja, jirritorna lejn belt twelidu għall-vaganzi, post fejn iż-żmien kważi waqaf. Il-post ewlieni fejn jiltaqgħuż-żgħażagħ lokali hu l-ħanut tal-kebab li nfetaħ riċentament. Tymek isir xhud ta’ kunflitt dejjem jikber bejn il-ħaddiema Għarab tal-kebab u kollegi tal-lokal. Kunflitt li eventwalment jispiċċa traġiku.
Three Kilometres to the End of the World (Kummissjoni Ewropea) Emanuel Pârvu's Three Kilometers to the End of the World (Trei kilometri pânâ la capâtul lumii, 2024) – East European Film Bulletin Data u ħin:  Il-Ġimgħa, 26 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 6pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 15 Tul: Siegħa u 45 minuta Lingwa: Rumen b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OudbM7SLMpA Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Adi, li għandu 17-il sena, qed iqatta’ s-sajf fir-raħal tiegħu fid-Delta tad-Danubju. Lejla waħda jiġi attakkat b’mod brutali fit-triq, u l-għada d-dinja tiegħu tinqaleb ta’ taħt fuq. Il-ġenituri tiegħu ma jarawhx iktar kif kienu jarawh qabel, u l-hena fir-raħal tibda titkisser.
Two To One (Germany) The Playmaker boards Sandra Hüller starrer 'Two To One', releases first look image (exclusive) | News | Screen Data u ħin: Il-Ġimgħa, 26 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 8:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12 Tul: Siegħa u 56 minuta Lingwa: Ġermaniż b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzJ6QTb4Y5k Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Wara l-waqgħa tal-Ħajt ta’ Berlin, familja komunista tiskopri bunker mimli flus li dalwaqt se jitilfu l-valur tagħhom. Bl-għajnuna tal-ġirien tagħhom, jidħlu f’tellieqa kontra l-ħin biex jidħlu fid-dinja kapitalista b’stil.
Jippie No More (l-Olanda) m-appeal_Jippie No More! Data u ħin: Is-Sibt, 27 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 5pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12A Tul: Siegħa u 35 minuta Lingwa: Olandiż b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrZ78xzlbf0 Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Jaap Peter, tifel fuq ruħu ta’ 16-il sena, iħejji bil-ħerqa għaż-żwieġ ta’ oħtu l-kbira f’dar il-maħbub nannu tagħhom fil-kampanja. Hekk kif il-familja kollha tinġabar flimkien biex toħloq ċelebrazzjoni perfetta, Jaap Peter jinnamra għall-ewwel darba. Imma meta it-tfajla tal-ħolm tiegħu titħajjar għal oħtu iżgħar Joe minflok, Jaap Peter jiddiżappunta ruħu. Permezz tal-kaos u l-mumenti ta’ mħabba, Jaap Peter jitgħallem li l-preżenza tiegħu u l-unjoni tal-familja tiegħu huma essenzjali biex jiżguraw is-suċċess taż-żwieġ u t-tieġ.
U.S. Palmese (L-Italja) Aise.it - Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estero Data u ħin: Is-Sibt, 27 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 7:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 12 Tul: Sagħtejn Lingwa: Taljan b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBMuIGLM7c Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti F’tentattiv iddisprat biex jibni mill-ġdid ir-reputazzjoni tiegħu, stilla Franċiż tal-futbol imwaqqa’ jaċċetta b’għażla diffiċli kuntratt ma’ tim dilettanti fin-Nofsinhar tal-Italja.
llusions perdues (Franza) ILLUSIONS PERDUES, le grand film français de l'année 2021 | CANAL+ Data u ħin: Il-Ħadd, 28 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 4pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 15 Tul: Sagħtejn u 30 minuta Lingwa: Franċiż b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://youtu.be/ejY2mqI2mpo Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Lucien huwa poet żagħżugħ mhux magħruf fil-Franza tas-seklu 19 li jitlaq mill-provinċja ta’ twelidu biex jipprova x-xorti tiegħu f’Pariġi. Malajr, meta jsib ruħu waħdu f’din il-belt, it-tifel jiskopri x-xena wara l-qoxra ta’ din id-dinja ddedikata għall-liġi tal-profit.
To Steal From A Thief (Spanja) To Steal From a Thief | Rotten Tomatoes Data u ħin: Il-Ħadd, 28 ta’ Settembru, 2025, 7:30pm Ċertifikazzjoni: 15 Tul: Siegħa u 40 minuta Lingwa: Spanjol b’sottotitoli bl-Ingliż Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwU2s0Qs2ys Prezz: B'xejn iżda huwa meħtieġ li tibbukkja Ikklikkja hawn għall-biljetti Grupp ta’ ħallelin taħt it-tmmexxijata’ raġel jismu El Uruguayo jissorvelja bank f’Valencia biex jinsterqu kemm jista’ jkun kaxxi tas-sigurtà u aktar tard jaħarbu minn mina mħaffra li tgħaqqad il-bini ma’ stazzjon tal-metro abbandunat. Madankollu, l-uffiċjal tal-istampa tal-Prim Ministru jiskopri x’verament iridujfittxu u jisirqu l-ħallelin.Il-kaxxa 314, proprjetà ta’ Gonzalo Soriano, eks membru tal-gvern li waqa’ f’koma wara inċident serju, u li kien ħalla dokumenti b’informazzjoni kompromettenti. Il-pjanijiet tal-grupp jibdew imorru ħażin meta l-mina issofri għargħar minħabba x-xita qawwija, u tħallihom mingħajr triq għall-ħarba, fejn barra minn hekk jiskopru li l-kaxxa fil-fatt ma fiha l-ebda dokumenti, iżda drive mimli data dwar personaġġi importanti f’kull livell tal-politika Spanjola.  

