ArteKino’s programming
ArteKino
Selection
(since 2019)1 film/month
10 films in total +
2 winning films of ArteKino Festival 2022ArteKino
Classics
(Since 2022)19 films in total
1 film on air/month during the seasonArteKino
festival
(Since 2019)12 films in December
ArteKino
Focus
(since 2024)3 directors
20 films
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Classics 2024
Rome, Open City
Roberto Rossellini
An Italian resistance leader hides from Nazis, finding refuge with a war-worn widow and a brave priest during WWII.
The Swindle
Federico Fellini
Three petty crooks in 1950s Italy navigate scams and personal turmoil in a fierce Fellinian drama.
DONNA: Women in Revolt
Yvonne Scholten
A remarkable journey through 80 years of Italian women’s resistance against oppression.
Merry-Go-Round
Zoltán Fábri
In the Hungarian countryside love challenges social norms. This classic romance intertwines a love story with traditional and political issues.
The Legend of Doom House
Harry Kümel
In 1971, a sailor returns to his occultist uncle’s eerie mansion, where dark secrets blur dreams and reality.
The Tin Drum
Volker Schlöndorf
Oskar, refusing to grow, uses his tin drum to protest the chaos and hypocrisy of the adult world during WWII.
Intervista
Federico Fellini
Fellini takes a Japanese film crew on a trip down memory lane as he prepares his next film.
In the Shadow of the Blue Rascal
Pierre Clementi
In Necrocity, heroin vanishes, crime surges, and an insurgent group battles a brutal regime in a neon-lit chaos.
Red Poppies on the Wall
Dhimitër Anagnosti
Orphans in WWII Albania rebel against oppression and a stirring tale of defiance unfolds.
Love
Károly Makk
A wife hides her husband’s imprisonment, weaving tales of his Hollywood success to keep his mother hopeful.
Enclosure
Armand Gatti
A German and a Jew, imprisoned by Nazis, must choose between killing each other or facing execution together.
The King of Hearts
Philippe de Broca
A lone soldier and asylum escapees collide amid the chaos of WWI in a French town.
One Night… A Train
André Delvaux
After an argument, Belgian linguist Mathias comes across his mistress Anne on a train, only for her to vanish.
Return from Africa
Alain Tanner
A couple’s quest for adventure takes unexpected turns as they plan to escape their mundane life in Geneva for Africa.
Segundo López, Urban Adventurer
Ana Mariscal
A simple man from the countryside arrives in Madrid and forges an unlikely friendship with a street boy.
Nine Months
Márta Mészáros
Juli juggles her factory work and tumultuous affair with her manager, but faces rejection when her secret is revealed.
My Way Home
Miklós Jancsó
A Hungarian boy’s friendship with a Russian soldier amid the chaos of post-WWII Europe.
The Ambush
Živojin Pavlović
A young idealist in post-WWII Serbia grapples with the harsh realities of the communist regime.
The Missionary
Richard Locraine
Reverend Charles receives an unusual assignment ministering London sex workers upon his return from missionary work in Africa.
Selection 2024
The Rebellious
Jean-Marc Barr & Pascal Arnold
A clandestine community finds lustful refuge in a luxurious Parisian hotel while the outside world grapples with a deadly pandemic.
Room 999
Lubna Playoust
Wim Wenders asked 16 fellow filmmakers in 1982 about the future of cinema. Forty years later, Lubna Playoust does the same.
Dialogues after the End
Tiago Guedes
A special ensemble of six short but intimate conversations between divine or heroic figures from Greek mythology.
Mathilde and Rosette
Alice Ekman
Alice unravels her Polish-Jewish family’s secrets hidden since the interwar period.
Marx Can Wait
Marco Bellocchio
Marco Bellocchio unveils his twin’s hidden life in a raw, poignant documentary.
Grandmother’s Foodsteps
Lola Peploe
An intimate portrait of a singular female artist told by her granddaughter who goes in search of her story.
All the Dreams in the World
Laurence Feirrera Barbosa
Caught between her French nationality and Portuguese heritage, Pamela struggles with an uncertain future.
Lines of Wellington
Valeria Sarmiento
Napoleon’s army meets its match in Lisbon, where war, love, and betrayal collide.
Models
Ulrich Seidl
Three models juggle the pressures of love, career, and self-image in a seemingly glamorous world.
Elles
Małgorzata Szumowska
A Paris journalist’s life unravels as she explores the world of student sex workers.
Festival 2024
Inland
Fridtjof Ryder
A young man returns home, haunted by his mother’s disappearance and the shadows of his past.
Medium
Christina Loakeimidi
16-year-old Eleftheria faces love and grief during a sweltering summer in Athens.
Do You Love Me?
Tonya Noyabrova
Teen Kira faces personal and national upheaval in Ukraine as the Soviet Union collapses.
