Calgary European Film Festival

Adventures Italian Style Reloaded / Bulgaria Amore Mio 2025, 1h 45m, ItalyGenre: Adventure, ComedyDirector: Antonio Pisu The beloved three young Italian youth who enchanted worldwide audiences in their breakout movie, picking up a Golden Globe on the way, hit the road again. This time they accompany their friend to Sofia to put the moves on his recent love interest. Wouldn't you know they have no idea of the danger they are in. They end up caught between the Bulgarian mafia and the Italian security services with danger and pitfalls they could not have imagined. As one might expect, they set into motion a series of misunderstandings, to say the least. Unlikely coincidences make the three friends appear to be international spies. The three adventurers not only make important discoveries about themselves and the world at large, but they also come to understand the true worth of their friendship forged by this most terrifying mission. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

The Phantom of the Opera / Le Fantôme de l'Opéra 2026, 2h 14m, FranceGenre: Fantasy, HorrorDirector: Alexandre Castagnetti In present-day Paris, dancer Anastasia joins the Opéra Garnier. While rehearsing the cursed opera Orpheus, supposedly written by the Phantom, she falls for a mysterious pianist. As opening night approaches, strange accidents occur. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Taghiyev: Oil / Tağıyev: Neft 2024, 1h 44m, AzerbaijanGenre: Biography, HistoryDirector: Zaur Gasimli August 1922. An American journalist, Jerry Thompson, travels to the Soviet Union and arrives in Azerbaijan. He visits the settlement of Mardakan in Baku. There, he meets an elderly man at a villa. Thompson can hardly believe what he hears. Standing before him is Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, a once-great oil producer, millionaire, and philanthropist who lost all his wealth after the establishment of Soviet rule. Haji recounts his life story to the guest, a journey that saw him rise from a humble mason to an influential oil industrialist. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas 2024, 2h, LithuaniaGenre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Ignas Miskinis Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Dražen 2024, 1h 40m, CroatiaGenre: Biography, SportDirector: Danilo Serbedzija, Ljubo Zdjelarevic The narrative of Drazen Petrovic, a celebrated Croatian basketball player, highlights his personal life and unique character, emphasizing his deep, complex relationship with basketball - both his greatest passion and his curse. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Extrawurst 2026, 1h 38m, GermanyGenre: ComedyDirector: Marcus H. Rosenmüller At the tennis club, a proposal to provide Erol, the only Muslim member, with his own grill causes conflict. Under Heribert's leadership, the discussion escalates and brings the club to the brink of collapse. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Sea of Hope/ Moře na Dvoře 2025, 1h 39m, Czech RepublicGenre: Comedy, Drama, RomanceDirector: Martin Horský An elderly violin maker named Josef creates a bucket list that will affect not only his life, but also the lives of a number of people around him. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Sleeping with a Tiger / Mit einem Tiger schlafen 2024, 1h 47m, AustriaGenre: Biography, DramaDirector: Anja Salomonowitz Sleeping with a Tiger skillfully blends documentary, fiction, and stylishly daring cinematic techniques to explore the life of the extraordinary Austrian artist Maria Lassnig (1919–2014). Portrayed by Birgit Minichmayr (Berlinale Best Actress winner for Everyone Else), Lassnig is presented through each key milestone of her life, from her status as a childhood prodigy to her later recognition as an acclaimed painter. The film delves into her struggles, particularly her fight against societal conventions and her relentless effort to assert her artistic vision in a male-dominated world. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

The Broadcaster / Titus Munteanu. O viata in Televiziune 2023, 1h 20m, RomaniaGenre: DocumentaryDirector: Victoria Baltag When freedom deprivation, dictatorship, censorship and poverty are normal things in Romania during Communism times, the life of the most famous TV director in the Romanian Television becomes a challenge. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Barry & Me / Mein Freund Barry 2026, 1h 37m, Switzerland, GermanyGenre: Family, AdventureDirector: Markus Welter High in the snowy Swiss Alps, 12-year-old Georg is left behind at a mountain hospice. When he rescues a weak St. Bernard puppy and secretly raises it, the unbreakable bond between Georg and the dog Barry grows. But when others try to take Barry away, Georg must risk everything to protect his best friend. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

Yugo Goes to America / Yugo ide u Ameriku 2026, 1h 27m, SerbiaGenre: DocumentaryDirector: Aleksa Borkovic, Filip Grujic Three young friends from Serbia drive from New York to Los Angeles in a Yugo - a cult relic of a car from the 1980s. A docu-comedy and a road trip with many unexpected encounters. All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.

The Dormant Account / Spiaci účet 2024, 1h 50m, SlovakiaGenre: DramaDirector: Miloslav Luther The young couple's search for the secret of their ancestors. Its roots are in the time when the worst crimes of the last century took place, connected with corruption, boundless greed, ruthlessness, with borderline manifestations of inhumanity, but also with an unlimited desire for power. Dramatic reflection of memory and time in a story from the present in the confrontation of the Czechoslovak context during the Slovak State (1939/1945). All films at CEFF are presented in their original language with English subtitles. The 15th Edition of the festival will take place from November 6 to November 15, 2026, at La Cité des Rocheuses Theatre. You can view the full program on our website.