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The International Feature Film Competition of the 32nd IFF Art Film (19 \u2013 25 June 2026 in Ko\u0161ice) brings together eight films from around the world that will vie for four Blue Angels \u2013 Best Film, Best Director, and Best Female and Male Acting Performance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival\u2019s most watched competition section presents the strongest of current world cinema \u2013 debuts as well as mature works honoured in Cannes, Venice and Berlin. As the only one of the festival\u2019s four competitions, it awards as many as four Blue Angels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Films in competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actress Kristen Stewart steps behind the camera for the first time. Her directorial debut <em>The Chronology of Water<\/em>, which world-premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at last year\u2019s Cannes Film Festival, is a raw confession of a woman fleeing a violent home and finding her salvation first in water and ultimately in writing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 22 June at 11:30 a.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 24 June at 7:00 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Cinema<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER | Official Trailer (2025) 4K\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YVwSJSHenMY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Juliette Binoche stars in <em>Queen at Sea<\/em> as a daughter returning to her mother with advanced dementia. The harsh family drama by Lance Hammer, compared to Haneke\u2019s <em>Amour<\/em>, was awarded the Silver Bear \u2013 Jury Prize at Berlinale 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 20 June at 2:00 p.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 23 June at 4:30 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Play<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Queen At Sea | Clip | Lance Hammer | Juliette Binoche | Tom Courtenay | Anna Calder-Marshall\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ydcmoh6FCOc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After the death of her older daughter, a mother leaves with her younger daughter and the boy she blames for the tragedy, heading to Tenerife. Sandra Wollner\u2019s hypnotic drama <em>Everytime<\/em> on grief and guilt won the top prize of the Cannes Un Certain Regard 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 22 June at 3:00 p.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 25 June at 2:00 p.m., Kino Veritas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everytime new clip official from Cannes Film Festival 2026\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PsLSvf99UDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five intertwined fates in a besieged city where tragedy mingles with black humour \u2013 <em>Chronicles from the Siege<\/em> by Palestinian-Syrian director Abdallah Al-Khatib won the Best Debut Feature award at Berlinale 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 21 June at 11:30 a.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 24 June at 1:00 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Cinema<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A school trip to Pompeii, where the line between adolescence, desire and violence dissolves among the ruins. Marine Atlan\u2019s sensuous film <em>La Gradiva<\/em> won the top prize of the Cannes parallel section La Semaine de la critique (Critics\u2019 Week).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 21 June at 5:30 p.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 24 June at 2:00 p.m., Kino Veritas<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Extrait - LA GRADIVA dir. Marine Atlan\" width=\"1220\" height=\"915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T-R0GP4UU5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seventeen-year-old Isabel carries golf balls at a course in the Philippines \u2013 and beneath the polished surface of luxury reveals violence. Rafael Manuel\u2019s debut <em>Filipi\u00f1ana<\/em> premiered at Sundance and Berlinale.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 20 June at 11:30 a.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 24 June at 4:00 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Cinema<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FILIPI\u00d1ANA - Teaser\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EAZvq-DCJ1I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twenty-three-year-old Luana finds escape in the harsh world of the black metal scene and in the charisma of a frontman whose past, however, catches up with her. In the Swiss debut <em>Wolves<\/em> by Jonas Ulrich, the Polish star Bartosz Bielenia excels in the leading role.