The Worst Man in London
Rodrigo Areias
Charles Augustus Howell is a Victorian art agent but also a notorious blackmailer.
Somewhere over the Chemtrails
Adam Koloman Rybanský
Two volunteer firemen clash over the cause of a village accident, exposing deep-seated prejudices around race.
Agathe, Solange and me
Louise Narboni
A granddaughter’s search uncovers her grandmother’s legacy – spanning art, family and hidden histories.
Amanda
Carolina Cavalli
Isolated and friendless, Amanda embarks on a whimsical mission to reclaim a childhood friendship.
Black stone
Spiros Jacovides
A mother’s search for her missing son leads to unexpected truths when he is accused of fraud.
County Lines
Henry Blake
A 14-year-old is drawn into a dangerous drug-trafficking ring that exploits vulnerable kids across the UK.
Pink Moon
Floor van Der Meulen
Iris must confront her father’s sudden wish to die, challenging the absurdity and reason behind his choice.
Nuclear Nomads
Kilian Armando Friedrich & Tizian Stromp Zargari
A group of young French workers travel from one nuclear power plant to another, putting their health at risk.
Prince
Lisa Bierwirth
The lives of a curator and Congolese diamond dealer collide in Frankfrut, sparking a passionate affair.
Focus 2024
Marius and Jeannette
Robert Guédiguian
In tribute to producer Pierre Chevalier, ARTE is rebroadcasting this modern love story set in Marseille.
Charge!
Robert Guédiguian
Two friends clash as they write a film about garage mechanics fighting capitalism to save their business.
Money Makes Happiness
Robert Guédiguian
Mothers of a deprived suburb in Marseille unite against gangs and misery.
Til Death Do Us Part
Robert Guédiguian
The eccentric characters who have made the Blue Parrot bar their home step up to save it from going bust.
Last Summer
Robert Guédiguian
It’s the 1980s in Marseille, and Gilbert’s future wavers as factories close.
Lady Jane
Robert Guédiguian
Three friends reunite to save a child after their past in Marseille’s underworld resurfaces.
The Town Is Quiet
Robert Guédiguian
In Marseille, intertwined lives reveal a city in crisis as a fish market worker tries to save her daughter from drugs.
Don’t Tell Me the Boy Was Mad
Robert Guédiguian
Aram’s bomb in Paris injures Gilles, leading to a complex journey of forgiveness and redemption in the midst of the Armenian genocide.
Marie-Jo and Her 2 Lovers
Robert Guédiguian
Marie-Jo leads a perfect life in Marseille until she meets a pilot who becomes her lover and puts her marriage in danger.
Where the Heart Is
Robert Guédiguian
Young lovers in Marseille, Clim and Bébé face injustice when Bébé is falsely accused of rape.
A Swedish Love Story
Roy Andersson
Two teenagers find love in this bittersweet 1960s romance by Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson.
Something Happened
Roy Andersson
In this chilling montage of monotone frames, Roy Andersson explores how the AIDS epidemic ravaged the world.
World of Glory
Roy Andersson
A man recounts the stifling conformity his life represents in horror. The banality of evil, according to Roy Andersson.
The Captive
Chantal Akerman
Set in Paris, a man’s obsessive love traps both him and his girlfriend in a toxic bond.
The Meetings of Anna
Chantal Akerman
Filmmaker Anna drifts through Europe to showcase her latest film and has many brief but revelatory encounters.
Almayer’s Folly
Chantal Akerman
A European merchant’s quest for wealth destroys him in 1950s Malaysia.
Je, tu, il , elle
Chantal Akerman
A woman’s introspective journey leads to fleeting connections and self-discovery.
Golden Eighties
Chantal Akerman
In a mall, love and consumerism collide in a musical whirl of romance and drama.
Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Chantal Akerman
A young widow juggles house chores and her secret life as a sex worker to support her son.
Young Jury 2024
Composed of 15 young Europeans aged between 18 and 25 from the partner schools of the ArteKino Festival, the jury selected « Pink Moon » by Floor van der Meulen for the Young Audience Award 2024.
Adam Mioduszweski
Poland, Łódź Film School, age 23
Sofia Agalioti
Greece, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – aged 22
Iman Alibalić
Bosnia Herzegovina, European Film Club, aged 18
Jasmim Lobos
Belgium, IADT (Dublin), aged 21
Lea Stern
Austria, IADT (Dublin), aged 24
Lucie Zpevakova
Czech Republic FAMU (Prague) – aged 23
Martim Feron
Portugal, TAI (Madrid), aged 19
Yasmin Najjar
Finland, Aalto (Helsinki) – aged 23
Nils Bertieri
France, Université Paris 1 panthéon Sorbonne, aged 18
Nolan Grando
Switzerland, ECAL (Geneva), aged 20
Pol Amatllé
Spain, ECIB (Barcelona), aged 21
Stefano Olivieri
Italy, Sapienza University (Rome), aged 25