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Dates
Tuesday 23rd September - Sunday 28th September 2025 (7:30pm - 9:00pm)

EUNIC is the European network of cultural institutes and embassies engaging in cultural relations, bringing to life cultural collaborations in more than 100 countries worldwide with a network of 136 clusters.

The EUNIC Malta Cluster was launched in July 2021. The Cluster’s mission is to contribute towards the Sustainable Development Goals and to reflect and give value to the diversity of European cultures and common values through joint European events and projects. One of those events is the annual EUNIC European film festival. This year marks the fifth edition of the event. Across six days, from the 23rd to 28th of September, the film festival will offer eleven screenings, celebrating diversity in all its forms.

Eleven members and partners are taking part in the event: the embassies of the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, France and Spain, as well as the Alliance Française, Arts Council Malta, the European Commission Representation, the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Australian High Commission.


The Gardener's Year (Czech Republic) Review: The Gardener's Year - Cineuropa Date and time: Tuesday, 23 September 2025 @ 7:30pm Cert: 12 Duration: 1hr 35mins Language: Czech (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv50YGIYRZk

Price: Free but booking is required

Click here for tickets At the foot of a picturesque hill lives a gardener with his wife. They have their own garden shop. Their life is disrupted by a new owner of a nearby castle. He wants to transform the landscape according to his ideas. When gardening gets in the way of his plans, a series of bizarre events are set in motion. The new owner first builds a fence with razor wire and closes off the driveway. He gradually increases the intensity of his actions to achieve his goals. However, the gardener does not give up and tries to defend his home. When the police and the mayor drown in their own bureaucracy, the gardener decides to take his things into his own hands.


The Aegean (Australia) Film Projects — Film Focus Productions Date and time: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 @ 6pm Cert: 12A Duration: 1hr 45mins Language: English Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ5Iebth5jA

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Life on an isolated Greek island changes for Hector (Greek Australian Costas Mandylor), a solitary widowed fisherman, when he meets Theodore, a teenage refugee desperately seeking resolution to a dire situation. United by their shared struggles, they embark on a journey across the Aegean Sea, where they discover a newfound purpose and friendship.

Join us for a short intro before the film by the Australian High Commissioner.


Castillo (Malta) Il-film Malti 'Castillo' fiċ-ċinema – ONE Date and time: Wednesday, 24 September 2025 @ 8:30pm Cert: 15 Duration: 1hr 40mins Language: Maltese (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aglgkM1jVac

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Amanda reunites with her mother after her father's death. Her mother admits killing two men in revenge for her sister K.Penza's 1986 assassination. Amanda uncovers her family's dark history involving these past events.


We Started Together (Hungary) Wine. Balaton. Love. – We Started Together Review | Budapest Reporter Date and time: Thursday, 25 September 2025 @ 6pm Cert: 12 Duration: 1hr 45mins Language: Hungarian (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmpJoVk8yz8

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’We Started Together’ dramatizes the conflicts of the 2020's youth through the stories of a group of highschool classmates: Marci, Franciska, Ádi, Juli, Renátó, Benett, Geri, Gigi and Nóri. At their high school prom they promise each other to keep in touch, but life leads them to separate ways. Ten years later two of them are getting married and the gang meets up again at their wedding. Each guest carries their own secrets. Marci and Franciska are still looking for a goal in their life, Nóri and Benett got stuck in a bad relationship, Ádi became an addict and still bullies Geri, Juli is keeping her pregnancy a secret from the father of the baby: Renátó. At first, the wedding starts as a masquerade, where all participants are trying to put on a perfect show, but when one of the friends suffers a near fatal accident, they realize, they all need to stop the act and reveal their real selves.