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screenings: 21 June at 2:30 p.m., Kunsthalle \u00b7 22 June at 7:00 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Cinema<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tracking the Wolves   2025 26 Episode #29 Final Show\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j3cVVnNaENY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The festival will finally open with the Czech-Slovak debut <em>Wirbel<\/em> by Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hub\u00e1\u010dek \u2013 a man inherits a house in solitude and with it a secret of the land that remembers more than we do.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Screening: 21 June at 7:30 p.m., Kulturpark JOJ Play<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wirbel trailer SK HD\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1201425281?h=a0c29679f4&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1220\" height=\"686\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Jury<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four Blue Angels will be decided by a trio coming from different corners of the film world. Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigur\u00f0sson is an Icelandic director whose debut saw a Hollywood remake (Prince Avalanche) and whose film Under the Tree competed in the Venice Orizzonti section. Barbora N\u00e1merov\u00e1 is a Slovak screenwriter and dramaturge, co-author of the screenplays for Filth and Nightsiren (Golden Leopard in Locarno). G\u00e9za Cs\u00e1kv\u00e1ri is a Hungarian film critic and longtime artistic director of the CineFest Miskolc festival. The jury thus spans the entire chain \u2013 from filmmaking through screenwriting to critical reflection.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The full programme and festival cinepasses are available at <u>aff.cinepass.sk<\/u>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The 32nd IFF ART FILM is made possible thanks to the support of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Main organizer: <\/strong>ART FILM FEST s.r.o.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Co-organizers: <\/strong>Mesto Ko\u0161ice, K13 \u2013 Ko\u0161ick\u00e9 kult\u00farne centr\u00e1, Visit Ko\u0161ice, ART FILM FEST, n.o.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>With the financial support of: <\/strong>Audiovizu\u00e1lny fond<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>The project was co-financed by <\/strong>the Ko\u0161ice Self-governing Region from the Terra Incognita program<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Main partners: <\/strong>CODES Brand House, H2O FUND SICAV<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Automotive partner: <\/strong>AUTO-VALAS<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Official hotel: <\/strong>Hotel Yasmin<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Main media partners: <\/strong>TV JOJ, Pravda, Eurotelev\u00edzia<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Sponsors: <\/strong>U. 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Steel Ko\u0161ice, ANTIK Telecom, Kino \u00dasmev, LOKO TRANS Media, CORE Labs, Technick\u00e1 univerzita v Ko\u0161iciach<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Technological partners: <\/strong>NOV, ZEBRA, Deutsche Telekom Systems Solutions Slovakia, DELTA OnLine, ARICOMA, Datacomp<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Official suppliers: <\/strong>DKC Veritas, PLOOM, DOMOS SLOVAKIA, Re\u0161taur\u00e1cia Contessa, Natura, Kinley, Budweiser Budvar, Julius Meinl<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Official wine: <\/strong>KubBo Select, Ostro\u017eovi\u010d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Media partners: <\/strong>JOJ play, JOJ 24, Film Europe Media Company, R\u00e1dio KO\u0160ICE, Aktuality.sk, Forbes, Startitup.sk, Korz\u00e1r, Slovenka, SITA, TASR, Mediaboard, AHOJ TV, See &amp; Go, BigMedia, Kino Sterio, Ko\u0161ice City Guide, Ko\u0161ice V Skratke, MOJAkultura.sk, \u010cesko-Slovensk\u00e1 filmov\u00e1 datab\u00e1ze \u2013 \u010cSFD, Filmsk.sk, diva.sk, koktejl.sk, zenskyweb.sk, Na\u0161e Ko\u0161ice<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Partners: <\/strong>JOJ Cinema, Jojko, Slovensk\u00fd filmov\u00fd \u00fastav, WITKOWITZ SLOVAKIA, DDDental, CK TUI ReiseCenter Slovensko, Taper, ECO Technologies, Aupark Shopping Center Ko\u0161ice, Dopravn\u00fd podnik mesta Ko\u0161ice, Letisko Ko\u0161ice, YumEarth, Rent2Eat, CPK Transport, iWish.sk, Kvety Garomi, Hair Factory Ko\u0161ice, Panta Rhei, ARTFORUM, LOCAL NOMAD, V\u00fdchodoslovensk\u00e9 m\u00fazeum v Ko\u0161iciach, MIHYRING<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Gastronomic partners: <\/strong>Pub u Koh\u00fata, OhniskO Fire Dining &amp; 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