Bread and Salt (Poland) Biennale Cinema 2022 | Chleb i sól (Bread and Salt) Date and time: Thursday, 25 September 2025 @ 8:30pm Cert: 12 Duration: 1hr 40mins Language: Polish (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl6xoQr1Zvk

Price: Free but booking is required

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Inspired by true events, played by non-professionals. Tymek, a young, talented pianist (plays himself) - student of the Warsaw Academy of Music, returns to his small hometown for a vacation, a place where time has stood still. The central meeting point for local youth is the newly created kebab bar. Tymek witnesses a growing conflict between Arab kebab workers and his colleagues from the neighborhood. A conflict that will turn out to be tragic.


Three Kilometres to the End of the World (European Commission) Emanuel Pârvu's Three Kilometers to the End of the World (Trei kilometri pânâ la capâtul lumii, 2024) – East European Film Bulletin Date and time: Friday, 26 September 2025 @ 6pm Cert: 15 Duration: 1hr 45mins Language: Romanian Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OudbM7SLMpA

Price: Free but booking is required

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Adi, aged 17, is spending the summer in his home village in the Danube Delta. One night he is brutally attacked on the street, the next day his world is turned upside-down. His parents no longer look at him as they did, and the seeming tranquillity of the village starts to crack.


Two To One (Germany) The Playmaker boards Sandra Hüller starrer 'Two To One', releases first look image (exclusive) | News | Screen Date and time: Friday, 26 September 2025 @ 8:30 Cert: 12 Duration: 1hr 56mins Language: German (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzJ6QTb4Y5k

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After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a communist family discovers a bunker full of money soon to be worthless. With the help of their neighbors, they embark on a race against time to enter the capitalist world in style.

Join us before the film for a short intro by the German ambassador!


Jippie No More (Netherlands) m-appeal_Jippie No More! Date and time: Saturday, 27 September 2025 @ 5pm Cert: 12A Duration: 1hr 35mins Language: Dutch (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrZ78xzlbf0

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Jaap Peter, a lively 16-year-old boy, eagerly prepares for his older sister’s wedding at their beloved grandfather’s country house. As the whole family rallies together to create the perfect celebration, Jaap Peter falls in love for the first time. But when the girl of his dreams is smitten with his younger sister Joe instead, Jaap Peter is disheartened. Through the chaos and tender moments, Jaap Peter learns that his presence and the unbreakable bond of his family are vital in ensuring the wedding’s success.


U.S. Palmese (Italy) Aise.it - Agenzia Internazionale Stampa Estero Date and time: Saturday, 27 September 2025 @ 7:30pm Cert: 12 Duration: 2hrs Language: Italian (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lBMuIGLM7c

Price: Free but booking is required

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In a desperate attempt to rebuild his reputation, a disgraced French soccer star reluctantly accepts a contract with an amateur team in Southern Italy.


llusions perdues (France) ILLUSIONS PERDUES, le grand film français de l'année 2021 | CANAL+ Date and time: Sunday, 28 September 2025 @ 4pm Cert: 15 Duration: 2hrs 30mins Language: French (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejY2mqI2mpo

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Lucien is a young, unknown poet in 19th century France who leaves his native province to try his luck in Paris. Soon left to his own devices in this city, the young man discovers the backstage of a world devoted to the law of profit.


To Steal From A Thief (Spain) To Steal From a Thief | Rotten Tomatoes Date and time: Sunday, 28 September 2025 @ 7:30pm Cert: 15 Duration: 1hr 40mins Language: Spanish (w/ English subtitles) Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwU2s0Qs2ys

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A group of thieves led by a man called El Uruguayo stalk a bank in Valencia to steal as many safety boxes as possible and later flee through a dug tunnel that communicates the building with an abandoned subway station. However, the press officer of the Prime Minister discovers what the thieves are actually after: they want to get their hands on box 314, property of Gonzalo Soriano, a former member of the government who slipped into a coma after a severe accident, left documents with compromising information. The gang's plans start to go awry when the tunnel is flooded by heavy rain, leaving them with no escape, plus to discover that the box really doesn't contains documents, but an external hard drive full of data about important names in all levels of the Spanish politic.